The sun., 1919-01-04
MURPHY KEEPS
HANDSOFF JOBS
Friends Say Chief Is Only
Helping Governor Find
Men He Wants.
PRISON JOB Is \ PUZZLE
superintendent Will PERSONAL
ly Conduct the Proposed
Investigation.
PRISON JOB Is \ PUZZLE
Spe -icl DsspItch 10 THE SuN.

ALBANY, Jan 3.-Close friends OF GOV.
for the apparent lack of slate" Of
appointments lies in the fact that Charles
F. Murphy and other Tanmany leaders
have adopted hands off, policy and
instead Of forcing their pet candidates to
the front are really giving the Governor
the best OF their advice In finding the
mer he wants When this suggestion
was laughed at as an effort by Tam
many to make political capital. the an
suer was that Gov. Smiths candidates.
when he names them, will speak for
the mselves.
Al any rate. the Governor has not
settled upon a man for Superintendent OF
State Prisons, whicn orrlce is now vacant
This place, more than the others. ~ CIV
Ing the Governor the most trounie ne
cause Of the Importance centred IN the
Office itself. and OF the fact that 40 many
GOOD Democratic leaders brought for
ward candidates for the place.
The Governor announced to-day, in his
first interview with the newspaper men
in a group, that his proposed invest.ga-
ton of State prisons would be unoer-
/ taken by the man he names as prIsoii
sc,nerinterdent instead Of special COM
missioner under the Moreland act
MIX Commission First.
! COY. Smith announced that while he
would make none Of his big appointments
until next week, probably Neuhesua!
-,irht. when the Legislature meets nc
might be ready Monday TO name .he
NON who will comprise his commission
/ for an investigation Of the price OF mink
lie 10 esnecialIv anxious that this COM
r1ission get to work because OF 'he HIM
crisis in New York city.
7, was said tonight that one or INC
,,,ces for which an appointee mas peei'
-,alIy determined upon is that OF 81
,arin,ardent of Public Buildings, when
B ro,s e. oOO n wear. The Job will go 10
Thnn,as H. McDonough Of Troy one ol
1os,ph J. Murphys lieutenants' msteau
Of 10 an Albany man as usual
Regarding the filling OF this position
. ,,,o noIitical wires certainly are all tan
: eIed Patrick J.. McCahe had 'aI'
u,ith Gov. Smith q. the Executive cham
lar ,o-day. 1t was pointed out that tht
/ public Buildings post always mas peer
, given to the Albany political organiza
tio, representing the party in power II
/ the State, and that even GOV. Hushe'
, and Gov. Whitman, who were Opposes
IN william Barnes. the Albany RepupIi
can boss, permitted Barnes TO name th'
cunerintendent OF Public Buildings ant
control the 100000 patronage which
goes with the Job.
McCabc to Lose Pium.
Political gossips seem to be certain
! that McCabe will not he permitted u
name the Superintendent Of Public
buildings because of the strained reia
,Ions existing between him and Charles
n Nurphy. on the other hand, Murph,
and Mayor Con" +. Burns OF Troy have
haen dining each other all week at TN
Hotel Ten Eyck. which social activities
have caused much speculation In view o
the fact that Joseph j. Murphy an'
Mayor Burns are at outs. II was de
cIared tonight that Charles F. Murph!
has no more political friendship 10
! Joseph ]. Murphy than he has Tor Mr.
NcC,abe, which leads to the inference
that the Tammany boss would give m
natronage of the Public Buildings De
ma rtment to neither Albany nor Rens
selaer counties II he had his way.
The Troy Murphy, however. Is close u
Gov Smith, as he materially aided hin
in corralling upstate support for I'M
urinary nomination ana carried Rens
selaer county for Smith. AT the con
clusion of their talk to-day poth I'M
Governor and Mr.. McCabe said inc.
we're to have another talk later
Gov. Smith does not expect 10 Tlsi
New York until the end of next week.