Evening star., 1940-01-04
Murphy
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for a year, Mr. Murphy has done
a good job. He has been influential
in bringing about the appointment
of many capable Federal judges.
He has revitalized the department
and tackled many tough problems
and some supposedly impossible
prosecutions
Has Been Trouble Shooter.
Mr.. Murphy, who is 46 years old,
has been an ace trouble-shooter for
his home city, Detroit, for his State
and for the Federal Government.
He was Mayor of Detroit, Governor
General of the Philippines and Gov
ernor of Michigan, and finally At
torney General.
His active work in the law and in
civic affairs began at the age of 26
when he left the Army at the close
of the World War. He was ap-
pointed an assistant district attor-
ney in Detroit. He has been con-
tinuously in public service since
then. One year he had in the pri-
vate practice of law-19167, after
he had finished his legal education
with postgraduate work at Lincoln's S
Inn, London, and Trinity College,
Dublin. When the United States en-
tered the World War, he entered the
first officers training camp at Fort
Sheridan, became a first lieutenant
at the conclusion of the training and
a captain of infantry before he was
mustered out, having served over
seas.
When he entered the United
States district attorneys Office in
Detroit Immediately after the war
Mr.. Murphy was selected to prose-
cute group of businessmen who
had corruptly obtained $30000,00
worth of surplus Army supplies for
little more than $5O0,0O0. He OBJ
tained convictions all down the line.
That was his first big cleaning up"
job. In 1923 he became judge of
the Recorders Court in Detroit
and held that Office for six years,
until he was elected Mayor. In
1888 he resigned as Mayor and was
appointed by President Roosevelt to
be governor general in the Philip
pines. It was while he was in the
islands that the transition took
place, the Philippines setting up,
with the acquiescence of the United
States, a government of its own.
Mr.. Murphy became the first United
States high commissioner to the
islands, a job he was succeeded in
by Paul v. McNutt, now Federal
Security Administrator.
Faced Sit-Down Strikes.
Mr.. Murphy returned to this
country in 1896 to run for Governor
of Michigan at the earnest solicita-
ton Of President Roosevelt. He was
elected. He set up an able admin
istration in the State, even his op-
ponents said. During his term as
Governor he was confronted by the
sit-down strikes and they were
brought finally to end without
bloodshed largely through his ef-
forts He had no sympathy with
the sit-down strikes-nor has he with
the more recent Showdown"
strikes.
He sought reelection in 1898, but
was defeated when Michigan swung
back to it's old Republican moorings.
After the election, when he was
leaving, he was offered huge salary
In private employment, but turned
1t down. The first Of last year the
President called Mr.. Murphy to
Washington and made him Attorney
General.
The newly appointed justice has
q strong feeling for public service.
AS Attorney General he recon-
mended a number of other men to
the President for the Butler va
cancy in the Supreme Court. urging,
indeed, tnat they were better quail
fed than himself. The President,
however, was determined to place