Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-09


Tammany people called derisively "the
conservative or Wall street bunch have
been flirting with their old antagonists
of the Fourteenth street wigwam, and
at a luncheon at the Downtown Club
some months ago they fraterni2ed over
the coffee and the cigars.
At the head Of what is called the con-
servative outfit is william Church Os-
born, who has been fighting Tammany"
for as many years as anyone can remem-
Der. He married Alice II. Dodge, daugh-
ter of Cleveland II. Dodge one of the
financial mainstays of the first Wilson
campaign,-and a conspicuous and repre-
sentative New Yorker. Now the plan Is
for the two wings to coalesce, the Tam
many selection for Governor, Alfred e.
Smith, being Endorsed by the High
brows' and William Church Osborn to
have the support Of the Tammany
''roughnecks" for United States Senator.
Unfortunately for the success of this
arrangement. Smith says he Is not a
candidate. ..... g..
Right now Welcome is written all
over the battle SCARED front of the I'M
calmly red brick structure called Tam
many Hall in Fourteenth street. Charles
f. Murphy, grand sachem, aims to get
the reservation. He began with the dis
gruntled Jimmy Hines OF the eleventh as
sembly district, the district leader who
made a one man fight against the Halls
won in his district and nearly scored
victory all over Manhattan IN the pris
mary. Jimmy has been pr0mised some.
thing, what II is he viii not disclose.
He may be the next sheriff. Chief
Murphy next went after Tom Rush. the
20 To-. DO %
back fifteenth assembly district, who,
after he became surveyor Of the port,
failed TO capture Tammany Hall for the
Wilson Democrats. Tom has sucCUmbed.
He rlay fill one of the next vacancies on
the Supreme Court bench. With Major
Ross Williams formerly leader Of the
Ninth District Murphy Is having diffi-
Guilty, for Williams, leadership was stolen
away from him while he was a soldier
in France, and he stiI nourlshes the
grievance Que man, however, whom
Murphy despatrs of ever winning over
is Maurice Featherson, Of the Fourteenth
District. who left the wigwnm when
Mayor Mcclellan split with Murphy. He
Is the one old boy" who has withstood
all embellishments 70 return to the odd
swimming hole"
The secret Of Murphy's long leader
ship-twenty years of sachemship--lies in
his willingness to placate the outs and
heal old sores. His purpose is to have
Tammany fight an unbroken front in the
coming gubernatorial and senatorial
fight, and regain lost prestige for the
Hall both at Albany and Washington.
Barney, what are you going to do
with that piece Of property over there z"
said Charles Thoriey, the florist, to his
friend Bernard Nolan many years ago
as they rode on the end of a Broadway
street car past Forty Second street.
do You want IT." answered Nolan.
Sure. I'd Ike to have IT," said
Thorley.
For how long?" asked Nolan.
oh" said Thorley. thinking Nolan
was joshing him. I might take 1t for
1870 years"
IT'S yours." said Nolan. and. to the
surprise OF Thorey, he obtained the lease
for that period at price Of $500
year.
The little triangle at the lower end Of
Longacre Square (now called Times
Squared today is probably the most val
liable in New York city. when Thorley
took IT over there were several ram
shackle buildings on It, the income from
which was barely sufficient to meet the
taxes shortly afterwarl the theater dis
trlct took a squirt to Forty Second street
and the Pabst brewing Company came
along, leased the plot from Thorley for
1880 a year and erected a hotel on the
site That venture. however, was not
success, and the astute Thorley stepped
in and bought back the lease for $4,000.
Thorley did not have TO wait for
new lessee. The New York Times offered
ThorIey 100000 g year for his lease, and
the bargain was closed. The Times peo-
pie tore down the pabst Hotel and
erected the present office building. A
portion Of the first floor ana basement
was rented to a drug concern for 49,,
600 a year and the subway paid the
Times $4,000 pear for the privilege Of
Installing the Times Square station
under thu building.
Since then the Times moved TO its
new building and transferred the upper
floors Of its old building into offices,
which are among the most desirable now
in the Broadway district. Thorley sits
tight and gathers in his profits, some
thing like $4,000 a year net. On the
Forty Second street side, in the stone
Of an upper floor, one can read Of this
realty romance In the carved name
"Charles Thorley," the florist, insisting
that 1t be placed there.