New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Rush, Tamnany
Leader, in Revolt
On Hylan Ticket
Port Surveyor to Enter Pri-
maries as Candidate for
Supreme Bench

The dissatisfaction within the Wig
VAN over the Hearst-Murphy slate, with
Hylan at its head, has crystallized in
the revolt Of Thomas +. Rush, Surveyor
Of the Port of New York. Rush, who is
the Tammany leader of the 29th Assem-
>bly District, a member of the executive
committee of the County Committee OF
the Democratic party, and one of the
Oldest Of the Tammany district braves,
fled yesterday with the Board OF Eiec-
tions a petition containing $500 names
calling for his nomination for justice
of the Supreme Court, against that OF
John V. McAvoy, the Murphy choice.
Tomorrow, it is understood, he will
add $500 more names to the petition.
He needs only 500.
In a letter which Rush wrote yes
terday to Thomas F. McAvoy, chairman
of the executive committee and ia'her
Of John v McAvoy, the rebel SAID:
al hereby tender my resignation as a
member of the executive committee OF
the county committee of the Democratic
marty of the City of New York for the
Goth Assembly District, now known as
the 18th Assembly District, to take eff
feet Immediately.
81 take this action in view of the fact
that am advised that at recent meet
ing of the executive committee, wnere
was not personally present. resolution
was adopted designating various candl-
oates for Office on the city, county and
borough tickets, including the designa'
tion of the Hon. j. Y. McAvoy as the
candidate for Supreme Court justice in
the approaching primaries. In view OF
the fact that for some time past many
Of nv friends have urged me to enter
the primaries as a candidate for THIS
Office, | have decided to continue as a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton, and under the circumstances can
not properly remain as member OF the
executive committee
Rush Opposed to Hearst
Rush is an inveterate enemy of Will
lam Randolph Hearst, who is generally
credited with the selection of Hylan.
At the state convention in Buffalo IN
1906 he and two other delegates from
his district bolted the Tammany caucus
and opposed Hearst for the nomination
for Governor. The year before, how
ever, when Mcclellan broke with
Murphy, Rush had refused to accept an
Office at the hands of Mcclellan on the
ground that he wished to remain loyal
to the big chief
In 1911, the same year that Dix ap-
pointed him transfer tax attorney for
New York County, Rush was candidate
for the Supreme Court vacancy left by
the death. of Justice Whitney. His
IL NrocafrraA he onnroual Of tho
Bar Association, but Murphy turned
him down in favor of Justice Pendle-
ton, who had been McClellan's Cor
poration Counsel.
Rush remained transfer tax attorney
until 1914, when President Wilson, with
the approval Of both O'Gormsn and
Mitchell, it is understood, appointed
him Surveyor of the Port.
Rush's revolt against the Hylsn slate
marks the first break in the executive
committee of the Wigwam since the
Mcclellan Murphy falling out, in 1905.
He is said to have half the Tammany
district leaders in Manhattan behind
him, particularly such men as Big
Tom Foley, who detests Hearst. Some
of these leaders believe that Hylan's
nomination is simply a screen for
Hearst's candidacy and that in the end
ne will be thrust aside or blanketed in
favor of Hearst.
Rumors of New Ticket
II is even rumored that the Tammany
nominations in both Manhattan and
Brooklyn were made for their unpopu-
larity, the idea being that this would
provide Murphy with an excuse for
their withdrawal later on and the sub
stitution of ticket with Hearst at its
head. Hearst, it is said, with the same
programme in mind, is supporting the
revolt of Register O'Loughlin in Brook
lyn, who has announced his independent
candidacy for Borough President.
Those who believe all these reports