New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
TO LET UP on MAYOR
T1mmany Hats IN RepudiGtior'-
Organizatiof1 W6aEenIng.

-zr,ns,v AZ an organization has temporarily
abandoned q plan urged by many OF the dlsTr1ce
leaders to adopt resolution at the Reorganization
meeting on Tuesday night repudiaCng the McCiel-
Ian administration. It may be that resolution
will be passed at instance Of the Sulllvans oe-
cIarinE against the Sunday closing OF nlo7LAS
picture shows, On the ground that 1t Is an aoE.oz
rnent Of personal liberty. The Tamnany teaoeFs
have always been strong for what they consider
personal liberty. It sounds good from the ros-
t-uu1. and there are precedents for It
The executive and general committees are not
likely to 20 far in repudiadng McClelsn On tues
dsy night Most of the leaders feel Ike doing II
but Charles 2 Murphy has been advised oy 1he
conservative men IN the organization TO go SLOW
in that direction At the reorganization meeting
various resolutions may be passed, but the talk
yesterday indicated that nothing touching upon the
MayoraIty campaign Of 1909 would be brought up
There is g strong probability that J Sergeant
Cram viii be reelected chairman Of the general
committee and Thomas z McAvoy chairman OF
-+e executive committee There will be changes
IN the standing committees, but they will not be
important Daniel 2. Cohaian still Is the mite
haired boy Of the Wigwann, and he VIII continue
as head Of the Law committee
Tsmu1any faces the new year in = demorahzeo
condition The district leaders admit privately
that they haven't even chance OF elect-ng q
Navor next fall They admit that II the Repuo-
ucans use good judgment in bringing about
fusion they not only VIII elect q city ticket but
viii oar-v New York County and control the next
Board Of Aldermen
The hardest blow received by Tauarnany IN the
last decade was the passage and enforcement OF
the Finch law providing for the duplicate signing
bv every elector of the registration roll and 1nsec-
tors records al every election. Sheriff Foley has
admitted 10 personal friends that this law VIII cost
Tzrrany 1000 votes in the districts south OF
18th street every year. II has almost killed on
false registration and repeating. Tanrnany's win
rinz margin in New York County is now almost
,zi7ed out and the organization will never again
have such -easy shedding in rolling up fraudulent
,,7-aIi-ies in the downtown districts
Mayor Mcclellan has been bitter olsappoinf-
-oent 70 Boss Murphy The Tammany chieftatn
and the district leaders hoped that the CatskiH
zo71educt work would furnish almost unlimited
rs+ronage The Mayor from the inception or the
r-oiect has blocked all efforts TO Taunmanytze the
work.
The Nevor vii make number OF changes the
v- ~ me year In the heads OF departments, out II
{s doubtful If he viii consult the TanInany men
about them
IT looks 70 me-" said member OF the execo-
-i,e Committee last night, -'as If We would lose
evsrzztbinz at the coming uayoralty election II
va go down next fall for four-year tenure OF
.r+fTznrnany interests in the CITY Han II "oulo
77o+ SUNRISE me If never came back as q con-
+~o,1inz force II politics here Things rave Oeen
ez,i-er against Us steadily Of late, and suspect
81 the glory OF Tamr1any has gone never 10
return.