Evening journal., 1914-03-23
DOWNFALL
Of TANNANY HALL
Dropping OF Murphy From
State Committee Expected
TO Have That Result
O'DWYER MEN NOW
CONTROL THE SOCIETY
By CARLTON TEN EYCK.
written for the United Press)

NEW YORK, March 23.--The COM
plete downfall Of Tammany Hall as
political factor in Greater New York
is forecast as the result OF the drop
ping Of Charles f. Murphy and sew
eral of his district leaders from the
roster Of the National Democratic
Club. the greatest Democratic organi-
zation in the city. But 1t was not
generally known that the dropping Of
Murphy meant an actual money loss
TO the chief. By forfeiting their mem
bership, Murphy and his henchmen
lost their equities In the property OF
the National Democratic Cub, which
is worth considerably more than a
million dollars.
Non-payment of dues was the os-
tensible reason why Murphy, Thomas
f. Foley. James E. Gaffney and about
one hundred lesser Tammany lights
we're ousted from the club. but the
real reason was that the followers OF
President Wilson are now in contro'
of the Democracy of New York. The
fight for Murphy's removal as a MEM
ber OF the organization was engi-
neered by Edward f. O'Dwyer, chief
Justice of City Court. who Is an ar
dent Wilson adherent O'Dwyer Is
president OF the club. Some time ago
he was asked il he and his friends
would withdraw from the National
Democratic Club II they we're de-
feated in their efforts to put the wg-
wan men out. O'Dwyer replied that
he for one would not quit the club, be-
cause It would mean financial loss.
1T would be very unwise to with
draw" ODwyer said. "The clubhouse
and other property Of the organiza-
ton are very va liable. worth more
than a million dollars, in fact. lndi-
vidual members have an equity there
in which il would be foolish to sac
rifce to enrich opponents"
Through the strategy Of ODwyer
and his readines to force the hghting,
the anti-Murphy men were induced TO
drop Murphy and several OF his most
influential followers and the Wilson
men say they have obtained complete
control Of the organization.
'aI took this action" O'Dwyer said.
because Murphy and other Tammany
leaders are detrimental to the inter-
ests OF the party, to good government
and to the club" "Will they get back
n thew nav up" was asked They
won't If have anything to say about
it," was the reply.
AS an extra slap at Tammany Hail.
the meeting Of the clubs governors
who ousted Murphy, elected to mem-
bership Governor Martin Glynn
known to be with the President, who
recently informed Murphy that he
no longer was acceptable as leader
of the New York State Democracy;
Dudley Field Malone, the young col
lector OF the port, who despite the
Tammany Affiliations Of his father
inlaw. Senator James O'Gorman,
made bitter war on the Tiger in the
/ last municipal campaign, helping
thereby to defeat Judge Mccall,
Tammany's candidate for mayor
Robert Adamson, formerly the late
Mayor Gaynor's secretary, who man.
aged the anti-Tammany campaign
and was rewarded by Mayor Nit
chell with the Fire Commissionershipi
and Joseph Patrick Tumulty Presi-
dent Wilson's private secretary.
The cleavage between Wilson
Democrats and Murphy Democrats
has been more sharply defined since
the club incident and close observers
believe that war to the knife is on
sie President being determined "a
dominate the party in the Empire
state. II Is predicted that hence
forth the rich clubhouse on Fifth
/ n
istration pow-wows and that Tam
many men will have to 90 back to the
Fourteenth street Wigwam for heil
conferences.
Seventeen of the twenay-seven
governors who attended the meetint
voted with O'Dwyer. II was the ori
ginal plan for the Administration mer
simply TO drop Murphy, Carney
Foley and few others against whom
they had read objections. Ton
Smith, however, who led the fgh
against the ousting Of his chief
spoiled the plan by insisting that al
members who we're derelict in theii
dues, should be dropped The anti
Murphy men were thereupon forced
10 put through a blanket resolution
dropping more than 100 members
The club has a membership OF fo'
and its home is one Of the costlies
and handsomest OF the famous club
along Fifth avenue.
1T is all right" said ODwyer. wv
are In control of the organization
now and were not hurt by tn
blanket resolution. We can rein
state such dropped members az. W
desire TO have in and can easily ba
Murphy and his friends from rein
statement.
1--WE anti-Murphy men have know
all along that the members have al
individual equity in the clubs prot
erty, which, with It's wide frontag
on Fifth avenue and Fiftieth stree
Is worth considerable money.
THE Tammany men evidently ovel
looked that feature OF the fight, an
IN their apparent efforts to en-
barrass the club by failing TO pa