New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-30
SCHMITTBERGER ATTACKED
GREATER NEW-YORK DEMOCRACY
LEADERS ACCUSE HIM OF
AIDING TAMMANY

Schmttberger has got to goi That's what
John B. Doris, Greater New-York Democracy
leader Of the XxVIIth District and Dr. Joseph
II. Byrne. Greater New-York Democracy leader
Of the XVIII District. say about Captain Max
F. Schmittberger. OF the West Forty-seventh-st
station. They went to the Mayor yesterday
and told him that Captain Schmttberger who
processes TO be Republican was aiding the
cause of Senator George W. Plunkitt, Tammany
leader Of the XVIII and assisting the Tammany
men all along the line.
why don't you go 10 Commissioner Par
tridge?" asked the Mayor OF his two visitors
yesterday
I'VE tried that once. and we didn't get any
satisfaction" said Mr.. Doris. The charges the
two Greater New-York Democracy men laid
before the Mayor were of sufficient Importance
to get from him promise that the operations
Of Schmittberger would be inquired into at
once. The same complaint of interference from
Schmittberger in behalf of Tammany saloon
men comes from John Brannigan leader of the
Sbeehan forces in the XVIIth district where
Daniel F. Mcmahon is the Tammany leader.
"A few days after Schmlttberger was trans
ferred to this district" said Mr. Doris last night
TO Tribune reporter, Captain Schmittberger
met me on the street and said: What's the mat
ter with you, anyway? What are you fooIing
away your time with the Sheehan men for?
They don't amount to anything. Their follow
ing will go to pieces in a few months and you'u
have all your work for nothing. Why don't you
go into Tammany Hall?' / told him I knew
my business and did not need any advice from
him. Since then / have run across traces Of
Schmittbergers work all over this neighbor-
hood. l don't object to man enjoying his po-
litical freedom. but 1 do think it is rather rank
when a Republican captain gets out and hustles
for Tammany Hall under a reform admnstra-
uvbe he 10
to be run for the benefit of the people"
When Senator Plunkitt was found last night
at Washington Hall, where he and his follow
ers plan to do things for and to the body polite
under the guise of political philanthropy he
said
so Doris and Byrne hollerin'. are they?
Well. all / know about Doris is that he was
caught in d poolroom raid a few days ago, and
that's about enough for him. Byrne is the
Sheehan leader in this district He is very
strong in the district. He has as many as six
teen men behind him. and he is strong elsewhere.
j got him made the Sheehan leader here because
/ thought that OF all the men in the district he
could do me less damage than any other one"
When Mr.. Doris was asked about the charge
that he had been caught in poolrOom raid he
said
We'll that's true from Schmittbergers point
of view. In fact, that very incident is one of
a job through cOllusion with of his
Tammany friends. and arrested me. II was
like this: l had little patronage TO dispose of
as leader Of this district and | said to Tam
many man who runs a livery stable that | could
give him horse and cart If he would give me
ten votes 1t bargain. | furnished en-
ployment for "A horse and cart, and when l
asked the Tammany man for the names of the
voters he going to deliver to he did
not Ike He oil me he ike IN
talk to upstairs in his barn. We went up
there. and the loft was filled with wagons and
harness and other livery stable truck. There
four in the room playing pinochle,
and think. using telephone to send bets on.
The Tammany with whom / dealing
called up the phone and then told me to
wait a few minutes. he was to hear from
some one. Eight minutes later up came Captain
Schmittberger and arrested every one there.
charging that it was pooroom. / gave fc-
titious name, but Schmittberger called up a
newspaper and told him that / had been
arrested That's one / want Schmitt-