The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-08
Fifteenth District Holds Its breath att
Hearing That q. W. VIII Spend ~ 900 :,
no 10 Keep the Lea dershlp-"YOu Get>
$500 for NOnins tons )" Says McManl,s >.

was supposed'to be due more or less to
Commissioner McAdoos recent order
aboishng soft snaps" One of the first
oit icians TO arrive was Senator James
j. Frawley. He came. about . O'Clock and
made for Deputy Commissioner McAvoy.
Ten minut es lat er Phinkitt in light spring
suit and new straw'hat, turned the corner
of Bleecker street. wnlltinG straight as a
soldier in spite Of his SO ycars. He also
made for McAvoy. Ittwas plainto ace that
Plunkitt was worried when he came out.
Just outside of McAvoy's office heran int o
Frawley. what do you think of that
damn migrate that picked UP out Of the
gutter trying to down an oldluan like mef"
he said to Frawley. 1t happened that
the McManus had also come to Headquar-
tiers and was standing outsidewhen this
conversation was reported to him
WHATS your hurry~ said TheMoAlanus
to George Washington ,when'the uatter de-
scended the steps.
90 away" said Plnkitt. ,"I,don't want
Y to talk TO you"
4 McManls planted himself In front OF
!, Plunkitt, and people expected to 'see a
J, fight.
d What do you mean Wy telling ,people
!, you made me?" shouted McManus. You
know I paid you $500 every time got a
nomination, and YOU charged the Aldermen
the same price for a Job that pays only
i 81 900. Pm not afraid Of you or your
b6nkroll. either"
That's damn lie. "'shouted Plunkitt.
you paid the committee
I THE committee helly said Tom. Il
paid you. You're the committee. and
there's no books. either. After got
,elected you went to Albany and tried to
keep me OF the Railroad COMMITTEES. didn't
tyou?" Z
That's another lie said Plunki,t brant
kdishing his fists,
barney Martin told met" retorted
liMcManus. 'and you tell him its a lie and
'hell knock your head off your shoulders.
Nixon and Grady told me the same thing.
We've got you, and got you good"
| G. W. was wild with rage by this time,
fSenator Fra wiley had nun out. but he didn't
!, interfere The air shook with the discharge
,of verbal artillery. Finally Plunkitt shook
This fiat In McNianus's face and shouted:
| -Pve got 81 900 900 and IN spend every
II cent OF it and put yol In the poorhonse
I}before you beat me. YOU migrate I've
given forty years Of my life to politics and
tho people"
F., Every ten feet he turned around and
shouted; Wow, WOW. WOW. and boo. boo.
boo" after famous model, Az he turned
the corner he shouted something that
sounded like -shoo. shoe. shoe"
just after he had disappeared Little Tint
Sullivan came along with Alderman Richter
Of Plunkitt's district and there was q meet
ing on the steps to discuss the encounter,
All present seemed to be friendly to-
MoMauus. Afterward McManus said that !,
Plunkitt had gone to headquarters to get
certain policemen transferred out OF the 4
district.
He's a dead one" said The McManus. 4,
He'll be beaten three to one. In thirty I
years he hasn't been anywhere in the dis =
triot except on Eighth avenue. At 81
O'Clock he goes to his club. at he takes his
dog for walk on the avenue and at 10 he's
in bed Nobody ever could see him after
9. He charges $500 for a job. He's the
treasurer. and he boasts that he keeps notI
books There's more than a thousand
promises piled up against him in the district 1
Promising George they call him on thes
avenue He's got just one job for thel,
district sinca Mayor Mcclellan went in. 4,
He's had one fireman, John e. Heenan Of
Engine 80. transferred six time+ because
Heenan wouldn't pay "A political assessment,
He boasts that he can have firemen and
policemen transferred. He has $50 COO in,
,city bonds in his little safe. and $4,000 cash
balance at the Riverside Bank. The people
have been afraid Of his money that's all i
There's little job for Sherlock Holmes
waiting for him up in that district. Better',
,send him up. Plunkitt lost the district tot
"a Republican weaklng. and he's deadsl
lone" [Weakling Senator Martin SAKE.
Its comm on hot weather and guesstl
I'll let the boys play awhile" said Plunkitts q
4, later. They'll give few chowders and
outings that'll make it nice for tho district
while l take a little vacation. l won't
bother 'em for couple of months while it's
hot. I'm like Quay, my boy. ! taught the
boys some tricks, but didn't teach em all.
It's a shame to raise some Of these boys till
their heads get too big to fit their hats.
There were two boys born at the same time
In shanty in Central Park sixty-three years !
ago. George Washington Plunkitt came a
little ahead Of the other and he's been
ahead ever since. I've been leader thirty
years and I'll be leader until / die. 1 !
marched up the hill at Albany twenty mine !
years ago and III march up again. I'm |
the father Of the Greater New York, and the !
father Of Tammany Hall. I'm the oldest |
district leader there is in it, There's moth
ing to this fight. but just say for the present
THAT refuse to be interviewed"
There was nothing else talked about
on the street corners and in the ga looms last
night but the 81, 1000, 900 the district had a !
chance to earn. Beers were bought freely
on the prospect Plunktt has arranged :
for an excursion on Aug. 20. the first he has
given in years, acc ording to the McManrs
element. McManus Ia to give one the day
before. These are the only dates yet ar
ranged. There will be others. Dordan.
tn e man nominated by the Tallahassee
Inderen dent Club. says he is running alone.
but the McManus folks say no Ia their ally
and the more candidates the merrier. and
80 says the district,