New-York tribune., 1906-11-13
AFTER THE MAYOR NOW
OTHER MURPHY TARGETS.
Big Chief Turning Bozc on Lantry
and FeatRersOn, Too.


Charles F. Murphy is planning direct at
tack on Mayor Mcclellan by oustinq him from
the general committee of the 18th Assembly
District or which the Tarnmany chief is leader.
The Mayors co-wOrSer against Murphy Maui
rice FeathersOn. IS also marked for destruction
according to rurnOr. Murphy is also seeking
evidence OF treachery against Fire Commits
sioner Lantry. leader OF the 18th Assembly
District
Frooaoly Murphy is more intent on bluff
ing Lantry into non-actfvity as an anti
Murphy man than he IS on ousting him
as leader In order to make trouble for Ian
try the Murphy men have raised a fund
on $4,000 for Daniel c. Johnson who is a
cahoidate for the leadership Of Lantry's dis
trtct Johnson has started club at No 15a
East 42d street. and his invitations TO Join are
printed on letter heads carrying the Demo
cratic star. 1t said yesterday that John
son had obtained about twenty afidavtts from
men who say that Lantry was disloyaI TO the
ticket on November g. 1t IS asserted that the
$4,000 for JOhnsOns fight against Iantry came
from Charles F. Murphy himself and that he
has promised Johnson more. 1t is said that
Murphy also plans 70 throw Lantry out OF the
Tammany executive committee.
Mr. Murphy has abandoned his plan 70 teL,
an extended vacation this year. His custom
heretofore has been to take sonle OF tha dfs
trict leaders and go to Atlantic City or Hot
Springs and talk things. This year Mr.
Murphy is staying at home and seeing 70 it that
his Tammany leadership head IS screwed on
tight He does not seem TO know Just how
deeply Mcclellan is cutting into him with the
patronage.
Maurice Featherson Commissioner Iantrv
and James ]. Martin. former leader of the 9th
District. called on the Mayor yesterday and
I Irad Mo oF
ply is afraid that the Mayor and his
friends Will get through at Albany next winter
a lot OF bills for the appointment OF new off,
ciaIs in New York within the next year. and
he knows that all appointments by the Mayor
I viii be to build up anti-Murphy organiza-
ton
MUrphy's warfare Lantry is regarded IN
/ the organization big mistake. Lantry made
! a good record under Van Wyck as Commits
/ sioner of Correction. and about the only
/ Tammany head of department. whose official rec
ord was above criticism Controllers Coler and
| Grout said that his official record was beyond
reproach He is extremely popular in his dis
/ trict. and it would seem that about the most
dangerous thing Murphy leader could do
would be to try to throw Commissioner Lantry
/ out of the executive committee.
Daniel c. Johnson, the Murphy man. after q
conference yesterday with Mr.. Murphy at Tam
many Hall. said
When the executive committee shall meet
we will prove that twenty-five men were asked
| by election diStrhN captains under Lantry 10
/ vote against Hea4R and for Hughes. These men
/ will be brougfa here so that they can offer
/ their own testimony TO the committee We will
I also show that in six election districts head
/ quarters were established near the polls for
the instruction of voters to how they should
vote against Hearst and for the remainder OF
the ticket
OF the twenty election district captains of
the Assembly district. no less than eighteen were
against Hearst We can also prove that two
citv employees who live in the district were
transferred to posts that took them outside OF
IL on Election Day. Why were they transferred? ?
Both of them were strong Hearst men
When Commissioner I.antry was seen yester-
dav with reference to the charge that no was
disIoyaI to the ticket he said:
That charge is not true was loyal to the ticket.
[ voted for Mr.. Hearst. and 80 did my friends
urged all my friends 10 support the regular DEM
ocratic ticket. urged them TO support Senator
Grady We had a very hard fight in the dis
| tric+ Assenblvman Rock turned a good many
votes away from Hearst We worked as we sell
dom have worked for the Tamnany ticket and
we elected Grady Our showing for Hearst was
proba bly no worse than in many OF the other
districts l was against Hearst at Buffalo be-
| cause / was with Mayor Mcclellan My being
/ with Mcclellan against Hearst is proof that
| 7 am opposed TO Charles F. Murphy leader.
/ Tt will be impossible for my opponents to prove
/ that 7 was disloya1 to the Democratic ticket.
ported IT,
The report Of NIurphys designs on Mayor Nc
/ CleIlan came direct from TamInany Hall yes
terlay Mayor Mcclellan for years has been a
I member in good standing of the general COM
mittee Of the 18th District. from which Murphy
plans TO oust him Mayor Mcclellan elected
/ a member when he was the close personal friend
of Charles F. Murphy and lived in the same
/ Congress district The Mayors warfare against
Murphy is bitter these days that Murphy Is
not negIecting any opportunity to get even with
him.
/ The Murphy men. IL is said. are trying TO get
[ evidence against Maurice FeaJherson showing
that he knitted the Hearst ticket on November 8.
Mr.. FeatheTson makes no conceaIrnent OF his
opposition to Mr. Murphy leader OF the
gantzation. He requested Murphy 10 noninate
Joseph l. Csr6en for the Supreme Court bench.
and Murphy refused TO do IT, putting his friend
Platzek on the ticket instead Featherson has
one of the finest cIubhouses in the city and his
organization is loyal to him 1t is expected that
ne will name the next president OF the Board OF
Elections. The Mayor has marked Commits
sioner VoOrhis for slaughter.