New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
SULLlVANS In REVOLT
W4NT 4HE4RN LEFT OOI.
Murphy Trying to Smash StrHsgfe
for EUison's Election.

Charles F Murphy and the Sullivans are en-
paeed in a desperate under-coFeF SUISSE
for the control of the Manhattan @ueio--
xkho meet tomorrow afternoon to eject SUI
ceesor to Borough President Ahearn.
1,,o. re,oI+ against Murphys authority is leo
bv Little Tim" Sullivan, who Is lrSiiis - -"1 ~
., i,,,nassibIe to re-elect Ahearn- sullivan Is
- = :. ,r;,y ahout the election of William
;, 17I,iso, former Corporation Counsel III Ae
-o, do that and can elect himself ne VII
Not wait for the office to seek SuilVan- nv -
promptly take it. -. hin,
Tho chances are that Murphy will beat MN
r5 smash the revolt. Little Tim does MS
fighting inside the happy family III ne oa.i''''
,-;n he ,sill come around smiling ana say lheie
was no trouble at all. and that 'he pi'ii
all the while TO re-elect Ahearn-
The Suiivans want the Borough Ffesiue
office for the patronage it controls mat 10
-. ,fnrnbx, wants it for. Sullivan yesterday
haga, us;np the argument that IL would pe pau
o,;,;cc for Tanunany to put Ahearn pach III
Office as II might anger the Governor oi'>
rrornpt him 10 oust Ahearn the second III
1h c,,l,;,,an men while conducting thelr re-
81. ,,-aer cover are doing their utmost 10 he'p
.4,n,s ,uiet on the surface, saying lhaI 'iio
-, -. M caucrs of the Tammany men, anu
that the members will be allowed 10
,ne4r o,sn Judgment about re-electfng Aheaih-'
NJ.
CONVINCED that his client viii be reelected 10
o,- He nredicted that the aldermen woulu
-o-o,.c+ea Ahearn. If Mr.. Littleton finds 'hai
,bi,os are going against his client he may ask
s,,s+fce of the Appellate Division for a stay penn"
ing an appeal to the Appellate biNisioh -i'-''
the decision of Justice Greenbaum-
,.a.rn,bi,e a sharp watch is being kept Oh
Cronin, Torpey. Leverett ana Noo"a.'
Hearst aldermen IN the board. Who' IL ui4s
stand together tomorrow, will have the painii0e
of power. a,
Already Charles F. Murphy has sent LOT Al
5er,oan c,ronin and Torpey and asked therr
~,bo. tbev are going to do A week ago Ll1Iie
Tim" Sullivan said with unusual lranhiieSS
.h,+ the Tar7n,any men would re-elect Ahearh-
v.s,er5av he was not so sure Of II When
asked by q Tribune reporter II ne sun was
for Ahearn he said:
That is the general understanolrs 1
r.mnanv aldermen will be for Ahearn' oul II
.. ,o+ finally decided what we VIII 90 we
have not heard from Mr.. Ahearn yet ana .
So, t,o,v whether he wants us 10 re-eiect
him -,
nrr Ahearn probably has not appealed 10 the
e,,;,o,s The s,ulivans once turned him
sou, and II was Murphy who nominated MIN
sor borough President Mr. Murphy is going
IN re-elect Ahearn il he can "hen aShu
Yesterday IL Mr. Murphy had sent for MN. AL
tierman Torpey replied;
That is question do not wish TO answer
at this time, .., >.
~ iii not answer that. either said Torpey
..I have not fully made up my mind YET "hat
/ am going to do
90 haven't anv use for tie newspapers, said
,,aa-raan c,ronin They never quote the alder
men straight You can say what you ike
about me when vote for Borough President
but I haven't anything TO say now
Alderman Harry L. Leverett intiniated that
he was an organization Democrat ana "ou'o
vote for the organization candidate. Alderman
Noonan would not discuss the subject at all
The situation bristles with interesting posi-
1i,ir;es The Republicans have sixteen votes
she democrats seventeen and the Hearst men
<or- .ssun1iny that the division Will be accord
ing to the expressed principles of the aldermen-
The Republicans held a brief caucus yesterday
following the session Of the board, and decided
to support Max s. Grifenhagen for Borough
President They will meet again on Thursday
before the special meeting called by the Mayor
Alderman Reardon comes from Maurice
reatherson's district MI Feathe-son IS at odGs
with Murphy. It is possible. though not prob
able, that Reardon will vote against Ahearn
Then there is Alderman Doull. who represents
the Dalton district Ahearn dismissed noulrs
leader from Office to- alleged neglect OF duty
Douli is wrota at Ahearn, but probably will vote
for him. after roasting him
Another possibility Is that Mayor Mcclellan,
who will preside, will refuse 10 entertain a
for AheaTr. the ground that, the Governor
has removed Ahearn, such vote would be void.
Still another complication is possible If three
or four of the aldermen should absent them
selves 1t is question whether they could be
compelled TO attend and vota-
Governor Hughes might interpret the re-elec-
ton Of Ahearn as void and send an emergency
MESA ge to the Legislature, calling for imme-
diate action in authorizing the appointment of
new Borough President by the Governor pend
ing a valid election of some one by the alder
men. Certain it is that something will have to
be dorle by the end OF the month, the Com
troIler is holding up all acquisitions from the
Borough Presidents office. The borough pay
rolls will not be passed until there is legally
chosen Borough President.
akRE. IIIMMEI MICH RETTER