New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-13
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Two Young members al Assembly, ''''
Kcmnner and r. J. McManuS. were the special
objects Of Tammanys hostility last winter
Both are Democrats. and n the time "i his
olo,..ion il was supposed that kcmpncv. who
rcn,c>onts ono uf the strongest German districts
IN tho Fast side wore the Wigwam collar.
He asserted his independence, however early
in the session by refusing f. support Murphy
fer United States senator. For thiS the wrath
Of the machine was kindlc1 against HIM. II
/, still blazing forccly, but nevertheless hi'
political cremation j. not yet matter OF
record. lie remains Unc0n>umed. T. The dis
comfitmc Of his late chicftain. state senator
Roc,th. whom the Bar Association declined 10
receive over it. brcaStwJrl1S.
McNIanus halls from the West Side. the new
XVIlth Assembly District which forms IN I'M
,or+ant part Of NIr. Plunkitt'S Scnat" distract.
He was roycr in Mr.. Cookers camp. lie was
nominated on IN Anfi-Tammany p.atf rm and,
desuitc the tremendous cffUrts OF TlminanN. he,
thanks 10 the assistance of the Republicans
who indorscd his candidacy. defeated PlunklitS
candidate His triumph robbed the senator OF
sleep and health II was his first serious re-
verse. ard he felt it kccnly. NcNanuS took
his seat but in Legislature openly achnow-
edged BY lis youhlc speaker 10 be ab,'lui"l!
controlled by the Tammany Boss. he was shown
Scant cyuI.c~y IT, was refused recognition
from 1ir>; - last. but he fought the majority
manfuly He was the only u mOclat, We be
levc. in the Assembly tia; opposed the present
outrageous election inspectors law His couSc
at Albany satisfied his constituents, and IN
creased his strength in the district 80 much that
now they are talking of him a. the man to beat
Plunllitt for the Senate.
Evidently the Senator, whose public career
should have ended years ago, Is alarmed. He
realizes the danger that confrontS him and he
is making the effort of his life t. conclllate his
enemies, not only McManuS, but all the other
leading Anti Tammanytcs. The concessions
which he offers and bcg> to have accepted are
| remarkable He proposes. for example, that
| Civil Justice Thomas l.. Murray shall be re-
| nominated, and that his father cX-Polcc jus
tice Murray who with his son has fought the
Tiger for years in the most relentless way,
| shall be made leader Of the new NNIlth As
scmbly District Mr.. Murray. ST., lives in the
XXIst District. and that ambitious Young Tam
many brave, cx-Adcrman Peter J. Dooling,
icaIou,Iy guards the Wigwam'S interests in the
| XVIIth, but neither Of these obstacles, Mr..
| plunkitt asserts. will be allowed 10 stand in
the way. McManus, of course, would be re-
turned aS Tammany man.
With all his force and pcr>nasIycncSs there
arc reasons for doubling the Senator's ability
to carry out his desperate programme In the
first place, there is a decided reaction in Tam
many Hall against further extension of this
conciliatuly policy. The rank and file are up
in arms against it. The patience Of the faith
! full has been severely tried and the recent cx-
altation Of Mr. Mike" Murphy. of County De
mocricy fame, was about all they could stand.
| So strongly has this spirit If rcmOnStiancc
manifested itself that the a>tnte chairman Of
Tammany's Executive Committee, Police Com 4
missioner Martin, has pronounced against the
| Plunkitt plan. Mr. Croker has not yet spoken,
but it is limited that, in his cOd-bloOdcd way,
he is quietly looking around for man to run
in the veterans place. 1t is this rlmor, doubt
| less that led one of the big corporations in
whose favor Plunkitt has baskc1 for years To
demand his denomination. IL was IN unwisc
demand TO make. So far a. known. Mr.. Plum
kits proposition has not evoked any cnthusl
asm among the Anti Tammany people. Why
should it? They understood that ne never
would cringe in this way were he not in a
perilous position. With everything in his favor
last year he was beaten. Why should not the
entire Senate district be taken away from him
this fall? The outlook is not encouraging from
a Tammany point OF view There is bright