New-York tribune., 1902-05-26
TO DISLODGE HAFFEN.
HIS CAREER AS 4 TRIUuYIP
MAY BE SHORT.
DEMOCRATS URGED BY SENATOR HEN
MESSY To DEFEAT THE LEADER
OF THE XNNvTH DISTRICT.

According to Senator Joseph P. Hennessy. OF
the XXIst District. and a number of other Tam
many Democrats in the XXXVth Assembly Dis
trict, strong efo-: win he made ~ the Septero-
Der primaries 10 dislodge Louis F. Haffen from
the leadership Of the district and thereby dis
rupt the ,riumvirate which has been chosen TO
preside over the des,inies of Tammany Hail.
II Mr. Ha6eu is defeated. and his opponents are
sanguiue Of success. no will no longer be the
executive member from the district, which viii
render him ineligible 20 serve On the supervising
committee.
The triumvirate was chosen with the purpose
of creating harmony I'm the Democratic organiza-
tion. a condition that was so-ely needed IN
stead of pacisyiug the disgrunr.ed and discon-
tented Democrats NIr Haren's appointment
has aroused JiscorJ in his own Assembly dis
trict. where il was supposed he was backed by
home Influences. A long statens signed by
sixteen of the most prominent election district
leaders and business men i'm the XNNVth Dis
trict. was given out last night Tt says in no
uncertain language that the Democrats Of the
district are determined no longer to submit
10 the opera bOuffe leadership which has char
acterized Mr.. Haffen's administration. Behind
the movement is the Passaconnawa Club. No.
Lose Boston Road. which has membership of
five hundred. Democrats who are dissatisfied
with the present situation are urged to enroll
this month next. so that they may assist
with their votes at the primaries in dethroning
Mr. HafTen. William r. ZeItner. who has been
an active Democrat in the district for many
years. has been selected 10 lead the forces
against the Hafren faction, and the Indications
point 10 success. Notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. Hafen has control OF all the patronage Of
The Bronx This Senator Henuessy says will
help to defeat him The Senator declares that
for every appointment Mr. Hanen has made
since he became President OF the Borough OF
The Bronx. he has made a dozen enemies Of dis
appointed applicants for Office.
Senator Hennessy says that President Haf-
fen in his appointments has entirely ignored
the friends who assisted in mis- election giving
most Of the fat places to- men who have not
been active in party affairs. Senator Henuessv
has been a consistent opponent of Crokerism for
a number of years. Two years ago. when he
was elected to represent his district in the Sen
ate. he was Obliged to go to court to compel
Tamnany to recognize the fact that he was the
regularly nominated candidate for the Office
Ex-senator Richard H Mitchell was a candi-
date for the nomination. and Croker demanded
that Hennessy withdraw i'm his favor. This Mr.
Hennessy refused 10 do. and the result was a
long night in the court, Heuuessy winning out
only a few days before the election
Hennessy carried the district by Ou0 major
ity, and this Is pointed To as am Indication that
MT. Hauen VIII be beaten. The latter carried
the borough by only t0o majority at the last
election. The N1(NVth District is the largest in
New-York City. containing thirty thousand
voters. Of whom about eighteen thousand are
Democrats. AT the Fifth Avenue Hotel last
night Senator Hennessy said.
The people of the NNXVth District resent
the appointment of President Hanen as a mem
ber OF the Democratic triUmyirate, and TO show
our displeasure We are going 10 defeat him at
the next primary This is "a local fight and we
are not goins To be drawn into any general
contest or tie up to anybody outside of the dis
trict- Haffen is a fsurehead on that commit
tee They can't trust him. and he was named
only because geographically The Bronx had to
be recognized Our district is the largest in the
city, and has many votes as the Ist. lid.
lid. WITH and With combined Put me down
as saying that going TO win. and that
after September Haffen viii longer be
triumvir. He is the most Inconsistent Demo-
crat in The Bronx. Below the Harlem River
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