The Washington times., 1913-11-05

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Charles Fran
els Murphy has been recalled by the
voters Of New York. Even his close
friends admitted this today. 1t was
also the construction generally placed on
yesterdays landslide by the voters in
side and outside of Tammany.
Shorn of all patronage in this city,
the Tiger faces the leanest four years in
its history. Organization leaders awoke
today full. of fight They placed the
blame entirely on Murphy's leadership.
1t was generally accepted that there will
be 4 new deal in The wigwam and anoth-
er head before the next election rolls
around
Best Machine Is Wrecked.
Surveying the wreck of what was a
month ago the best equipped political
machine ever constructed Tammanyitss
today could find nothing that looked
hopeful. The fusion sweep had been
complete. Manhattan, stronghold Of
Tammany, the one great fertilization
that in the past had always repelled
the enemy, had surrendered.
So enormous had been the landslide
which elected John Purroy Mitchell,
thirty-four years old, who will be New
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into office the fusion county ticket in
New York county. Tammanyites could
hardly believe this. They fiocked to the
headquarters on Fourteenth street to
strongholds of Murphy, of Sullivan, of
The" McManus and the other district
chieftains who never before faced de-
feat Lao been carried by the enemy.
And they were told that this was true.
Snowballs the Diet.
The wreck was complete and all
realized that snowballs would be the
ctief article of diet on the machine
r,enu for the next four years.
The question that oyershadowed even
the result of yesterdays election is
how Tammany is to be reorganized. OF
course Murphy reiterated that he will
rot quit. But the Organization never for
gives what is popularity termed within
the ranks ''fat-headedness.' And while
Murphy was insisting TO his intimates
that he would stay at the helm, the dis
trict leaders were scanning the horizon
for a new pilot.
They were looking toward Washing
ton. President Wilson is expected 10
help through the selection of a sue
cessor to John Purroy Mitchell as col
1ector of the port. 1t is believed he will
name a man who can have the support
of all stripes of Democracy in the city
and who will be able. through the pow
erful patronage of his office to reorgan-
ize Tammany Hall along modern pro-
gressive lines. 1t is not believed the
new collector could afford to become
titular leader of Tammany. but he can
work with the man finally selected as
Murphys successor.
Malone Is Suggested.
The individual chiefly suggested to-
day for the job was Dudley Field Ma
lone, Third Assistant Secretary of State
son-in-law of Senator OGorman, and
intimate of President Wilson.
Mitchers plurality is placed at about
1l5,62 The chief successful candidates
were: Mayor. John Purroy Mitchell;
comptroller. William A. Prendergast;
president board of aldermen, George
McAneny.
The borough presidents elected were:
Manhattan, Marcus NJ. Marks. Fusion;
Brooklyn, Lewis H Pounds, Fusion;
Bronx, Douglas Mathewson. Repub-
iican: Queens, Maurice Z. Connolly,
Democrat and anti-Tammany; Rich
mond, Charles ]. Mccormack, Demo-
crat
Mitchell carried every borough in the
city. An incident in the rout of Tam
roll for the first time in many years of
Julius Hamburger, now sheriff Har-
burger, disqualified by law from sue
ceeding him as sheriff. forced his
ncmiDation for coroner Of New York
county. He was bowled over by the
Fusionists. Another notable figure de-
feated was George Cromwell who has
been president of the Borough of Rich
mond since consolidation to the greater
city.