New-York tribune., 1921-09-12
Hines Dares
Murphy to L ace
Him I'm Debate
lnsrrgent Candidate for
Borough Head Challenges
Boss" to Meet Him at
Tammany Hall To-day
Jeers His Party Record
Charges He Has Been SIR
regular" Repeatedly and
Hints He sKnifed' Wilson

James j. Hines, anti-Murphy candl-
date for the Democratic nomination
for the borough presidency, challenged
Charles F. Murphy to debate the issue
last night, sending .he following tele-
gram to the Tammany leader at Good
Ground, L. l.:
"The only contested issue that ia
to be decided at the Democratic prj-
mares next Tuesday is the question
whether your personal candidate or
myself, who has been designated bv
1000 enrolled Democrats. shall be
nominated for President of the Bor-
ough of Manhattan on the regular
Democratic ticket.
This being so, am willing and
hereby challenge you to debate this
issue with me in Tammany Hall to-
morrow afternoon or evening, at such
time as is agreeable to you. I only
make one condition-that the repre-
sentatives of the New York daily pa
pers be invited, so that the public anay
learn both sides of this controvA.sy.
the hour, the place. of course, &ing
Iammany Hall, East FourtE Hath
Street. JAMES T HTNFR
1878 West 116th Stre0 = "
Mr.. Hines expressed his gratitl6 to
democrats who are supportins his
campaign, and said that althoug Mr..
Murphy accused him of political #-ey
ularity, Mr.. Murphy himself wal not
free from this taint. He gave OF the
following statement on the irree llar-
ity of Mr.. Murphy:
FOR Murphy to charge me with ir-
regularity because I have seen fit to
enter the primaries against his vest-
pocket candidate for president of the
borough comes pretty near being the
limit of absurdity. While we are on
the subject of regularity would
like to call attention to various in
stances CT not very ancient history
when Mr.. Murphy was anything but
regular
Cites Whitman Nomination
ut was only few years ago when
Murphy nominated Charles s Whit
man, fairly we'll known machine Re-
publican, for District Attorney of New
York County.
A few years before that he took the
reform nominees, Edward NJ. Grout
ana Charles V, Fornes, off the Repub-
hcan slate and put them on the Tam
many ticket for Comptroller and Presi-
dent of the Board Of Aldermen.
DID Murphy vote for Woodrow WI
son last year?
Did Murphy vote for William R.
Hearst when Hearst ran for Governor
against Hughes?
"Did Murphy vote for judge samneI
SeabuW for Governor?
Does Murphy remember the time
when he set up John F. Cowan to run
against Percival E. Nagle for leader
IN Nagle's district? Has Murphy for
R6ffan
down to Fourteenth Street in that
merry little battle? Nagle sent this
down TO him: You big fathead one
OF these days you will send a coach to
my district to bring me down to Tam
many Hall This year Murphy named
Major Nagle for Sheriff. Wasn't
Nagle's prophecy pretty near accurat te j?
shut Out "Blg Bill" Devery
".Speaking Of regularity wasn't Big
BIZ Devery elected leader in the old
Ninth by a big majority, and didn t
Murphy shut him out of the executive
committee?
THE only regular thing about Muir
phy is his proclivity TO intrigue and
conspire against district leaders when
they do not in all respects follow his
directions.
"Let US test our regularity and de-
votlon to the Democratic party by the
vote Of the enrolled Democrats. In the
last few years the Democratic enroll
ment in Murphy's district has fallen off
about 1000. The Democratic enroll
ment in my district has increased
about 1000 in the same period. l un-
derstand that Murphy has conceded tn at
shall receive about 10000 votes. Of
course l shall get very much larger
vote than that, but isn't that a good
sized protest against an arrogant boss
who is supposed to have absolute con-
troll OF the party machinery?
Il desire to express my everlas sting
gratitude to the large army of en olled
democrats who are supportirs, me in
TINS battle for the good of the organi-
zaclon IN this town. | appreciate the
tact that they are not doing it for me
personally, but that they are standing
for principle of decency, honesty and
fairness. Often in this campaign |
have hao people say to me, 'We have
Deen Walclng for years for this chance "a
MT blow for party liberty.
Assaiis Slur on District
"The most despicable attack ever
made on respectable Democrats was
made through the instigation of Muir.
ply when his mouthpiece said that all
my activities were confined to getting
pickpockets out of trouble at 9 O'Clock
in the morning. And Murphy got be.
hind a woman to make this attack
Every one knows that the people of my
district are law-abiding and God-fear
ing. Murphy's dirty attack is a gratui
tous insult that will be resented Tues
day. l believe that the enrolled Demo
Gratis will improve the opportunity OF
Tuesday to rid the county of the Muir
ply blight.
"The issue is plainly Joined. 1t is
Shall Murphy, the arrog CANT boss, go, 0,
shall he be vindicated? | believe tina
Democra IS are ready to strike blow