The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-15
civilian 7. Curtis fin Chicago Record
Herald

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Tammany society had adopted new set
OF rules which places absolute authority
over rhe organiZatiOn-such as no one
ever exercised befOre-in the hands Ot
Charles il. Murphy. 'Whispering iAttlg
Delmour. the captain of Croker lla
guard remarked in an undertOne. "Ihe
chief he ain't never comm back DO
SWhat ten yer givin' usg' inquired
'aThey wouldn't "a done it; they
wouldn't never have dared TO % IT, ~
there was any chance OF the Ola 1la.!t
comm baCk-and ne can't come now
continued Whispering Larry. sadly.
II is true. CrOker's day is done. His
reign Is over. He is back nurn2esf- RS .Llz
friends I'm the IamL7any society Ilets
been "trun down" hard Almost without
exception the men who were forced 'ut
Of the organization bE hlru nave Dt-elt
called back and elevated TO posllons oL
honor and power The new eoniul , - -
which were announced FRIDAY nlBHl Dy
Charles T. Murphy. the new leader, CON
tains few of the names OF Croker 3 lallh-
fuI adherenfs aad many OF those VINO
have not acted with Tammany since Cr97
ker came into power. 10 is almost eiiLlIely
a new list II is composed largely or
strangers TO the boys who hang dro4Al
Tammany hall. and Croker Wouloh
shake hands or even recognize mar u4
them.
at the same meeting make tt inoposslple
for Cookers friends to recover controi OF
the organization, because if obJectlon ls
offered 90 the choice of any 'dlstflct ~
tine executive committee the other mem
hers of that committee may turn ~ Gown
and select more agreeable person as a.
substitute. Thus the executive coIallliiS e
tee is given power TO perpetuate ll7etiLs
the principle of home rule, which ls tlie
foundation Of Democracy, has been apoi-
ished. the political districts into wien
New York is divided have no longer me
right 20 select their own representative
I'm the controlling committee of Iammauy'
aud the authority OF the autocraL ia
been made absolute. An actual autocrdcy
existed under Croker, IL has existed prdc-
tiCaliy for many years, ever since Lue
time Of John Kelly, but never before has
it been formally declared and written
into the regulations Of the society. nor
WAS 90 done this time without objection
The new rules were adopted by the gen
eral committee by only five majority.
Nor Is this all The chairman of the
executive committed Charles r. Murphy,
absolutely controls the funds Under me
now rules he appoints the treasurer-dnd
has just selected his next door neigh5or
and most intimate personal friend-who
reports 10 him alone and makes assess
mCuts and dishUTsCs money upon his sole
authority. No member Of the executive
committee. no member of the Tammany
society. has the right 10 question the
acts or the authority OF the chairman or
the executive committee, and the latter
can exclude from that committee any
member who rs offensive to him He IS
responsible to nobody Never i'm any po-
ized To- such "a degree before.
The action of the central committee is
Of course "a great personal triumph lor
Mr.. Murphy. It is an expression OF con-
ridence I'm his integrity and ability such
as has been reldom bestowed by any Dr.
sanitation or otherwise upon it's leader
His self-contidenCc and courage are dem
onstrated by the easy manner with Wnich
ne accepted this power and responsibility
His skill and influence were displayed Cy
the easy manner I'm which he acquired IT,
ply becomes "a very important factor, not
only I'm the politics OF Iammany, but IN
the nation. He is practically unknown
outside OF Iammany, OF when ne mas
been an active member from the time ne
was able TO carry torch IN a pohucdl
procession.
'-Of course. charles r. Murphy is a re-
markable man. lie couldn't be otherwise
and attain the influence and the power he
now holds I'm a city and a society in which
politics is q science and the strongest
man is sure to win. We Is a typical New
York politician. and knows every trick OF
the trade
The absolute autocrat of the most
powerful political organization in the
world is only "a years old and has spent
his entire life in what IS known as the
GashOusC district. or the Eighteenth as
scmbly district Of the city of New York.
He now lives ln narrow tour-story
brown stone house i'm Seventeenth street,
within ten minutes walk Of the place
where ne was born and about the same
distance from the only school he ever
attended. His father was Dennis Muir
ply. shipwright, who died few months
agO at the age of s. The old gentleman
was "a member Of the Iammany for tlttN
years. and was always "A power IN ms
district. although he never held office
Mrs Murphy. the mother of the new
boss was born i'm Ireland, and was 9
pious, Intelligent active woman, who
bore eight children. five of them sons
Charles Francis Murphy was the second
AS soon as he was old enough he was
Hs rrar-r ffaEr
street. near Third avenue, and was adj
Vanced from grade 10 grade Until he was
about 10. when he got job in John
R0ach's shipyard at the foot OF Ninth
street on East river. and remained there
two years, until the works shut down
from lack Of business. He was muSCu-
lar. active BOY, fond of sports and nat
ural leader. He organized baseball
team known as THE Senator's and dur
iEE the summer OF 1870 Wnen ne vas on.
Of work, De took H. on 2 tour tnroushou'
the state. playing fin all of the priucipa
cities and winning many trophies. which
are still ON exhibition in the Senate sa
Twentieth street. or which Murphy was
afterwards proprietor.
& pom his return from his baseball tour
Young Murphy got a job as driver of q
crOss-t0Wn car from TWcnty-third stree
ON East river TO the HObOken ferry or
ms nd home az little expense. i'm 1873 D.,
had accumulated 500. which he invested
81 o. saloon in Nincteenth street fen
place. with lulr one window and one
door but BE- was well kept. orderly. anl
gave no trouble 90 the police. AS soon "a
be was firmly established. young Murphy
rented the upper stories of the building
and made them the headquarters of three
CIurs winch ne organized among nj!
friends and aCQulintances I'm the neigh
h0rhoOd one of them was the Senator
Baseball club, Che second was roWiul
club and the tblrd was known as "Ihi
Sylvan Social elmo. which was compose,
I'll the members of the other two ant
many others. 10 gave dances I'M the win
ter and picnlcs I'm the summer brOugh
o. great deal OF patronage to the salOOI
and increased AIurphy's influence amoni
tiIc people. Tie was always the lCadc
of whatever dee went into. the captain OBJ
bis baseball club and his rowing crew
and OF the political club. which ne sOOI
local politics.
I'm 1884 he bought another saloon at tn,
corner OF TWCnty-third street and AVenu,
n. which was fitted up en- a most luNuri
Gus manner and was the finest ever seer
in that part OF town He soon afte
opened other saloons in different part
OF the ward until he was the proprieto
or five of the best patrouized and mos
Of the city which were always ORDERLY
and well kept Murphy prides himsel
upon the fact that no woman ever draul
over any Of his bars. and no arrest wa
ever made iu any one of them.
lu lSeZ Edward Hagan who for mani
years had been the Tammany leader 70
the Eighteenth district. died, and the hon
or passed down Go Murphy who had beef
his second in command. As soon. az
Murphy got INTO the general COMMITTEE
his ability and force OF character wa
recognized by Croker who pushed hin
rapidly 20 the front. and when Van Wvcl
was elected mayor. he appointed Murph,
dock commissioner. Before accepting tn
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