The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-08
FOLEY DECLARES WAR
ON SENATOR FRAWLEY
Ex-Shcriff Says He Will Try to
Prevent Reelection Of
Former Friend.
SAYS HE'S "SWELLED up"
Murphy Silent While Wigwam
Watches Fight Of Two
Big Leaders.
SAYS HE'S "SwELLED UP"

Two big Tammany leaders Thomas r.
Foley and State Senator James J. Frav-
ley. are warning against each other. There
has been a silent feud between the two
for more than two years, but yesterday
Foley broke into the open with the an
nouncement of his determination to pre-.
vent Senator Frawley from being reelected
leader OF the Twenty-sixth district and
also reelected to the State Senate
Foley's reason for his declaration Of
warfare on Frawley lies in the fact that
according TO Foley, leader OF the Second
district and since the death OF Big Tim
sullivan the big power of the lower East
Side, Frawley has been helping in busl-
ness way Michael \. Rofrano, First
Deputy street Cleaning Commissioner, and
Jean Driscol, who have been trying to
depose Foley.
Both Foley and Frawley are picturesque
and stalwart Tammany leaders. They
have been in power for many years and
have been conspicuous in fights waged by
| the Tdmmany organization. Foley was
"A former sheriff. Frawlcy was one of
the leaders in the impeachment of Gov.
Sulzcr and is chairman of the Committee
on Finance OF the Senate.
says FrRwicy IL "svcIIcd Up."
"Thc trouble with Frawley," said the
big eN-Sherin yesterday, lis that he is
swclled up with his own Importance. /
have not spoken to him for "A year and "A
half. | just stopped talking 10 him.
had no row with him. He was harboring
Duscol and Rofrano In his office at a
time when they We're Matching 4 scheme to
get our people indicted. lie knew what
was going on. but he never told mo. |
think he should have. have known him
for many years. We were colcaders in
Tammauy Hall. Driscoll and Rofrdno
were doing all they could to depose me.
The row of Drisooll and Rofrano with me
and my leadership started I'm the spring
| of 1913, at the time that Glen Drscoll,
| a brother of the other Driscoll. got out
/ Of his job as Deputy Police CommisS Toner.
/ III Frawley Is elected leader and SEN
ator from his district hc will have to fight
/ for 1t. If / have any influence in his dis
| trict | will stop him up there crom being
| elected to the Senate. | understand that
/ at "a becfsteak dinner Of his club some
! time ago he announced he would retire
| from the leadership. l shall 10 what I
can to make him retire from the Senator
| ship. and | may say that | am not alone
| in that effort. His people are on to him
up there and they will know more about
/ him before ! get through with him"
| Are there any more Tainrnany leaders
opposed to him. Foley was asked.
well. | prefer not TO discuss that" he
replied,
VIII stick by His Friends.
Senator Frawley sailed for Europe a
few weeks ago and viii not return for
some time. Friends of his admitted last
night that the crux of the whole con-
troversy lay In the fact that ex-Sheriff
Foley wanted Frawley to have nothing
| to do with either Drlscoll or Rofrano.
IL. III. L. 20 hax
''rhey have been friends Of mine for
! wears, and I refuse to shut my door
, on them at this time ! promise you.
! however, that will be neutral In the
fight that is being waged in your dis
| trct."
Rotrano was once lieutenant Of Foley.
but now IL his sworn enemy. W" AMI
the two Driscolls have been fighting
Foley for more than two years and have
given him considerable annoyance. though
nj no time have they endangered Foley's
| mower Folly is not wildly Indignant in
his discussion Of his fight with either Ro-
franc or Frawley, He thinks that Fraw-
ley has not lived up to the ethics OF ma
chine politics. 10,
There Is no doubt that there will be
| n hitter fight in both districts at the pri-
,naries Foley has Informed Charles r.
! Mummy, leader of Tammany Han, OF ms
determination to drive Frawley out or
mower Just where Murphy STANDS IN
the fight is interesting because Foley mas
been an able lieutenant OF the big chief,
while Frawley helped Murphy in the war
| on SulZer.
Frawlcy has been leader in the Twen-
ty-sixth district for thirteen years. He
won out in a night against John Ryan
and. about six years ago, when his lead
ershlp was threatened, Foley spent much
time and effort in helping him win out
again. The Twentieth Senate district,
which Frawley represents. includes his
own Assembly district and also those dis
tricts led by John J. Dictz and Nicholas
| j. Hayes.
No fight in Tammany Hall in years Is
| so bitter as the present one and the strug-
| ,io la both districts will ne unusually