New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Differences Are Reported
Ironed Out at Atlantic
City Conference
"Threatening" Letters
Resented by Tammany
District Leaders Call Them
Club to Aid Editors
Candidacy

Is Mayor Hylan's weekend visit to At
lantic City, according to Tammany poll
ticians yesterday, resulted in better
understanding" between himself and
Charles F. Murphy, Tammany leader,
who also was at the New Jersey resort.
The Tammany chief is understood to
have talked some matters over frankly
with the Mayor and to have taken him
to task for writing letters such as the
one he sent to the heads of city de-
partments before he went to Atlantic
City, warning them that unless they
followed more closely his suggestions
in regard to economy and better public
service in the departments they might
lose their jobs.
Most of the Mayors appointees to
the heads of departments are Tammany
district leaders. The Tammany men
are inclined to interpret the Mayors
threats" in the light of a political
club held over Tammany to force the
gubenatorial candidacy of w. R.
Hearst upon the organization. Mr..
Murphy is said to have told the Mayor
frankly that no such tactics would be
tolerated.
Hylan Boosts Friend Hearst
Those we'll informed upon some of
the details of the Mayors latest So
journ by the sea said that the posi-
bility of the Hearst candidacy had been
1a<,u
Murphy and the Mayor. The latter
was outspoken in his praise of Mr..
Hearst, and is said to have told Mr..
Murphy that his friend, Mr.. Hearst.
would make one of the best governors
New York State ever had. Whether
Boss Murphy agreed with him or not
could not be learned, but other Tam
many leaders do not look favorably
upon MIR. Hearst as a possible Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, and they
declare that Mr.. Murphy's sentiments
at this time are the same.
According to the reports from the
New Jersey resort, the conference be-
tween the Mayor and Murphy took
place at the Hotel Traymore. Alfred
Z. Smith, President of the Board of
Atlantic City, brought the two prin-
cipals together at little family din
ner, which the wives and other men,
bers of the three mems families at
tended. Grover Whalen, the MAYORS
secretary, and Mrs. Whalen were pres
ent. Political matters were discussed
over their cigars after the ladies had
withdrawn.
Tammany Not Favorable
Mayor Hylan is understood to have
defended his attitude in his letters to
his commissioners by claiming that his
daily work at the City Hall was con-
tinually interrupted by flow of ap-
pllcatlons for salary raises from de-
partment heads. 1t was explained that
the COMM ssioners were not seeking
salary raises for themselves, but for
faithful lieutenants. The Mayor flatly
declared in his last letter to The com
missioners that it would be useless to
ask for further advances in salaries in
their departments.
If the political gossip among Tam
many leaders at this time is any cri-
t2rion, 1t may be said that there will
be strong opposition to Hearst for the
Democratic nomination for Governor.
OF which much has been heard recent
~ If Mayor Hylan and others friendly
TO the Hearst cause should attampt to
force his candidacy upon the Four
tecnth Street organization the prophets
among the leaders declare it would no
likely to lead to an open break hetwaen
Tammany and the Mayor.