New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Miller Us Asked
To Bar Swami
I'm Hines Probe
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ing committed there. He was angered
at the Police Department for the state
ments issued on Thursday that no as
sault was committed liz the polling
booth.
"Tho police" snid Shaleck, "will next
be saying that shot, black acked and
kicked myself and that the other
Hines men who were beaten with night
sticks and blackjacks also assaulted
them selves.
"Thc statements issued from Police
Headquarters seeking to whitewash the
thuggery Of certain members Of the Po-
lice Department and some of the imme-
date followers Of Charles r. Murphy
are simply ridiculous
III these statements were true, all
that happened at the polling booth in
Boss Murphy's district, when I and sew
eral ether Hines men visited there
We're III the nature of chatter at a pink
tea party, instead of revolver and
blackjack party IN which myself and
other opponents Of Charles f. Murphy
We're seriously injured.
ut is very significant that in this al
legged investigation conducted by the
Police Department neither myself nor
others who were assaulted have been
asked by the police for our versions Of
what happened
at is also significant that Boss
Murphy's friend District Attorney
Swami, who is the chief prosecuting
officer Of this county, has not taken any
cognizance of the felonious assaults
committed on myself and other friends
and advisers of Hines when we went
into Boss Murphy's district to obtain
evidence of election frauds.
81 expect to be able to leave my bed
within few days, and then I shall see
that justice is done, and that the thugs
of the blackjack, nghtstick and re-
volver shall go the same road that the
election thieves shall GO"
Shallcck said that he had complete
evidence of the assaults, and that
despite the statements issued from
Police Headquarters on Thursday the
door of the polling booth was locked
while several policemen in plain clothes
and one in uniform remained there,
and that it was then that some of the
policemen and the Tammany men at
tackled him and his party.
Lippe, who is acting as chief counsel
to Hines in the recount proceedings,
said yesterday that members of The
Police Department who were known to
be favorable to Hines were shifted to
precincts outside of Manhattan on
primary day so that they were unable
to vote for Hines.
Inspector Coughlin, who was re-
ported at Police Headquarters on
Thursday as being in charge of the
Police Department investigation Of the
assault on the Hines men, said yester-
day that he was not conducting any
No Charges Filed in Precinct
"There has been no complaint lodged
at the East Twenty-second Street sta
ton, either by Shalleck or any of his
relatives, and, therefore, there are no
charges on which to base an investiga-
tion. was informed by Captain
Busby, in charge Of the precinct that
he had made inquiries into the matter,
but that there were no charges on the
precinct records"
Hines yesterday issued an appeal to
all Tammany organization men who
are opposed TO Charles +. Murphy and
Murphyism to enroll in the Hines
Anti Tammany League, whose head
quarters are in the Monongahela Club
house, the Tammany district organ
sembly District, Of which Hines is
leader.
The appeal reads in part:
"The principles for which have heen
fighting have been deliberately misrep-
resented so often by my opponents that
| am writing this open letter to you so
that such mlsrepre Sentations cannot
succeed.
an the year 1920, for the first time in
the history of New York City, the Re-
publican enrolment exceeded the
Democratic enrolment by nearly
100000. Such a radical change could
not De the result of mere chance, but
must have been due to some serious all
ment existing in the Democratic party.
81 could conclusively establish this
fact by narrating at length the things
which Mr.. Murphy has done to destroy
the strength of our party, but believe
that this is unnecessary for the reason
that it is generally recognized as the
fact throughout the organization. How
long the Democratic organization will
survive the continuation of such leader
ship is not matter for serious doubt.
II have been the regular Democratic
leader of the Democratic organization
of the 11th Assembly District of the
City of New York for the last ten
years, elected by my constituents.
While i. is true that Mr.. Murphy
sought to oppose me as leader of my
district aid deprive every Democrat in
held, It is against Mr.. Murphy rs
leader of Tanmanv Hall, the usurper
of the rights s1d privileges of the dis
trct leaders and their constituents,
that | am opposed.
"The means that he resorted to in
an effort to save himself establish
most conclusively his utter unhtness
to represent any organization.
"The time has come when he will be
obliged to devote all his time to i'm
proving his driving on the golf links:
If his golf driving could be compared
with his ability to drive the Demo
cratic party on the rocks he would un-
doubtedly be golf champion of the
Republican President into the Presi-
Dental chair, Republican Governor
into the Governors chair, and may now
drive q Republican Mayor into the
Mayors chair.
"The only good thing that his driv-
ing ever accomplished was to cause the
reelection of Judge Newburger, even
at the sacrifice of his entire ticket.
con Primary Day the Democrats of
the City of New York went to the
polls. There is no question that was
elected by legitimate vote of the
Democrats of the City of New York.
There is no doubt that as a result
of gross frauds. guerrilla tactics, vio-
lence and the like that nominally the
larger vote seems to have been cast
against me.