New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04
TAMNANl IN A .FLlRNENT.
1-XPuY's REsIGNATIONa RAISES a. a
IICBBUB.

HUBBUB.
A STORM or INDIGNA-IoN 'AGMNSTF DIVER
AND OTHER wIGwAM : LEADERS WHO
HAVE DEsEPTEN THEIR IN
DIcrED HE:tIMEN.
Congressman Edward J. Drnphy'silettcr of resis-
nation from Tammany Han. printel'in yesterday $
papers has furnished no eln OF Sosflp for the
politicians \ few Wlgwam MIN Of the inner circle
know that the relations bet yccn Mr.. Dunphy on
the one hand and Patrick Diver ana Richard
Croker on the other. had beco me seventy strained
but to the great majority OF the Tamnany Han
organization both washed and ,nwas shell. DunDhy's
desertion came without warning. White there can
be no doub, that Dunphy's dislike for Diver was
intensified by the removal OF James .Dunphy. the
Concro father from theI$@"' clerkahip in
tho Id judicial District Court which he had held
for within a few months of twenty YEARS and the
appointment Of DIVERS son "Jm"'to succeed him.
it is known that the Dunphys andsthe DIVERS had
long been jealous OF each others, pretensions and
that the elder Dunphy took KINDLY 10 DIVERS
leadership The removal OF old tAir Dunphv was
made in the first week in JanuarySast by Herman
Bolte the Civil Justice andaever since the
knowing have been looking forsan outburst of
Dunphy Indignation
But there is ,ittle doubt that thetterribe feeling
against DIVER which has prevailed the lld As
sembly District. and the whole lower part Of the
city. had much TO do with the attitude which Mr.
Dunphy las assumed. Ever since Police Justice
Diver turned his back on his accused henchmen
and started off on a pleasure the West. leav
ing them to meet the charges of doing his dirty
work best they might. the rank and file have
been cursing him for a coward and migrate
Hundreds of letters have been written and sent to
his supposed address beyond the Rocky Mountains
demanding that, he return at once and make an
effort to save the whom he got into trouble
This contempt and disgust have also extended to
Richard Croker and other Wigwam magnates who
have left the city and are. like Diver. enjoying
the luxury of costly travel while their poor dupes
suffering the pains andl penalties meted out to
criminals.
THREATS OF BURNING DIVERS HOUSE
Within the last week two the anger against
Diver in the Id District has leaped the bounds
Of common resentment and threats have been made
indicative of a purpose to make things extremely
unpleasant for the absent Police Justice should he
return to New-York. At gathering which
took place in the recently dedicated clubhouse Of
the =. Diver Association in Madison-st..
night last week. at which DIVERS course was the
subject of discussion. the sentiment against him
50 high that some hotbloods proposed 10 burn down
DIVERS house. Threats also made to hang
the district leader higher than Hannah II he
should ever dare to show his face IN the Id Dis
trct again.
"Dunphy is thoroughly posted In regard 10 the
bitter feeling against Diver in the section OF the
city which he has controlled absolutely for years"
said well-informed citizen OF the Ia District;
Yesterday. land his object undoubtedly to give
It both direction and impetus. That he expects to
profit by the anti-Divver sentiment nobody will
deny
Dunphy's resignation will probably be followed
within brief time by those OF and hun
dreds Of other men anxious to make break from
Tammany Hall. They believe the Tammany ship
is about to sink and they propose 10 them
selves from going down with II II they can. Like
Dunphy they will probably advance plausible
for abandoning the wreck
DUNPHY EXPLAINS HIS RESIGNATION.
In discussing the subject OF his resignation con-
gresham Dunphy said: Il meant resignation
TO be first of all protest against the management
the practices the methods the aims. Of the leader
of my Assembly District. Ny protest made
in behalf OF those people OF my Assembly District
who oppose Irregularities in elections our silence
might hereafter be considered as approval. and
DO not by any approve. Then. again. the
great question of taxation do not want to
Tammany Hall led from the weknown principles
Of Democracy. as declared frequently in is plat
forms and in the platforms OF State and county
Il am unaterably opposed to colonization. false
registration. ..cga voting ana false returns ANY
organized body that encourages or approves
will not prevent such wrongs | am opposed TO ana
will not be a member of. The influences that now
control the Tammany General Committee Of iny
district seem 70 care nothing Tor the sancity or
wanted. and that too. ! believe. irrespective
home ne from Washington last October to register
saw wonderful sight indeed. Some of the prln
| cipa streets In my district seemed TO be alive
with oilers and miserably clothed. shvering
The on Pork Roy New cha than
and Worth-st. seemed be infested with these
miserable looking creatures am tod that they
Then these idlers and ,ramps disaPp,ared IKE the
couldn't find dozen of these oilers with search
light Why did they come? Who induced them TO
Henrat Of ' their visit why did they so Suddenly
disappear just after election?
WHAT TIE REGISTRY AND VOTE SHOW.
"Just examine the registry list and the election
returns and you will get some light the sub
ect There was a Presidential election in 49, and
a very large vote polled in district II
was a most important election and Il was quite
natural that the registry and vote should be large
In 90 T. S43 registered in the Ia Dis
trct OF the votes polled. 9l36 were for Cleveland
and 2,22i for Harrison. Last year what Is
called an off year-no President. no Governor. no
Mayor to be chosen. In such years II happens that
the registry and vote fall off at least 10 cent.
In the I'D District h sgN things went contrary
OF the votes poed Maynard received ll.06 and
ton district giving the greatest majority to May
nard was to be given a 81 200 position; to the next
and chain In three separate election districts the
entire registered vote was polled and In these dis
most startling and was never known before In our
district. Did the presence In our district Of the
regiment of tramps have anything to do with the
enormous vote registered and polled? Were the
offers Of positions and expensive 1ewelry sufficient
to induce election officers to do wrong? Did the
acts or omissions of our election officers produce
these wonderful results? Each person must an
swer these questions for himself | have drawn
my conclusions and have resigned from my dis
trict committee
NJ ONE WOULD IMpLICATE DIVER.
The investigation OF the election crimes gave con-
elusive moral proof that Police Justice Diver was
responsible FOR the wholesale frauds In his dis
trict However. all those who asked about his