The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-03
SWEEP.
NcAdoo lot One Nomination md
Polk the other Three.

Three OF the four important nomina-
tons for Fedora Jobs in his city were
made upon the recommendation OF Cor
poratlon Counsel Frank l.. POLK and his
group Of anti-Murphy Independent
Democrats. The fourth was brought
about through Secretary McAdoo. In
each case the candidate favored by
Tammany and the McCooey organiza-
ton In Brooklyn was turned down.
Mr.. Polk. who was recently repre-
scented az the Presidents patronage dis
penser here, said yesterday Il do not
represent the President and am not In
charge Of patronage In this State. The
Federal officers are quite capable OF
taking care OF that themselves. rave
been asked for my opinions. the same
as other men. I canno Halter myself
that they ave always been accepted"
The man who wins a nomination
through the good Offices OF Secretary
McAdoo is Thomas u Mccarthy, who
IL named to succeed william Henkel as
United States Marshal for the southern
New York district. Ilenkel, Republican
leader In the Twelfth district. where
Charles +, Murphy IN Democratic leader.
was first put in as Marshal by President
Mckinley and has served seventeen
years. His last term expired in Janu-
airy. 1914.
" ldlN Aldl ne ldF bfFn dlioNtu 10
mold over for nearly fifteen months has
been largely due to The inability OF the
independents TO agree on a candidate, TO
Tammany's sharp fight for the job and
~ the position of Senator O'Gornan.
Mccarthy has at times been classed
as a Tammany man with leanings
toward independence. But he was not
strong enough in the organization TO
wln its unqualified backing nor WAS he
s.ay.. aA,,vk az ~. nnsN Ag-A.
men TO- get the Endorsement OF MIR. Polk
and his friends.
Mr. Mccarthy was NJ one time the
personal attendant OF Supreme Court
Justice, now Ambassador. Gerard He
was next appointed a special deputy
clerk OF the supreme Court. hut re-
signed TO take charge Of Ambassador
Gerard's personal campaign for the
United states Senatorship. 1t is sup
posed thai he was heartily indorsed
by Mr.. Gerard for tho post of Marshal.
Marshal Henkel has been getting a
salary OF 5000 a year. with fees
amounting 10 about, $4,000.
The candidate OF the Polk independ-
ents for Marshal Henkel's Job was ex-
state senator John T. Mccall. Tam
many's %favo1te was Edward +. BOYLE,
who recently became President OF the
Board OF Elections for this city. Other
V~tflN4uileS Were r. j. conway ana
James NJ Clancy. ex-warden OF Sing
Sing prison.
Ja,ne VI. Power. nominated for Mar
shall In the Long Island district, is an
ant-McCooey Democrat. who won the
leadership OF the Twenty-frst district
IN IA sharp fight last fail. For several
years he has been secretary 80 tho
Commissioner OF Public Works IN
Brooklyn. TIT present Marshal,
Charles J. Hauhert, has served about
as long az Marshal Henkel. The SAL
airy IL $4,000 a year with fees extra.
Mark Elsner. nominated for Internal
Revenue Collector for the Third district.
was formerly an Assemblyman from
the Seventeenth district, eleoted by
Prpgressives and Democrats. He Is a
member Of the Democratic district or
Ganization. but il not a Murphy man,
He is nominated 10 succeed Frederick
l.. Marshall.
Ohm Il. Lowe, Jr.. nominated for In
formal Revenue Collector for the Second
district. was secretary 20 Court of APP
pells Judge Seabury when the latter
was n Supreme Court Justice and Is
now n lawyer at 81 Liberty street. He
is an Independent Democrat. but never
has lecn politically active. The pres
cnt Collector is Charles w. Anderson, a
negro.
Power, Eisner and Lowe were all in
dorSed by tho Polk ant.-Nurphy com
bination. Tammany had three candi-
dates fo- the two Collectorships-James
J. Hagan, leader IN the Fifteenth dis
trfct ex-Coroner Goldenkranz and ex-
AsseInblyman Meyer Greenherg.