The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-27
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the old Thirteenth. who~e two hsiliw chs
will 10 included In the nsv Ninth ara al
ready ~ each ptlter'a fhrOHta
tlDth have snu ght the aasiatsn q ~ ChRrles
, Murphy Mr. Murphy told both that he
would not interfere la any way NJ the pfi.
maries and that they would have 10 nNht
u ont. A. . metter of fact the new appor.
ti"nment has wiped out Ave lesders who
we're nvowedly among Mr. Murphy sip-
porter- and the sullivans will control the
territory south Of Fourteenth street II
is understood also that borough President
Ahearn, the Tammany leader Of the old
Fourth district. has gone over 10 the Sulli-
vans. Late on Friday afternoon there
was a meeting In Mr., Aheam's Office which
was attended by Thomas r, Foley Of the
Second district. Maurice FeathersoR Of tbs
Twenty-eiRhth and two or three other
friends OF the Sullivan side ~ Tammany
Hall. just what occurred has been kept
secret. but since the meeting Mr.. Ahearn
has told friends OF Mayor Mcclellan. who
has the Sullivans on his side, that every.
thing was now all right and that there was
nothing but peace and harmony 20 far as
he and the Mayor were concerned.
Joseph F. Prendergast the leader Of the
old Fifth district, whose territory has been
almost entirely turned into the Twsnty-ffth,
Of which George +. Soannell Is leader, in
tends to make a fight with Scannell for the
control Of the newly mapped out district.
Mr.. Prendergast is the secretary OF the
Department Of Water Supply, Gas and Elec-
trioity, Commissioner Ellison, his superior.
was recommended to Mayor Mcclellan for
appointment by Little Tim Sullivan.
For the Tammany leadership Of the new
Thirty-third district Michael j. Garvin, the
leader Of the present Thirty-ffth. is one Of
several candidates. For the leadership
Of the new Thirty-fourth among che men
who are laying out lines are Arthur j. Muir
ply, who has been active In politics for sew
eral years inThe Bronx; Herbert Reilly ,secre-
tary to Borough President Haffen, ex-Regis-
ter j. H. ]. Ronner, and Henry Buckner. a
former Commissioner Of Public Works In
The Bronx, There will also be a lively fght
for the leadership Of the new Thirty-hfth
district. Already there are four candidates
in the Held. These are Albert Lieberman,
who Ia high up in the Eagles and the Elks;
Alderman Morris, ex-Coroner Berry and
John F. Murray, the present Commissioner
Of Public Works for The Bronx.
There will also be hot primary contests
the Republican side. In the new Thirty
third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty.hfth dis
tricts there are several men who have al
ready begun individual campaigns. Secre-
Whittle Of the Republican county com.
mittee is among the list in the Thirty-ffth
district; Philip Rhinehardt 10 q candidate
in the Thirty-fourth against William H.
Ten Eyok, the present leader Of the old
which has been carved up,
and William s. Germain, the leader Of the
old Annex district will have to fight for 1t In
the new Thirty-ffth.
John P. Windolph. the Republican leader
of the old Eleventh district, and Herman
Joveshot Of the Thirteenth, who are thrown
together In the new Ninth, intend to fight it
out. In the new Tenth, which is made up
Of the old Tenth and Fourteenth
districts, there will be a struggle between
Ferdinand Eidman and James Pegnam.
Alexander and Smith Pine, whose
have been brought together In the
new Eighteenth district, will also test their
Samuel Strassbourger, the Republican
leader Of the T~hirty-frst district, has been
apportioned out of his district. He lives
On the north side Of l27th street, which is
the dividing line Of the new Thirty first
the adjoining district. 1t lie under
stood that he intends to'move south 80 as to
fight for the continued control Of his old
territory.
There is TO be a keen struggle for the
leadership Of the new Twenty
.hird, which takes in part Of the Did Twenty
.hird and the Washington Heights dis
riot. The candidates are Collin H. Wood
ward. a deputy Surveyor Of the Port, and
,x-Assemblyman William H. Smith, who
has the backing OF Assistant Postmaster
M. Morgan.