New-York tribune., 1906-06-06
MURPHYS CLEVER COUP
TPUMPS M4YOR'S TRICK.
CRnches Hold on Tammany by In
creosing EpecutiUe Committee.

r7,arIes + Murphy last night increased the
.,scu.irc committee Of Tammsny Hall from
,h,r;y-ave TO forty-three members. the addi-
,,onal votes being his own friends. This is his
s..wer 10 the day-by-day warfare that Mayor
Mcclellan. Fire Commissioner OBrien and the
sunivans are wasing against him.
A. Murphy gave his enemies in the executive
,-,raittee chance TO stand up and be counted
ara when they were counted. just two men. Jo-
xsnb Preadergast OF the old 9Th. and William
nation. Of the old llth. voted against him
ro-tr-e!ght votes IN the meeting were cas-. Muir
,sv,s way. The general COMMITTEES later ratified
.r.-z-hjng done by the executive committee
Fo- the erst time in the history of Tammany
ven there rin be two leaders in each of about
,,eb, single districts. and the new executive
comuitsee dating from last night. contains s3
votes as against 35 before the ,reapportionment
OF the Senate districts.
The friends Of Mayor Mcclellan We're incensed
last night az the way Murphy strengthened his
bold on the old machise. and predicted that
Murphy was getting ready 10 swing the organ
,zs,ion 10 Hearst Such a move would not b.
On account Of any particular regard for the Con-
g-essrnan but rather TO crush and discipline the
Nsvor and TO prevers the lato- element in Tam
many Hall from staHpeding away from the or
ssnizstion az the polls next fail
The following is tho resolution adopted by the
executive committee last night:
when. by reason Of the geographical conditions
@, anv Assembly district created by a new ap-
por1ionrlent of Senatorial districts. two present
members Of the executive committee now repre-
sent nars Of any such Assembly district, such
members shall be continued with voice and vote
IN the executive committee; where Assembly
district is divided by the Harlem River there
shall be added 70 the present membership Of the
executive committee q member 10 represent the
north side thereof. entitled with his colleague
from such district TO one-halt vote each
Resolved That the executive committee be
ana n IS hereby empowered and directed to pro-
xs6e temporary organization for such newly
constituted Assembly districts as are now with
srt representation in the executive committee
The nractical effect Of these resolutions is TO
give the present leader Of Tammany Hall a
leader n his own in every doubtful district II
means thar John T Oakley viii divide the
bonors in the new Sd District with Little Tim
Sullivan. In The 4th District City Clerk Scully,
who was wiped out by the reappcrtionmenI- Will
he rs powerful as Borough President Ahearn.
and viii divide the campaign fund with him.
In the new 51h Patrick J. Ryder viii divide
the power and spois with Patrick H Keahon.
In the ath Districr William Dalton Will have TO
halve things with County Clerk Peter ]. Dooling.
In the 18th District Bart" Dunn and eG-Alder-
man Coggey Will be the leaders In the 25th
George F. scannell will have 10 make room for
ItstIu p EfenQeIsdSl anu IT, tlcilNC8 SoSA L NiA
The lower end % the districf-
In the 32d ONeiu and Mcclure will be side
partners. II any particular leader starts in TO
rebel the neht win be taken TO the executive
COMMITTEES and disposed Of according TO the
Murphy programme. In the new 30th John F.
coEan viii have half a vote. and new leader.
YET 10 b chosen. the other half.
-Four ysa7s ago the ''Devery Joker" SO called.
was inserted into the bylaws Of the organiza-
zion and Devery. who had at the primaries.
was denied his rights. In fact he was the same
as thrown out OF the executive committee. The
new rule made the executive committee the
Judge Of the qualifications OF It's own members.
practically lodging autocratio power in the
hands Of the leader Of the organization. II was
recognized AT the time as an outrageous rule,
but it Was justified by the desire Of retiring
nevery. Now Murphy uses TO strengthen his
hold On the organization. He had the votes last
night 20 increase the number OF leaders and he
did II
William Dalton who objects 70 sharing his
principally with County Clerk Dooling. offered
motion in executive committee that his dis
trict Che sth) be exempted from the double
leadership rule No one seconded his motion.
II was said last night that the general com
mittee viii not be organized until the regular
December meeting. If this decision is adhered
Esnizstion through the fan campaign.
u was admitted on all sides last night that
Murphy had outgeneralled his enemies No one
knew q the Joker tiE t. was sprung last night
IN executive committee, and Dalton and Prem
eergasr were The only leaders who voted against
The resolution. Murphy now is in position 10
cay 70 the corporations: You want Hearst
hsate0 What viii you do for the organization
= NE decide 10 fight him."
Il The corporations give him the cold shoulder
be can swing the Tammany delegation TO Hearst
In The state convention by giving the order.
Thsts the way things done in Tammany
Hal Murphy watched Croker do II, and he is
oonhdeut. with his hold thus strengthened. that
he can aosolutely control the machine
Eulogistc resolutions on tic late Senator Cor
Ran and lhe late Charles II Knox were adopted.
Charles F. Murphy attended the meeting Of the
eNecrt1e committee last night which was pre-
f.ded over ny Thomas r. McAvcy. Little Tim"
Sullivan raeekly voted for Murphy's rule.