New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Revolt Is Begun
On Talnmany Rule
In the Sixteenth
Elk Assemblyman McCrath
Heads New Home Rule
League as a Candidate
for Bench Against Leary


Tammany Hall. They have organized
party known as the Home Rule
League and are preparing to put
ticket in the field against the Tam
many candidates. The real cause OF
the revolt was the designation OF Tim
othy A. Leary as candidate for the JUS
ticeship in the 9th District Municipal
Court by Tammany. The Carpetbag-
GER cry has been raised BY the insur-
gents, who assert they will nominate
regular local candidates.
Former Assemblyman Patrick ]. Nc
Grath. who is leading the revolt, will
run against Mr.. Leary on Election
Day. Yesterday he sent in his resig-
nation to the Thannawaga Club, the
Tammany headquarters Of the district
Mr.. McGrath. who is an attorney with
Offices at 233 Broadway, served seven
terms in the Assembly from the dis
trict. He charged yesterday that the
Tamnany leaders had disgusted the
real Democrats of the 18th by sending
CarpctbagCers into the district to run
for public office. In speaking Of Mr..
Leary he said:
"Leary claims to live in this dis
trict. and understand he has room
or apartment on Park Avenue near
Ninety-first Street. As matter OF
fact. he lives in White Plains with his
wife and children. 1t Is because they
bring this man into the district that
| am entering the judicial race which
will give the Democrats who are op-
posed to boss rule chance to register
their protest"
McGrath's Letter
Mr.. McGrath's letter Of resignation
follows:
"Gentlemen: The boldness Of the
boss has extended even to the local Ju-
dicial election. by designating as can
didate for justceship of the Sixth DIS
trict Municipal Court man VINO,
without any known deserts, does not
even live in this district. This act, d.
rectly in line with what seems to be
the policy of the boss to make places
for fayoritcs. to reach over the shoul-
workers and prefer for public office
personal fayorites, as was done by the
refusal TO renominate the able and de-
serving Judges Newburger and Smith.
impels me to take decisive and un-
eouivocal stand and to ask the cleo
torate of this judicial district for their
support in this canvass to overrule the
boss's selections.
T intend 10 ask the voters Of this
judicial district to place me in NOM
ination and thus afford all those who
are opposed to boss rule the opportu-
nifty TO register and record their votes
by selecting me for the Office Of justice
Of the Municipal Court for the Sixth
District.
"To attempt to correct the abuses
from the inside will be, as it has been.
Of no avail. There is nothing left for
a self-respecting Democrat. who hon
estly and sincerely desires the correc-
tion of abuses. but to resign from such
an organization and make his appeal
directly to the people.
Assails Leadership
81 do not feel that Tammany Hall
as its affairs are directed to-day. is
representative of the plain people, as
il was intended by its founders. No
more arbitrary despot ever existed
than the now ruler and leader So
called, of Tammany Hall. To over
throw this tyranny invite the support
of all the electors of this district and
hereby resign my membership in your
organization"
The fight against Deputy Dock Com
missioner Michael Cosgrove, the Tam
many leader of the district. has been
brewing for some time. Two weeks
ago Harry J. Murphy resigned from
the Thannawaga Club and announced
his intention of running against the
organization candidate for the As
sembly. John F. Cronin has been
entered in the aldermanic contest in
the 18th District against the organza-
tion candidate.
The Home Rule League has opened
Headquarters at 1461 Third Avenue.
and has adopted an arrow as the Off
cial emblem of the party. The insur-
gents declared last night that they Will
support Justice Newburger and Judge
Smith in the coming race. They say
sufficient support already has been OBJ
tanned to defeat the Tammany candi-
dates. Two years ago Mr.. McGrath, as
an independent candidate for the NOM
ination for Municipal Court justice, OBJ
tanned 43 per cent Of the votes in the
J,etr;ct IN tho prmarv