New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
MURPHY JOLTS
HIS BRONX TIGERS
Tammany Boss's Demand
They Give Up State Jobs
Raises Howl.
NEEDS PATRONAGE
IN MANHATTAN
Edict from Wigwam Warns New
County to Care for Office
holders Living There.

Charles F. Murphy. who still continues
J city. has caused an awful howl among
the lS-carat Tammany men in The Bronx
| by issuing an order that all Tammany
men holding state jobs and living in The
| Bronx have got to give them up. so that
some of the faithful in Manhattan. who
will be displaced some time after the
! first OF the year can be taken care of.
! The Bronx is the only borough in which
! Tammany had any success in the recent
| election. and the fusionsts are blaming
! II on Eugene Mcclure. who had an idea
/ that his reputation as n reformer was so
widespread that he could nominate and
elect county ticket OF his own maxi
| ing. with the help OF the Republican
/ leader of The Bronx.
/ The fusionists had a ticket in the field.
/ and So did 1ammany. the result Of which
was that Tammany won by a small
plurality. OF the 5000 votes cast Tam
! many got a few more than 5000.
Edct to Bronx Leader.
} As a result Tammany elected the
! Sheriff. the County Clerk and the Reg
| lister. Charles r. Murphy has served no
tice on Arthur Murphy, his leader in The
| Bronx. that he has got to take care OF
! the Tammany men there holding state
! Jobs. because he wants the latter for
some down and out Manhattan Tammany
men.
In addition the 18th street Murphy has
also told The Bronx Murphy that it is up
TO him TO take care of all Tammany men
working for the city and living in The
Bronx who will lose their places when
John Purroy Mitchell becomes Mayor.
So as to make it appear that there is
no alliance between the Manhattan Muir
ply and The Bronx Murphy, all the
Tammany mer holdinc jobs in Manhattan
who live i'm The Bronx will, wherever
possible, according TO the scheme. be tax
en- care of by Arthur Murphy by dstrj-
button among the various county offices.
and the vacarces thus created are TO b.
filed by Tammanv men from Manhattan.
I The scheme applies exclusively 10 the
state Offices ~ their branches in Manhat
tan which are under control Of the Tam
Fraser, the head Of the Inheritance Tax
Bureau in Manhattan under the state
Controller. is booked for transfer 10 The
Bronx.
one of the outgoing district leaders Of
the wGwam Will get Fraser's place.
Fraser would like TO be deputy County
Clerk in The Bronx, at salary Of 500
a wear. the same as he is receiving now.
II is said. however. that the State Con-
troller will open a branch office i'm Bronx
County, and In that event Fraser may
have an Office similar to the one he now
holds
Another man booked for transfer IS
Nike" Garvin. leader OF the 33d Assem-
bly, District and architect Of the new
courthouse in The Bronx. Garvin holds
down a job at a salary of 5000 a year
under the State Controller, and he IS 10
have as good a job. If not better. Ex-
Coroner Joseph l. Berry also is an at
tache OF the state Controller. at salary
Of 5000 a year; ne is also booked for
transfer other similar transfers are UNI
der consideration. with the result that
deep dissatisfaction is cropping out In the
Wiqwam Wants Fat Jobs.
During the campaign the Democratic
organization in The Bronx represented
through its speakers and literature that
il had no further association with 18TH
Street. 1--WE got away with that dope
during the campaign" said one OF Ar
thur Murphy's lieutenants yesterday 'put
now that we've got the county Offices IL
Uould he the height Of ingratitude to turn
our backs on Tammany Hall we got
good bunch Of money from lith street
for use on Election Day and we naturally
owe Charlie Murphy something. thlnK
he should get what he wants"
In tho mean time the anti-Tammany
democrats are waiting for the return 81
John Purroy Mitchell to see whom ne IS
going TO recognize az their leader. Eugene
Mcclure has aspirations in TINS respect
but. according TO some Of the new Mayor
close friends, ne hasn't chance' be-
cause OF his loyalty TO former senator
StilweIl, who at the time was Mcclure :
business partner. In addition to thls' Nc
Guire's reputation as a reformer IS not
Al ALI convincing because there IS sus-
picion in the borough that he still re-
tains a good part Of his old love for the
14th street organization.
The friends of Joseph p. Hennessy are
confident that he will be the man selected
by Mr.. Mitchell TO head the anti-Tammany
fight In The Bronx. Mr. Hennessy is AT
nresen. a member OF the Assessment
Commission, to which place he was APP
pointed by Mayor Gaynor. his Dro'her'
John. is still telling stories OF Tammany
graft i'm the State Road Department.
Not content with getting most of the
l-o,nt,. nnirns Arfhur MurphY, the IaIn-