The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-12
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TO GET MURPHY OUT
President O'Dwyer Of National
Democratic Club Says Chief
Was Detriment.
epLIT IN ORGANIZATION
Chairman Of House Committee
Quits-Tammany Leader
Doesn't Mind.
epLIT IN ORGANIZATION

Edward +. ODwyer. president Of the
National Democratic Club said fatty last
night that non-payment Of dues had been
charged against Charles +. Murphy.
Thomas +. l. Obey and the other Tammany
men who were thrown overheard on Tues
day night, merely for the sake Of a pre-
text
I'VE wanted TO get rid Of Mr.. Murphy
and the others" said Judge O'Dwyer. be
caus. they are generally obtecti unable
and discredited. and detrimental to the
party. They were not retired because they
had not paid their dues. for the dues were
offered last night and refused.
THE fact that they had not paid was
only an excuse. The party cannot win
With Mr.. Murphy and we did not want
him In the club"
The otner side of the argument was
picked up by Capt John p. Leo. chairman
OF the house committee at the Democratic
Cub and Il member there for twenty-five
years He had helped to elect O'Dwyer
PRESIDENT OF the club and stuck by him up
10 the last episode In the war on Murphy.
lie resigned as chairman OF the house
committee, saying he couldn't get along
any more with man who resorted to the
sxpedient used by Judge O'Dwyer In GUST
Ing Murphy.
There can be no justification for the
NPllel, sdlu Iapt Leu III nIB IttteT 10
ODwyer, that the resolution could be of
any interest to the club. as the men re-
ferred to In the resolution were already
out OF II and the resolution savored of
yindictiveness and personal feeling, and
the votes Of men like Clark. Farrelly,
Xonta and others Of their class sustained
that belief.
.The entire proposition was i'll advised,
and any man who is honestly your friend
will tell you So
Judge O'Dwyer asked Capt Leo to re.
consider. but he said he wouldn't.
Tammany men who are still in the
club pointed to the action OF Capt. Leo
- sign Of what is going to happen.
Murphy men will get out and the club
cannot run without them. so they said.
Thomas +. Smith. governor Of the
club. and secretary Of Tammany Hail.
said II was running behind about 81. OOO
. month. A member Of the house COM
in!,;ee from the Other faction corrected
the statement. saying the deficit Is about
$3.50 a month. He added that the equity
In the clubs property is worth enough u
keep 1t going for years to come.
Unlike many clubs. the National Demo.
cratic Club owns its own house. property
on Fifth avenue worth about $3.50. 600
mortgage of si25.o00 stands agains,
T. Thus each one of the 725 members
has an interest In the property Of Rbou
$3.50
Tom Foley and George Washington
p.unkitt were angry because they had
been dropped. but Charles +. Murphy
vas wrapped in mis- usual serenity when
he appeared at Tammany Hall. He said
he guessed he could add two acres every
Year 10 his Good Ground estate Ssith the
so that he saves in club dues.
lie assured reporters that the clubs
action would not Interfere with his work
o. uplifting the Democratic party As
20 4 suggestion that he might start q
rival club OF his own he said. Got one
tight here"
For many years, said Mr.. Murphy. hi
had promptly paid his dues when he re
eelved notice OF them. This year he 60
% notice