New-York tribune., 1902-10-24
BENCH SALES CONDEMNED,
GREATER NEw-YoRK DEMOCRACY AS
SAILS "SPORT,-MACNULTY AT 9.
TACKS SHEEHANITES-

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The Greater New-York Democracy. whlch Is
| commonly understood to have the oacAlhs oi
ex-senator Hill in this county, as wen aS "P -.
state iast night. through it's executive
/ tee, issued an address TO the public contalnihs
q Herce aTraignment of TammanS 'i
Charles F, Murphy The appeal arralgneS ram
many for practically selling judiciary hoiiiin'
tlons to the highest bidders. and declares 'n''
the Greater New-York Democracy Is supporting
the Democratic State and Congress cahoiudtes
and that it aims TO keep Itself IN posi'ioh %
that it Will be recognized by the next ''a'e ooH-
vention
The meeting of the executive committee, Whlch
was held al No. 100 Broadway. was ei'li>
/ oy the resignation of A c. MacNuty' DePu''
commissioner Of Correction. VINO Is
man OF the organization. MT. Nldc-|ui'S "aS
one of the organizers of the Bryan Democratic
League. He saws that the Greater New-fork
Democracy was organized as protest against
bossism, but that it has fallen into the same
practices that it condemns in Tammany Hall
The meeting last night was attended by John
c. Sheehan William Hepburn Russell John r
Kelly A c. MacNulty and other prominent
members Of the Organization.
The address to voters says in part
If, under the name and emblem Of the Greater dS,
sand votes for Bird s Coler. as our candidate f1r
eioDernor we will be snS4oTdY ~ % 70 Nominate our
candidates tbrong6out the city by convention aid
Assembly dsrtct iq Within the limits Of the greater
New-York Accomplishing this we VIII De s9le b
cOmneI tho Immediate reorganization OF me
Democratic party TO eliminate the 5ne malgn 17
which seems insepara from its system of party
Tne leadership of Murphy is only less odious than
the leadership of Croker because Murphy Is lesser
man and therefore weaker o9ss, out the pO"eIS IS
OF evil for which Murphy stands are the same old
powers OF evil. corruption and misrule against
which waged successful war IN the late mu-
The Tammany judicial ticket we. are not willing
Nominations Of our own. which We believe repre-
sent the highest standard OF htness Tor 1udiclaii
the Greater New-York Democracy candidates for
Supreme Court Judges BY way OF emphatic protest
Judicial nominations TO the highest bidders, The
oe hsv nfymn beeam 20 So notorious that it is the duty
OF independent Democrats to reouke them az ne ne
Witt Warner and supreme Court Justices William
eminent fitness and high character upon n tne par
OF the nominees and non-partlSanshlp IN Ju1ielaI
York Democracy
We say nothing against the men whom Tammany
has placed upon its judicial ticket. but the method
Of their nomination should make their s election i'm
co554rnn with their baIIots the public sale Of iu
dicial nominations by Tammany Hall and the ab-
tions Of the boss of Tammany Hail
The Greater New-York Democracy has placed in
nomination for the Assembly in the twenty Assem-
bly, districts in the county Of Nsw-York its rs, own
other Assembly districts Of New-York County ac-
cepts as satisfactory the Tammany nominees and
column,
A c. MacNClty. in his letter resigning the
vice-chairmanship Of the general committee.
says in part:
You know well as do that the real purpose
Ct The Clique which anlmaJes and controls the
TammanT TO ts end if haa faPmed power u m
Carroll faction
of Tammany Hall and in pursuance of such coubi-
been distributed to subordinate officers and pri-
Yates OF the organization and 10 others who fought
been withheld or diverted to maintan. extend and
In VIII Of coprsa he 5aned tn TOTO that there has
been or Is political partnership existing between
visory Committee clique OF your organization
There Is, however. strong clrcumstanciat evidence
that such combination has been and IS yet In exist
While ostensibIy existing to oppose and end boss
Ism: bulidozing and ring rule in the psmocTatic
party OF this county, the Greater New-Hork
Democracy itself has been and is now badly az
''Reformers.S 10 be consistent and above sus-
h9 bae s9Gd etd nos pS t s b enR nave S
caught with the goods on and working the
same side OF the street"
plunged the organization into the recent primary
%bC6 EXCEPT eg iSi Ia the %b an TSx Rssmby
districts. entirely sadded upon individual lead
fuse Promises had been made bv the clique before
the primary campaign began that ample funds and
assistance would be provided by headquarters
70 make general and genuine contest. Leaders
in the districts in which the Tammany vote was
known 70 be overwhelming reduced themselves 10
personal insolvency for the caUse,' while the bulk
of the funds collected by the finance committee
dumped into the Nth District and in the
XXIXth where Mr.. Stein, the guide. philosopher
and friend OF the official spokesman of your junta
made glorious effort To defeat Mr. Carroll by
drawing votes from his real opponent. Mr.. Rush.
and quite incidentally. OF course landed several OF
his friends on Mr.. CarrOIs general committee.
The public has only contempt for a cad who.
bumpti0usy prOclaiming his ability to beat
crooked game butts into 10 and then after he
has been properly trimmed. howIs fraud" Your
organization went into the primaries with It's eyes
open; the clique in control itself attempting
a high handed political job. and. craftily conceal
ing its real purposes one of which 10 bolt
sincere Democrats.
The real object the advisory ring has in view IN
putting forth rump ticket Is make such a
show OF strength as TO make II possible for its
sponsors TO drive an advantageous bargain IN their
own interest with some facton OF Tammanv in The