The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-15
MURPHY REINSTATED
IN DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Only One other Governor Votes
With O'Dwyer to Keep
Him Out.
EXPECTED TO RESIGN NOW
Foley and Plunkitt Also Back,
but Exodus From Club
Is Looked For.

Charles r. Murphy. Thomas r. Foley
and George Washington Plunkitt. dropped
from the National Democratic Club on
March 10 for non-payment Of dues and
lebelied undesirable" by the rcformer
president. Judge Edward r. O'Dwyer.
were reinstated last night by the clubs
board OF governors by a vote Of II to 2.
Judge O'Dwyer again denounced Mr..
Murphy and begged the governors to keep
him out. but only Col. John r. Dunlap
stood with the Judge in the balloting.
II is believed that the next move will
be the resignation o. Mr. Murphy and
his friends. Secretary Thomas +. Smith
Of Tammany. who fought his leaders bat
tie last night. says that IT'S members
are ready to quit the club at the tap OF
the bell" but whether the bell would be
tapped or not he could not say.
DR.. Thomas Darlington was reinstated
fortnight ago without opposition. James
T.. Gaffney. the other one OF the five In
the exiled Murphy group. has not sent his
check for dues to the club and has given
no sign that he cares about getting back.
Only Fifteen Present.
Only fifteen OF the twenty-seven gov
ernors were at last nights meeting. Two
OF them declined to vote. Those who voted
for the reinstaternents or who refused to
vote were Herman a. Metz. William n.
Jasper. Roger Foster. John w Keller.
Thomas F, Smith. John X. Hasslocher,
John NJ Richie. Harry Gallagher. Daniel
i. Murphy. John Il. Leo. Theodore w.
Myers. Thomas r. Donelly and John j.
Quinlan. The absentecs were Richard
Croker. Richard Croker. Jr, ex-senator
William a. Clark. William Einstein.
Stephen Farreily. John +. o'Bricn.
Thomas l.. Feitner. Alexander Konta. j,
Lewis Lyon. William u. Anderson. Charles
S. Guggenheimer and William r. Nc
Combs, the Democratic national chairman.
Mr.. Murphy. Mr.. Plunktt and Mr..
Foley each sent Il check for S25 to the
club on Monday--their dues from Janu-
AIRY to July /. They did not apply for
Leo. who made the motion before the gov
ernors. and to Tom Smith. who sec
onded IL.
The meeting lasted an hour behind
closed doors. When II was over the re-
porters got the news from Mr.. Smith.
Judge oDwyer sent out word. Il beg TO
be excused
O'Dwyer Repeats Seatimen ts.
When the resolution was offered. &C.
cording to Mr.. Smith. Judge O'Dwyer
made a speech In which he said he had
not changed his opinion that Mr.. Murphy
was q menace to the party. had been re-
pudiated by the voters and was not
wanted In the club
Judge O'Dwyer is entitled to his opin-
ion." replied Tom Smith. but is not au-
thorized to speak for the club. The &C
ton or the governors In dropping these
men Is universally considered petty and
the club membership is against IT, I'm
not talking particularly for Mr. Maphy-
l would do the same for Brown or Jones"
Judge O'Dwyer broke in with Murphy
was repudiated at the last election"
"Repudia ted said Mr.. Smith. when
$4,000 voters were with him? ! never
knew leader surprising him in eff
cheney. While he has been leader two Dem
ocratic Governors have been elected. DEM
Ocratic Mayors for three terms-McClel-
Ian and Gaynor
I'm the twelve years OF his leadership
there have been Republican Governors
and Attorney Generals and hostile District
Attorneys and investigating committees
galore. yet Mr.. Murphy has emerged with
no reflection on his integrity. II is a mat
ter OF justice that the club should rein
state this man. II is not up to Judge
O'Dwyer to say that he is undesirable
that Is for the Democrats OF the Assembly
districts to say
Judge O'Dwyer protested that the Pres
ident of the United States and the Mayor
OF New York and tho other party leaders
were against Murphy. Tom Smith re-
torted, 80 was President Cleveland
against Croker. but Croker kept on VIM
ming victories"
Herman Metz spoke for reinstatement.
saying this was no political matter and
that the club had been guilty OF a piece
OF pcayune business.
After the voting Judge O'Dwyer said ne