New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Drops
Talley as Slap
At AL Smith
! Iammany Gets Even. With
Former Governor for Re-
fusal to Name Swami to
General Sessions Bench
Banton for Prosecutor
Julius Miller Designated
for Manhattan Presidents:
e. F. Collins for Court

Charles F. Murphy and Thomas F.
("Big Tom') Foley, in the selection OF
the Tammany borough and county
ticket yesterday administered a sting
ing rebuke to former Governor Smith
by turning down Judge Alfred J.. Tai
ley, Of the Court of General Sessions.
for denomination.
This incident, together with Mavor
Hylan's showing on the stand before
the Meyer investigating committee.
and the fact that Comptroller Craig
had refused to come to the assistance
of the Mayor, created an atmosphere
of apprehension at the Wigwam yes
terday afternoon when the district
leaders gathered to learn the ticket
Murphy had arranged for them.
This ticket follows:
President of the Borough of Manhat-
tan-Julius Miller, former State Scna-
tor.
District Attorney -Joab II. Banton,
now First Assistant District Attorney.
County Clerk-James A. Donegan,
at present County Registrar.
Registrar Miss Annie Mathews,
woman leader Of the 10Th Assembly
District.
Sheriff iff-Major Pcrcival E. Nagle,
leader of the Goth District.
Judges of General Sessions-Joseph
F. Mulqueen, to succeed himself; Cor
nelus f. Collins. justice of the chill
dren's court, and City Magistrate Fran
els X. Mancuso.
Judges of City Court Louis A.
Valente and Edward B. La Fetra, to
succeed themselves.
"Ar' Smiths Friends Indignant
hbe turn-down Of Judge Talley, ap-
pointed by MIR. Smith on the last day
of Murphy and Thomas +. Foley, who
demanded the appointment of District
Attorney Swami to the General Ses-
sons bench, caused intense indignation
on the part of Smiths friends IN Tam
many Hall.
Not in years has there been such an
exhibition of eleventh. hour shutting of
names to meet political exigencies as
took place when the district leaders
got together yesterday to hear what
uck they had had in drawing desig-
nation prizes from Murphy's hat.
The Tammany leader side-stepped re-
sponsbility for the heartburnings by
directing attention to the fact that the
executive committee on Tuesday had
turned responsibility for final selec-
tions over to special committee Of
seven. When Mr.. Murphy was asked
for an explanation of the rejection OF
Judge Talley he said
THE special committee in charge OF
nominations went over the entire situa-
ton and made their report. They chose
a ticket which, in their judgment, was
the strongest that could be named.'
Why TaIley Was Rejected
The refusal of Murphy to place Judge
Talley on the ticket was the sole topic
Of discussion ater the announcement OF
the desgnees on the borough and
county states had been made by former
Representative Thomas i. Smith.
According to some of the district
leaders, who heard all that was said in
the conferences leading to the naming
of the designees, there were three main
contributing causes to the rejection oi
Judge Talley by the committee on nom
nations, dominated by Murphy.
First, Murphy and Foley desired te
give an object lesson of the danger in
Cured by any one who disregards the
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