The sun., 1917-11-28
MURPHY VISITS
JUDGE HYLAN
Mayor-elect Says He and Tam
many Chief Discussed
"General Topics
PAIR MEET IN ELEVATOR
Then Are ClOSeted Hour and
Half-Call Breaks Tiger
Precedents.
PAIR MEET IN ELEVATOR

Charles r. Murphy, leader Of Tam.
many Hall, called on Judge Hylan.
Mayor-elect. yesterday and for one hour
and half the two were cIoseted in car
nest conversation. The meeting was In
the Judges headquarters at so East
Forty-second street. Rut did they talk
about 1obs' They did not. Judge Hy-
Ian said they didn't. According to the
Judge they talked about general
topice.''
The "Chief' walked into headquar.
ters at 3:l5 o'clock with Judge Hylan.
BY a most peculiar coincidence. accord
ing to the Judge, they met In tho ele-
vator. Mr.. Murphy getting on at one
Of the other floors while tha Nayor-elect
was on his way up TO the NTH noor.
Judge HylaH insisted that no -eppeiut-
tusnt had bsen made Tor the .vreetins
aAa hs-e1es4 Aast,,n vss.;tl,s nrs,, t,p,e IN
mef . year ago except Tor very brief
period al the banquet OF tse Cleveland
Democracy In the Hotel Astor while the
campaign wss In progress.
thronx OF anxious Job seekers
waited in the reception room Of the head
quarters during the time the Chief
and Judge Hylan discussed general
topics in the Judges private room.
Then Mr.. Murphy emerged and was
Joined by John 4. Mccarthy, one OF the
Chiefs friends. who ia IN the build.
ing supply business. A group Of news
paper mon greeted Mr.. Murphy In the
hall and hs returned their greeting with
a broad smile.
Murphy Dumb ~ an Oyster.
Anything TO say about your confer
ence?" he was asked.
mo. not word" he replied THE
man inside will DO all the talking"
do you leave IL all to him?" was the
next question.
and before the reporters could ask an
other question the boss of Tammany
Hall stepped into an elevator and was
gone
Judge Hylan later received the news
paper men. He was smiling and IN
good humor, despite the fact that he had
listened to the pleas Of score OF the
faithful
I'VE would like TO know about your
conference with Mr.. Murphy" was the
Hrst query directed AZ the Mayor-elect.
We'll. there isn't much 10 TELL" he
replied. He told me he wanted to helr
me in every way he could and that
should call on him for any aid hs
could render. We want the help OF
every one. Republicans. Democrats anG
the press--"
And the ladies' some one suggested
Yes. and the ladies'" agreed thu
Judge with a smile,
"Did you have any appointment tc
meet Mr.. Murphy here"
mo: he Just dropped in
"You both came in together, did 20,
not9" was the next question.
why. yes" said the Judge. II wa.
on the elevator and Mr.. Murphy hap
pened to get on at one Of the othel
floors. He was on his way 10 see me
he said. SO We walked In together"
Made No Recomm m e n ations.
Did Mr., Murphy make any recon
! mendations as to appointments Mr.
IIylan was asked.
mo. no; we Just talked on genera
topics" and the Mayor-elect looked
| kindly at the reporters and twisted hG
watch chain.
curiosity as to the amount of patronag
]
one Of the 'nquisitors.
mo no." came back tho Mayor-elec
smoothly. I'VE Just discussed genera
topics"
phys offer OF help?" put III one ot tn,
reporters.
cor course" readily replied Judg,
HyIan. "As said before. We want tn,
help Of every one. Our Job In to scrv,
the people and We must have ever!
ones I'D"
So far as the old timers could remem
her this In the first time that leade
OF Tammany Hall has called Oh Demo
cratic Mayor elect at his headquarters
Mr.. Murphy did call on Jr1ge Gayno
at City Hall nine times shortly after Mr.
Gaynor took ONCE, but the strained re-
lations that later developed ended thes
social calls. Mr.. Murphy also went O,
a trip with Mayor Mcclellan when IN,
latter was elected the first time. bu
never has he called on a Mayor elect a
his campaign headquarters after tn
| election.
Tho Judge after talking with Nj
Murphy conferred with Senator Rober
r. Wagner. Democratic leader In tn
Senate. They discussed the leSislativ,
programme which the new city admin
tstration hopes to put into effect afte
| Continued or strth Pogo.