The New York herald., 1922-08-21
Societies Remind Murphy of
Tammany Defeats in Elec-
tions of 1919 and 1920.
WOMEN JOIN in FIGHT
Mrs. Gabriel Calls Upon Re-
publicans to Put Surrogate
on the Ticket.

Many Irish societies have sent pro-
tests to Charles +. Murphy against his
action in refusing denomination to
Surrogate John p. Cohalan. They will
follow this with letters to the Assembly
district leaders, asking them to urge
Mr.. Murphy to reconsider his decision.
Attention is called to the defeat of
the Tammany ticket in 1919 when the
Irishmen left the Democratic party
and assisted in the election of Henry
Fl. Curran, Republican, for Borough
President, and to the sorry showing
that Tammany made for the Demo-
cratic candidate for President in 1920
when President Harding carried every
borough in the city.
When Hylan ran for Mayor the Irish
men returned to Tammany. but they
threaten to desert the party again IL
Murphy does not right the outrage"
Of Cohalan's retirement.
Among the societies active In behalf
of Surrogate Cohalan are the Emerald
Club of New York, the Robert Emmet
Society and the Patrick Pierce Club.
Already meetings of protest have been
held in the yorkville section and others
are planned for Washington Heights
and Harlem. The club being held over
the Assembly district leaders is the de-
feat of their local candidates for the
Assembly and the Senate.
Mrs. Olive Stott Gabriel, woman
leader of the Republican organization in
the Tenth Assembly District. sent word
to Surrogate Cohalan yesterday that
she intended to organize Republican
women to show their resentment of the
failure of the Executive Committee to
designate Surrogate Cohalan. She will
probably confer with him to-day.
George l.. Shearer. chairman of the
John p. Cohalan non-partisan commit
tee of lawyers or the county o. Now
York. will be in the city to-day and H.
expected to get in touch with Louis
Marshall of the judiciary committee of
the New York County Lawyers Assocta.
tion and with George w. Wickersham
OF the judiciary committee OF the Bar
Association. 1t is believed that both
organizations will consider very care
fully entering movement under tie
direction of the non-partisan committee
to obtain the reelection of the Surrogate.
More Information came to light yes.
terday to show how carefully Mr.. Mur-
ply worked to accomplish the downfall
of Surrogate Cohalan. In the FIRST place
he wanted TO guard against the repeti-
ton of the Justice Joseph Il. Newburger
incident. That year the Tammany COM
mittce rejected this Justice only 10 have
him picked up by the Republicans AMI
reelected with the aid OF independents.
This year he did not have Tammany
act until the Republican executive con-
mittee had already met and designated
another than Surrogate Conalan as
their candidate.
Even then there was delay Mr..
Murphy did not reach the meeting OF
his committee until after 2 o'clock In
the evening. The leaders were In ignor-
ance OF what plans he had for them 20
carry out. The roll was called and the
leaders. not having their cue. passed for
the moment Then Nathan Burkan, in
long speech. nominated Surrogate
Cohalan. While he was talking Thomas
A. Williams or the Ninth district. in
which John p. O'Brien lives. was called
outside to see Mr.. Murphy. Two pieces
Of paper were handed to him. On one
was written simply For Surrogate"
On another piece was the name John
p. O'Brien. When Burken had finished
the nominating speech for Cohalan Tom
Williams was called. He got up and
said II nominate John p. O'Brien.'
For what?" gasped several OF the
leaders at the same time.
Williams looked at the slip he had
read from, SO the story goes. He did
not see surrogate" after the name and
was confused for moment He had
dropped the other slip. IL was picked
up and handed TO him. lie looked at X
and replied IL nominate Mr.. O'Brien
for Surrogate
Word had been passed around by this
time and all voted for O'Bricn, except
Burkan, who Is alleged to have said,
"Ill be damned if ] go back on Co
halan."
Cohalan's friends profess to see in tho
two slips OF paper shrewd plan not TO
have any definite evidence that O'Bricn
had been even thought of for Surrogate
In case there should be a switch back
20 Cohalan at the last moment OF some
other man was selected for the place.