New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
"Chief" and His Aids Re.
sort to Desperate Means
to Stop It.
SEEK TO HAMPER
WHITMAN INQUIRY
Glynn Investigation Through Os.
borne, Said To Be in Plan to
Embarrass Prosecutor.

| Tammany is resorting to desperate
methods TO forestall attack on the organ
ization. Some of the leaders, including
Charles +. Murphy. were content to rest
IN the philosophic belief that the storm
| engendered by the recent election would
! blow over Then Mr. Whitman came
along with his graft investigation. based
on the campaign declarations OF John \.
Fennessy and Tammahy is beginning TO
see that .he moral effect Of inquiry is in
creasing the anti-Tammany sentiment.
| Mr.. Murphy and his associates are just
now paying particular attention TO the
inquiry. Mr.. Murphy has postponed in
definitely his vacation trip TO Hot
| Springs, Va . having given up his reserva-
ton at the Homestead Hotel at that re-
sort. He will remain right here. it was
said, not because of any political distress
| az a result of the recent election. but
solely on account OF the Whitman John
Doe inquiry. a stenographic report Of all
| the testimony produced at the inquiry Is
being taken for some one I'm Tammany
Hall. and every speech delivered by Hen
messy during TIE cam oaign was tran
!
! ply and the inner council OF the Wig
wan, 1t was said.
| The Democratic organization here Is
looking for ways and means TO take the
| wind out of Mr.. Whitman's sails and
! hamper the inquiry as much as possible.
| TO this end Governor Glynn is said TO be
willing TO help through his special inves-
| tlgatOr. James W. Osborne The Cover
nor II is understood, VIII brook no inter
ference with Mr. Osborne by Mr.. Whit
man, or any one else which means that
he thinks the District Attorney is going
oIt Of his Jurisdiction by getting" people
upstate, and believes hat the Fowler and
Mcclure cases demand the attention Of a
state officer There Is marked opposition
| TO Mr.. Whitman in that regard not only
by the Democrats but by the Progress
ives
In view OF this development Republl-
can leaders are considering having an
Assembly investigating committee later
to look into the Irregularities in the State
! Highway Department, as we'll as to in
! vestigate Tammany Hall. as far as pos
! sible, 10 offset the Democratic effort 10
embarrass Mr.. Whitmans inquiry In
political circles all these Investigations are
looked upon as political expedlents. and
Will have their significance I'm shaping
the situation for the state campaign
next fall. Some see in the Glynn spe-
/ cial investigation an effort TO boom a
Glynn denomination. despite the Gov
! ernor's positive denials at this time that
he will not be candidate. The Demo
Gratis believe that the conference of Re
publican leaders in this city at the Wal
dorf on December . will virtually nomi-
nate District Attorney Whitman for Gov
erncr
The Tammany backfre IS also in evil
dence in all the movements by indepen-
dent Democrats toward the reorganiza-
tion OF Tammany Hall from the inside
in the various Assembly districts. For
instance. when Richard f. Weldon or
ganzed the Samuel j. Tilden Democratic
! Cuban independent organization TO
fight Tammany Hall-in the 18th Assem-
bly, District r.. =. kilroe and j. \ Nc
Donald. a son-in-law Of Senator O'Gor-
man, organized another club, as yet un-
named. which apparently is supporting
James Hines. Tammany leader of the dis
trict
| In the 23d Assembly District IL is un-
derstod Nat d. jacob. who is active in
the Cleveland Democracy, a new anti
/ Tammany organization OF independent
! Democrats, has been asked 10 run as
| leader against Thomas +. McAvoy. Here
again members OF the Macy Association.
! the Tammany organization are found
! organizing a new so-called 'indepen-
dent club, evidently for the purpose OF
blocking the move against McAvoy.
1t is expected that Tammany will de-
velop more mock independent organiza-
| tions In proportion TO the increase OF
! the real anti-Tammany clubs I'm the other
Assembly districts. w B. Seldom, Mr..
/ Jacohi and John +. Cowan, Commission
or Of Records, have been appointed a
committee by the Cleveland Democracy