The sun., 1907-03-19
FEGTHERSONWARSON MURPHY
WITH THE MAYOR GETTING ~ {
HARD DIG EVERY DAY or SO.

NrPStIe-I.Ast Of the Murphy DOcI,
Leases and DOnObup'S Baths Doomed
At to-morrow's meeting Of the Sinking
Fund Commission resolution will be pre-
Aented depriving Phil Donohue. treasurer
of Tammany Hall and chief political ad-
wiser Of Charles +. Murphy. of the privilege
If running the Audubon Beach Baths at
West 15lst street: and to push the Mcclellan
knife further into Murphy there will he
another resolution calling for the improve
ment Of the North River front between
Ninety-fourth and Ninety-eighth streets.
or the three pier leases granted to the
Murphy company during the Van WyCk
administration the Tammany Hall leader
has now only one left. That one is at West
Ninety-sixth street, and that also is 10 I've
taken from him. The Murphy company
has been pa wing only nominal rental for il
70 the city. hut as it is the only place in tha
part Of The city that can be used for dump
ing purposes the concern has been making
large profits from it. Al the meeting Of the
commission tomorrow a report will be
read signed by Chandler Wilmington, the
chief engineer Of the Finance Department,
recommending the building Of new piers
between Ninety-fourth and Ninety-eighth
strorts and that one Of the piers shall be
assigned to the use Of the First Naval Bat
talon TO carry out the recommendation
recently sent 10 the city authorities by we
Secretary Of the Navy that a station he pro-
vided on the Hudson River waterfront for
The battalion. A the improvement will
undoubtedly be ordered by the commission
The Murphy lease Of the Ninety-sixth street
rier will he revoked
Resides taking money from Murphy's
pockets Mayor Mcclellan and his friends
are mapping out a campag gn for the fight
ing Of the Murphy leaders in almost every
district. Maurice Featherson is looking
after this work II he succeeds in ousting
Murphy from the control Of the organiza-
'ion he will be the lea der Of Tammany Hall.
John j. Dooley cousin of Featherson. will
in the interest Of the Mcclellan forces OPP
pose Thomas =. McAvoy AZ the primary
election for the leadership of the Twenty
third Dooey has fought McAvoy before
and once came within about three hundred
votes of beating him.
Festherson and McAvoy met accidentally
Yesterday in the City Hall and McAvoy
asked Featherson IL the report that he was
70 he opposed in his district next September
Was true.
1T certainly is said Featherson, and
# YOU continue to line up with Murphy
don't think there will he much trouble in
beating You"
" am going TO get ready for that fight
right now" McAvoy said after he had
parted with Featherson "The reason why
Dooley polled so many votes three years
ago vas because did not pay any attention
tn him until a week before the primary
election and allowed him to have the CAM
ragn all to himself But this time it will
he different and I will begin my work in
The district this very day. | have no hard
feelings against Featherson and if he wants
to run a candidate against me it's his
privilege. hut the fight will put up against
his man will make things hum in the Twenty
third from now until the primaries
Featherson. il was stated yesterday.
has slso won Charles W. Culkin. the leader
of the Fifth district from Murphy. A few
days ago Culkn. who is clerk of the Court
of Special Sessions was sent for by Feather
son. II is related that when Culkin re-
sponded to the call and met Featherson in
his office in the old Times Building he re-
marked nonchalantly: What can do for
you. Mauriceg'
Reaching into a drawer OF his desk, Mr.
Featherson pulled out a paper containing
r score or more of names and said: DO
you know any Of these men, Charlie?'
Why know 'em all. they belong to my
district" answered Culkin.
And they all have public jobs" Feather
son is reported to have said.
Culkin admitted it and Featherson then
significantly asked: Charlie, are you for
me or for Murphy"
Culkin grasped the meaning of the ques-
tion instantly. Il don't know what to do.
he replied. -rve only been the leader OF
the district for a year and | want to hold
on TO il. Give me time to think over the
matter"
Featherson told Culkin 20 take all the
time he needed. and it was learned yester-
day that Culkin has informed Featherson
that he will be willing to ally himself with
the Administration.
One of Charles F. Murphy's friends said
yesterday that James J. Hogan. Assistant
Commissioner OF Public Works under
Borough President Ahearn and leader of
the Fifteenth district had been commits
stoned by Mr.. Murphy to win over to
Murphy Ross Williams Of the Seventeenth
ulstrlCL ana JAmob AnedTu OF inc Nlbe-
teenth district. who were elected leaders
Of those districts as Mcclellan men at the
last primary election. They have not
been allowed. however. to take their seats
in the executive committee of Tammany
Hall on the ground that their right to sit
in the committee has been contested by
the Murphy candidates they defeated. The
man from whom this story came said that
Mr.. Murphy had promised Hagan, should
he succeed in weaving Williams and Anearn
from Mcclellan. the Tammany nomination
for Sheriff next fall.
The Murphy Contracting Company has
obtained from J ustce GTeenbaum an order
70 Dock Commissioner Bensel to show cause
Why he should not be punished for con-
tempt in violating an order issued by Justice
Scott in 1902 to prevent the then Dock Com
missioner from interfering with the COM
pany's Use OF the pier at West Seventy
ninth street.
81 YEARS FOR THREE BTRGL iRS.
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