New-York tribune., 1922-10-27
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Enter MIR. Murphy

ENTER Nkf. WlErpny
Jonn r. Hyian was twice rozni-
mated for Mayor Of New York City
by Charles E. Murphy. The usual
procedure was followed, but without
Murphy's approval Hylan would not
have been named. Anybody farnil-
lar with local political conditions
knows that.
Mr.. Hylan's sponsor and discov-
erer and the man who introduced
him TO the Tammany boss was John
A. Mccarthy. contractor, who has
been an intimate of Murphy's for
perhaps half dozen years. Murphy
and Mccarthy were associated in
business at one time. Both were in
dicted on the complaint Of one Har-
tog. who charged that through pcliti-
caI influence they had conspired to
prevent him from getting certain
materials from the Corn Products
Refining Company. The indictments
were subsequently dismissed.
Mr.. Hylan since he became Mayor
established municipal bus lines in
various parts Of the city and has al
most fanaticaliy advocated their ex-
tension. He has insisted that they
are the only practica! method of sur
face transportation and that trolley
lines are "iunk." He recently asked
The Legislature for vast appropria-
lion TO establish more Of these bus
lines.
II now develops In the Transit
Commission hearing that part of the
Eighty-sixth Street bus line, de-
Bcrieed as "the cream of the routes"
was financed. through dummies, by
this same John A. Mccarthy, and
that Mccarthy employed as col
lector William Murphy, who happens
20 be the nephew Of Charles F
Murphy.
MIR. Mccarthy told the commits
sion that he was doing the city a
Favor In providing it with good
buses, owned by "red-b'ooded busi-
ness man" He did not say why this
red-blooded benefactor Of the city
chose TO hide his philanthropy under
dummy ownership.
1t may, Of COURSE, be coincidence
that Mr. Murphy's friend and Mr.
Hylan's sponsor aud discoverer hap
iened to get possession Of some Of
fhe best paying Of the municipal bus
lines. 1t may be coincidence that
the nephew Of the man who nomi.
mated Mr.. Ry!an is employed as co!
iector on them. 1t may even be a
coincidence that the bro, her of Mr..
hylan's secretsry-son-in. law handle !
the insurance for many of the
busses.
but that exact sort Of thing han
pens In every instance where Office
holders pay with political favors FOR
their nomination and election to
once. The sequence of the evidence
points one way: Mr.. Hyian's intro
iuetton to Murphy by Mccarthy
Ms Hyian's nomination by Murphv
MT. Hylan's violent advocacy Of bu
lines; the financing OF the best-pav
= ing line by Mccarthy, and the EN-
p',yment Of Murphys nephew as ,
collector.
This evidence cannot be brusbe,
aside by charges chat it has baer
manufactured by the FRACTION ;n+ar
ests. 10 has not been manufsct,rat
oy the traction interests. II ba.
peeh supplied by Mccarthy and bx
soe drivers Of the buses. as the ev;
oenee concerning Sinnott's share r.
tne ous insurance was s1pn,ied ~
Sinnott hiraself. -
Mr. Hylan is the head Of she Nav,
YORK City government. He ;s =.
sp0nsioie to the citizens for his ad
m'nistration. He owes to Their,
complete and urequivocal seatan,ar
as to the conduct of the bus iinea
AS to whether any crime i 20
veaied In what Mr.. Shearn. ,o,,nse
Tor the Transit Commission. tern,
these rotten disclosures that 10
natter Tor a grand jury to deter
nlire.