New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-02
Murphy Knows Al Now, braves
Mutter After Golf Powwow
Whispers of Pleas ON Links for Ex-Governor te
Save City Ticket and Accept Tribal Leadership;
He Frowns on Hearst, 1T Is Reported

is in this thing and it is question Of
his getting out and you coming in or
you staying out and leaving Hearst in.
We may need Hearst, the way things
are shaping up, but VIC can't afford
to lose your support, at least morally.
What do you say to thRt
ALL don't want to get in hard.
Nothing doing on me playing with that
baby, Hearst; you've got it right there
stand. ] have few plans for my own
future.
The Boss--Would you like to be re-
nominated for Governor, or run for the
United States Serate next year,
Allow you're talking Either
place would be high honor. but I've
benin Albany once, and / don't want
to go lower. HE'LL I'D like to take a
step up the ladder if have to climb
again
Secretary Smith, guess he'd rather
run for the Senate.
The Boss--Thatll be all right, AL.
If you keep right on with the truck
ing business we can fix the rest of it.
Secretary Smith-Just play regular,
Al, and put in good word for the
organization now and then during the
local campaign, and that's all you need
to do.
Wigwam Faces Hard Times
All think you'll have damn hard
time rejecting Hylan with this Hearst
baby along, and with O'Malley still
clnging to Hylan's trousers, and the
Hines insurgency, and what may fol-
! low from the Meyer committee, and all
that. But perhaps you fellows know
what you are doing.
The Boss-Now, AL, don't get ex-
cited. The Hines insurgents are not
worrying me so much as the attitude
of some Of the other leaders who have
been strong for me before, but now are
quiescent and playing waiting game
Secretary Smith--They'll all line up
with you again, chief, after the cam
paign is over, and We'll get this fellow
Hines then.
Al-Why, his gang are talking about
you or Charlie Culkin to succeed the
chief.
| Secretary Smith Hines and his
crowd know we'll enough that ] would
stand by Murphy and be of no help
to them if / was leader. The Hines
scrap is an old fight anyway, which
we have handled from the inside here
tofore, but has just popped into the
open because of the municipal cam
paign. Well fix that up later.
The Boss-Perhaps, Al, perhaps, it
might be we'll for you to keep yourself
in readiness to step into my shoes.
Al-Damn it, chief, don't get cold
feet in the midst of campaign.
Smith Keeps Plans to Self
The Boss--T didn't mean that, AL. I'll
carry on. But later on some time
| later on.
Al-Wrong again, chief, nothing do
ing. I'll play fair all right and stick
| quiescently-in this campaign, but !
have my plans just the same for the
future.
The Boss-All right, AL, don't get ex-
cited again. Well fix that-we'll fix
it all right.
Al--Now you're talking. Let it go
at that Perhaps you fellows know
what you are up against between now
and November, but some people might
think that you played better golf than
politics.
Let it be understood that this con-
versation is set down from yesterdays
reports at Tammany Hall, but reports
at Tammany Hall have a way of being
favored with approximate realities
The quiescent leaders, however, place
a good deal Of Importance at this time
in the Bayside foursome They are
waiting for a better version, if one can
be had. from Murphy's own lips, but
they can't get it unless the boss keeps
his appointments.