New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
District Leaders Who Took
Warpaih Against Chief
Subducd and Old Order
of Affairs l. to Continue
Few Still Are Muiiering
Schneider Says Only Hope
of Revolt Is Young Ele-
mcnt: Predict Smiih's : De-
feat

Nerveless and amateursh attempts
on the part Of three or four anti
Murphy district leaders in Tammany
Hall 20 start revolt against "the
Chief" as Mr.. Murphy is called by the
faithful. because Of the severe re-
verses in the last election, have fallen
through, and the more than a cen
tury.old organization stands little
chance Of being reformed from the in
side for the present
County Clerk William F. Schneider
says the way 20 reform Pammany is 20
start a new organization and get the
younger Democratic men and women
70 join it, leaving the old Fourteenth
Street organization to die OF dry rot.
There is little or no chanse Of
driving Murphy out OF the leadership
said Mr.. Schneider yesterday. When
he has had enough Of being the leader
he will get out, but that will not be
right away. lie is in good health ap.
parently has plenty Of means, and
shows no signs Of being tired Of the
lob. He is fortified In the leadership,
and a revolt would have 20 be sensa-
,onal in its strength 20 shake Mr.
Murphy's grip on the organization.
Controls Eight Sachems
"It is not generally known that the
eight sachems Of the Tammany Society,
Columbian order, have votes in the po-
litieal executive committee, and Mr..
Murphy selects these sachemS. So, even
IL half Of the district leaders were dis
posed 10 drive Murphy out Of control,
he couldn't be shelled out Of his dug
out, as he would have the majority in
the committee so long as the sachems
stood by him
"The defeat Of Edward F. Boyle, can
didato for President Of the Borough of
Manhattan. was q hard blow % the or
ganization-th hardest. in fact. the
organization has suffered in recent
, wears. n there was e chance 20 upset
Murphv. now would be ,he time. but
there is nothing on the surface 20 indi-
cate that a revolt viii take place.
81 heard the other day that th'
Hearst men were sounding out the sen
timent in the organization prcparator,
10 making "A fight for control. ] haven
heard much about it for the last week
and IL is doubtful II il amounts 20 any
thing. A strong anti-boss organization
can be built up by inducing the youn
men and women voters 20 join II.
think this will be the line OF attack.
any attack is made
No Signs Of Revolt
A man hirh In the councils Of IN
ors.arfyatfcu and one Of Mr.. Murphy
chief lcutaaGnts when asked yesteI
day about rcvoit said:
%Tacre are no sions Of one. Thcr
are n number Of district leaders wn
are sore. because they see troupl
ahead when their workers are dls
placed in the Office OF the president q
Manhattan Borough, but they haven
any place TO so II they break ava
from Tammany Hall, and they are hk'
ly 10 behave themselves and walt 10
n year or two 90 recopp our losses.
tThe Hearst men, intent on maxim
trouble for Mr.. Murphy and the Coz
ernor, are 'snooping' around, trying
discover a vulnerable spot where the
can torpedo u.s. but they haven't ioun
one as yet We do not expect 20 vi
anything next year. II looks now
II We would lose New 1ogk Olty 70 tf
Republicans IN the election next
and look 90 see four Of our Congres
rnen left at home. ! refer 90 Pell
the 18th. Carew IN the lStn, Row
In The 18Th, and Donovan IN the 2ls
The national Administration mas u
CURED the enmity OF thousands
Irish voters, who will vote the Repu
lean ticket next year, this means IN