The sun., 1900-07-30
THEY WANT BOYLE'S SCALP.
And the Keahonites Think They've Got II n
Last

The followers OF ex-Alderman Patrick II
Keahon In the Seventh Assembly dis
trict said yesterday that the withdrawal
OF the present Tammany leader, Fast
River Bridge Commissioner james W
Boyle from the fight for the leadership
simply handed the district over to Mr., keahon
because no one would treat seriously the candi'
dacy Of Richard Fitzpatrick. whom Mr.. Boyle
wants to have succeed him, The Keahonites
said yesterday that when Mr.. Boyle was un-
successful IN his effort TO get Richard
Croker to interfere In the leadership fight he
made final attempt TO disrupt the opposition
TO him by sending Col. James }. Coogan,
President Of Manhattan borough, TO see
John II. Little. Keahon's campaign mana
ger for him Little and Coogan
have been business friends for wears, Mr.. Lit
tie said yesterday that he told Col. Coogan that
under no circumst tances would he withdraw his
Mr, BOYLE made several other attempts
through mutual friends according to the kea-
honites, to have other keahon men withdraw
their ol position, lie failei. 4 hen he induced
ner Edward Hart are friends and Boyle thought
that some OF the Coroner's following might be
diverted from Keahon
patrick for the same reasons that they oppose
ssa..s @ Of .. iish, against Mr. Boyle last
TO pui il in nutshell the workers OF the
organization have been getting the worst
Of it and The leader r,,t has been been beg, sG,
sns s evs5s'hdns s5s district 60. sA nothing ssy' Every sS'
election day each district leader, gets from Tam.
many Hall sioo for each election district
ip his assembly district, to oe nsed ,Ss at
election district captains to paw the
msn who hustle with him all day getting OUT
the votes. Every cent OF Is needed in, LOT ,hs
there are twenty y-fve captains, of election dis
tricts. and they had TO go down in their own
pockets for the money when they needed ",
CAPTAINS are out for Keahon.
I've have no clubhouse. The Boyle organiza
ton has three rooms at 2<O West Fourteenth
street The ren, has not oren pad ,or I Sysf fSic
because the bills were hot paid In other as
trcts the dues and General Committee Tee. both
together. only amount 10 si,. In many dis
trictS they own their own cubhouses. They
knew some Of these things at th' Democratic
Club. and that's why Mr. Croker refused 70
interfere IN the contest. ~
yesterday. Boyle would be TN. rea
leader and we would be worse on lsan
Rq''si lar inclination to mixtap in the hshi eX-
cent a desire to help his friend Boyle
out Of a hole. He would do lust what Boy le
told him to and BOYLE could dodge all RESPONSE
bility. Boyle has farmed out good many things
before this and Il is not 80 surprising that he
should conceive the idea of farming out the
leadership. There Is patronage worth s25 600 a
year charged to the Sevent IN district on the books
OF Tammany Hall OF which the district does not
receive a pennys benefit Men who live and
spend their money in other districts are getting
big salaries and days wages from the city or
the county and their appointments are cred
tied TO Boyle. They arc Of benefit TO the
district and their appointment means that
Just that amount OF patronage that the Seventh
Is entitled to is going elsewhere. Why? Ask
Boyle"