New-York tribune., 1906-10-18
TAMMANY TRIES BLUFF.
Hearst Men So COnstrue judiciary
Nomination Threat.

Tamnaany district leader visited the Hearst
hsadouarters at the Gilsey House not long be-
fore midnight last night and informed members
Of the executive committee OF the Independence
League that II Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, the
Republican candidate, nominated for Gen.
eral Sessions in lieu OF Francis S. McAvoy, the
regular Tamuiany candidate, the Tammany ex-
ecutive committee would pass resolution de-
nouncing the independence League for treachery
10 the regular Democratic ticket.
The visit OF the district leader regarded
by the Hearst men as bluff, and they did not
try 20 stop the fling OF the leagues petitions
nominating Rosalsky along with the regular
Democratic candidates.
In every Assembly district yesterday the
Tamnany men were busy circulating the Inde
pendence League petitions nominating the reg
ular Tammany ticket. which has been indorsed
by the league the petitions including the
OF Francis s. McAvoy. nominated by the Tam
many County Convention for General Sessions
The Hearst men in their petitions nominated
the regular Tammany ticket with the excep-
ton of McAvoy. for whose name that OF Ro-
salsky was substituted. If Rosalsky gets the
Hearst and the Republican support he is sure
Of election
Tammany, as an organization. is furious over
the prospect of the defeat Of McAvoy. The
Hearst people took up Judge Rosalsky not be-
cause they particularly loved him. but rather
because they wanted to brace up their own
ticket. He nearly 10000 votes ahead OF his
ticket last year.
The time up last night at - o'clock for
the fling OF nominations by independent organi-
cations. The Board OF Elections viii have
two days in which to make corrections and hear
arguments on the nominations made.
Last night IT impracticable to get COR
rect list Of the Hearst Endorsements. Most of
them have been mentioned already. The move
by the Murphy this week in nominating
their own men on Independence League peti-
tons without asking the permission Of the
league. has muddled everything up and the
higher courts may be called on TO straighten the
tangle out. The respective law committees of
the league and Tammany Hall Will go at their
task hammer and tongs to-day before the COM
fnissioners.
The result will be watched with the keenest
interest There is a growing suspicion that the
circulation by 1amBlsny Of the Hearst petitions
with the Tamniany candidates is q carefully
prearrarge1 I,aa Of Hearst and Murphy to ge-
rid of most of the Hearst candidates for the
Senate and Assembly It is surmised that when
st comes 10 fighting it out before the Elections
Commissioners. there will be a sham battle by
the Hearst men, and that the only dead men
carried off the field viii be wearing the Hearst
badge. If IL turns out this way the Hearst
managers will be able TO say that the wicked
Board OF Elections threw out the Hearst can
oidates, and that the sacred rights of the people
cannot be guaranteed until Hearst is elected
Governor and removes the elections officials.
If the Hearst nominees are 'lost in the shut
he" 1t will mean that the Hearst men have
been carrying on bluff game with the idea of
placating the labor union men, and at the same
time throwing them down after sham battle
with Murphy in the Board Of Elections
The Hearst managers had Mr.. Hearst on the
telephone at a late hour last night They
wanted him to say what TO do about standing
by Rosalsky.
Shortly before midnight a member Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Independence League
said:
A Tammany leader came here tonight and de-
manded that We keep RosalsAy off the league
ticket, saying that if we did not would de-
feat McAvoy, the regular Tamnany candidate
for the Court Of General Sessions We told him
we thought he was bluffing He said that Tam
many had information that the friends of City
Magistrate Breen had turned into the league a
large assessment, which had obtained the norni-
bench. He said that a threatened exposure of
this assessment frightened Breen off the ticket
Tuesday. He said further that Tammany
had discovered that the Republican friends of
Judge Rosasky had raised very large sum and
turned It over TO US. the Independence League
IN return for Endorsement of him. He
threatened that if did not drop Rosalsky
Tammany would expose the whole business. He
was told TO go ahead and expose. There is moth
ing in the story. It Is safe 10 assume that Ro-
salsky will be on the independence League ticket
for judge Of the General Sessions.