The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
Judge O'Dwyer, National
Democratic Club Head,
Wins Fight.
GOVERNORS IN HOT ROW
Tom Smith Seeks to Save Faces
of Tammany Men, but
Meets Rebuff.

Charles r. Murphy WAS tnroWn over
board by the governors of the National
Democratic Club last night.
With him went Thomas r. Foley. who
next to Murphy is the ruling power in
Taminany Hall; George W. Plunkitt. an
old time Tammany leader: James e. Gaff-
ney. the contractor whose name has APP
reared in many stories from the District
Attorneys office. and DR.. Thomas Oar
rngton, who was the Tammany candidate
for Borough President last fall and served
the city for many years as health officer.
The pretext upon which the Ave Tam
many men We're thrown out was that they
had not paid their dues. Under the rules
Of the club Il member Is automatically
retired two months after the dues are
|. payable. Mr.. Murphy and his four COM
psn.ons should have paid up on January
l. They had not paid ON March I. There
fore their membership ceased
Governors Fight Bitterly.
But that was decision which the
| seventeen governors reached only after a
bitter struggle. The original intention OF
Justice Edward +. ODwyer. president Of
the club, was to pass through the board q
resolution retiring Mr.. Murphy and the
four others. Thomas +. Smith. secretary
Of Tammany Hail. raised the point that
their membership had ceased already.
thereby beating the Judge to II.
So the real point TO the evenings pro-
weddings was assumed to be that Mr..
Nlrphy. Tom Foley end the rest had
been thrown out bodily.
Il took -his action" ~usA -ryudse
0Dvyer later. because Mr.. Murphy and
he o,hers are detrimental TO the interests
0. the party and to the National Demo-
cratic Club and are in opposition to the
principles OF progressive democracy"
Tie Judge spoke with a rising infiec-
ion, showing that he was still hot from
the events which had transpired Ia the
governors room upstairs.
Yes said Thomas F. Smith. who
spill. sentences with the Judge In telling
the story of the meeting to the newspaper
men, and It's the nrst time In the his
.iory OF the club that any special resolu-
Lon of this character has been put
through"
viii they get back again IL they pay
mir dues" somebody asked,
They won't II | have my say about
~ said Judge O'Dwyer
A. an extra slap at Tammany Hail the
sovernors-the ODwyer faction was
easily IN control from the beginning
elected to membership in the club Gov.
Gym, Dudley Field Malone, who has been
k,~,, ~ 40, H.
against Tammsny Hall; Fire Commits
sioner Robert Adamson, who conducted
TIE fusion campaign which resulted In the
defeat OF Judge Mccall In the last cleo
ton; Henry T. N-lte. an antl-Tammany
Democratic senator from Williamsburg.
and Joseph T. Tumulty. President VIII
sons secretary.
Wanted Others Dropped.
In the heat of the meeting Tom Smith
offered Il resolution that all other men,
bers OF the club who were back In their
dues should be retired with Murphy.
fo!ey, Gahney and the others. He offered
10 withdraw IL or second thought. but It
~as pointed out that all the rest are out
automatically. Just as Murphy was.
Judge O'Dwyer could not say last night
nov many OF the 725 members of the
eop are out 1t was suggested that 100
OF them, perhaps 200. have been retired
Y'srnight.
Judge ODwyer did not have their
.,ls.nes, but It was apparent that Martin
" Ltueton was back In his house
eaalges And that does not count the
,.ouls thai viii start in the wake of
au'phy II was suggested that within
week the clubs membership will be
oosn 70 40.
Inc hrst inkling of what had transpired
Spe When Tom Smith and Judge
yuwyr' appeared simultaneously in the
rtIoFs room at 1915 o'clock last night.
~ TWO hours and Il half the governors
So ale ellb had been engaged in the hottest
ns'oh mat mas marked any session OF
no u ooarn, even since the entrance into
a. OF Judge ODwyer, whose whole
Teh mas been TO start war on Murphy
~ .ae seventeen men who We're at the
v. .vlhs we're John X. Dunlap, John w
,.In Thomas l.. Feitner. Stephen Far.
~ ~ N.eNahder konta, Henry Gallagher
NJ Leo, Magistrate Daniel F.
~ "Ph! the last three were elected a
&C. e.. as' meeting OF the club-Thomas f
,''R' John ", Richie. John Il. Hass
.oler John T.. OBrlen, Edward r
p,,!eF' William A. Clark, Milton L. d
.S't'h the treasurer; w. II. Jasper
"NlNL1Ig. and