New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
TAMMANY SHY OF NJ. @. L
MURPHY GIVES ORDERS.
Democratic aldermen Won't Try to
Control Board NO7C.

The Hearst Aldermen not wanted by Tam
many. Little Tim" Sullivan Tammany leader Of
the board, after conference yesterday with
Charles F. Murphy said that the Tammany men
would not attempt to take the control of the board
away from the Republicans they might do with
the help Of the Hearst He said that while
the Tammany men could not prevent the Hearst
members from voting with them, they were under
obligation to go into combination with the
Hearst men, and, in fact, would not do SO.
At the last meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
Little Tim" announced that he was the leader OF
the majority of the board, and referred TO the late
Republican majority"
The fact seems to be that the arrest OF Clifford
on charges of bribery and of Peters and Cronin
on charges of perjury has thoroughly discredlted
the Hearst men in the board, and no one wants
anything to do with them
When the Hearst broke away from the Re-
publicans on the reCordcrship issue two weeks ago
and helped the Tammany men to elect McAvoy the
Hearst members delighted, and were the
Tammany But that was before the District
Attorneys Office began to put on the screws. Now
It IS different With the prospect of control Of the
board passing to Tammany flood Of de-
Ynands from both the Hearst men and Tammany
men, and Little Tim" could not stand up against
it, After consulting with Mr.. Murphy he decided
that he would leave the Hearst to their own
devices. giving them nothing but taffy and using
their votes as long they furnished gratis.
Alderman Henry Clay Peters held a long talk
with Alderman Clifford in dark corner of the
City Library at the City Hall yesterday. There is
plenty Of talk about Clifford and Cronin telling all
they know about the bribery charges, and Peterss
friends said yesterday that he was laboring with
Clifford with the idea of convincing him that all
the Hearst men must stand together until they get
through with their trouble.
The men who. politically without n Preside
in tho board are Peters Cronin, Clifford KuntEe,
Falk Rowcroft. O'Neil Leyerett Noonan and Tor
pey.
Lawlor. of Brooklyn, with them until the
rocordershp fight came up. when he Topped to the
Republicans, and he has been ChuCkhng over 1t
but became convert TO Hearstism He was elected
on q Republican Hearst ticket The Tammany men
that is the main he left them In the timely
way he did, one Of the things that the Tammany
that Lawlor tried to get warship for picnic pur-
a Tammany member Of the board told Iswlor
that the way for him to become solid in his district
was to give big picnic FOR the masses e az you
i,a 56 6vy be nav said ths Tammany man
L9wlor at became interested, The more he
srie1ds IN the board The better he liked the idea
OF getting a warship for a picnic. So he wrote on
mrai Coghlan, I'm command of the New York Navy
Ward asking FOR the loan Of n warship for picnic
well as anv one and ha sent a letter back saying
that as soon he had idle gunboat battleship
Alderman for the use OF himself and friends Al
derman LawIor showed the letter to his friends
many Of whom were duly impressed with the APP
parent candor Of the commandant In promising the
loan Of warship Tho picnic season waned and
Lawlor did not get his ship In lieu Of Il he got
tremendous lot o. chatting by Tammany men. who
When the lineup on the recordership came Law
Tor voted at first FOR Paimeri. th%Hearst candidate
but when the Hearst men switched to CowinE Law
Tor swung to the Republicans. lie has been telling
Of luck he ever had All the rest Of the Hearst
men are. under suspicion hut Iawlor sti!l retains
stituents