New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
POLITICAL SIDE LIGHTS.
T. F. Ryan May Be Behind Murphy
The Deacon Chairman.

There is a difference Of opinion among Tam
-nanyites as to the man whose influence has the
greatest weight with Charles F. Murphy. The
general belief is that ]. Sergeant Cram is the
closest personal and political friend Of the Wig
wan leader However, remove the screen ana
ND looms the tall form of Thomas F Ryan,
whose movements, whether in finance or politics,
are never likely TO be observed on curtains
At q recent Republican convention IN Rich
rnond County the chairman was deacon Of a
Methodist church. After the convention had
organized he exclaimed: Brethren, what is
your further pleasure?" This was quite differ
ent from the question Of the chairman Of one OF
Nicholas Muller's Staten Island conventions.
His query TO delegates was: will we wait for
further orders or take recess for drinks?'
The Wigwam spellbinders who said such nice
things about William r. Hearst when he was
the regular Democratic nominee for Congress in
the West Side district are 10 devote their time
and vocal energy on the East Side Of the city
this trip.
h When James W. Osborne was nominated for
I District Attorney the Tiger delegates yelled for
three minutes. and there were groans for W.
Travers Jerome If Jerome had been nominated
he would have received the cheering accorded to
Osborne and there would have been no groans.
Such is discipline. loyalty, obedience and politics
lin Tammany Hall.
The denomination of Justices Ingraham and
Gfdersleeve is due to the judicial and legal
membership in the Manhattan Club The justices
of the Supreme Court always use their infiu-
ence TO secure the denomination of a colleague.
The Manhattan Club is known the Judges
Club
William N. Twins is not stranger to political
grafters. He has been after them ever since the
late William r. Grace introduced him into poll
tics. He is a hard hitter the stump, and he
sends his hearers home with thoughts to ponder
over.
The judges OF the Court of Special Sessions
of Kings County are very angry over the criti-
cism OF their decisions, credited to Assistant
District Attorney Roy. In abiding to alleged
mistrials in that court he said: mo doubt the
1rishman had the Special Sessions Court of
kings County in mind when he said, A court is
place where they dispense with Justice !"
Say, Tim" calculated a Bowery sport as
he rushed up 10 Congressman Timothy D. sUlli-
van. please cash this check for nifty" IN do
s." replied Sullivan, but I hope It is not
kathleen Mavourneen check" and he hummed:
III may be for years and it may be forever"
Referring 70 politics and the Bowery Il may
be remarked that Edward Lauterbach, the law
yer and Republican, is not ashamed TO say: II
was born in the Bowery and reside on 5th-aye
politics is a merry-go-round." said sena-
tor Thomas r Grady AT our city convention
re adopted resolutions in praise of President
Roosevelt as a worlds peacemaker. Asa Bird
gardiner. who was removed from the District
Attorneyship by Roosevelt applauded the reso-
7,,.ion and Eugene A Philbin, who was appoint
- District Attorney by Roosevelt TO succeed
Gardiner made the speech TenonainatinS George
B. Mcclellan for Mayor. Next