New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-24
CORONER DREAMS
OF TIGER INQUEST
Bronx Fears Trouble from
Flynn and His Mystery
GOId-Headed Cane.
A NEW HEALY HUNTS
MURPHY HEALY'S JOB
County Awaits Polls Battle to
Gust Tamnany and Keep
Patronage at Home.

patronage al nome.
Coroner William J. Flynn, the
Democratic DR.. Dumbbell Of The Bronx,
is carrying around gold-headed cane
loaded with political lead, which he
hopes TO use, on primary day. on
Arthur J. Murphy, the Tammany leader
Of the subway terminus.
Mr. Murphy is nice man and is not
related, by family or marriage, to his
Fourteenth Street friend. Before the
boom country became county, Arthur
j., while Tammany district leader,
enjoyed more Democratic power in The
Bronx than any other of its residents.
When. in November, 1912, the voters
said, Tag, you're county," Arthur j.
remarked, I'm it,"
you're what" asked Mr. Flynn and
several hundred other persons who were
trying to crowd to the front.
1'm tim the Democratic leader
of this here now county" Mr.. Murphy
replied.
"Odds bodkins!" returned Mr.. Flynn,
executing fast footwork.
(Which means o" Mr.. Murphy
blocked.
THAT you may be leader now. but
well get you in the end Mr.. Flynn an
swereG.
Whereupon Mr.. Flynn set out to
make good his threat. And thinks Mr..
Flynn, he has a chance of doing it on
September p, prospect that may look
to him bright and rosy, but which, to
the majority Of persons who have their
being certain part Of the time in The
Bronx, appears as gloomy as rent day.
Coroner Gloomy Foe.
Coroner Flynn is an Independent
Democrat, and. if you know anything
about coroners, you will understand
that their independence strikes some
very high notes. II is as much Mr..
Flyan's occupation as it is his deter
minatiOn that causes considerable an
noyance to Mr. Murphy. The Bronx
leader hates TO have anybody OF Mr.
Flynn's professional turn of mind
camping on his trail. It Is depressing.
Though once upon a time the Man
haitian Murphy and The Bronx Muir
ply did not speak audibly as they
passed by, they have now kissed
and made up so feverishly that
the favorable interest Of Tammany
Hall in Arthur's fight is stronger than
ever before. The incident to which
reference il made occurred when the
question Of making The Bronx
county came up. Arthur Murphy OPP
posed the plaza plan to which
Charlie +. was favorable. The Muir
phys were on bad terms for several
months. but political exigencies made
it necessary for them to get together
again.
1t is in consequence of this union
that in three Of the four Assembly dis
tricts in The Bronx the anti-Murphy
men are raising the cry, THE Bronx
for Bronxites."
Flynn lives in the Highbridge end
of the 35th Assembly District, to which
section so little patronage has been
apportioned that the politicians of that
section are angrily demanding a change,
insisting that Arthur Murphy will
never help them, no matter what prom
ises are held forth TO them to gallop
back into the fold.
Healy After Healy's Scalp.
His strength increasing steadily
Flynn is confident that though he may
0ain no great victories this fall, either
he or one of his men will shortly over
turn Murphy He has the Associated
Democratic Clubs of The Bronx, of
which he is president. solidly back Of
him. He was elected Coroner in 1913
on the tickets Of the Republican party
and the JeffersOnian Alliance. Flynn's
organization is supporting George b.
Hayes, the Independent Democratic
candidate for the Democratic primary
nomination for Congress in The Bronx
end of the 30th Assembly District.
Healy is fighting Ellsworth j. Healy,
who married Charles +. Murphy's niece,
for the nomination. Healy will prob
ably win that fight.
In the north end of the 32d District
there is no contest between the Flynn
and Murphy men, In the south end
leader is James J. Brown, Superintend-
ent of the Department of Parks. This
is the district of which Eugene j. Nc
hulICf OICt all any VI tAdiiNo 49,
ply. was leader until defeated by Ed
ward O'Brien. 1t is believed Brown
VAL triumph here over the present
leader. James Geraghty.
Michael ]. Garvin, Tammany leader
of the 93d, and The Bronx under
Sheriff, is being opposed by Martin j..
Kane. In the saith, Murphy's man,
Stephen A. Nugent. deputy county
clerk, and the present leader, has as
his opponent Patrick J. Mcmahon, che
clerk in the District Attorneys office.
Mcmahon used to be a protege Of Ar
thur Murphy's, and still contends that
Murphy and he are friendly. lie was
also one of Nugent's followers, but
they broke last year when Nugent
turned Mcmahon down on the Congress
nomination. Mcmahon defed Nugent
and ran on an Independent Democratic
ticket He carried The Bronx end OF
the district. but was defeated in West
chester.
Flynn has picked John Wegmann 70
depose Joseph l. Berry, former Park
Commissioner from the leadership oil
the 35th.
SEES MOSS AS TIGER TRICK