New-York tribune., 1921-09-23
Denounces Leaders Rule
as Party Blight, but Plea
to Frightened Tammany
Men to Gust Him Is Vain
Miller Is Indorsed
With Full Ticket
Factions Turn County
Meeting Into Bedlam of
Jeers, Cheers and Kisses

With Charles F. Murphy an attentive
but silent listener, James j. Hines, at
the meeting of the Tammany executive
committee, last night called upon the
Democrats Of New York City to purge
themselves of the blight of Murphyism,
thus ridding the Democratic party Of
the milestone around its neck
But Hines's appeal was heard by men
in fear of the boss, and even Tammany
leaders who had rolled up handsome
majorities for Hines in the recent pri-
maries later voted to support Murphy.
OF the seventy-two district leaders
only two votes were recorded against
Murphy, Hines's and that of his CO.
leader, Mrs. Ernestine f. Stewart.
The executive committee, after lis
tening to Illness speech, adopted the
program laid out for it by Boss Muir
ply. First it Endorsed the entire ticket,
including Julius Miller, who holds the
nomination which Hines asserts was
vote of confidence and affection for
the "Big Chief"
Noisiest in Tammany Hall
After the executive meeting the
county committee met. 1t was the
noisiest meeting in the history of Tam
many Hall.
Followers of Hines, who drove up
to the doors of the Fourteenth Street
Wigwam in big sightseeing buses, ap-
plauded the mention of Hines's name
for more than four minutes. The Muir
ply faction kept quiet while the Hines
people roared themselves hoarse. But
when the Murphyites began to cheer the
Big Boss the followers of Hines added
to the din with Kisses and boos.
In point of time the honors were
with Hines, for the applause for MUIR
ply lasted only two and one-half min
utes.
Neither Hines nor Murphy was in
the hall, and for that matter, few mem
bers of the executive committee tried
to enter, as 1t was packed to the doors.
Illness counsel, Joseph Shalleck, still
wearing bandages over the wounds
caused when he was shot and black
lacked in Murphy's district on primary
night, was present, and brought the
news that the recount of the ballots to
date showed net gain of 205 votes for
Hines.
Hines First Speaker
The executive committee meeting
lasted nearly two hours. Hines. as was
expected, was permitted to take his
seat The meeting no sooner had been
called to order by John f. Boyle, CO.
leader with Murphy in the 18th AS
seWbly District, than Hines took the
follows:
"All my life l have lived in the City
Of New York and have always been
regular organization Democrat. Fur
thermore, | always will be one.
For the past ten years l have been
the duly elected executive member of
the Democratic party of Tammany Hall
for the 11th Assembly District.
What / am most concerned about is
the success of the Democratic party Of
the City of New York.
we have seen the Democratic party
of the City Of New York slipping away
from its moorings, so that TODAY for
the first time since the regime of Boss
Tweed, instead of being the majority
party it is the minority party Of the
City of New York
Accuses Murphy Direct
"This has happened under and be-
cause of the leadership of Charles F.
Murphy.
For the last several years we have
seen this great Gibralter of Democracy
carried by the Republican party, and
| fear, and know, that this will con-
tinue as long as this man remains as
the leader of the Democratic party of
the County of New York.
MY nomination as a candidate for
the regular Democratic nomination as
President of the Borough of Manhat-
tan, of the County of New York. is
"The issue upon which | ran was
clearly and Enthusiastically defined as an
Murphy issue.
Forty EIGHT thousand eight hun
dred and forty-fve votes were cast on
Primary Day by regularly enrolled
Democratic voters.
"More than Alb per cent Of the votes
were counted in favor Of my candidacy,
not as personal tribute to me, but,
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