Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-28
MURPHY. HAS HIS WAY
He Carries All Before Him in
Tammany Hall.
BRIEF FIGHT FOR MAYOR
Organizes General and Executive
Committees as He Pleases.
CRAM AND McAVOY ELECTED
Featherson Tries to Get Leaders on
Record but Fails-Rest Of Pro-
ceedings Harmonious.
CRAM AND McAVOY ELECTED

NEW YORK, December 2S.-Charles F.
Murphy carried out his program for Or
ganization of the executive and general
committees of Tammany without a hitch
last night. He rode rough-shod over the
followers of Mayor Mcclellan and achieved
the distinction of being cheered many min
utes by the very men whom he was exclud-
ing from membership in the organization.
While Mr.. Murphy triumphed without OPP
position in the general committee friends
of Mryor Mcclellan tried to upset his pro-
gram in the meeting Of the executive COM
nrttee, which preceded that of the general
committee. They succeeded in mastering
only two votes, however those of Maurice
Featherson, leader of the twentieth, and
Francis ]. Lantry, leader Of the sixteenth
district after Intellectual effort to OBJ
tain roll call to make every district leader
place himself record for either the
mayor or Mr.. Murphy.
Tamnany. leaders said the general COM
mittee meeting was the most remarkable
annual meeting Tammany has held in
years. Followers of Roswell D. Williams
in the seventeenth; James Ahern, In the
nineteenth, and Percival E. Maggie, in the
thirtieth, were prevented so clever1y from
taking their seats that they did not realize
what had been done until after the meeting
had adjourned. Then they cheered their
leaders and denounced Mr.. Murphy.
Surprise at Ease of Victory.
Even Mr. Murphy's friends did not expect
the program would be carried out with such
ease. They were prepared for a bitter
struggle and plans for the meeting had
been formulated with elaborate care to
make sure that Mr.. Murphy's plans should
not miscarry. John 7. Oakley was named
for temporary and permanent chairman,
and he lost no time in putting the program
through.
Opposition was expected when Thomas
F. Smith, secretary of the organization,
announced that all contests against dele
cations elected in the last primary election
had been referred to the general committee,
to be sent to committee on contested seats
when appointed. For a moment Mr. Oak
ley hesitated but no voice was raised in
protest and in a few moments the 200
members of the committee packed in the
hall were cheering Mr.. Murphy.
Announced Contests.
Mr.. Smith then announced contests in
the seventeenth, nineteenth and thirtieth
districts, and Benjamin ]. Hoffman, who
succeeded Patrick Keenan, as leader Of the
sixth district, moved that the president of
the general committee be authorized to
appoint a committee of seven men to con-
slider the protests. 1t is understood that
nnal acuOn OH lileSe coiplests Will De ue-
layed until after the next primary election,
so that the three Mcclellan men will be
prevented from taking their seats. Mr..
Hoffman will be chairman Of the commit
tee. -----r----
Alderman Timothy P. Sullivan, leader of
the third district and acting head of the
Sullivan clan. offered the second surprise
in this resolution praislng Mr.. Murphy's
conduct the last election:
Resolved, That we give expression to
our high appreciation of the political sa-
gacity, wise leadership and untiring in
oustry which marked the management of
the campaign in this county by Charles f.
Murphy
Defeat for Featherson.
Mr. Murphys fears Of a row in the gen
eral committee appeared to be well founded