The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-05
Powerful Political Clan lngIoriousIy
Defeated in Tuesdays Battle
Would Choose New Leader
with Aid Of President
MITCHELL Is MAYOR
PLURALITY 1858
Tammany Leaders Blame the Boss
for The Disaster Back-kick
Of Sulzer Deal was Fatal
to Murphy
Telegram by pnited Pres.

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New York, Nov. 5.-"Boss" Murphy
today recalled the construction land
slide. Tammany lieutenants blamed
Murphy and it is believed that Murphy
will lose the leadership.
Mitchell's plurality for mayor on the
complete returns compiled is 115.62S.
Tammany looks to the president to
help select their new leader through
the appointment of successor to
Mitchell as collector of port 1t is be-
lieved that he will appoint man who
can be supported by all Democrats and
able to reorganize Tammany Hall
along modern, progressive lines. It Is
not believed that the man so appointed
will be the titular leader but win CO.
operate with the man selected to sue
coed Murphy. pudIey ]. Malone, third
assistant SECRETARY of state, a son-in-
law Of Senator O'Gorman, was today
suggested.
Although Sulzer was elected to the
assembly. his ambition to be speaker
cannot be gratified because the Repub-
licans will control the assembly.
The defeat of Mccall, Democrat. by
Mitchell, fusionist, was overwhelnS
ing, but was unexpected till toward
the latter part OF the campaign.
The chances appeared even until
little over two weeks ago. Then
came the removal of William SuIzer
as governor by the high court of i'm
parchment; the thrilling story by the
deposed governor of Charles F. Muir
phys attempt to dominate the state
government-an then chaos. Proba-
bly, never before was such feeling
worked up against Chief Murphy and
Tammany Hall as was displayed i'm
mediately after Suffers story was
made public. The Progressives of the
sixth assembly district unanimously
nominated Sulzer for the assembly and
with John A. Hennessy, state investi-
gator under Gov. Sulzer, the deposed
governor fired charge after charge at
Tammany Hall and Charles Francis
Murphy
Tammany never met with greater
surprise in its existence than the sight
OF Sulzer, an impeached, supposedly
discredited, and deposed governor sud
denly rising as the big factor in the
local campaign. Many Tammany lead
ers complained that the "Chief'' was
too easy when the way was left open
for Sulzer to again hold office. The
court did not disqualify him. He i'm
mediately told the story of how Muir
ply had made demands for certain ap-
pointments on him; how he pressed
him to the limit on all questions which
Murphy desired settled in his own
way; how Mccall acted as the go-be-
tween in the dealings, and how the
ultimatum was finally delivered that
James E. Gaffney, a Musphy hench-
man, must be appointed highway COM
missioner or there would be war"
The "Gaffney or war" message was
followed by other demands, according
to Sulzer, and he was told he must ac-
eede to these demands or face ruin.
i Mrs. Sulzer added to the story with
statements that she had received
scores of letters threatening her hus-
bands life and told how Mccall, told
her that Sulzer must do as Murphy or
dered.
The wiping out Of party lines for the
fight, however, dates back long before
Sulzer figured in the situation. When
Chief Murphy nominated Mccall as the
Tammany candidate the Progressive
wing of the Democratic party. the Re
publicans and Progressives united on
Mitchell as fusion nomineee.
Mitchell is Wilson Democrat He
was president OF the board Of alder
men when President Wilson appointed
him collector of the port II elected,
he will be one Of the youngest men
who ever held the office Of mayor Of
} New York. He is but "a years old
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