New-York tribune., 1909-08-22
TAMMANY In BUSINESS
4CTITITT OF ITS LEADERS
Labor Representatives Look Ask-
ance at Many Big Contracts.

The probs bic loss Of large percentage OF the so
called labor vote is worrying the Tammany district
leaders.
The building code controversy a climax
TO string of incidents which had tended TO. con-
vince the labor leaders that Tammany Ball. under
its present leadership. was false TO them
The Committee of One Hundred, the Democratic
Union and other anti-Tammany organizations have
with them and Nh Murphy and his advisers are
alive 10 the fact that the labor vote is likely TO be
against the Tammany ticket Ia the coming election.
In pamphlet issued by the Democratic Union
attention is drawn to the fact that many of the
Tamrany district leaders In politics for busi-
ness reasons. The pamphlet says
Charles F. Murphy a financial hacker of the
New York Contracting and Trucking Company.
PENNSYLVANIA terminal This contracting company
ontaihed trom other roads and from city depart
other large contracts, on which. from the neces-
noysd VI Wite Sne case. Few citizen voters were em-
mas been so enlarged 20 include now the com
bnation of the Bradley -Caffney-Steers Company,
which has submitted plans for the new subways.
senator James J: Frawley. Tammany leader in
vK; NE %olh district bears the same relation TO the
y nllams Engineering and Construction Company
G1ntrets on3lies r. Murphy does 10 the New York
nsrtynaHSt mas had large 2ontracts from city de-
street terminal of the Manhattan Bridge the Bronx
1II 6lh sewer contract and the construction of the
mas mas invoked the direct opposition of the labor
Ttia IT%ll%atSns p Last year the Central Federated
10 the voters Of the 25th District oppose Frawley
In this appeal 1T stated that Frawley had
peen placed on the unfair list" of the Central
Federated Union comprising 20 labor organza-
uohs II was said also that the firm of contractors
with whom Senator Frawley was connected had
dlsregarded the prevailing rate Of wages and union
conditions by working it employees from ten 10
twelve hours day. and paying about one-halr the
prevailing rate for days work
The pamphlet continues:
Thomas T McAyoy chairman of The
Han executive committee and leader of the Tam
tractor. and has had many big contracts from
The Bronx under the administration of Louis +.
AT the hearings on The Eleventh avenue track
removal bill a reason for the refusal of Senator
vote on the measure stated 10 be that he had
a contract through the Waddngton Contracting
Company for the removal during the winter of
snow and ice from the tracks along Eleventh
Bart" Dunn. Tammany leader in the 18th Dis
trict has had for number of years the contract
DEPARTMENT Of Buildings, one of the bureaus of
Borough President Ahearn's office. the head
Tamany rs mem G the h M9h5p h bstref Of the active
f. E Nagle, of the 5nth District. is interested in
me Daly-McBean Contracting Company.
Recently the contractors in control OF the Tam
many organization added another district to their
Boyhan.
James Ahearn. Tammany leader in the 18th Dis
tr'ct is a contractor. and has had number of
painting contracts through the Fire Department
rarts Of the city, some of these contracts through
BIDS rendered and others as emergency contracts
For several years Senator Sullivan. who is at the
head of the Tammany organization in the 9Th Dis
uIGt though not the ostenslole leader there is
understood In Tammany circles is interested in the
firm of O'Bren & Ryder. \ large item of revenue
TOT to Iammsny plumbers has been the blanket con
tract agreement for meter repairs in the Depart
fnent or Water supply. Gas and Electricity