New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Ian'nany Tries
10 Tie UpCra
Data ON Hylan
Understanding Is Stand of
Comptroller in Meyer In
quiry Will Decide Oues-
ton of denomination
Leaders Meet August ]
Murphy's Organization Is
Disturbed Over Loss of
Its Strength in Queens

Comptroller Charles L. Craig. who for
two years has been warning against the
Mayor in the Board of Estimate. and
VINO is on record as saying that he will
not be candidate for reelection il
hylan is renominated, will be offered
denomination by Charles F. Murphy
following conference of the five
county leaders Mt Tammany Hall on
Monday, August 1. This is the predic-
ton freely heard in Tammany circles.
and 1t seems to have foundation.
Assuming that Comptroller Craig
would retire, friends of Sheriff Knott
saw Charles F. Murphy last week in
MS behalf for Comptroller. They were
told that there was nothing doing"
1t is understood that Craig's renom-
nation will depend to some extent on
whether he has made up his mind to
make trouble for Hylan and the Hylan
administration when he is summoned to
testify before the Meyer inve stigating
committee.
An Array of Data
accumulated q
mass of data tending to show that Hy-
Ian and the heads of departments I'M
der the Mayor have been wasteful of
public funds and have flagrantly dis
regarded any and all suggestions COM
ing from the Comptroller's office look
ing to economy. The Meyer committee
already has possession of some of this
data, and expects to subpoena every
thing of material consequence.
Former Senator Elon r. Brown is an
expert on city finances by reason of
ment under Mayor Mitchell. The stage
is all set for Craig to tear up" Mayor
Hylan, and that is what he has wanted
to do up to very recent day.
Friends of the Comptroller think
they have detected q change in his atti-
tude toward the Mayor and the other
members of the Board of Estimate. A
year ago he fatty refused to meet with
the Mayor as member of the commit
tee on finance and budget, and stayed
away from the meetings of the Board
OF Estimate, sending a deputy instead.
Recently he has been attending meet
ings of the board and getting along
amicably with Hylan, but he has not
resumed attendance on the meetings
of the finance and budget committee.
Losing Steadily
Things have been going so bad for
Tammanv since William r. Hearst
worked himself into dominating posi-
ton in the Dem ocratic party that Boss
Murphy never can tell whether ne is
going to elect any one on the Tam
many ticket. Two years ago Tammany
got the jolt of its checkered career
when Major La Guardia as a candidate
for President Of the Board of Aldermen,
and Major Curran as a candidate for
President of the Borough of Manhattan,
beat their Tammany opponents.
The dwindling strength of the Tam
many organization was further illus
trated last fall when John R. Voorhis,
president of the Board of Elections
announced that the enrolment figures
for the greater city showed the Re
publicans in the lead by the comfort
able margin of 112462. The figures
| also showed the Republicans have an
enrolment of more than 100000 above
the Democrats in the Borough of
Manhattan.
With this as background and with
Comptroller Craig on the warpath,
Charles F. Murphy has called meeting
of the Tammany executive committee
for Monday next. The various county
leaders also will be present to talk over
the city ticket slate.
1t Is Up to Craig
The conference on Monday, if it
works according to the present pro-
gram, will decide whether Comptroller
Craig is to have a denomination. Muir
ply by that time will know whether
the Comptroller, when he goes before
the Meyer committee, is "going the
limit" against the Mayor, OR whether
he will content himself with general
tiles and let the Mayor and the Hylan
| administration down easy. If Craig
is disposed to 'Sbe good" be can have
denomination. If it is to be war to
the knife against the Mayor, a new
can idate for Comptroller will be
chosen.
Queens, from an organization point
of view, is in the worst shape of all
the boroughs. Former District Attor-
ney Denis O'Leary heads the revolt
there against Borough President Maui
rice Connolly. OLeary is backed by
ex-Sheriff Thomas M. Quinn, Former
Tax Commissioner John J. Halleran,
Former Sheriff George Emener and
| fractional wrangling in Queens lost the
Democrats a Senator last year and the
Democrats have only two of the six
Assemblymen. Republicans are conf
dent of carrying the borough this fall
for their ticket, as hundreds of Demo-
Gratis have declared their opposition
to Connolly rule.
HyIan AwfuIIy Busy.
Mayor Hylan is preparing state
ment to the voters of the city. He
probably will hold it back until after
the Tammany conference. He is ex-
pected to declare his willingness to run
for Mayor again, and he doubtless will
outline the issues Of the campaign as
seen from the Hearst Tammany point
of view. When asked yesterday at the
City Hall when he would make a state
ment the Mayor chuckled and said:
81 have been so very busy with other
matters of late that | have not had
time to think of politics. l shall have
ready a statement in the Immediate fu
ture concerning my Intentions in the
approaching mayoralty campaign"
John V. Coggey. former Commits
sioner of Corrections and at present
a deputy sheriff, is candidate for the
nomination for Sheriff.
Assistant District Attorney Joab B.
Banton is likely to be nominated to
succeed District Attorney Swami. Sen
ator James j. Walker said yesterday
that probably he could have the NOM
nation for District Attorney, but that
ne was not inclined to consider it.
Weeks Cancels Order for
Wholesale Army Discharges