New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
NEW SULLIVAN FOR
HEAD Of BOWERY CLAN
Patrick Henry Out to Succeed
big Tim" as Leader in
FitzgeraId's Place.
HAPPY DAYS MAY RETURN
"Thirders' Cheer Announce.
ment That Clubroom Doors
Will Be Ajar Every
Night Hereafter.

The name of Sullivan is Coming back.
on the political roster Of the Bowery. II
it can't he Big Tim" who the hopefu,
say is only temporarily out of commits
sion. it is going to BEGGING strong
Patrick Henry Sullivan. his brother
Take it from about three hundred friends
OF the Big Fellow" who attended ths
second meeting of the new "SullIya,
Club AT No. 259 Bowery. last night and
enrolled IN support of Paddy" Sullivan
In his fight to wrest the Democratic
leadership Of the Sd Assembly District
from Senator John J. Fitzgerald.
The fist meeting of the followers NJ
the clan Sullivan was held a week aeo
at the same place. No engraved invita-
tions had been sent ont for that affair
but the word was passed along, and a
couple Of hundred "Thirders" showed 10
for starter. Regular notices 10 the en-.
rolled voters Of the district were dis,
tributed in advance of the meeting last
night and as a result Paddy" spoke IN
a FUN house SO that now the "pre
liminsry list Of members OF the new
club numbers more than FIVE hundred
Officers will be elected and permanent or
ganization effected on Friday night.
The weather was fine. even for the
Bowery. when the crowd arrived The
rumbling OF the elevated trains passing
the windows could not drown the cheers
for the new leader" as his tall figure
doomed i'm the doorway and moved among
his cohorts to the speakers table. Hats
and voices went up together in a fanfare
Of enthusiastic approval.
Bowery Yell Heard Again.
Larry Mulligan. half-brother OF Big
Tim glanced over the crowd and then
asked Patrick Henry why he didn't hire
a hall on. you primares-poor Old
Fritz one Of the regulars shouted as
Paddy started To speak.
II haven't much to say. boys. excep,
that We ought To win he said. But that
was enough To start the Bowery yell all
over again. Up TO four years ago. he
continued, any night you went down the
BOwery you would always find the club
house open. and some one there to 90 the
favors. but under the new regime (sar-
castically) it is closed except on FRIDAY
nights and the leader comes around once
a week. II any Of YOU wanted a favor
you had to ask Johnny White. ard
johnny wrote the Senator. and the
chances were you never heard from II
again. II man wanted loaf OF bread
on Monday he had To starve till Friday
night to get II. We aren't trying 10 build
up new political organization on tn
old stamping ground. but We want things
done as Tim used 10 do them.
Tim always had four or five men work
ing with him. anu il he couldn't DO d
favor he was tickled TO death to nave
some one else do IL for him. There va:
no more energetic man in this district
than Tim. II am leader OF the district
shall he right on the job as much a.
can. and II ! can't always do a favor my
self will be ticlIled 60 death 10 have
some one else do it FOR me. Now the
leader gets sore ii any one else does o.
There has 10 be a leader. but We will Al
work together. That's the only WAY witt
a real organization. and We are all lead
ors I'm that sense. That's about al have
20 say except that any Of the BOYS who
haven't enrolled can step up ana write
their names