New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-16
Craig Gets Place
On Murphy Ticket
Tammany Takes West Side
Plan Opponent for
Controller
By BRIGGS

The Tammany Democratic Fusion
Committee of 10 completed its work
last night, when it designated Charles
L. Craig. counsel for the West Side
Association. as the Tammany candi-
date for Controller. The function of
this committee was not to reach be-
yond the city ticket, which now stands
as follows:
Mayor-Judge John F. Hylan.
President OF the Board Of Aldermen
Sheriff Alfred +. Smith.
Controller Charles l.. Craig.
The designation of the county and
borough officers is left to the five
county organizations. The New folk
County Committee met at Tammany
Hall Yesterday and designated Frank
l.. Bowling, President OF the Board OF
Aldermen. for the Office of Borough
President of Manhattan. The commit
tee adjourned until this afternoon to
attend TO the other Offices. Samuel
Marx, Tammany leader of the 3lst AS
sembly District. is slated for Sheriff.
W. Warren Hubbard. leader of the
psth Assembly District, and Peter J.
Brady. president of the Allied Printing
Trades. are also under consideration
for the Shrievalty.
May Not Rename Swami
There was little discussion of candi-
dates for District Attorney at yester
DAYS meeting Of the county committee.
District Attorney Swami may not re-
ceive a denomination from Tammany.
There was some talk Of making him
the candidate for the one vacancy in
the Supreme Court in this district.
Justice John V. McAvoy, of the City
Court, whose term expires December
81. was also mentioned as a possibility
for the Supreme Court bench Friends
Of Alfred j. Tally, Assistant District
Attorney, are working for his designa-
ton for Judge Swann's post.
The county committees in the other
boroughs expect to make their desig-
nations to-day and tomorrow. The
candidates petitions for the primaries
have to be filed by midnight next Tues
day.
The designation OF Hylsn for Mayor
and Craig for Controller were not popu-
lar ones among the district leaders IN
the Tammany organization. There was
a good deal of grumbling among the
leaders over Hylan at the meeting OF
the county committee yesterday. 1t
was considered significant in political
circles that the Tammany county COM
mittee had not formally Endorsed Judge
Hylan at its meeting yesterday. Charles
f. Murphy, however. decided 10 stand
by the selection of the Democratic Fu-
sion Committee and his word is still
the law for the Tammany braves.
Tammany Opposed Craig
The Tammany members of the Demo-
cratic Fusion Committee put up fight
against Craig at the meeting last night.
Their candidate was William Harmon
Black, Assistant District Attorney, and
former chairman of the Democratic
County Committee. The designation Of
Mr.. Craig was finally made unanimous
and Mr.. Murphy had to take another
candidate whom he did not altogether
relish.
The candidate for Controller is a
lawyer. forty-siX years old, and was
born in Illinois, but has been in this
city about thirty years. As the spokes-
man of the West Side Association, he
led the fight before the Board Of Es-
innate, the Legislature and the Gov
ernor against the West Side Improve
ment plans.
The Bronx Democratic County Com
mittee met last night and made the
following designations:
Borough President - Representative
Henry Bruckner.
District Attorney Martin, to
succeed himself.
County Clerk-Assemblyman Joseph
VI. Callahan, minority leader in the
Assembly.
Register Edward Polak, to succeed
himself.
No agreement was reached on the
Sheriff. The designation for this Of
fee will be taken up to-day.