The evening world., 1903-09-01
BIumenthaps Appointment Part
of a Plan to Stamp Out Car
roIIism in the TWenty-ninth
Assembly District.
MURPHY PLAYS TRUMP CARD
jackson Club, One Of the Most Prom
lnent Of Tammany Organizations,
Becomes an Ally In the Fight for
the District Leadership.

II IS now announced authoritatively
that former Assistant District-Attorney
Maurice Blumenthal was made a Dep
uty Attorney-Generai at the instance
OF the T'ammany Hall leader in order
that the Carroll forces in the Twenty
ninth Assembly District may be routed
at the coming primaries and thereby put
the political qrietus on Carrollism. That
Is the story that recently came to the
surface of the political sea when Charles
F. Murphy assured Thomas E. Rush OF
his support and that OF Tammany In
the leadership fight against Joseph W.
Mulquecn, CAROLS former campaign
manager.
When Carroll went abroad, ostensibly
to confer with Croker at Vantage. he
turned the reins of leadership over to
Mulqueen. Murphy saw In this move a
desire on the part of Carroll to remain
in Tammany wth his Croker packing
despite the present inclinations Of Tam.
many management, which Is crying out
against Croker!sm and Carroinsm.
Fight Against Carroll.
When Carroll won the leadership bat
tie against Rush last yea Murphy de.
termined that Carroll must be defeated
at all hazards in the coming primaries
fight, and he has since quietly thrown
the influence n support Of Tammany
toward the Rush camp. The great Muir
ply blow was struck. however. when he
obtained from AttorIey-General Cunneen
the appointment OF Maurice Blumenthal
as Deputy Acknowledgement.
1 -. a. "
trict. and has been one OF the latter
PERSONS ablest supporters. Blumen-
that's prestige as a deputy attorney
general. it was argued. would give him
additional SUPPORT In the fight against
Carrolfs proxy, n when the appoint
ment was made 1t was understood that
the new Deputy Acknowledgement was
to go into the battle with the chief OBJ
ject in view of bringing about the de-
feat of Mulqueen.
B~lumenthal has lone powerful work
in this regard. He has taken into the
Rush camp many of CAROLS former
supporters and lleutenants. but the
neatest job yet accomplished by the
Deputy Acknowledgement in the line of
his political duty TO rammany was on
Saturday, when he corralled thirty-eight
influential members of the Jackson Club
Of the district. an organisation founded
by John F, Carroll and supported to a
large extent by his financial contribu-
lions Former Commissioned of Char
tiles John w. Keller Is president OF the
Biumenthai succeeded in Winning Over
from the Carrollites former Assistant
Distrlct-Attorney Hermann, who for
many years was chairman of tine Car
roll Nllniiaan IA M NJ IGN INnmnniffaa
Others who have gone over to Rush
are Frederick Haberman. the million
ARE real estate speculator and q direc-
tor OF CAROLS jackson Club: Maurice
who, last year, was Rush's most bitter
opponent: Ernest Roeber. the sports
man. for years an independent in poll
Hall. and James Connolly. who in last
years primary fight, managed the cleo
ton district that returned the largest
majority against Rush.
others out for Rush.
In a letter regulating tn, Mulqueen
administration Frederick l. Z. Heating,
Chairman for the past three years OF
and the Carroll candidate last year for
Senator I'm the Sixteenth Senate district,
has gone into the Rush camp with the
thirty,eisht other members OF the Jack
In his letter, sent to Rush Yesterday.
Mr.. Heating criticises with some
warmth tho method OF Mr., Mulqueen's
election as leader by Mr.. Carroll, upon
the retirement OF the latter last year,
and asserts that ''it cannot be said that
Mulgueen's title to the position is based
OH the consent OF the electors Of the
district. and this, 10 no other reason,
impels rse to be against his candidacy. :
Murray @. D~annenbaum. who recently
returned from abroad and who, last
year. supported Carroll. has 'lined up"
with the Rush forces, and declared to-
day that the Jackson Club Is prepared
TO enter the Rush camp.