New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-09
TO FIGHT STRASBOURGER.
FOUR LEADERS ANGRY.
Men Who Haze No Places Also
4ttack Woodbury..

Trouble is brewing in Tammany over the reten-
ton in Office of Tax Commissioner Samuel Stras-
bourger vice-presdent of the Republican County
Committee and leader Of the XXXIst District
Isaac A Hopper Is the Tammany leader OF the
XXXIst and he is angry over the retention or
Mr. Strasbourger Mr.. Hopper is working up a
movement against Strasbourger, and has the sup
port Of Harry c. Hart of the XXXth. and Patrick
II Keahon Of the With District These three lead
ers have not vet been recognized in the distribu-
ton of the pluns. and they don't like 1t Ihey oe-
clare that they will keep up the fight until ootn
Strasbourger and Street Cleaning Commissioner
Woodbury. retired.
Many OF the other Tammany leaders have been
provided for These three and James j. Hagen
of the XIXth. still outside the breastworxs'
and the sight Of two Low commissioners retained
in office by Mayor Mcclellan is something they
cannot reconcile with the Mayors platform decara
tons II Is said that in their hostility to Murphy
and the Mayor they are in sympathy with ex-A-
derrnan Tom Foley and Patrick j. RYDER OF the
lid and lid districts. respectively. Altosether'
about sixteen or seventeen of the thirty-six dis
trtct leaders have received new Jobs. Many OF the
remaining nineteen are still waiting for something
to fall.
Daniel r. Finn Of tho Ist District, is a civil
justice at 5000 a year. Foley and Ryder are IN
business and will not have TO borrow money even II
they do not get places John r. Ahearn. leader
of the IVth IS Borough President. with more
patronage 10 distribute than even the Mayor hinl-
self. Barney" Martin is q State Senator, ana Will
nothing more Little Tim SULLIVAN ID lam
many leader IN the Board Of Aldermen Ihat IL
enough for Tim" "Florrie' Sullivan, OF the
With Is without job. but he doesn't nilno'
Frank j. Goodwin, OF the IXth is Deputy water
Commissioner at $500 a year. Julius hamburger
Of the Xth is Under Sheriff. at the same salary
William Dalton of the XIth. is Commissioner of
Public Works. 5000, and P. J. sculiy' OF inc
XIIth is City Clerk. at 5000 linen comes 0ena
tor Peter ]. Dooling, who has to be satsneu WIZ.
what he gets for his services as Senator 'ohn
nVlTn
e 900 a wear George w. PlunkItt occupies the
rotunda Of the. courthouse, rent Free anu -
state Senator besides. Patrick Keenan, oI INC
ZVIth Is City Chamberlain, and as ne IS an Gnu
fashioned bachelor he gets along on his income OF
80 900 q year. Daniel F. Mcmahon. or the ANhth'
is doing pretty well. thank you, with MS MAN
George Z. Best Bridge Commissioner AAoHa'
f Murphy IS Deputy City Clerk at s'oo year,
while the leader of the XXIst. Matthew f. Dono-
hue is Superintendent OF Sewers. at 5000 year
Going another peg up the line there is Francis j.
TaDtrv leader OF the XXIId. holding the Correc-
ton Department while Thomas F. McAVoy' OF the
XXIIId IL Deputy Police Commissioner at @'oVO
a wear and draws a salary a retired policeman
besides
Gaorge r scannen Of the XVIII is Superintend-
.rt Of Highways and Maurice Featherson Of the
XXVIth is a Dock Commissioner James j. Mar
tin of the XXVIIth is a. yet unplaced He op-
rosed Murphy in the City Convention. Thomas T.
Rush of the XXIXth is 10 get an office James
Frawley of the XXXIId is a Senator. Nicholas j.
TIayes OF the XXXIIId Is Fire Commissioner. John
+ Cowan Of the lower part OF the XXZdXthl is a
nenuty Police Commissioner. Eugene j. Mcclure
Of the north part IS as yet unplaced Louis r
provided for. The "sorsheads therefore. are
ksabon Hagen Hopper. Hart. Ryder and one or
ty-o others who are still waiting for something TO
drop. "A ,,---- w.,
won't 10 washington yesterday to tell Charles F.
Murphy about the growing over the retehuoh OF
straSbourger and Woodbury..
Color. That Blend wrangls between
folk district school at Shelf
oeId Mass In o rnorrow's Tribune.