New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Nv alker Would
Shelve Hylan in
Supreme Court
Senator Would Place Him
ON Brooklyn Bench and
Put Justice Robert F.
Wagner in City Hall
Murphy Is Not Averse
Tainmany Wants to Take
Patronage Control Away
From William r. Hearst

Senator James ]. Walker, Of Manhat-
tan, leader of the Tammany minority
In the State Senate, is credited with
the leadership of movement TO bring
about the retirement Of Mayor John F..
Hylsn by having him named for the
Supreme Court in Brooklyn and NOM
mating Justice Robert F. Wagner. Of
the Supreme Court. for Mayor to sue
eeed' Hylan.
II was learned yesterday that sug-
gestions have been made to at least
one. of the non-political civic organiza-
tions looking to the nomination Of
Hylan for justice.
Senator Walker is known to DO hos
tile to both Mayor Hylan and his chief
supporter. William r. Hearst. He has
At various times attacked Hearst from
the floor Of the Senate, and at one time
threatened to sue him for libel.
Objection Is to Hearst
Senator Walker represents a silent
sentiment-~i Tammany Hall. but
Charfes-E Murphy. the Tammany boss,
has. told the district leaders that half
ipAt is better than no bread at all
when 1T comes to patronage, and that,
II Hylan is not renominated, Tammany
may lose out altogether.
Iammany's objection to Hylan is
largely because he is dominated bv
He4rst apd divides the organization
patronage with Hearst. The nomina-
tion Of Justice Wagner would be al
most as welcome to the rank and file
Of Tammany as the nomination of az
Governor Smith. Senator Walker knows
this from sounding the sentiment in the
organization. but until Murphy gives
rne lAgn there will be no action either
against Hylan or in favor of Justice
There. is growing feeling in Tam
many Ha1l that the Republicans will
keep right on building up their orpani-
cation unless the Democrats select a
higher type Of executive than Hylan.
Justice Wagner would arouse the
greatest enthusiasm among the rank
and file and the distribution of the
patronage would be dictated from
Fourteenth Street and not from the
once OF William r. Hearst, as at
present.
Il Is understood that Mayor Hylan
would Hets accept a nomination for the
SuHfEma. Court in the Second District
unle4s AG Gould be assured of the reru-
lar Democratic organization. and his
frlenrs also would expect that Tam
many would be liberal supporter of
his campaign if he decided to step
aside for Justice Wagner.
Some Who Displease Murphy
Some Of the officeholders whose pres
ence on the city pay roll is painful to
Murphy are L. ]. O'Reilly, president
of the Board of Water Supply. Mr.,
Hearsts' political adviser; Peter J.
Brady. supervisor of the City Record; !;
David Hirshfeld, Commissioner of Ac-
counts; Police Commissioner Enright
and George H. Payne, Tax Commits
sioner, Republican.
Others who will be displaced by
Tammany if the Wigwam people can get
rid Of Hylan are Bird S. Coler, Com
missioner Of Welfare; Cornelius M.
Sheehan, Department Of Water Supply,
Gas and Electricity; James P. Sinnott,
Tax Commissioner; Joseph M. O'Grady,
Of Richmond, Tax Commissioner; City
Chamberlain Philip Berolzheimer, Park
Commissioners Gallatin, Harmon and
Hentfessey and the Board Of Education.
The anti-Hylan men in the Tammany
orgaHization say that Justice Harring-
ton xutnam's term expires in the Sec
ond ,District at the end of this year
andnHhat Hylan could be given the
nomMation to get him out of the City
Hallx The side-tracking of Justice
Putnam would provoke reprisals in
Brdoklyn and Hylan is inclined to
stand pat and insist upon a renomina-
tionfor Mayor rather than take the
ticSIpf the Supreme Court.