New-York tribune., 1922-10-28
Murphy
DealDenollnced
AT Columbia II.
Henry A. Wise Calls Turn
ing Down of Surrogate
Cohalan Trick of z Dis
credited Political Bosses
Bitter Attack Cheered
RepublicanLead Brother
Also Comes I'm for Ex-
coriafion by Speakers

Former United States Attorney Henry
A. Wise started the cohalan rally in
tbs Columbia University gymnasium
last night by attacking the Murphy
Koenig deal as the rottenest piece o!
political scoundreIisr' be had ever
seen scoaple of discredited, disre,
putable bunco steerers attempt TO put
over, one TO settle grudges the other
TO get his brother job"
His opening words set the tone for
the meeting. For the next two hours
the Columbia University Cohaian Club
heard the bargain by which the two
political leaders turned down the in
cumbent for denomination to the Surro-
gates Office denounced in terms which
have been used at no previous rally for
the candidate.
Surrogate Cohalan's own speech was
the only oasis in desert scorched by
denunciation from the pulpit, from the
BAT, from business, and from woman.
lie offered himself simply to the stu
dents as candidate who has been
faithful to mis- oath of office, a candi-
date who stands for judiciary free
from political domination.
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His words were the more impressive
Tor the vigor with which his SUP
porters expressed themselves. Mrs.
Olive Stott Gabriel, who was ousted
as Democratic woman leader in the
10th Assembly District for supporting
him. and James McGuirin, advertising
man, spoke with feeling of the moral
questions at stake, of the necessity of
keeping the widows and orphans
court, at least" free from boss rule.
Rabbi N. III. Harriss, of Temple Israel,
called Murphy and Koenig, "two un-
worthy men In high places who are
treating the judiciary like a consign-
ment of groceries to gain their own
Defarious ends"
Mr.. Wise spoke of the agreement
made by Republicans and Democrats to
keep the bench free of politics and of
the traditions which had been violatel
only by Murphy's attempt to oust
Justice Newburger three years ago.
He told of the moral wave Of enthu-
siasm with which the Republicans
swept this Tanlmany man back into Of
fee. And then he told why samuel
Koenig went back on the principle of
an independent Judiciary and enabled
Murphy to insure himself against an
other defeat"
"sam Koenig has brother" ne said
eoncisely, "a brother who has distin
guished himself by nothing but his
lust for Office. Murphy's nominee beat
him for General Sessions last year.
Charley Murphy has a grudge-a
erudge because Cohalan couldn't be
boss led or boss ridden. The Republi-
can nominee defeated him the last time
ne tried to settle a grudge against a
judge.
Deal Crooked and Dirty"
There are the facts behind this deal.
and they prove that it was crooked and
dirty. II Murphy didn't turn down
Cohalan TO settle a grudge, if Koenig
didn't follow his lead to get his brother
job, they can explain. They haven't,
and they won't.
of political boss can crack the
whip over the back of an honest Judge
and turn him out do you think a de-
cent man will accept election to the
bench, to be dictated to and dorni-
mated by what Jerome calls q two
saloon mick?
"The. question is whether we are to
have decent, honorable men on the
bench. 1t is q question of decency
against rotten skulldugecrv.n