The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
TO FIGHT FOR
DISTRICT ~ATTORNEYSHIP
Revolt Against Plan to Back
Charles A. Perkins or ANY
Republican.

Whatever intention Tammany had Of
giving the Republican District Attorney.
Charles A. Perkins. its Endorsement for
election this fall was abandoned yester-
day. The Democratic organization will
nominate a D~emocrat-the idea being
to get a man who mas a reputation for
Independence that will appeal to the
anti-Murphy voters. but who has never
actively opposed Mr.. Murphy's rule.
No choice has been made. Judge
Edward Swami of General Sessions and
Thomas w. Churchill, president Of the
scrutiny for some time. Another can
didate. who came into view yesterday.
Is Assistant District Attorney James \.
Delehanty.
When 1t was made known two months
ago that there might be fusion to keep
Mr.. Perkins in the District Attorneys
office II Tammany could make a salts
factory arrangement with the Republi-
cans regarding the six Supreme Court
judgeshlps hat are to be filled in the
November election, Mr.. Murphy heard
n sudden and sust, med roar from his
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are powerful in the ranks. They vowed
, that this was a Democratic year and
that the situation which compelled
Tammany to join In rejecting Charles
S. Whitman as District Attorney two
years ago did not now exist.
Feel sure of Defeating Perkins.
They said that the Democrats. united
or divided. had no chance to beat Whit
man. but they professed cocksureness
OF defeating MIR. Perkins. They argued
that the record OF the last legislature
and the constitutional convention had
turned the voters against the Republi-
ems and that Tammany could elect
almost anybody 1t wanted.
These enthusiasts have been implor'
ing Mr.. Murphy not to iisten to any
talk of fusion. Apparently they go
a satisfactory decision from the chiei
yesterday, for II was after several Of
the district leaders talked with him a
Tammany Hall that the mo fusion
tidings were flashed abroad.
II has been said that Edward l.
Mccall, chairman OF the Public Service
Commission, was the strongest advo
cate in the organization of backing Mr.
Perkins. Mr.. Mccall was supposed Il
have told Gov. Whitman that he woulC
do what he could to convince Tamman!
that it's best interests lay In fusion THU
year. 1t seems from information OBJ
tanned yesterday that Mr.. Mccall ha'
been overruled.
Abraham Levy. who is cunning TO
the District Attorneyship. called on MI
Murphy at Tammany Hall yesterday
When he went away he did not lool
especially cheerful. Some of the dtstric
leaders said that Mr.. Levy had beef
counted out. Personally Mr.. Murph.
has been credited with kindly feeling
toward Mr.. Churchill. Judge Swami
friends. however. are more active nov
than any other group. The Judge get
a $4,000 salary on the General Session
bench and has seven more years to serv
IL he stays there. Tit District Attor
neyship pays $4,000 a year for fou
years. Judge Swami has ideas regard
ing the conduct of that office that h
wishes to put in force, and the diner
ence in salary does not deter him.
Mr.. Delehanty has been an activ
Assistant District Attorney. His mos
conspicuous recent work was the prose
cution of the murderer Hans Schmidt.