New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-23
Younger Set of Eleventh
Turn on Ancient
Leader.
JOYCE, EX-ALLY,
LEADS IN REVOLT
Percival Nagle Binds Up Politi-
cal Wounds and Re.enterS
Arena of Thirtieth.


The Thomas J. McManus. Tammany
leader of the 18th Assembly District,
on the West Side, takes in the flower
pots and chains down the doormat, Mr..
The McManus utters sigh.
"As Steve Phillips said" he re-
marks, 1.-The fierce ingratitude of chill
dren loved-ah, sting of stingsn For
full fifteen years have | kissed the
babes of this district, and what is
muh reward? Those babes, their
brothers and their fathers are trying
20 tear down my noble banner of
leadership and hoist the colors of
Frank Joyce, fellow once dear to
muh heart. Out upon thee, Frank, and
those of thy ilk."
Much of what Mr. McManus says is
true. While his democratic opponents
are not actually attempting this fall TO
put THE" on the creased skids, they
are planning to defeat his candidates
for the Assembly and Aldermanic
nominations and thus make it easier
next year to depose the bewhiskered
warrior.
a sweet influence over his district that
nobody there was to say him nay. He
had defeated the heavy political TRACE
dian, George Washington Plunkitt.
discoverer of honest graft. Frank
Joyce allied himself with the McManus
forces and eternal fealty for a term
of ten years, with privilege of re-
newal.
All went well until three years ago.
when Mr.. Joyce, fired with ambition,
opined that he would like to have Mr..
McManus's job. so he decided TO tor
pedo him. Mr.. Paddy Bluth, looking on,
also decided TO help his friend Joyce.
SO the trouble started. MIR. Plunkitt,
who had given no dinners in Mr.. Nc
Manus's honor in recent years, resolved
that his love and money would be en-
ployed in Mr.. Joyce's behalf.
Mr.. McManus had club-and still
has it, II was the regular Tammany
club of the district. Mr.. Joyce looked
at Mr.. McManus's club and bethought
himself that he needed a club. Where
upon he opened such an institution,
named it the "Tammany Club of the
18th Assembly District and had it in
corporated. Mr.. McManus raved when
he saw the sign, for wasn't his the only
Tammany club? But Joyce had seized
the name and tied II down, so Mr.. Nc
Manus had to label his headquarters
THE Regular Democratic Club, which
doesn't sound so effective.
From now on, Mr.. McManus, have at
YOU" Mr.. Joyce exclaimed at that time,
and he has been having at him ever
since On this occasion the Joyce can
didates are himself for Alderman and
Frank Ward, contractor, for Assem-
blyman. McManus's men are, for AL
derman, Louis Wendei, jr., the present
Alderman, and for Assemblyman, D. Ma
honey.
Should the Joyce forces win at the
primaries, to say nothing Of November
?, Mr.. Joyce will probably say 10 Mr..
McManus: Have at you for the leader
ship next year"
In the Thirtieth Assembly District,
Percival f. Nagle, who was mined out
Of the Tammany leadership last year
by Frank Hendrick, is trying to scram-
bic back into power. Some folks say
that Nagle's desire is inspired by
refusal Of Hendrick to nominate
Nagle's son-in-law, John }. Dryer. for
Justice of the Municipal Court of the
Eighth District. In 1909 Dryer was
beaten for this Office by Joseph p. Fall
However. while that may be CON
tributng circumstance. it does not tell
the whole story. Nagle wants to get
back because, first of all, he wants TO
be leader Furthermore, the Nagle
candidate for municipal court justice
is Louis A. Cuviller, former Assembly,
man and once as much interested in
keeping Tammany Hall together as the
bricks in the Fourteenth Street build
ing. The Hendrick candidate for the
nomination is John F. Cowan, who is
backed by County Clerk William F.
Schneider and Tammany District lead
ers Nicholas j. Hayes and Daniel D.
Frawley
There are interesting features con-
nected with this fight. Edward ;.
Boylston, Independent Democrat, who
defeated Cuvillier for the Assembly
nomination last year, is now support
ing Maggie and his former rival. And
Tom Lloyd, the Harlem saloonkeeper,
who was long a close friend of Maggie
is now supporting Hendrick and Cowan'
Cuvillier. in his campaign literature,
declares that he Is the regular Tam
many Hall organization candidate. And
in his speeches he calls attention TO
events of other days. Time was when
Cowan denounced Hayes and Frawleyi
who are now behind him. Cuvillier
delights his audiences by repeating
some of the remarks Cowan at that
time uttered about Hayes and Frawley.
| Cowan about a week ago was ap-
pointed by Mayor Mitchell TO serve out
ar unexpired term as municipal justice;
His term, unless he is nominated and
elected. will be up on January l.
Michael Cosgrove, a Third Avenue
saloonkeeper, is after the Tammany
leadership Of the 22d. State Senator
Robert F. Wagner is behind Cosgrove'
a long time friend. The present leader
is William II. Sinnott. who has ruled
for 60 many years that he gave never
a thought 10 possible dark days. But
though his opposition is strong Sinnott
Is confident that he will pull through;
II ne really thinks so, then he is de-
ceiving himself, according to persons