The sun., 1917-08-21
TAMMANY MEN
NOW IN REVOLT
IN 5 COUNTIES
Fraser Deserts in The Bronx
and Cahill Bolts i'm
Richmond.
HlLAN GOING TO STICK
Willing to Endure Bruckner
on Ticket-Hasn't Called
on Murphy.
HYLAN GOING TO STICK


Three Mysteries" Judge John F. Hylan
for Mayor. Charles L. Craig for Comp
troller and David H. Knott for Sheriff
continued merrily yesterday, with new
defectlons from the ranks by old time
leaders.
Hylan slipped into town and remained
absolutely quiet except when visited ,by
delegations OF newspapeimen. In fact,
the Murphy candidate spent three hours
yesterday afternoon at the headquarters
of the Business Mems League. guarded
by his faithful stenographer. who made
notes OF his every utterance to the re-.
porters. the only callers.
The Brooklyn candidate might just
as well have been in the Sahara desert
so far as the Democrats were concerned.
There was not even telephone call dur
ing the Judges stay at the Business
Mems League and his oft repeated asser-
ton that ''he is the peoples candidate"
apparently referred to the hurryinS
crowds on Forty-second street intent on
getting home from work to read the war
news.
Fraser's DesertiOn.
The most important desertion from the
Tammany ranks yesterday was that OF
Wallace s. Fraser. for years the Tam
many leader Of the old Thirtieth As-
semby district In The Bronx. Mr.. Fraser
not only resigned from the Tammany
executive committee Of The Bronx yes
terday. but went the limit and Joined
the fusion forces and announced he
would henceforth support the Eugene
Mcclure fusion ticket in that county. At
the same time he lambasted the leader
ship OF Arthur Murphy, the Tammany
boss Of The Bronx. and expressed his
dissatisfaction generally with the way
Tammany has acted this year in the
naming Of candidates.
From Richmond came word that Mat
thew J. Cahill. a prominent Democrat.
would contest the primaries with Calvin
D. Van Name. the organization candi-
date for Borough President. This COM
pleted the revolt in the five counties OF
the greater city. There Is now q con-
tes. against many Of the regular organ
ization men in every county, the most
important being that Of Surveyor
Thomas + Rush against John " Nc
Avoy for the Supreme Court nomina-
ton in the Manhattan district
Another prominent Tammany man,
with a strong following in his district.
who said good-by to the organization
yesterday was Joseph r. Ryan, a well
known lawyer and power in Demo-
cratic circles in the Fifteenth Assembly
district. which is presided over by Ross
-. williams. Mr.. Ryan. who lives at 307
West N!nety-second street. filed q petit
ton TO run in the primaries for one OF
The nominations for City Court JUS
tice. Tammany selected six candidates
one Of whom was Hearst man. another
an unknown. and renominated four Of
the incumbents.
Hitter Critici.m Heard.
In fact. on every hand yesterday was
heard bitter criticism Of the "inside"
leaders of Tammany for putting in the
field ticket made UP largely OF un-
known men. "WhO IL Hylan?" where
does Craig come from. and for the love
of Mike, who Is this fellow Knott" was
the way the Tammany braves spoke yes
terday.
So far as Mr.. Knott is concerned. It
| was learned yesterday that he 10 practi-
cally resident Of Queens county He
Iives in a beautiful residence on Bell ave
nue., Bayside, for about nine months OF
the year, and for about three months
at an apartment hotel in Washington
Square, where he maintains a voting
residence While this IL perfectly legal,
II Is not calculated TO make him any
more popular with the Tammany voters
When Judge Hylan reached his cham
bers In Brooklyn yesterday morning
coming from Saratoga, he was met by q
| number Of reporters.
III the people OF New York want me
to run for Mayor I'll rum" he said. u
| expect to be elected. positively. I wan,
to serve the people Of New York by be-
ing elected Mayor, and will serve them
| II elected
The next question caused His Honor ia
ponder long and deeply and then to de-
fer answering until he called UP Murphy
| or some one else for guidance. He was
asked point blank II he would run or
| the same ticket with Representative
Henry r. Bruckner, who was designated
for Borough President by The Bronx
| Democratic organization. and agains,
whom there Is a strong uprising by The
| Bronx Tammany men, who Will put ur
| an opposition ticket. Bruckner voted
/ against tabling the McLemore resolu-
, ton which would have kept Americans
| of allied steamships
"What Is that--repeat the question
said Judge Hylan, sparring for time. II
was repeated.
He looked appealing at his stenog.
rapher.
His z O'Clock Answer.
Come back at two o'clock and RI
answer that" he finally said. At two
| o'clock, he issued this answer:
The people Of The Bronx under the
direct primary law have a right &c
nominate for public office any one whom
they see At. ! have no right to dictate
to the people OF The Bronx or any othel
borough what they shall do. The righl
OF each community TO select their candi,
dates IL the essence Of democracy. ar
an intense pro- American and II the people
select me in the primary they will do *
with that In mind. My chief concern n
the present time Ia to break the strange
hold which the foundations have upor
the people of Greater New York"
Feeling lonesome In Brooklyn. tn,
Judge came over to New York later ant
went TO the Business Mems League a
Forty second street and Madison avenue
From the way II was stunned by Demo
Gratis. one would have thought the head
quarters were quarantined. There III
was found by a group OF reporters Tn,
place was absolutely deserted. except fo
the Judge and his stenographer and thu
Young man In charge Of the Office Be