Evening star., 1928-06-13
Washington as Tammany Chief
Hard for Editors to Swallow

tics" says the Raleigh News and OBJ
server (Democratic), what does il do?
We shall next be hearing that Smith
men in North Carolina really favored
straight vote In a primary" Tka Santa
Barbara Daily News (Democraticl re-
marks: Those persons who believed
that there was any political organization
in New York City have made a serious
blunder. according 10 the testimony Of
this Tammany chief In welding the
whitewash brush, the Tammany sa-
chem overdid the job. He put on so
much whitewash that it did not stick
IS
Mr.. Olvany's admission that "the
Democratic county committee Of New
York has made its headquarters IN a
building known as Tammany Hall,
owned by the Tammany Society,"" and
that its there by Sufferance only"
draws from the Springfield Union IRE
publican) the statement: Perhaps.
through all the years. the kind-hearted
Tammanyites stcadfastly have hoped
that the Democratic county committee
would In time see the error Of its ways
and reform. or at least voluntarily
move out Possibly this hope is not
yet extinct. The committee still holds
AOtSi IA AdA4luAdAAS Ild14. u0t VI SVAASI
only by Sufferance. Apparently it's
there because it's there"
The country knows or will know. II
childish talk is laid aside and the facts
are clearly presented" in the Judgment
OF the Lynchburg News ,Democraticl.
that Al Smith is not the product OF
the old Tanlmany. but that the new
Tammany is the work of Al Smith
Why not take IL along that line2" The
Lexington Leader Republican,, how
ever. concludes that Judge Oivany is
quite humorist and gave the Senate
committee a delightful entertainment"
inclined TO believe that If Tammany is
non political. then onions have no odoT.
and prusSic acid is harmless beverage.
and mad dogs are not dangerous. and
snow Is red hot"
1T is a good thing for the members
OF the county, committee" argues the
Waterloo Tribune independently. ito
belong to Tammanv Hall for the social
features open 10 all members. In every
large city there is a Hamilton Club.
a Jackson Club. a Grant Club. a Jetfer-
son Club, To this class of clubs Tam
many Hall belongs. II Is Just nice,
comfortable club. doing service for It's
members In a social wav. The public
has long misunderstood. and Judge
olvanv takes this opportunity 20 set IL
right"
"The thanks OF the American public
are due TO Judge Olvanv for making
clear the facts and diSpelling the libelS
which had been told about the organi-
xation, AYERS the Chattanooga News
independent Democratie). which adds:
There Is, however. a certain ambiguity
In the individual relationships OF Judge
Olvany which may give rise to ma
liciouS misconceptions OF the true fuuc-
tons OF Tammany Hall. It happens
that the Judge. In addition To being the
leader OF Tammanv, Is also the chair
man ot the New York County co,urlit-
tee, So was MF. Murphy. So was MIR.
Croker, So was Mr. Tweed. But these
are not merely condolences. TAmmRny
Is charitable organization. and did
we not hear somewhere the declaration
that charity begins at homer"
I'm one sense" saws the Spokane
Spokesman Review tRepuhlican( ''Sa-
chem Olvanv Is near the truth. for
Tammany, with all les warm l0nemgS
70 send one OF Its sachemS to the White
House, has never been sueesSful
factor IN presidential politics Samuel
~ Tilden, who came SO neRr ths nresi-
dency IN iaT6 that many historians be-
Have that he was euehred out af the
once was fought hv Tammanv Grover
Cleveland was fought bv Tamnaany
WOODROW Wilson was hostile 70 TAn,A