New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-20
C. F. MURPHY MADE BOSS.
Continued from first psge.

its own success than for the success Of the Demo-
cratic party whole because they nave re-
ga rled Tammany Hall a close corporation run
in the interests of few men. and not in the in
TammanV as a local political trust operated the
expense the Democracy of both the State and the
The policy must be adopted ana followed by US
that will convince these ndependent temoGraIs 90
them: to consider their views to respect their
atfai1 party victory ali along the line, TO CON
nGe men on s b1 rug They be fooled
We have got TO he on the level; We have got to
es{ They n demand that the local Democratic
ganizaton shall not be run in the Interests OF Sne
demand accept de+eat at the polls sr,ar R,ddsr
sTfh m B. Horn Ih Frankin Bartlett Ashb
P Fitch Henry D. Purroy. Boqrke COCHRAN. E. V;
Democrats Prominence and yet they si haze mot
recently acted in with n 'hs have gpnnsed #
openly 5 and earnestly While I have no authority
Spk for tb these rasp Of to wn
their @ ana s1P9 peocrats ana per-
NIT them to have voice in the councils or inc Or
ehtain their aid We can never get it by passing
resolutions in the interest of one man We can
to Democratic principles principles that place the
good of the party above the gain or the lnolVldua
After some further discussion, which was brief.
as the whole affair had been carefully arranged
a vote was taken on the Martin substitute. This
not vote for his district the XVIIIth. Then the
resolution was carried making Murphy the sole
leader. This passed by the same vote
The leaders voting with Carroll were Foley,
RYDER B. F Martin, Keahon, Sexton Lantry
J. J. Martin and Nagle. The position or the
Martins had been regarded doubtful but
the count showed them still with the Carroll
people.
PROTEST AGAINST DEVERY.
When this measure had been passed and Muir
phy formally raised to the position he has viz
tuallv occupied for the last few days resolu-
ton was offered providing for the change of
the place for the choosing the delegates to the
convention in the Ist, XIth and XXXIEth
Assembly districts where the old leaders have
been defeated Old Colonel Mike Murphy and
Percy Magic entered no protests In their dis
tricts and the resolution so far as 1t affected
them was passed. In the IXth, however. Frank
J. Goodwin presented formal protest charging
that Devery had obtained his election by fraud
This was referred to the committee on elections
of which Senator Plunkitt is chairman Plunkftt
then made a speech instructing the leaders
about the convention. The special train to
Saratoga will start on Monday, September 70.
at a. m.
The whole meeting occupied only little over
half an hour The first. person to come out was
ex-Police Commissioner Murphy, the defeated
leader in the LIST Assembly District
The child is born. Mr. Murphy is elected
he said as he feebly down the stairs. Big
Tom" Foley, the next man TO appear. was asked
if the decision had been made unanimous
No il wasn't" said Foley. whose support or
Carroll is more through necessity tAan Cholce:
1T wasn't but it ought to have been made so.
When the doors were thrown open q great
crowd rushed in 10 shake hands with Murphy
the whole affair done in the most per
functory way. but one by one the lesser lights
grasped Murphy's hand. as they have Nixons
and Croker's before. and will some one else's
later.
While Secretary Smith was talking with the
reporters there was sudden stir and the burly
figure of Devery doomed up. His fare wore Il
peculiarly pugnacious aspect and as he strobe |
class battleship going into action.
i say" he shouted across the table. For two !
hours he had been amusing himself studying |
Tammany man in the room. and his temper |
had not improved Il say he shouted, angrily. |
Il want ter know what's comm ter u.s."
Smith explained that the protest lodged by /
Goodwin had put the matter in the hands of /
the elections committee.
Well make a formal demand fur my certifi- |
cates.' said the Big Chief" IF there's going /
ter be trouble it might well begin now" |
When he found that he getting no attention |
he started for the door, still cycling the creden-
tials for his district which lay on the table |
Well hold our meeting in the street then"
Then the indignant Devery moved out and |
calmly shouidered his way through the crowd |
which stood aghast at the scene.
POSITION OF THE MARTINS
There little comment among the leaders
after the election of Murphy. Before the meet
ing ]. J. Martin and Murphy engaged in brief |
conference. which may may not have IN
hIenced the position of the Martins. While |
they voted with Carroll. 1t is possible that they
may later he brought to see the light.
Alderman Sullivan and 'Forrie'' Sullivan
We're present. The former came late APP
parently the SuIIivans had carefully arranged
the affair on Thursday that they felt no neces-
city for further wirepulling yesterday. It was
the old Croker crowd which in evidence
everywhere in the hall yesterday. The full
length picture of the absent boss looked geniallv
down upon leaders who had followed him
The impression generally circulated that
the date of Cookers return not far distant
Little reference made to politics of any sort
save the district fights at the primaries. and no
great interest shown in the days proceed
ings.