New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-11
100 Leaders of 9th Assem-.
bly, District Go Over
to Mitchell
Revolters Call
Boss Second Kais.,
Say He Occupies Same Po.
sition to Democrats as En-.
peror Does to German,

braves followed the trail Of the sulli.
van elan last night and walked on. a,
Tammany Hall into the Fusion cam
On the way out they "wherea,.5,
Charles +. Murphy in language a, p.,.
.ineEt n less picturesque than tina,
used By Paddy Sullivan a coupl. a,
weeks sgJ. They declared that "Murplv
aad his group had long made IA.
Democracy c. The leading city Of
America a joke at home and in the na.
ton"
The latest rcvolters arc also from .
Tammany stronghold on the East Side.
the 9Th Assembly District. Among them
we're Jacob Silyerstein, former Tam.
many Assemblyman and former mem.
Der Of the Tammany Hall general CON.
mittee, and several former Tsnmsny
distric. captains. They numbered sbOv.
one hundred. Their combined politics!
influence in Tammary Hall surpassed
that Of the Sullivan forces. All Of tA,n
we're enrolled Democrats ana members
Of the Murphy organization.
Others Who Reyolted
Besides Jacob Siiyers.ein, the other,
who have been most actively identified
with Tammany Hall included Max Sil.
yerStein, 1ammany district captain
for several years; Sol y. Eisler. former
Tsmmany candidate for momber Of The
Assembly and Tammany captain; will.
lam L. Greenfogc., TammaUy speaker
and worker for years; Sam Brown,
Tsmmany captain; Bernard Grese.,
Tanmany worker for years; David D.
Weinbcrger. Tsmmany captain, wor.s.
and speaker; Joseph Klein. Tammsn;
captain for years; Or. 3. Sindel, a
Tammany captain, and Emil Mittiemsz,
Tammauy worker Tor several years
Mr.. Silrerstein presided at a meet.
ing lest night al Burgess Hail. % Ave.
rue E., al which tho resolutions iaeN.
porating the slogan %, Murphy mus
90" were enthusiastically adopted. and
the members Of the Club Of Enrolled
Democrats oil the 9Th Assembly Dis.
trIc." formally Endorsed Mayor Mitcad
and Joined hands with the City De.
mocracy, the Democratic branch OF n.
Fusion committee o. 1917. Ile orgsl.
ration o. the Jth Assembly Dis,rG
branch OF the City Democracy was De-
iected at the meeting. The rezo.u,iOa
follow, in part:
Whereas, this club. composed OF ..
rolled Democrats OF the 6th Assembly
District, is convinced that -as on.
nope for the success Of the Democratic
party in New York City Is che 'LmiL:
out Of Murphy and his group. VINO have
long made the Democracy OF the lesc'
ing city oil America joke q. home an
in the nation, and
Whereas, every Democrat in Nef
York knows very well 'ha, Tammalg
Hall to-day il private corporation
conducted solely for the personal bsne.
fits OF Murphy's ring Of chosen favor.
ties, and
Whereas. the people OF New Tor.
are sic. and tired Of the unpop.
lar and unrepreSeutative rule by whica
Murphy, McCooey, NcAvoy and the
inner circle keep their hands on tf}
threats OF decent Democracy. Which Is
striving TO make the Democratic party
in the city ring true and secure WITH
the Democratic party headed By Pres
dent Wilson, and
Whereas, the disagreement o.
Murphy and his se!f-anoiuted 'rouad
table stands precisely in relation 70
the Democrats Of New York as does
the Kaiser and his wicked staff Of mill
tary oppressors 10 the German people,
and
Whereas, b. the same token, Ii,
City Democracy echoes heartily the
same sentiments and good wishes ,oT'
ard the Democrats Of New York City
as did President Wilson's sdmiuistrs.
ton toward the subjected and suffer
ing people Of Germany. iv ;hat re
City Democracy has nothing out ne
friendllest feeling and regard for re
Democrats whom Murphy and b S rtI
wish 20 keep under q saryile YOKE aha
seeks only to liberate them from Msf'
phys domination and 20 restore ths
Democracy 20 New York City whIih
will make IL responsive 20 every DEN
ocgat in the city. 49,.
Therefore, be il resolved that inh
club and its individual enrolled Deme,,
cratic members hereby Withdraw a.
support from Murphy and his rag,oAs
ticket, which he has named. aud pledge
is support in the fghJ being yaged o
tie City Democracy 20 purge cur Den'
cratic party Of Iurrhv.sm snd 70
achieve its Liberation by the resles'
ton OF the ticket headed by Mayer
Mitchell"
Other speakers were Ab1er Greer
berg. Max Silverste.H, Sol Eisier. Bss'
jamin Rcss, Robert T. Oliver and VIZ
lam l.. Greentogel.
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