New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
Boss Murphy
Passing Out
Smith PluIns
TammanyChief in Throne
Room atAlbanyDeciding at
Patronage for 4th Time,
With AIS Full Consent
High Court Vacancy
Not Yet Decided
Gilchrist Will Head Tax
Board, Greene Highway
and Walsh Public Works
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ALBANY, Dee. 30.-Charits r. Mur-
ply, boss Of Tammany Hall, arrived
here tonight and. on behalf Of the IN
coming Democratic administration, dis
pensed the patronage at the disposal Of
Governor-elect Smith and other state
officials elected on November z.
No coneealment OF Boss Murphy's
coming here was attempted. Friends Of
Governor-elect Smith said he had
called upon the Tammany chief 70 solve
numerous patronage problems with
which he a confronted and 70 decide
which Of the rival candidates for the
various places at his disposal should
get the plums. The Tammany chief ar
rived a little after 5 o'clock this after
noon. Immediately he went to the
suite which had been reserved for him
al the Ten Eyck. which Mr. Murphy
first occupied in 1910 on the eve OF
Governor DiS's Inauguration, again In
1912 when Governor Sulzcr arrived
here, and the third time four years ago
when Governor Smith was about 20 be-
gin his hrst term.
Dimes as Applicants Wait
10 this suite repaired the various
county leaders with their claims.
Those who arrived early had 20 wait
in an anfc-room while the Iammnny
leader dined with q couple Of his 'nti-
mates IN the inner sanctum.
MwFwfas n..frHHtWlH IfH usual
attitude Of silence toward interview
ers, but bis accredited representatives
announced such decisions al he had
arrived az, and which be had no obiec-
tion 20 making public.
one natter which Mr.. Murphy did
not decide at tO-night's session was
the vacancy on the Supreme Court
bench ir tie First Department caused
by The resignation Of Justice Samuel
Gleenbaum.
Friends of Aaron =. Levy, Presiding
Justice Of the Municipal Court. are in'
sistiug that Justice Levy. .ho was
qoor leader Of the Assembly when
Gogefuor Smith Was Speaker Of the
House, a. entitled 90 the ple<e. Other
candidates are Jeremiah 7. Mahoney,
and John Godfrey SAKE. both members
OF the Tammany inner circle; Joseph
n. Proskauer, who has been prominent
In al OF Governor Smiths campaigns,
ard George Clvancy, chairman of the
Tammnny Law Committee.
Some OF Governor-eloct Smiths
friends expressed the opinion that Mr.
Murphy's presence In the throne room,
az the Democratic politicians refer to
the Tammany leaders suite, viii not
add 20 Mr. Smiths prestige with the
upstate electorate, while others said
that me popularity OF the incoming TX.
seutive was such that a frank &C
knowledgmcnt on his part Of Mr. Mur-
phv's right az leader Of the party 70
diepore Of patronage not Of purely
confidential nature would only add "
mis- popularity.
Murphy role as a dispenFer Of
patronage WAS justified by friends Of
the incoming administration as neces-
farv because OF the numerous claims
Tor the same job from various county
leaders. In practically every Instance
IL was said, these requests Tor places
were not only sent 20 Mr.. Smith and
his associates on The Democratic
ticket elected on November Z. and who
have the nppOintive power, but Ike re-
ouests we're also made OF Murphy.
Under the circumstances, the defenders
OF Murphy's position as patronage as
poser argued he was the only man wao
could be called in 10 settle the claims
Of the various candidates, and that lh
deciding on him the incoming Demo
cratic administration acted wisely
Smaller Lights Arrive
Other party leaders Of lesser rank
arrived about the same time rs the
Tammanv leader. Among the more
prominent were John II. MeCooey.. the
Tammanv vice-regcnt Of BrDokiyni
sheriff Edward J. Flynn, Democratic
leader Of the Bronx; Borough Presi-
dent Maurice Connolly. the Democratic
leader Of Queens; Thomas X. MeGin-
lev. the staten Island leader; William
n. Kelley, Of Onondaga; William H.
Fitzpatrick, OF Buffalo, and joseph
Murphy, Of Rensselaer,. 49,, -,
one OF the appointments which pr.
Murphy did not decide, but which vas
a personal selection on the part o. hr'
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