The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-22
CHRISTY SULLIVAN TIRES
OF RULING IN "DE ATE"
Retirement as Leader Leaves
Only One Of Big Tim Clan
in Politics.

Christy Sullivan has resigned as leader
OF DE Ate" that Assembly distric,
which comes between the Seventh and
Ninth. He intends to retire from active
politics. He Is still a State Senator.
and will finish out his term, but IL 4,
not expected that he will nun for ONCE
again.
Ills retirement from leadership leaves
but one member Of the once larre and
powerful Sullivan clan In polttios. for
with Florrie. Little Tim. and Big Tim
dead. and Christy out by resignation.
only Patrick II. Is left. Paddy is leader
OF the Third. which for rear wal Big
Deep political Significance IA attached
IN some quarters to the fact that Christy
mas resigned. but this seems 20 be
somewhat Offset by the fact that Max
>. Levine. for years right hand man
nrst TO Florrie and then TO Christy, has
Inherited Christy's mantle Of power.
For Christy to resign In favor Of Levine
Is lust like passing the toea on 70 his
own shadow.
starved Out, IL Gossip.
But the gossip persists. In some quar-
ters II In said that Christy has no been
abie to get the patronage which his po-
n,icai followers deserved. and that
CHARLES +. Murphy was the direct cause
OF this. Murphy. It is said, wants to
clean house In order that the local or
gahization and the Wilson follower may
DC on the best of terms, and a. q move
IN this direction has beer trying 70
starve out Christy. with successful re-
suits.
other district gossip 10 that Hearst
ana Murphy have patched Up peace but
wa. hearst has refused to W. any
thing 10 do with the Suliivans. Another
story is that Christy resigned in resent
meht because the county organization
SIX years ago ran him for sheriff In a
PAD year. while four years ago, when the
Tammany candidate was expected 10
win, and did win. the late julius Har-
burger was the Tammany candidate,
ana this year Al Smith was nominated
ana elected by a huge plurality.
But the best answer to this seems 20
be what MAJ Levine said Yesterday:
"pid you ever see a sullivan dodge
a nght. or quit as q sorehead? II
Chrlsty and Murphy were on the outs
Christy would stick and fight TO tho
fnish. II he were the kind OF man
who would quit because he was sore. ne
would have resigned four years ago,
"''' 'iAu ItdTDuTHeT WAS elected.
Instead OF that he has waited until this
year. when he had everything running
right in the district, and elected Assem-
blyman and Alderman. and then re.
signed. The only reason Christy Is ont
Is that he can't spare the time TO be
leader.
says sullivan Wants Rest.
Our district IL different from anv in
the city. and the leader has to spend all
his time at the clubhouse. Christy wants
TO give more time TO his family and have
more time for business. The time he
has been devoting to the districts ar
fairs has been at a great personal sac
rifice. and he has had seven years OF IL
Now he ants TO rest"
Christy's determination was made
known on election night. when the re-
turns came in assuring the election in
that district OF the Tammany Assem-
blyman and Alderman. All OF his fol-
lowers were in the clubhouse at 263
Grand street.
Christy mounted a table and made a
short speech through the clouds OF to-
hacco smoke. lie said that he thought
he ought to get a rest that he had
been district leader for a good many
years. that ,he club needed young blood.
and that no thought the time for him
10 get out was then. when the organiza-