The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-02
MURPHY, GEAR IN TAMNANY.
BILL DEvERY CAN'T GET IN NOW;
KICK AS HE MAY.

Committee % He likea-New Treas.
urer, Frank A. ODonneli, 10 EIis Ns1gh-
Dor - Peaceful Meeting Register
Ills Will-Feur We're Asainss n
The process Of Murphying Tammany
Hall was advanced last night to . otASo
taken:
The adoption OF new party rules which
make the leader Of Tammany all powerful
thorty to reject the district leader chosen
by the members OF an Assembly district
and to select some one else.
The election Of a treasurer from Leader
Murphy's own district-a close friend
from his own.
The appointment Of standing committees
composed OF an overwhelming number Of
Murphy supporters.
That Mr.. Murphy has the unquestioned
control Of Tammany has been demonstrated
in several ways since he was chosen to e1er-
else the powers Of the triumvirate. That
he means to retain that mastery for some
time to come was we'll established last night.
The adoption OF the new rules amounts to
this declaration to Devery: Spend all tho
money you like. You're out now and
under the new rules you'll stay out no matter
what the courts do with the present contest.
II you win at the primaries next September
your money Ia wasted.
Leader Murphy encountered some oppo-
sition in the executive committee when the
proposed change in the rules came up. The
executive committee had organized by
the election, without opposition. Of Daniel
F. McMahon as chairman. MIR. MoMahon
Is absent on his wedding trip, 20 John T
Oakley presided.
An appeal from Devery delegation for
nearing was ignored. Then Senator
Grady submitted the new rules. They
provide for the election Of an executive
member by the members Of tho general
committee Of each Assembly district, but
| say:
Names shall be submitted at the last meet
shall be reported to, the nTst meeting Of The
s BY such
county committee the same shall oonsttnte
year.
In other words, the retiring executive
| committee Is made self-perpetuating - to
! q majority Of it's members.
Another change in the rules says:
In the event Of tho members Of an Assembly
district being unable TO agree on memoer
| OF any name submitted being rejected. tho
! executive committee IS approved BY the
IT s snRG o@
district to act
| So tho executive committee may rsjsct
Devery. for instance, and elect any man
! from the ia general committeemeo OF ttr
colnnittsemefi there are four or nys msm-
| bers Of the Seymour Club, the Goodwin
organization Of the district. As Dsvefy
announced that he is going to court ON his
rights a. set forth before ths ad9Rsson Q.
whether the Ninth remains unrepresentsd
or whether Murphy man is elected
The new rules are protection against
Devery victorious at the next primaries.
Any rules which would change the manner
would conflict with the Primary law. Mr..
Murphy has been advised that the manner
| Of choosing an executive committeeman
does not come within the scope OF the Pri-
mary law any more than does the naming
| OF a committee on printing or passing
| pleasantries.
James j. Martin, former Police Commits
sioner, who voted with John F. Carroll
against Murphy on Sept IS last year. OBJ
| l6OteO 10 the CQAuR6 III lllo Iuieb hli0 Oi-
Tered an amendment that they be sent to
the general committee in the same form
as last year. He thought the change was
| q violation Of home rule.
Senator Bowling, Julius Hamburger, Sena-
tor Grady and Isaac A. Hopper spoke for
| votes-those Of James j. Martin, Bernard
j. Martin, George F. Scannell and Maurice
Featherson. Big Tom Foley from the
Second did not vote;
The others, including Francis j. Lantry;
Patrick j. Ryder, who voted with Carroll
against Murphy at the last showdown.
went on record for the new rules Joseph F.
Muloueen who took Mr.. Carrolls place
az rets the vii Iead 1he % NJ 1hs men '0
| Another change OF rules provided That
| the chairman of the general COMMITTEES
| and the treasurer OF Iammany should b
members Of the executive COMMITTEES With
! more votes in the executive committee.
| those Of j. Sergeant Cram and Frank A.
| O'Donnel. the new treasurer.
| The chairmen Of some OF the standing
| committees were also made executive
members. but without votes. The COM
mittee on municipal affairs was wiped out.
| The mooted question whether the two
committeeman from the Thirty fourth
one from the north and one from the south
should each have vote was settled BY q
Tulc WihSu uSS'oiSa s"s>s Ss~>H SHSeA~s Ass'~
| half a vote. ...
! When the executive committee had done
| it's work the meeting of the general oom
mittee was celled by Mr.. Cram. George
| W. Gibbons Immediately sought to protest
against the transaction OF any business
until Devery had been recognized. Mr..
| Cram didn't see him and didn't appear
| to hear him. but recognized Senator Grady.
! who offered the new rules Secretary Smith
read them and they were adopted without
| dissenting vote.
Apparently the Devery men did not
! realize what they meant or were unpre
pared to make fight against them. Dew
cry himself had stayed away. sending
| q letter TO the executive COMMITTEES de-
manding recognition. The letter VA
| promptly tabled
In the same manner Frank A. O'Don-
nell was elected chairman. vice John
McQuade, deceased.
Senator Grady then presented a state
ment, which was adopted by the meeting
as an arraignment Of Gov. Odell and oon-
tanned these passages:
The sole test applied to all legislation was,
whether X would increase the wealth and
power Of the Odell machine at the expense
Of this Democratic constituency. The in.
6rimbent city administration, in aiding and
abettng this course gave conclu slve evidence
Of it's political partnership with the dominant
Repu blican faction. and instances showing
their usiE part nership In the grabs against
the city were not lacking;