The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
Sheriff Alfred E. Smith in the chair in the general meeting room
of the Downtown Tammany Club.

Club any night demonstrates to .
marked degree that Foley wants to
see his constituents at the clubhouse
There may be observed. for instance. a
police magistrate giving advice to a
poor fellow who is looking for the or
ganization's Endorsement in an efYor
TO secure work. The Congressman has
taken up the ease of a poor woman
whose son has just III and the Alder
mar has given a card 10 a yuung man
20 he can 90 20 work IN the snow re-
moving squad. A Municipal Court
Justice drops in to see IL he can help
in some case in which eviction pro-
ceedings are about To he started
against a poor family whose bread
winner il unable TO meet the rent.
Ali this time big Tom keeps an eye
on everything that is going on. He
often takes part in the discussions ~
the affairs Of the district and IN ever
ready 10 give way to the prevailing
sentiment OF his followers.
Foley IS ut the club practically every
night in the year, II as has been
said. he makes his election district cap
tains spend a great deal Of their time
there. His order is that all concerned
in the welfare Of the distric, shall al
ways be on the job 10 give their best
efforts to help those who seek aid. II
Is true the district contains n mass OF
persons VINO ar" not no" ana never
VIII De "i any pol!'Ica! Na'u' q" inc a.
trlct. hu' theF are human p"IhtS VINO
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Italians as n rule declare carry the!r
Intention OF becoming cii!H"ns. The
captain arranSes I" TAR" the h'''s-
sary witnesses along I" court ana as
fast as the slow machinery srlhds OUT
citizens they ar" asked 10 JON the
ciup OF the d!strl''' TINS th'E 90 nut
they are not always s'"ad''.t IN men
arrogance
1T was hat a few Years back mat
an Italian II an IRISH member Of the
,iub became restless ana started ont
to Oppose the leadership o' foeN'
They organized a rival Gun ana made
bids To Fo!eys followers To Join them.
All sorts or promises Of plp!Ir offices
were made and a few did desert Foley,
The success of the movement
against Foley was Not marked. how
ever. and II was not long before physi-
cal s;rthSth was Ns"d. I" iorc" people
Ia TAX" part IN IL Then a killing
too" place. The man killed was onc
or F"I'NS l~eItenanis' TINS did not
~strenGthen the rival ,lub. which was
run 10y M!chac y. Rofrtn". Another
killing took place last March, II o.
CURED a short distance from III" FoI"y
headquarters ana the man KILLED was
folcN's lieutenant a'nonS
me Italians Of IN" district. Thr"" me-
went 10 PRISON 'or '.hS crime ana
i'"''ah" - Uh""r N"''l'heht on 4
charge or murder IN ~InstIatihS the
CRIME. lite Is now a fugitive from
justice ana u reward mas heen oNored
for his arrest,
Hired murdcrcrs had been brought
INTO Tn. district with the hone that
Foley would be scared IF and tha,
those who sought to run the district
world Ia. ablc ia gain control Of Tho
uoIi,ic,l machinery. Foley himself was
threatened with death. as we're con.
.r,ssm,p nan Rjordan ana SOM. a,
his o,h,r followers
rhcs, threats. however. did not, alter