New-York tribune., 1906-09-23
RIVAL FACTIONS CLASH
Police Alone PreUent Tigers De-
pel0ping Into Kilkenny Cats.

Three Tammany factions clashed at Demo-
cratic Assembly district conventions. held last
night 10 elect delegates 20 the state convention
az Buffalo No blows were struck. and no seri-
Gus disorder occurred. because the police were
present in large numbers to keep the peace
In each case the Mcclellan faction elected the
regular delegates to the state convention. but
the Murphy followers elected contesting delega-
tions. which will go TO Buffalo on the Tammany
train and. as likely not, get seats in the con-
vention. The contests will come before COM
mittee of the state convention
The two conventions in the 18th Assembly
District last night were held at the NamoH
Club. No 2S3 West Tooth street. Matthew +.
Donohue who was defeated for the Tammahy
leadership OF the district at the primaries by
Ross D. Williams. controls the club lie was
inclined at first 10 refuse admission to the Will
Jams delegates, but a swarm Of policemen from
the West Tooth street police station entered the
clubhouse. on the application of Williams for
protection and DonOhue ordered that an upper
room in the house be placed at the disposal OF
his rival for a convention. While the Williams
faction held its convention upstairs. the Donohue
faction held another downstairs. and elected a
contestlng delegation.
A hall at No. 30 Manhattan street had been
designated for the convention of the 18th AS
semby District. but when the victorious iaCtioil.
headed by James Ahearn, got 70 the hall they
found IL I'm the possession Of the Murphy factoh'
which was defeated at the primaries In the at
tempt TO make Charles Ham leader. a platoon a
vented the Ahearn men from breaking INTO the
han. .o.,,,,,a, ,o.,
as chairman for the convention. called the roll
of delegates the stairs and had James II.
Gray appointed temporary secretary. Ihen ne
adjourned the convention TO meet at the Min
netOnka CLUB. No. 3d6 West 11Sth street There
the faction elected the regular delegation 10 the
state convention, consisting Of Fire Commits
sioner O'Brien, Commissioners Ellison, OF me De
partment Of Water Supply. Gas and Electricity
and Mr.. Ahearn
Meanwhile the Murphy faction went on with
the convention at No. 20 Manhattan street and
elected Charles Hahn. James Riley and Timothy
Dempsey as the contesting delegation. AS soon
as the convention adjourned the lights We're put
out and the doors OF the hall were locked
There were two conventions in the Both AS
sembly District last night. one az the Mohawk
Club. which elected set Of delegates headed
10y John +. COwan who, the face OF the re-
turns. was defeated for the leadership OF that
district, another at the KanaWha Club, which
elected a set Of delegates headed by Percival
+. Nagle, who, on the face OF the returns. was
elected leader over Cowan. The COwanites say
there was no election in the Harlem section OF
that district, where Nagle scored the heaviest
J. Sergeant Cram appointed Thomas J. Nc
Laughlin chairman OF the convention held al the
Mohawk Club The Nage delegates tried 10 get
into this convention, but were shut out Not
caring 10 fight with police standing by they left
the place peacefully and held convention OF
their own. d. II. Coleman was their chairman
The question OF the validity OF NagleS leader
ship viii be thrashed out by the committee on
contested seats
Several Of the Tammany conventions last night
elected as delegates Democrats Of prominence
who DO not live in the district. but who are
wanted al the State convention by Charles F.
Murphy respectable representatives Of the
Organization in Manhattan. In Murphys own
district. the 18th, ". Bourke Cochran and Lewis
Nixon We're elected delegates with Murphy. John
Fox. Of the Democratic Club, was elected a
delegate IN the Isl district. Congressman Sui
Ger goes as delegate from the I'd district Payne
Whitney goes from the 10Th district
IN the Both District where Park Commissioner
Berry was defeated as the Mcclellan candidate
for leadership by Borough President Haffen.
separate convention was held last night by Mr.
Berry and his supporters They went through
the form Of e!ecting a delegation 10 the Buffalo
convention and instructing the delegation 10
vote for the nomination OF Congressman Sulzer
for Governor. Mr.. Berry said he hoped 10 have
his delegation admitted 10 the state convention
All the regular district conventions last even
ing left the delegations uninstructed
five Assembly districts:
frst District % %T5n2!hy D Sullivan John FOX and
segoaa Di,tI:et-Aeraham Elkers. Senator Daniel J.
Third District Timothy p. sullivan. William sulzer
:, Fourth Dstrict-John F Ahearn. Congressman Henry
Il ii,5 6', sna ca1es S,E sTyS W SePiiy .
sixth nis-riet-Parick keenan,. John J. striaser an4
seventh ris,r-'-Frank ;. Goodwin John Jordan ani
Eagh,h Ds,rie, Florence } Sullivan Christopher d
-
Ninth !HstTict-Peter J. po5lng William Dalton and
TENN DlstT!.tJglus Harburser. William sohmer ard
Eleventh Dlstrsct-Hugh Reilly Louis Wendell. ,r and
Twelfth Dst,ict-Charlss F. Murphy. W. Bourke Cock
Thirteenth nsirict-JaInes McEntasart Thomas C
Fourteenth District William P. Boyhan. rhomss p
Fifteenth Dstris,-Jemes J. Hagan. Thomas c. T
SiEteenth n4strct Francis J. IAntry. John J. Har-
Seventeenth Distrct-Thomas J o Rourie Roswell D
MatthsV + Donohue. John W Russell ana George Young
Eighteenth Distrct-John Y Cogsey. Jacob Marks and
Nineteenth Dstrict-yanes Ahearn Fire Cornn1ssioner
John n o Erten and Water Commissioner W. b Ellison
Twentieth Distrirt-Herr1an T. BlumenthaI George J.
Twenty first District, Magistrate James J. Walsh John
twenty second pis;ri5t-wniam H. snno,, Rob.r, F
Wagner ana " Hepburn Russell ' '' 4
Twenty third District lamont Mclaughlin Michael
Leonard and Thomas = McAvoy
Twenty fourth ntstrct-Patrick sullivan r.. Buckley
TWENTY a!h Distret-IosePh F. Prendergas,. John c
Twenty sixth District Daniel p Cohalan Charles
Twerty-sev-nth Distrct--James J. Martin. william Z
twenty Disist- Sheriff Nicholas J. Hayes John
F Walsh ana Michael scudi
Twenty ninth Dstrict-Thomas z Rush. Moses
sn % ana mlrs nnn Fs a 9nIShs iI6I dfefass-Iohn % T.
Thirty first Distret-William J Right J Sidney Bern
Thirty-ss'cni pisIctEusens J. Mcclure. Thomas H
Thirty-thiri Distrct- Michael Garyin Charles G r.
Thirty fourth DsiriciSArthur II. Murphy Henry w
Thir'y-af'@ Tsiris'- -Wg:% E Norr. Alb:r, I4.e
1%nag ana lanes a ponnelly Sonesting delegates;
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