New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-04
Sheriff and Prosecutor
Can Put 1913 Jobs at
Tammany's Disposal.
WAGNER MAY GET
M'ANENY'S PLACE
Senator Considered as Mayor
atty Candidate 49, Aldermanic
Contests May Aid Republicans.

Murphy's cat slept late yesterday in
the sun Of Tammany's victory. He had
enjoyed the first good local political
feast in five years and was content.
lie dreamed OF the plums 10 be pulled
from the patronage pudding during the
iat years to come.
But while the est slept Tammany
sachems gathered at the Fourteenth
Street wigwam and talked over the pos
sibilities. The chief was there 70 count
the spolls with them. His troubles be-
gan early, for there are many Offices
to fiji. and as many eager and eX-
pectant applicants.
The 47.308 votes 70 the good with
which former Assemblymsn "Al' Smith
obtained the Office OF Sheriff carried
with them sixty-three places TO NIL.
paying from 5000 to $4,000. Tsmmany
has about 10000 voters eligible for
these jobs.
Judge Edward Swami won the Dis
trict Attorneyship by 1929 votes.
That is a Tammany plum hardly SEQ
ond to the pickings in the Sherifs Of
fee. The difference may lie in the
fact that only lawyers are interested In
the berths II offers. There are sixty
assistants who are removable by the
District Attorney. whose salaries range
from $1,000 20 $500. There are sew
eral thousand Tammany lawyers who
are willing.
AIdermanic Prize Package.
The upheaval in the Board of Alder
men went beyond the rosiest eXpecta-
lions Of the Democrats. Tammany ex-
pected 10 gain control of the board, but
10 n
three members. Based on the complete
returns the Democrats have tifty-three
seats 10 the Republican twenty. In
Guiding the votes OF Borough Presi-
dents Connolly of Queens and Van
Name, Of Richmond. the Democrats VIII
have fifty-fve votes. The Republican
vote is increased to twenty-three with
the votes of Borough Presidents Marks,
of Manhattan, Mathewsor Of The
Bronx, and Pounds, of Brooklyn.
The exact complexion of the board
may be changed slightly by contests in
several districts where the vote was
very close. In five or six districts the
Democratic candidate slid in on mar
gin of from eleven to ninety eight
votes. The same was true Of three Re
publican districts where the majority
was below forty votes.
In the 9th Aldermanic District,
where the Republicans had elected
Frank L. Dotzler for several terms, r..
l. Silberstein won by 90 votes The
turn in the tide greatly surprised
Samuel s. Koenig, the Republican
county chairman, who resides in the
district. 1t is likely that there will
be a contest in this district.
In the 18th District, on. the upper
West Side. William d. Brush. the pres
ont Republican Alderman, was defeated
BY Michael J. Shields, Democrat. by
cnly AZ votes. Other districts IN which
the close vote will invite contests are
the SOD, where c. j. McGillick. the
Democrat. won by II majority; the
5oth. in Brooklyn, where c. W. Dunn,
Democrat. won By SO votes. In the
27th, 2Sth and goth districts, in Man
haitian, the successful Republican can
didates won by respective majorities
Of 26, 80 and -.
Alderman Frank L. Bowling, who was
ro-e'oc.-l -, tho 7th District, Is slated
TO succeed George McAneny, Presi-