New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-12
'SULLNANS' BEGIN WAR
"Paddy' Rallies Bowery to
Dust Fitzgerald.
POWER NOT HIS AIM
New Club Starts with Defiant
Cry That District Leader Must
Be a Friend of Tim.

1T was a dark and stormy night but
that did not prevent a gathering OF the
old friends of Big Tim Sullivan at No.
go Bowery last night 10 rally around the
standard Of Patrick Henry Sullivan. who
has started TO take the Democratic lead
ershp OF the Sd Assembly District from
Senator John J. Fitzgerald. No notices
had been sent out. but il was said word
had been passed around that the rooms
of the new club would be opened.
The room Of the second floor was well
filled when PADDY" Sullivan. q brother
Of Big Tim" arose TO start the hght,
which. it is predicted. will have the East
Side ny the ears inside OF a month Fitz-
gerald was . proteg6 Of the Sullivans and
was generally supposed 10 be the heir to
their influence. But they say he forgot
the men who placed him in power. and
now they want the Sullivan influence TO
take hold again.
Paddy" a tall. well built man. with a
rudy. clesn-shaven face and few locks
of black hair trying 10 conceal a large
bald spot on the top OF his head. showed
hesitation in talking. but there were de-
termination and sincerity I'm his Few re-
marks. He was greeted with the Bowery
cheers that have sounded for the Suli-
vans for years.
We've got you here al last" one OF
the men cried as lie started to speak
This is my first attempt" said Pad
dy." I'm going TO tell you why / am
running for leader. One reason Is thai
my brother CBig TIM HAS been sick for
seven months. and H. all that time Jack
Fitzgerald has never once asked how his
health was Now. man can't forget a
friend OF thirty years overnight II he
does he Is not III for anything ! never
ran from friend or an enemy In my
life I am too old % run now.
so far as being leader goes. ! would
not give two cents for the leadership.
There is nothing in 1t for me. After Win
any man who's friend OF Tim can
come and have the leadcrship-Out he
must be friend Of Tins.
When the cheers had died down 1t was
announced that the men could come up
and enroll in the new organization. There
was a rush that lasted until more than a
hundred names had been placed on the
books.
"Of course" he said, there are many
men who can't come out and declare them
selves yet. because they have city offices
and it might hurt them, but you viii be
surprised to see tine men who will bee with
MS inside Of two weeks ~ that time We
will have regular meeting 20 organize.
The man who is 90 be our president ~
not here cannot tell YOU mis- name
now"
All the time "raduy was talking men
we're coming up and sraspng him los the
hand.
My names James Herman said an
cid man with gray hair and an overcoat
with a fur collar that had seen better
days "rve been a voter in the district
for twenty-five years he added, "and I'm
with you heart ana soul" And go 1t went
PADDY" was told that Senator Fitz-
gerald was saying that he had the back
ing Of Charles f. Murphy, leader Of Tam
many Hall
81 was in Tammany Hall when 'fiU
was a Republican" he replied. I'VE are
going TO put up a red hot fight against
him. and I ought 10 win by four TO one.
Larry Mulligan. half-brother OF BIG
Tim" will be the first lieutenant OF
PADDY" Among the others present last
night were Timothy sullivan and Joseph
sullivan. cousins Of the big Fellow {;
Hugh Sullivan. Caesar Barra. John Buck
lev. Mortimer Dunn. Emil WesthOuse,
"Billy" Mannheimcr Patrick Fleming
Emil Boyer and Harry Callahan. II was
said the latter. who has been voting the
Republican ticket because Of his dislike
for Fitzgerald. is coming over 10 Paddy
with his entire club Of some eighty mem