The evening world., 1913-08-14
RACE WIDE OPEN,
NOBODY CHOSEN,
MURPHY ASSERTS
No Slate Yet Agreed Upon for
Tammany's City
I Z Ticket.
LEADERS ARE ALL AT SEA
Healy Restaurant Affair Booms
Whitman, Hurts Gaynor
Stock.
LEADERS ARE ALL AT SEA

NothanS has ~. Decided uDea
regarding tie t1okss. ne sitaa-
uea u wiAs epsa. Z AonS hDew
myself what VIII ~ deas.-
Statement BY CAorsss p M"rpAv
al Tswwo~v Hou te-dov.
The Hsaiy restauraae afnAAr became
political issue to-day 60 the oonfusion
Of both Tammsny Hall and the Fusion
alliance.
Mayor oaynor's action has scared
Tsmmany just a. II was on the point Of
renominatlng him. All previously made
plans have gone into the discard BY
reason Of this unexpectedly new de-
velopment. Leaders who conferred with
Boss" Murphy at the Hall to-day
ciamorsd openly against the Mayor.
saying that the Hcaly incident he's
raised . popular tumult and that u
would be disastrous now for the OF.
Ganisation to nominate him.
In Fusion circles the action OF Dis
trict-Attorney whitman tumptnG Into
the fray and assuming che leadership 81
opposition TO the Mayor has again start
ID the cry that whitman IL tho popular
idol and should be made the Fusion
candidate for Mayor instsaa Of John
Iurroy Mitchell.
EVERY FACTION HAS A NEW
POLITICAL WRi00LE.
The political pot has boiled over IN
every party and every faction. There
are fireworks and smoke on all stdes.
Hail soon after noon and quickly the
talk of hostility to Gaynor began 20
spread MIR. Murphy slipped In at ii.B
anu sat down at his long closed desk In
tho big front room.
One after another Of the politicians
and oficehoiders In the long limo Of
walters moved up for . few minutes'
conversation with the big boss. He said
little in reply to their Inquiries and
their expressions Of opinion. Occasion.
ally ne asked . question Cor further IN
formation. but N a rule ne simply
listened. His form Of expression usually
was q snake Of the head.
There was no tip TO spread. The
word that all were waiting for was not
passed down the line. Everything 10 w
came away from the desk.
Al one o'clock the executive commis.
tee OF Tammany had . secret session.
Primarily II was absorbed In certain
routine business In connection with A.
arrangements for designating committee
meetings and primaries. But after that
business was disposed OF there was dis
cussloh OF the political situation.
Mr.. Mu, viiy said that b, would b
In town all day and Tomorrow a. we'll
II the political situat ton clears no wants
to 90 back to Good Ground Friday
night for over Sunday. but thsre are
uncertainties enough in STINT now 10
keep him steady on the Job for the neat
week.
wHiTMAN's srRgNorH IN.
CREASED ON HEALv AFFAIR.
The district leaders of Tammany never
have been enthusiastic In their support
or Mayor Gaynor for denomination. and
were willing to accept him only because
they were forced to admit that he was
the strongest vote getter they could
name. But since the Healy affair has
arisen. the clamor has started In the
districts that the Mayor has weakened
his popularity and that Tammany now
can 20 ahead with an organiza ton man
Just who that organization man 10 10
be no one can predict. The leaders are
raclsinE their brains TO pick q winner.
In the Fusion camp there 10 no end
OF trouble. The borough rows over
minor places on the ticket were confus.
Ing enough. but the leap Of District
Attorney whitman into the centre al
the stage In opposition 70 0synos
threatens To give the. regular Rspubli.
cans the opportunity they have wanted
to set up the Distrtot-Attornsy - q
Msyoraity candidate.
Herbert Parsons. the pilot Of the Re-
publican machine. has never Given up
hope Of getting Whitman to head the
ticket. despite his acceptance OF the
Fusion nomination for Dissatisfaction
ney and declaration Of adherence to
the combination slate. Mr.. Parsons
has been planning cesAelessly how to
put tho Con" into Confusion.
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