New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-20
4 SLAP AT M'CARREN.
MURPHY NAMES O'NEILL.
To ASSIST j. ID. Bel in Brooklyn
Plan to Undermine Senator.

ttH ~ I HutI NttNE DCHuIOI.
Charles F. Murphy made another successful
torpedo attack on the Hnl-McCarren combina-
ton yesterday In the appointment of James T.
ONeill Assistant Corporation Counsel.
The salary is 5000 a year. Mr.. O'Nem IS as
signed TO the Brooklyn branch Of the City's Law
Department, OF which James n. Bell IS the head.
Mr.. Bell IS McCarren man. and has made a
number Of speeches hostile 10 Mr. NIurphys at
tempted control Of the state. Just as a re-
minder that Tammany IS doing business at the
same old stand. O'Neiu was appointed withou;
consultation with Mr. Bel.
Jimmie O'Neu is a hustlng Democra. IN
Brooklyn and personal friend of william \.
Doyle. the Murphy leader there. The first OF
the year he tried 70 get appointed ~ an As
sistant Corporation Counsel. Senator McCar-
rem would not indorse him for appointment and
he Eot no recognition. Yesterday Corporation
Counsel Delauy appointed OXEN withou: con
sul;ing Senator McCarren or Mr.. Bell
1T was a personal appointment" s'id 'ir.
T.lauv % -of.. .r,I-s G.. -7a .- , o. ..-oI4-
1t IS reported th.t YOU iguored Megsrs Mc-
CarTen and Bell IN making tse appolntm'r.-'
81 was suggested.
An appointments are made by the head of
the department" said Mr.. pelary smiling soft
~. Mr.. O'NeH seems to he a worthy young
]
personal appointee"
The O'Neiu appointment IS an object lesson
Illustrating what Is going to happen right along
with the Tammany men in confro! of nearly
all tho big departments. II Is expected that
every week thr-e VIII be changes ia them. and
whenever possible new appointments will be
made. DOYLE the new Murphy leader In Kings
VIII take good care that every such move is ad-
,a-,iqed i'm machine circles and It is the belief
,,,,o,- ,be politicians I'm Kings that McCarren's
mower will he greatly weakened by the time
tho September primaries are held
,ro,be- indication o. the McCarren-Murphy
var was given yesterday. when two mon Of tho
t,otiop led rv Deputy Fire Commissioner Doyle
,,.ra .old bv Sher1n HesterberE that their ser
ices we're no longer required. They were B.
u Pass assistant equity clerk, At $500
,oor who Is a follower Of Doyle in the With
AeeaD,bi.. District and James Mcmahon fol-
,oc-o- Of Corev IN the INth District. He lost
& on iob as assistant deputy sheriff, ana 1t
,ras qi,-en 10 Daniel Furey, who is working win
,,,o >5cC.arran forces In the INth District Inc
"a, ,,.1d IN, Pass was given 10 william }. Con-
,oll,, a NcCarren man in the NNlllth Dlsulc-
-, Cornroissione- Kennedy, OF Brooklyn
and Queens Il was learned yesterday mas iii'u0
,-,,rica+ion TO the civil Service Commission 10
,fr-,.,i.,e5 - appoint an assistant superin-
Of
.,o- This would give good place 10 me
-.,.s n AycCarrcu. as Commissioner Ken
rorIoyr,- Of ex-senator Michael J. Cor
,,-,.-, &c so,,,a speculation as 10 what acton
- H., Service Commission VIII take on Ihe
l-,,..,,o, as John II. McCooey. president OF
- ..,,,ission. is one Of Nccarrens strongest
adherants. -, ,t-,. ~,
with the spring construction "olN 80.
. .,o borough departments, II IS nelie'eu 'i'''
,,o,,-b President Littleton will pay little OF 10
hoi 20 =, senator McCarren's wishes in dis
.rr,r+ing patronage The oid lee""s -
- ...,-a-s NTcCarren survives among the NC
o''i'' "a. ,o, Borough President Littleton up
i-'u = -tovp, q disposition to steer mid
- =. l,,,,rsa between McCarreh anu -lulpiI9. -
"a, 15o,rd Of Estimate ana ApPoI 1o'iIiIVi-I ~ -
nv M -.-cisa OF tact he has kept OF eNoSIIen'
the e~.t.h every one. and secured TOT Brooh-
- al mat the situation requlreu' I' Il 49,.
iyl 81 - arroointuent OF twenty-five or tlIrty
has lie q, % it,snectors this spring. The McCar-
cor cor D., win demand recognition In tne aistrl-
butjon OF these plums IL i '-iid1' ~
r,iil Get very few faFoIs. ,.- b. 81. N,,,r
~ ,,.or,le eeerls to be that OF qulety lgHOlILs
McCarren IN the distributor o. "a pa 80 I,,tt 80
n-,sstng the idea that the BoaTu OF Is slII.t'ts
~ A,,,,o-tionment is to grant plenty oI taVorS
..'u uc@-tI,,, 80 departments where tney VII! 90 tne
-, Y" - cood 10 the friends OF william a. Do!Lo
most 49,. = Murphy. This is counted on 10
HiI4 a,-.av N,.Carren's support ana maze MN
40 weak with the district ieaoeIs oS to III In Mi an
80 -, co-te1,ber primaries that ne not oihy Will
the &c, 20 sue Tor peace but also will have to
reIne 80, ~ things toward Hill and Parker
IT. LiS Murnhy ct n temporary disadvantage.
to,vever But the campaign Is coming on, ana ana
lIo m -arator HFlls friends realize that they VIII
-. a. 5anend on Tammany TO large extent
saN - ~ .sjnevs OF war for the campaign The
ISiii r7er are feeling their way around TO see
illt - -. -- r,rnot offer something in the way of
I,-or7ise - that will restore peaceful and cor
AL reiatfons Murphy is not anxious TO call
the ght off. for the reason thaJ ne wants 10 use
=. 80, ali the money raised here
II IS the intention Of the Ta1nTnany leaders
- demand OF the regular contributors 10 the
ss.,S1a5sn f,Ind that their contributions be made
throi,gh the usual channels. and let the respon-
sihiiitv FOR running the Parker campaign. II
ina ed With NJ. H.l-