New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-19
LOSS TO TAMMANY HALL
Believed Murphy Won't Easily
Fill Cohalan's Place.

Daniel +. Cohalan learned Of his APP
pointment as Supreme Court Justice by
telephone from Albany shortly after II was
made As soon as the news spread around
he was besieged with telephone messages
kilograms and personal calls Of those who
wished to congratulate him.
The general feeling in Tammany Hall IS
that Charles F. Murphy has lost one Of
the ahlest advisers that ever counselled the
head Of large political organization. The
consensus of opinion was that it would be
impossible for the boss" of Tammany to
find man who would completely ill the
void that will. be left by the retirement Of
MI Cohalan from active politics.
Ills friends said last night II anybody
thought Mr. Murphy could still lean on
Mr.. Cohaan for political advice he would
he greatly mistaken. as Mr.. Cohalan had
decided that once on the bench he would
as completely withdraw from political ac-
tlvity as II he had never been the balance
wheel Of the Tammany machine.
Many of Mr., Cohalans friends tried 20
persuade him not 10 40 on the bench, but
others were just as insistent that he should
take this opportunity Of getting place
where he would be free from the constant
criticism and sometimes abuse that have
been hurled AT him because Of his activity
in the work OF the local and state political
machines.
Probably Mr. Cohaan would not have lis
tened TO this advice except for the fact
that certain influences tried to prevent the
Governor nom considering him at all. This
found public cxpl ession in number Of
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take the place Just TO show that he could
not be barred from the bench by such crit-
C.sms
Although a young mamie was born in
Middleiown. in lS6S-Mr. Cohalan has long
been active in politics. II was not until the
Buffalo state convention. where William
Randolph Hearst was named as the regular
Democratic candidte for Governor that
Nj Cohalan came 10 the front as the
chief adviser Of Charles +. Murphy. Be
fore that time there had been half dozen
or more men upon whom the leaders of
Tammany Hall had relied for assistance
snd advice in the yariohs phases of politi-
cal activity. one Of these at various times
va Bourke Cochran.
Mr Cohalan has proved I'm all around po-
tails Of con cntion work and been strong
factor I'm making up states. but he has also
been relied upon 10 write platforms and 10
make necessary arguments on the floors of
conventions.
Now that M. Cohslan T. TO retire from
the right hama of the boss it il hard 10
say 10 whom Nj. Murphy will turn. If he
should make up With j. Sergeant Cram the
latter would not be any more Of an adviser
than he was before. IL is not az all un-
likely that William + Sheehan. Delaney
Niool and Robert F. Luce will he consulted
by the mead OF Tammany Hall on impor-
tant matters Of policy.
1r. Cohalan was educated AT the public
schools in Middlctown, Waikiki Academy,
and Manhattan College. lie studied Law
in the Office OF Judge John q. Wilkin. in
Middletown and moved TO this city soon
after he was admitted 10 the bar
He received the Endorsement OF the New
York County Lawyers Association, the AS
ISOLATION OF the Bar Of New York city, of
the greater number OF Supreme Court jus
tlccs in the list and I'd departments and Of
wsu known lawyers personally. -