New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-16
D|SCORD IN TAMMANY
VOICED BY c. c. BATTLE
Senator 0'GOrman'S Law Part
ner Takes Stand Against
Murphy Regime.
APPEALS TO DEMOCRATS
Invites All Members of Party to
Join in Effort to Change
Leadership and Organ
ization of Wigwam.

lZdIlOH OF WlgWdm.
The first intimation of real discord
among the prominent Democrats con the
| inside" Of Tammany Hall came yesterday
from George Gordon Battle. law partner
OF Senator O'Gorman and the Tammany
candidate for District Attorney against
Mr.. Whitman four years ago. Mr. Battle
| issued a statement in which he virtually
! invited all Democrats to Join in an effort
TO change the leadership and the organi-
cation of Tammany Hall as now consti-
tuted.
Mr.. Battle denied, however. that his
criticism was directed point blank against
Charles f. Murphy. He further declared
| that he knew OF no movement to substi-
| tute Senator O'Gorman for Mr.. Murphy
as leader Of Tammany Hall. lie In
timated. nevertheless. that higher
| type" OF Democrats should be at the helm
OF the local Democracy. Referring to
Tammany Hall, he said:
"The difficulty Of our organization is not
IN the character of its members. 1t lies
! I'm the fact that there has been too much
allegiance to outworn political theories of
subServience to a central control
Mr. Battle did not outline a definite plan
! for reorganizing Tammany or the inside.
| but he declared that all good Democrats
should interest themselves In the sub
! ject without waiting for the primaries.
| lie said all Democrats, regardless Of fac
| tions. should take an active part in the
| Democratic party Of this county and
should use their best efforts "to keep our
| local party up to the high ideals and prac-
teal efficiency that the party leader.
| President Wilson, is exemplifying in
| Washington. Tammany Hall was mere
| ly a name. he said. and, what's in
name?
I'm speaking Of changes in Tammany
| Hall" he said lit must be remembered
| that this is a loose expression, and that
what are sought are changes I'm the legally
| organized Democratic party in this coun-
| ty. That such changes and reforms are
desirable all thinking men admit. The
law Of progress is a law of change. With
! out progress there is stagnation."
In view of Mr.. Battles statement, the
movement started in the 18th Assembly
| District among some of Mr.. Battles close
friends TO break away from the Tam
many organization in the district, the
| Monongahela Club. and form n new club
| is significant. The movement Is headed
| by Edwin I. Kilroe, chairman of the
Tammany general committee of the 18th
District, who has been appointed presi-
dent pro TEN. Of the new organization.
John H. Marchmont. secretary pro tenn:
10, 10. ofC Gu,
ator O'Gorman; Noah Stanchlife and
Percy NJ. Armstrong. with Mr.. Kilroe.
make up committee OF FIVE appointed
TO select a name for the new club and
! secure a clubhouse.
The present Tammany leader Of the 10Th
District is James j. Hines. Mr.. kilroe
said yesterday that the reorganization
! movement was not directed against
Hines and that the members OF the new
! club might even favor his reelection as
| leader.
I'VE propose to look for the reorgani-
cation Of Democracy in the 18th Assembly
District on the basis OF principles, and not
patronage" said Mr.. Kilroe. I'VE are out
for ballot reform and cleaner candidates"
A certificate OF incorporation was fled
with the Secretary Of State yesterday
for the Columbia University Democratic
Club. which Is I'm the same district.
Among the incOrporators are Warner
Pyne. Joseph F. Mulqueen, jr.. and John
H. Marchmont II is expected that the
Columbia club will amalgamate with the
Kilroe club later on.
Bert Hanson, chairman Of the executive
committee of the AntlTamany Jefferson
ian Alliance, issued statement last night.
which in part follows:
80 many Democrats have telephoned
and written me since election, asking for
information about the Anti-Tammany
Jeffersonian Alliance that 1t seems ad-
yisable to make an authoritative state
ment as to the origin Of one OF the pres
ent movements TO organize Democrats in
the city of New York and plans which
we have in hand.
Before the selection Of candidates by
the Citizens Municipal Committee there
| had existed several Democratic organiza-
tions. which had fought the Tammany
Hall organization. Among them were the
Empire State Democracy, the Democratic
| Union, Inc; the Home Rule Democracy
| of BROOKLYN, ana tHt ilOIHc iNNlt btAioN-
racy Of The Bronx. Those organizations
had decided to support candidates opposed
to Tammany. Had there not been fusion
an independent Democratic ticket would
have been nominated.
After the Committee Of 107 made its
selections these Democratic organizations
decided to support the fusion ticket. Soon
thereafter those organizations decided TO
form an alliance for the purpose OF the
campaign, taking in with themselves the
Mitchell Democratic League, which.
though organized primarily in behalf OF
Mr. Mitchell, was also supporting the fu-
sion ticket
at was thought that such union OF
organizations would prevent duplication
OF effort and unnecessary expenditure Of
money. Thus was formed the Antl-Tam-
many Jeffersonian Alliance 1t was agreed
between the federated organizations that
each should continue its existence, though
during the campaign all were to work to-
gether through the Alliance"