New-York tribune., 1903-04-10
CANTOR ACCUSED DUFFY.
q. n. Y. ID. ErecatiUe Committee
Meeting Has WrangIe.

All the district leaders of the Greater New
York Democracy agree that the meeting of the
executive committee on Wednesday night at No
l.1o5 Broadway was an exceedingly lively one
Borough President Cantor, Commissioner of Ac-
counts Russell AID John c. Sheehan were the
principal actors in the political drama that
lasted from o'clock until after IL. Incidentally
John c. Sheehan demanded OF Mr.. Russell that
he place himself on record in regard to standing
by the organization in which he is prominent,
and Mr.. Russell, in turn. made several sugges-
tons that aroused Mr.. Cantor
In addition TO all this the fact that one
of the district leaders submitted to the leaders
e lot Of charges against the Superintendent OF
Buildings. Perez M Stewart, and advised
BY the leaders not to press the charges. because
an employe in the Buildings Department is pre-
paring TO send similar charges 10 Borough
President Cantor at an early day. AS stated in
The Tribune yesterday. it is not known that
these charges will contain anything more than
assertions that there is Generalization in the
Buildings Department, and that Mr.. Stewart is
discriminating against Greater New-York De-
mocracy district leaders in favor of Tanmany
men
Thomas McGil, chief inspector of the Build
ings Department whose dismissal by Mr. Stew
ough President Cantor's office for an hour yes
terday afternoon 1t was learned afterward
that Mr.. Cantor had asked MI McGil about the
working Of the Office, and If 1t was true that
the department work is demoralized.
One Of the district leaders who attended the
meeting complied with a request to write out
a report Of the meeting. His version is fol-
lows:
Sheriff o'Brien presided. The advisory committee
turned in report recommending william Hep
burn Russell for reelection chairman of the ex-
saving that as a gentleman and in all fairness 20
tst he intended TO preserve his political indepen-
dence in case the organization took steps toward
President Cantor: DO understand the gentle
to mean that if his opinion oqnflics IS with m the
ecutive committee he viii oppose the majority or
Nj Russell: 4 have heard runors that some
persons this organization are interested in turn
Ing the organization over TO Iammany hall l
have been fighting Tammany Hall for many years,
is made shall be obliged to fight it
President Cantor What we want to get f at eas Is
ce-5i5a+e for Mavor whose nomination is approved
and is acceptable to the other members Of the or
earlzation. do I understand that Chairman Rus
fSis Committee or viii he resign as chairTnan?
Nj Russell then N his sp9eGR qeGlSTo @ 6 nf 1 aSe
any strong point Of Lows renornlnati ion. ,,u
matter. If the gentleman accepts the chairmanship
he must abide by the decision OF TINS commute
want 10 ask Ny. Russell 10 right out and tell
10 accept the chaiTnanship OF this committee he
ABIDE decision Of the majority. and IL
Mr. Russell does not do and work with this
organization I shall favor at once the withdrawal
os the report recommending his reelection. He
has got TO stand with his organization or against
~ RUSSELL Certainly, I viii work with the
organization Ny place in Mayor Lows admins
trat!on is Of binding consequence to me am
with this organization, heart and SOUL and will
stand by the majority
I an glad of that said John c. Sheehan.
= an glad Of IL. TOO" said President Cantor;
This ended the squabbie but before long anotner
wordv war was started when Thomas r DuTy.
leader of the XAth Assembly District, got up and
Mr. Duffy said that. in his opinion PRESIDENT
Cantor was doing the right thing by the or
garization and that the TamTnany Hall men IN MS
district received a good deal more patronage and
consideration than the Greater New-fork men
T-his statement made President Cantor angry. He
arose and shook his fist at MT DuIIy ana salo III
what you wanted do to sell pipe to the
city through my department at a higher hgure
than any one else. Every man retained In your
district from Tammany Hall was kept in his place
On your recommendation
i certainly did not expect any such stafenlentt !
as this from President Cantor don't think that
ought talk about me in this manner, SAID
Mr.. Duffy.
When John C sheehan was seen last night he
said:
1t was a quiet meeting-a quiet meeting. VI
course there was a good deal Of discussion, out
everything is all right now.
Are you against the denomination or mayor
IoW2' he was asked =,
''I will not answer that question at this time
said Mr. Sheeh7n.