The evening world., 1913-10-22
He Just Sits Behind a
Desk and Whispeys to
HE Aloe. Stricken Audi.
tors as They Glide Up
to Him to Beg a Crun,b
From, the Table Of
Diues.
His Departure for the Day
10 a Mighty Event That
Racks the Loyal with
the Fear that Maybe
the Toils Of His Position
Haue Dealt HeaOily Nth
Him.

n you strou down Fourteen:h street.
ksward the East River. you wiz notice
. Sag red brick building on the north
size. just before you reach Third ave-
niue. This IL the tepee Of the man
Judge Mccall knows as Chief There
10 nothing very attractive about ~ =
building. and. were IL not for the life
else Indian who stands with a :o",a.
hawk In his hand. just over the mair
entrance, and the sim pie words. Tam
many Hail." over the door. YOU ~ould
probably pass without stopping.
Near the roof you will see stamped
IN golden neures. 'I'ss." which you may
discover means tho date on which was
founded the Tsmmsny Society or Col
umbian Order-an organization that In
tts time did wonders for pure dsmoc-
rasy but which had nothing In common
With the ideas that rule in Tsmmsny
to-day.
II you decide to enter tho building. you
will find It difhcult to push your way
tered on the pavement In front. In the
hallway. on ths stairs. Every available
space 10 occupied. All are speaking in
whispers Of the Chief"
Reaching the nrst landing you turn TO
the right and enter u large room nilsd
with men. smoking good or bad ciears.
according to their prosperity. All are
talking In whispers. and all are discuss.
ing one subject. Every eye 10 turned
toward a desk In the corner Of The
room. above which rises the top Of .
mans head.
They are all talking about Charles r.
Murphy. THE Chief" and that's his
head sticking up above the desk In the
corner OF the room.
From his desk there y . queue
Of soismn.faced men which extends
out into the hail and down ths
posed Of members OF his star. lsutsn.
ants and district leaders. They have
come to get instructions from The
Chief" and nsrvsusly await their
turn. Some expect to bs censursd. none
TO receive praise. all to BE- commanded.
and most Of ths3 ready to 20 70 any
extreme II The Chief but mods the
need.
For there are those. even among his
followers. who admit that the man he
depended on had failed him. had gone
over to the enemy and exposed the
plans. made over . year agO. which
would have made him ruler over the
State. The pebble which may over.
throw THE Chief Charles appears to
have been his error In leaving the way
clear for Sulser to hold public ONCE
after h.s impeachment
The Chief" has that dosged per-
isistency and determination admirable
In any man. and. while the newspaper
are printing his picture with denunci-
alton and cr!ticsms. he Just sits
behind the desk and smokes bIR,
long. black cigars. as he inspires new
courage in his stan and gives orders
for STRENGTHENING all his fortiHcations.
"Tammany III! Not yet Who said
that?'
ne WHISTLES, KNOWING HE .s
IN A GRAVEYARD.
These are the only words he spoke
In the only interview he granted to
newspaper men yesterday. And the,
are characteristic OF tho man. Denia
hrst. then night. lie laughs when yol
ask hira what ne thinks OF sulxers ac
easa,.oBs. 10 hasI; given them .
thought. This spirit IL instiiled in hi,
followers. too. and the lnquisitor re
ceives the following replies to his ques
tions:
"Sulzer. now let's see lie was Cover
nor At one time. wasn't he? What
hat he said about Murphy? No, haven.
read II. Is that so? Where Ia Sulye
now? Frightened of the result No
Tammany will live, at least as long a
Murphy lives You ought to know be,
ter than 10 put faith in such storle,
What's that? No one can point hi