The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-07
P. ]. M'GRATH JOINS
TAMMANY BOILERS
Quits Thannawaga Club in Dis
gust at Political Methods
of Boss.
TO RUN AS INDEPENDENT
Asks Support in Race as Mu-
nicipal Court Justice
in Sixth.
TO RUN AS INDEPENDENT


volved in the turning down of Justice
Joseph e. Newburger for denomination
to the Supreme Court In favor of the
hirty-three-year-old son of Samuel I'm
termyer was responsible for the resigna-
ton from Tammany Hall yesterday of
another man who had been active for
years in its affairs. The responsibility
extended also to the so called carpet
bag" methods of the organization as 1t
Is managed to-day and the refusal to re-
nominate Justice Richard II. Smith to
the City Court.
mo more arbitrary despot ever ex-
listed than the new ruler and leader, so
called of Tammany Hail." said Patrick
]. McGrath in resigning from the Than
nawaga Club. the organization club OF
the Sixteenth district. Mr.. McGrath, a
lawyer Of 233 Broadway. lives at 145
East Eighty-second street. For eight
years he was a Member OF Assembly
from the district.
Not only did Mr. McGrath resign, but
he announced that he would be an indie
pendent candidate for Justice of the
Municipal Court in the Sixth Municipal
Court District against Timothy A. Leary,
who was picked by the leaders, although
It is asserted that his real home Is in
White Plains
In severing his connection of years
with Tammany Hall and going out to
win office, nomination for which he
was denied by the leaders in spite OF
long service, Mr.. McGrath is following
the lead OF John f. Cronin and Harry
J. Murphy. Both resigned ten days
ago in letters in which they scored the
leadership of the organization and
severely criticised Justice Robert f.
Wagner for remaining in politics after
being elected to the Supreme Court.
To Rum as Independents.
Mr.. Murphy is to run as an independ-
ent candidate for the Assembly and Mr..
Cronin as an Independent candidate for
the Board of Aldermen against the or
ganization candidates. They and Mr..
McGrath have organized the Home Rule
League, with headquarters at 1851 Third
avenue, and from there will wage an
active campaign against the organiza-
Iion. and not only for their. own can
iidacies but also for those of Justice
Newburger and Justice Smith. The en-
olem they have adopted is the arrow.
In his. letter of resignation Mr.. Nc
Grath said:
"rhe holiness of the boss has ex-
tended even to the local judicial election
by the designation of a candidate for
The Justiceship of the Sixth Municipal
Court District without known deserts
and who does not even live in this district.
This act, directly In line with what
seems to be the policy OF the boss to
make a place for favorites-to reach
over the shoulder of active, deserving
Democratic workers and prefer for pub
lie office personal favorites. as was done
by the refusal to renominate the able
and deserving Judges Newburger and
Smith-impels me to take decisive
and unequivocal stand and to ask the
electorate OF this judicial district for
their support in this canvass to over
rule the selections of the boss.
II intend to ask the voters of this jul
dicial district to place me in nomination
and thus afford all those who are OPP
posed to boss rule the opportunity to
register and record their votes by Sc
Letting me for the office of Justice of
the Municipal Court for the Sixth dis
trict.
Resignation Only Course.
ITO attempt to correct abuses from
the inside will be, as It has been, OF no
avail. There is nothing left for a self
icSpcCliHB DonloCThL WHO honestly ana
sincerely desires the correction of abuses
but to resign from such an organization
and make his appeal directly to the peo-
pie.
81 do not feel that Tammany Hall, as
It's affairs are directed to-day, is repre-
sentative of the plain people, as was in
tended by its founders. No more arbi-
trary despot ever existed than the now
ruler and leader so called of Tammany
Hall. To overthrow this tyranny in
vito the support OF all the electors of
this district and hereby resign my mem
bership In your organization" ..
Mr.. McGrath said hast night that he
had been trying to find out what Mr..
Leary. who is the organization nominee
for Justice of the Sixth Municipal Dis
trict Court. had ever done to deserve the
honor. He has heard that Mr.. Leary
some ten years ago was president OF the
organization club.
1T understand that Mr.. Leary claims
to have a furnished room or apartment
near Park avenue and Ninety-first
street. said Mr.. McGrath, but that in
reality his home is in White Plains,
where he lives with his family"
The Sixteenth Assembly district, of
which Deputy Dock Commissioner
Michael Cosgrove is leader is strongly
Democratic, as is the Municipal Court
district. Two years ago Mr. MoGrath
ran in the primaries against Jacob
Marks and got 43 per cent. OF the vote.
He did not run in the general election.