The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

snip Is seen AueIe , u
Hint of "Knlfing" R0Ose.
welt, Though Democrats
Have Hope They'll Win In
Spite of Tiger.
New York, Sept ii.-Just what
Tammany Hall will do TO or for the
Roosevelt ticket this November Is o
matter concerning which one finds
considerable argument In New York
city. But on one point practically
everyone agrees: Tammny badly
needs q courageous foreeful leader
and is impoverished in leadership
material
The organization Is badly split
right now. To some extent the split
Is one between supporters and
enemies OF Roosevelt and Farley.
Jimmy DooIlng, present chief,
was put into that Job by the Far
ley forces after John Curry, who
held the Tammany delegation for
Al Smith against Roosevelt ut the
Chicago convention, had been un-
soon turned around and embraced
Al Smith.
It has never appeared that
Doollng was n very strong leader,
which doubtless was one reason
Farley and Roosevelt put him
over.
That's another thing many or
most Tammny leaders hold
against the administration. They
think Farley is intent on making
TRmmany merely part OF his
national machine, driving out
leaders who won't take his orders
Eyes on City Hall Plums
Tammany likes TO boss itself,
Also, In general, II expects 10 see
the administration backing Mayor
La0uardia for reelection In 1887
and has no intention OF being balk-
cd In It's confident anticipation Of
n return TO power at City Hall,
The Roosevelt administration
ran q municipal ticket Of Its own
against the TammNny candidate
and Laduardia In the last mayor
atty election, which Is another
item IN the feud.
Dooling probably will soon be
out. How soon or whether he
will be succeeded by q prO.ad.
mlnistration man are speculative
questions.
The administration Is In POSI-
slOn 10 depend on few Of Tam.
many's So district leaders, nj.
though II knows well the lmp0r-
tance Of having Tammany get out
q full vote In Manhattan II II Is
"a offset the anticipated large re-
publican majority from upset.
It's closest relation for the time
being Is with Jimmy Hines, leader
Of the Eleventh assembly district
and the most powerful individual
IN Tammany. He Is an old friend
OF Farley, Is awarded most OF the
federal patronage In Manhattan,
and even has On entree at the
White House.
"Kniflng" Is Hinted
Most Tammany leaders, accord
ing TO some who know them, would
rather see q republican In the White
House, II not In the governors chair
as well. Then there wouldn't be
such danger of administration poll
ticians trying to barge In one them.
The leaders feel Tammany
never got anything from Cleve-
land, Wilson, or Roosevelt. The
Tiger "lnifed" Cleveland In 1888
and Wilson in 1916, both men be-
ing up for reelection.
KNITTING" by Tammany, one Is
told by old-time political observ-
ers In New York, means that Tam
many simply lies down and fails
10 get out the vote.
There are some predictions OF .
s'knlfing" for Roosevelt. Other
experts say Tammany has so
many candidates Of its own for
local Ofiices that II can't afford
not 70 turn out q full vote and
that most Of Its controlled voters
viii vote additionally under the
democratic star emblem on the
ballot even II they're not for
Roosevelt.
some observers say the people Of
Manhattan will turn out @ thump-
ing majority for Roosevelt regard
less Of Tammany. Some strategists
at democratic national campaign
headquarters are counting heavily
on the American labor party's eff
forts for Roosevelt In the city.
49,
How Tammany Functions
Tammany functions In the same
old way. It remains powerful in
uatronage sense, thanks to its con-
troll Of key positions, despite La
Guardia's presence In Cit yHan.
Roughly speaking, the Tammany
idea is to get contributions from
corporations or individuals for
whom leaders arrange certain ia
0ors or Jobs and to pass on char
lty money or minor favors to UNI
derprivileged voters, not forget
ring occasional free Ice cream for
She kids.
The big money, according to
Tammany foes, comes from as
easements on jobhOlders, rake
OFFS from recelverships and truss
teeships handed out by Tammany
Judges, tampering with or wink
ing 1T laws and ordinances, profit
able legal and business cOnnec-
ti0ns OF, Il Il charged In some
cases, protection Of rackets.
The voters get some Of this in
fhe form Of food, winter coal, mi
NOR Jobs, help In police scrapes,
fresh milk or bable-.. ThanIksgiv-
ing or Christmas ' .eys, cloth
ing, picnics. boat rides. and so on.
In each election district is a cap
tain responsible to the district
leader.
NE u supposed to know every
Nmenf1w IN his tarrik0rv