New Britain herald., 1924-05-15
FOLEY IS ELECTED
 HEAD OF TAMMANY
Only Two Votes Are Cast
 Against Him

New York, May Is. Surrogate James A. Foley last night was elected successor to the late Charles F. Mur- phy as leader of Tammany hall. But executive committee voted against him.
 Those believed to have been re- sponsible for persuading Mir. Foley to accept were William Allen, chair man of the executive committee; Frank J. Goodwin, chairman of the subcommittee created last week to manage Tammany until a successor was chosen and Daniel l.. Ryan. sec retary of the organization. Mir. Foley, who is a step son-in-law of the late Mir. Murphy, it was understood hesi- tated 10 accept the post largely be- cause of family reasons.
 "It's All Right
 First indications that he had agreed to accept were given when the three committeeman returned from his home. All wore broad smiles and answered queries with the re- mark that Its all right"
 The executive committee upon the return of its three members to the hall immediately went into ses- sion.
 The surrogate had been urged as leader because 1t was understood he knew the plans believed to have been made by the late leader to se- cure the democratic presidential nom ination for Governor Alfred F. Smith at the convention here next month,
 Has Sf5,O0O Salary
 Surrogate Foley will resign from the bench within a few days to as sume the leadership of New York's oldest and most powerful political or genization. His present office carries q salary of s15,000 a year.
 Although Surrogate Foley had re- peatedly indicated to the Tammany district leaders that he would not &C., cept the place vacated by the death of his ep-father-in-law, Mir. Mur- phy, Daniel r. Ryan, secretary of Tammany said last night that "obliga- ton to the organization" had caused him to accept.
 New Type of Politician
 Tammany men say Surrogate Foley is a model of the new era" type Of politician which the hall has been moulding In recent years.
 His predecessors were mostly men of humble percentage and lowly en- Nironment; men born in the city's feeming tenement and waterfront dis iricts who, by sheer force of physical prowess and inherent political acu- min, fought their way to place and power.
 Charles r. Murphy was one of these. Richard Croker. John Kelly md William Marcy I"Boss" Tweed were others, and so on backward through many of the year of Tam many's existence.
 Murphy Greatest Of Old
 Murphy. the sphinx" was tho highest development of that old school His brawn pushed him up the ladder and his brain balanced him at the top.
 It was he who encouraged the new era" type of politician and founded the school from which such men as surrogate Foley Governor Alfred E. smith. Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Wagner, Senator James ]. Walker, leader of the state senate, and others matriculated.
 Comparatively Young Man
 Thus the election of Surrogate Foley as chieftain Of Tammany's main wigwam is viewed by political lead CTS as the passing of a regime and the ascension Of new kind Of boss to the controlling throttle Of prob ably the most powerful machine in municipal politics in America. The new chieftain is 42 years old. a grad uaie of the local public schools and with honors of the College of the City of New York and the New York law school At the age of z5 he en-