The sun., 1917-08-24
Bowery Leader Quits Tam
many Hall and Will Back
Mayor Mitchell.
HE'S POOR MANS FRIEND
DenOunces Naming of Knott,
Fifth Avenue Man, for
Shrievalty.
Shades of Comstock!
by what whim
Has civic Virtue
Captured Tim1

Captured Tim!
Not since this once famous iuery was
launched at the original head of tho
Sullivan clan. many years ago. has the
Bowery had such a shock as IL got last
night when the news went around that
Paddy" Sullivan. surviving represent
tative Of the family's political glory.
had bolted Tammany and lined un with
the Mitchell forces.
Patrick II. Sullivan, brother OF the
late big Tim." a real old fashioned
Alderman. the patron sa mt OF the Sui
Ivan Club" and for many years n
power In Fourteenth street. has actually
taken the family name and influence
from the Wigwam. has declared war on
Murphy. and gone over, lock. stock and
barrel. to the fusion camp.
In a meeting at Arlington Hall last
night the wake over the Murphy leader
ship was formally held Echoes from
the big doings wen. through the
Bowery. and from the precinc.s OF Chat
ham Square there came the earnest
query:
''wot t'enr'
1t was taken as the beginning of the
end of Tammany and OF Murphy rule.
n Won Hindenburg had deserted the
Kaiser for Haig. or Marshal Joffre had
been made German Govc-nor-General of
Belgium. II would not have astonished
the Bowery half SO much
The Arlington Hall meeting. presided
ever by Assemblyman Abner Greenberg
and attended by 500 folk. heard resolu-
tions read by Alderman Sullivan that
gave both Tammany ana Murphy fits.
They also heard speeches that literally
siEsled.
Resolutions Are Passed.
But the text of the resolution is re-
CURED to give any idea OF the bigness
Of the revolt. Here they are:
Whereas Tammany Hall to-day is
run by Charles r. Murphy and his
"insiders" in the interests only Of this
selfish group ard the corporations
they favor instead Of the loyal Tam
many workers and
Whereas Mr.. Murphy and his Sc
lect cabinet now attempt to create the
bunco issue Of the rich against the
poor. and this despite the fact that
Mr. Murphy spends his time on his
fne country estate at Good Ground or
In gilded private dining rooms at Del
monicos. where your shoe sinks two
inches into velvet carpets and cigars
don't come two for five and
Whereas all that Murphy and his
pets are scheming to do Is to draw
the poor mans vote and then to cast
him aside In order to get their fingers
into the city's pie for one nnal swag
for the chosen few who drive and dine
At "Dels"; and
Whereas In spite of the wicked class
hatred issues of rich against poor
raised by the obscure tool picked by
Murphy and McCooey to handle the
Affairs Of, the wealthiest city in. the
R,sG~ -t<IA
avenue to get his candidate for Sheriff
In the person OF David H. Knott. who
lives at 43 Fifth avenue. and thereby
threw aside the earnest Tammany
leaders whose rewards In the past
have been selections for Offices like
the shrievalty: and
Mitchell Poor Mans Friend.
Whereas in fulilment Of the MUIR
ply policy of only picking men whom
he owns body and soul he and his
group Of nominators chose a fellow
named Charles L. Craig. who has an
office with James A. Foley Murphy's
personal Senator, In the financial dis
trict to o. X some $500. 900. 900 Of ex-
penditures In the Comptroller's Office;
and
Whereas Murphy and McCooey with
their paper and taking leagues" and
over the eyes Of the people on the Is
sue OF New York's poor. notwithstand-
Ing the fact that Mayor Mitchell has
been the poor mans friend-for exam
Pile. in providing places on newsstands
FOR the blind. crippled and invalids,
mat these may not become public
charges. and In insuring protection
and liberty in business. thus making
Tor the business people Of the city
government that every one knows has
been free from the petty exactness
(sic) Of other days: and
Whereas Murphy and McCooey bra
.enly picked a ticket OF unknowns in
Delmonicos, Just as they did four
years ago, although Murphy and Nc
Cooey rigged up a fraudulent fusion"
crowd who never belonged to Tam
many to deceive honest Tammany
Democrats into the belief that such
men as Hylan. Knott and Craig, &C.,
are the peoples choice" In spite Of
The fact that every one knows that
Murphy wants only four years Of good
pickings In the city government before
he "retires"; and
Whereas everybody knows Mayor
altchel has been honest sincere. fear
less and capable In giving a non-par-
tisan government which all the big
men OF New York admit Is the best
New York has ever had: therefore
be II
Withdraws From Tam many.
Resolved. That the sullivan Club In
meeting assembled does hereby affili-
ate itself with the City Democracy.
which has been organized by the un-
bossed Democrats Of New York city
10 purge the Democracy of the city
from Murphyism. to keep Murphy and
McCooey out OF the City Hall by re-
eiecting Mayor Mitchell and a non.