▁Democratic ▁lands lide ▁that ▁accompanied ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁defeat ▁of ▁Herbert ▁Ho over . ▁A ▁chief ▁pl ank ▁of ▁Mur phy ' s ▁platform ▁was ▁the ▁rest oration , ▁as ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁relief ▁measure , ▁of ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁be er . ▁▁▁ ▁Mur phy ▁served ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁near ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁F alls , ▁Wisconsin , ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Ellen , ▁were ▁returning ▁to ▁Dub u que ▁from ▁a ▁week ' s ▁vac ation ▁in ▁Hay ward , ▁Wis ., ▁with ▁Fred ▁W . ▁Wood ward , ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁Dub u que ▁Te legraph ▁Her ald , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Els ie , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Te legraph ▁Her ald ▁( J uly ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ). ▁Mur phy ' s ▁wife , ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁passengers ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁crash , ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁accident ▁occurred ▁when ▁a ▁t ire ▁done ▁blow n ▁out ▁while ▁Mur phy ▁was ▁driving ▁at ▁low ▁speed , ▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁pl unge ▁off ▁an ▁emb ank ment . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Mount ▁Oliv et ▁C emetery , ▁in ▁Key ▁West , ▁Iowa ▁( a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Dub u que ). ▁ ▁With ▁Mur phy ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Administration