The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20
MINUTES IN MANHAT TAN
War is Raging Fiercely Among the
Big and Little Chiefs Of the
Tammany Wigwam
Gotham Knickerbocker }

sometimes just as much reason for !
complaint Of the control Of the whole !
nation by the Manhattan lower East
Side. The Bowery district time out |
of memory has had the say at Tam |
many Hall. The Hall usually domi- |
mates the state and at times, the city |
of New York The New York dele |
CATION is the single greatest force at
the Democratic National Conventions
and even in times of hostile admin
istration- like the present one, Tam
many Hall yields a subtitle power in
Washington.
So the Bowery is and should be of
interest TO every American citizen.
The lower East Side with it's 600 900
population in a square mile is more
than a curiosity TO tourists from the
West. Los Angeles and Portland
may feel the weight of it's hand any
day.
Today | wandered down to Four
iteenth street for rumors had reach
ed me of a much distressing fight in
side the Tiger camp, and quarrel
! which is troubling the spirits Of the
master minds in 1.-THE organization"
as much or more than the trial of
| Police Lieutenant Becker and its
attendant revelations. And the bat
! tie ground is the old East Side, with
genial old Sheriff Tom Foley, (they
call him that in the center of the
mix-up and Charley Murphy working
| his not by any means despicable
brain powers overtime in an effort
to decide whether to ''mix it up"
himself or '1et the boys fight it out"
Altogether it is a most alarming
situation, l learned from a wigam
friend, and Mr.. Murphy may have to
follow Dick Croker back to Ireland
as a sequel.
/ Foley is the leader of the Bowery
and he Yields much more power than
ever did Little and Big Tim Sulli-
van and their clan.
TWAS in 1901 that the sheriff with
the help of Police Chief William S.
Devery and Big Tim Sullivan, knock
ed down Paddy Diver and dragged
him out of the leadership chair OF
the second district.
For thirteen years the Sheriff has
reigned and his power has waxed.
But in the last twelve months there
have been serious clouds on the big
leaders horizon He was surprised
in the spring of 1913 to find himself
attacked at both ends of his bali
wick. In the north Michael Rofra-
no, a clever Italian-American, set UP
his standard. In the south, just un-
der meath Brooklyn bridge, the broth
ers, Glenn and Gene, proclaimed
their independence.
These men are what they are
through me-" said Tom. 81 befriend
ed them and pushed them and nov
they are rfdiculing me-" Twas Z
good deal for taciturn Tammany
leader to say.
Foley was so aggravated that III
called Rofrano IAN inflated little EN-
igrant" and referred to, Glenn Dris
coll as "discredited little pinhead.
The latter allusion to Clem's ca
| reer as First Deputy Commissioner o
Police. The late Mayor GayRor hat
Glenn clean UP the dishonest trades
mems scales, called him his "stean
engine in boots and finally gave hin
next to the best job in the force o
guardians of the law here Thel
Glenn had sudden heavy fall.
II But Glenn out of Office turned hi
activities to ward politics. The re
suit enraged Foley through his lead
ership was not seriously endanger
ed. Then the rebels tried to sen,
some Foley men to prison on allega
tons of election frauds.
The Dricolls and Rofrano wer
II pretty small game for the Sheriff
gun, but he learned State Senate
James Frawley was letting the thre
! use his office as headquarters T'wa
= then the present storm broke.
Frawley is no mean foe himself
He has solid upper East Side dis
trict in which he was born "A year
ago behind him, he has been senat
leader and chairman of the f1nanc
committee since the death of Senate
Thomas F. Grady, and he can CLAIM
Charley Murphy's gratitude as re
cent head of the. legislative commit
tee which prepared the evidenc
against Governor William SuIzeT
He is said to be millionaire
1t is around Murphy that tn
storm RACES. Foley has demandet
fatty that Murphy discipline Fraw
ley, that he declare for one side o
the other. Charley is gravely per