New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-27
"NEUTRAL" TIGER
LIES In WAIT
FOR SUFFRAGE
Murphy Most Impartial
and Very Silent-Dis-
trict Leaders Ditto.

Some time ago Charles +. Murphy
Of Tammany Hall, promised the wofl-
an sufragists to be neutral in the i1ght
the suFragists are making for the
vote. Since then one of the popular
words in the vocabulary of Tammany
men has been neutral.
II sprang naturally 10 the lips OF
any number of Tammany district lead
ers whom The Tribune interviewed on
suffrage yesterday. In explanation OF
this impartiality. there can best be
given the frank words of one leader
who. because Of his frankness, shall
remain anonymous. Said he;
"I'd tell you what thought but !
don't want them women suffragists
sitting on my doorsteps all night wait
ing for me to get up in the morning
Ito ask me why said what / did"
Mr.. Murphy was not so communica-
tive when asked for his opinion of the
reform. He was smiling when the
question was put. and he continued TO
smile as he gave his answer.
"liow are you going 10 vote on wom-
an suffrage ?" he was asked.
"Ah, couldn't say anything about
that" he replied.
"Well, perhaps you can tell ne what
the organization is gong 10 do on
Tuesday
Will Keep Promise, Says Murphy.
"Tammanv Hall as an organization" +"
/ Mr.. Murphy responded, still smiling,
/ twill take no part in the contest tor
woman suffrage"
! he added: >,
I'VE promised the women we would
not do so, and we are going 10 keep
| that promise
As for Mr.. Murphy's organization, it's
| official attitude is, as he says, neutral:
/ But there is scarcely a politician oil
prominence in Tammany Hall who IS
not working against woman suffrage.
/ Word already has been passed TO the
! faithful 70 vote NO" and If the Tam
many districts do not roll up handsome
maiorities against the amendment on
| Election Day the fault viii not rest
with the district leaders.
a renresentative Of The Tribune has
| interviewed twenty-one OF the tnlrty-
/ three district leaders 10 learn now tney
I stood on the question. seven irahhiy
/ admitted they were irrevocaDly opposeu
/ 10 the amendment. This was IN private
/ talk. for they refused TO be lnterVieWeu
| for publication. Fourteen talked TOT
- af
,yere neutral and winked as they said
IL One, who asked TO be listed at
neutral first, declared he was unalter-
ably opposed TO suffrage
Foley Emphatically NO.
or all the Tammany district leaders
none stands higher in Mr.. Murphys es-
| teem or confidence than ex-Sherli
/ Thomas F. Foley, leader of the "a As
serblv District SO that Mr.. Murphy
may know lust how Mr.. Foley feels on
| The subject. the following interview
with the leader of the I'd IS printed; -.
"Tm going TO vote NO I'm against
woman suffrage because | want 10 save
/ the women from themselves. I'm
against woman suffrage because ] want
I 10 keen the women from destroying
themselves. And Pm also voting NO
so that men will have more respect lot
women ~
Now. before quoting any more lam
many leaders. let this be said. tach
leader The Tribune representative ap-
nroached was told tnat The Tribune
wanted TO know where he stood on SUI
frage and the reasons for his stand;
Some of the leaders would wink ana
saw: "Put me down as. neutral. one
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