New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
Federal Patronage Prom
ised for Tammany
Distribution.
HENNESSY OPPOSES
AID TO WIGWAM
Underwood and Fitzger-
, aid Urged Help for Tot
tering Chief.

the day after election, has obtained
new lease of life, or, at least, It is
promised by President Wilson. AS
result the anti-Tammsny Democratic
forces throughout the state are split
and while they are Quarrelhng MI
Murphy is watching the fight The
chief is figuring. just how he will dis
tribute the two hundred and odd fed
cral Jobs which win shortly be st has
disposal if the President carries out
his present intentions.
John A. Hennessy is still bitterly OPP
posed to anything that means the con-
tinuance Of Mr.. Murphy as political
factor in this state. But Franklin d
Roosevelt. his chief running mate on
the anti-Murphy ticket, who was equal
Is bitter against Mr.. Murphy, has been
won over TO the enemy.
Opposing Hennessy and has follow
ers arc William G. McAdoo. Secretary
of the Treasury, and Stuart 6. Glib
honey. These three men, who repre-
scented President Wilson in the fight
against Murphyism in this state last
fall, while not actually declaring them
selves for Mr.. Murphy's continuance
as a leader, have decided that for
~harmony's sake" it would be best for
President Wilson in dealing out patron
age to live up to the principle OF
county autonomy.
Tammany Gains by Deal.
They have impressed the President
with the idea, it is said, and they have
had two big hackers in Representatives
Underwood, o: Alabama, and Fitzgsr-
aid. of Brooklyn. These two, it is IN
derstood. have succeeded in clinchlng
the argument advanced by McAd7o,
Roosevelt and Gibboney that county
autonomy is proper.
County autonomy would be an e1-
cellent thing" said one of the recogs
nized ti-Iammany Democrats of the
state. were it not for the fact that
in the twenty-one counties where there
arc anti-Tammany leaders in accntrol
there is not a single federal job to be
given. There are jobs galore. how
ever for the Murphy men. and here
in New York City there will be 200
Jobs easily at the disposal Of Murphy
and mis- Brooklyn lieutenant John H.
McCoooy."
This man went on 70 explain how he
and others interested in the elimina-
ton Of Mr.. Murphy we're congratulate
ing themselves the morning after the
defeat of Governor Glynn. They fg-
ured that with no state patronage and
with no city patronage and with no
federal patronage Mr.. Murphy's fol-
lowers would desert him and the de-
feat Of the Murphy machine IN the
next primaries would be assured.
"But here is what happened about
the middle Of November" he said.
"Tne President, persuaded by FitEger-
AID and Underwood, decided that coun-
~ autonomy was all right. Of course,
FITZGERALD, as chairman of the all-lm-
portant Appropriations Committee, had
70 be reckoned with, and evidently he
was. Bot if the President insists on
carrying out what l know now ne has
agreed to do it will be the worst mis-
take he could make.
president Wilson should stand with
US On this matter. Murphyism is
moral issue. Murphy is more powerful
here in New York, and his machine more
vicious, than anything the President
had to contend with in New Jersey
while he was Governor and working
10 clean up that state.
Many Appointments Held Up.
eT have been told-and conditions
bear out my nformation-that five
weeks ago the President sent word to
Postmaster General Burleson, Secre-
tarv McAdoo and Attorney General Nc
REYNOLDS not to make any appointments
in New York until they received word.
"Now ! know that the work of the
internal revenue collector is crippled
here in New York City as a result OF
this order. And il will be until the
President clears up the. matter, and
that won't be done TO the satisfaction
Of the Hennessy men If II means Muir
phv ia TO be the real federal job dis
tributer.
"Some of the Jobs that will go to the
Murphy men under the McAdoo-Glb-
honey Roosevelt Underwood-Fitzger
plan are: Two internal revenue col
iectors in Manhattan and The Bronx
and 125 Jobs under them; Collector OF
the Port of Ogdensburg, and number
of Jobs under him; the United States
Attoraeyship in Brooklyn, and from
two 10 four Assistant District Attor-
neyships in each of the federal DIS
trict Attorneys Offices IN the state; the
United States marshalship OF New
York. City. now held by Marshal Hen
kel, and scores of jobs in the offieee'
The auctioneer's fees alone are worth
about $4,000 year. Then there is the
United States marshalshlp LOT the
western district of New York. -,
"Now McAdoo, Roosevelt and Glo-
honey want to hand these jobs out to
me Murphy machine, for that is what
their county autonomy idea amounts
10. Their idea is to split the jobs bO-5O
with the Murphy crowd in these coun-
,;es where Jobs are available and where
10 every instance a Murphy man heads
The county machine.
That, to the mind Of those who are
s.;ll with John A. Hennessy and VIII
=, ot stand for the least surrender TO
NInrnbv and who will oppose anything
mas means an extension OF IRE ior
him, that proposition is considered AS
a betrayal" u,r,h,,
II was said b. this anti Murphy
- whose name is withheld, that