New-York tribune., 1921-09-23
Hines Defies
Boss Murphy
Face to Face
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on the contrary, as a protest against
Mr. Murphy, MS continued leadership
and all that he stands fc1.
"This being so clearly so, it behooyea
the Democratic party Of the County
Of New York to purge itself eff this
blight, in order that the party may be
united and successful IN the coming
election.
DisclaiIns Personal Animus
"f have no personal i'll will against
any member Of this organization and
what / have done and intend to do in
the future has been and will be in aid
of the cause of Democracy.
"rhis cause is nearest to my heart.
"If you Democratic men and women
of this committee believe in the rule
Of the mai jority, which is cardinal
principle of American government, and
IL you believe in the principle of fair
play, and / know you believe in both,
you will not tonight indorse the can
ddacy of any cne for President of the
Borough of Manhattan until the courts
have passed upon the validity Of the
recent primary election, and if you feel
as 1 do l know you will aid me and
the principles for which csand, in
ridding the Democratic party Of the
milestone which hangs around its neck
in the person of Charles r. Murphy,
Murphyism and all that it represents,
and restoring thereby united party,
devoted TO and working in the interests
of true Democracy"
Murphy Declines to Reply
Several leaders replied in defense Of
Murphy, declaring that he was the
greatest leader Tammany ever had, and
when they finished Murphy said:
II intended to reply to what Mr..
Hines had said, but after hearing what
my colleagues said / shall not do So"
Sam Marks, leader OF the 18th, whom
the Hines men accuse OF treachery in
the primaries, said that Hines should
be a good sport, confess he had lost,
and support the ticket.
Hines replied that he would when it
was shown who had won the nomina-
tion for Borough President.
At the meeting of the county com
Inittee, which was called to order by
ex~Congressma Thomas F. Smith, sec
retary of Tammany Hall, all went along
smoothly until Smith, in naming the
members OF the executive committee,
came to the 11th Assembly District
When he mentioned the name of James
J. Hines The Hines followers rose in
their seats and, waving American flags,
began cheering wildly
Offers Aiihi for Murphy
The defense Of Murphy was begun
by Jeremiah T. Mahoney, leader of the
18th District. He said that Murphy
WAS a successful leader and that the
falling off in the Democratic vote last
year was not due to local conditions,
but to the Republican landslide, which,
he reminded his hearers, was country
wide. He did not, however, refer to
the local election of 1919, when Henry
H. Curran and f. II. La Guardia, or
straight Republican ticket, carried
the entire city, including Manhattan,
Tammany's stronghold.
Mrs Ella Hastings, co-leader with
Murphy, answering the charges made
by Hines during the primaries that
Murphy was surly to women, declared
that this was not a fact; that he had
always been considerate of.them. And
this sentiment found ready response
in several other leaders.
Mrs. Stewart, Illness co-Ieader, was
the only woman who spoke that did
not indorse this sentiment. She re-
Trained from voting on the motion to /,
indorse the ticket, saying:
"If Hines is really nominated / shall
support the ticket"