The sun., 1919-08-17
ANOTHER TAMMANY
REVOLT ANNOUNCED
Harry Murphy Of General
Committee Quits to Run as
an Independent. p "-
SEEKS ASSEMBLY SEAT
Denounces Flouting Of New.
burger and Political Med
ding by Judges.

Trouble piles upon trouble for Tsm-
many Hall. Ever since Charles r. MIR
phy and the inner clique Of the leaders
decreed that Justice Newburger should
be turned down for denomination In
favor Of the thirty-thfee-year-old son Of
Samuel Untermyer. the uneasiness that
has been prevalent among the young
men in the Hall has become more and
more marked.
Although 1t is well understood that the
leaders have the primaries too we'll
sewsd up to make 1t possible to do much
effective buclSing Of the organization
there. the signs all point to q number of
independent Democratic candidates for
the Assembly and the Board Of Alder
men in the general election The Six
teenth Assembly district has led OF. Sew
eral days ago John r. Cronin, q young
lawyer, who was at one time In the Of
Ace Of Justice Wagner OF the Supreme
Court, resigned from the Tammany Gen.
eral Committee and announced he would
run as an independent candidate for the
Board of Aldermen.
Yesterday Harry Murphy sent his let
ter Of resignation from the General Com
mittee and let It be known he proposed
to run as an independent candidate for
the Assembly In the sixteenth. which has
always been q rockbound Democrats
stronghold.
Having lived in the Sixteenth Assem-
bly, District with my family for many
years." he wrote in a ietetr addressed
jointly to the General Committee and the
Thannawaga Club. the organization club
Of the district. land having been 40
lively and deeply interested in the well
fare OF my fellow workers. : had hoped
that Tammany Hall would send from
this workingman's district q workingman
TO represent II in the Assembly. Year
after year I have been disappointed, and
now, at the request OF my numerous
friends, have agreed to become an In
dependent candidate for member of the
Assembly from the Sixteenth district.
Having been six times successfully
elected representative of the Tile Settlers
Union No. 50, B. N. q p. I. u, ]
think this may be urged by me as
evidence Of the confidence OF my fellow
workers in my capacity TO represent
them in labor circles. and I trust
will be sufficient Recommendation to
my fellow workers Of this Assembly
District.
Nor can quietly sit by and see the
bosses of our organisation turn down
tried and faithful servants for political
favorites- 1t is an established principle
TO which all workers adhere that de-
serving servants. whether public OF
private, should be continued In SERVES
as long as they merit it
object, too. to the politicians med
ding with the judiciary. as well az the
judiciary meddiing with politics. and
after a politician Is elected to the Judi.
ciary. he should retire to the bench OF
from the bench.
81 object also to the habituai dumping
OF carpet baggers' in this district fol
important political ofiict&I
Under these circumstances can nc
longer continue as a member of Tam
many Hail and therefore hereby resign
from it,
County Clerk Schneider. who Is head.
ing the movement for an anti-Tammany
organization, will recommend at thu
conference Of insurgents, of the fv'
boroughs to be held Wednesday tina
Independent candidates be put up agains
the organization IN Assembly anC
Aldermanic districts wherever Their
seems TO be a fair chance Of defeating
the choice OF Tammany Hall and III
affiliated LEADER.