Show i MULVEY IS READY TO POLITICS Councilman Refuses to Be Handled by Committee of Dictators I FACTIONAL FIGHT IS ON CRABTREE AND CARTER ARE MARKED FOR SLAUGHTER With the recent political movements on the part of the American party its in internal internal internal disorder and resultant troubles the city campaign is precipitated somewhat prematurely The factional fight of the leaders of the American Amedean party is al at already already ready causing i J general break for cover which will partially disrupt the party organization At the city election this fall the mayor the regular city officials and ten councilmen coun councilmen councilmen Will be chosen W VT V J Halloran will be bc b the candidate of the dictatorial element clement of the party part for the nomination as mayor maor He has already alread announced that he will accept this position if it Is tendered to him Among his supporters are Colonel E A 0 Wall VaU and others who have assumed plenary powers In the American party With this clique be lie behind behind hind him the Halloran boom will carry a dreadful handicap The insurgents who have havO thus far scored heavily on the dictators will I doubtless pull for the of Mayor John S Bransford the Democrat I whom they secured to fill out the pi red term of Ezra Thompson The re rebellious rebellious councilmen have already begun to work quietly to secure control of the primaries and elect delegates instructed for Bransford These same American councilmen are pretty much in disfavor with the dictators and an open fight be between between between tween the th two factions may be looked for Sentiment Favors Insurgents Although nearly all of the councilmen have been threatened defeat by the party leaders for their action on the Halloran proposition it begins to appear that the councilmen will have hare enough adherents to control the situation Even those who wh instigated the dictatorial tac tactics tactics tactics tics are beginning to see the party senti sentiment sentiment ment that is opposing them Councilman Martin E Mulvey one on of the leaders of the rebellion has an announced announced flounced that he will retire from politics polities with the close of his present term of office Owing to his independent atti attl attitude attitude tude the party leaders are after his scalp but in spite of this fact Mulvey could be in a walk His popularity in his precinct is so great that his friends hope to induce him to accept a President A J Davis of the city coun council council cil elected as councilman from the Fifth with Mr Mulvey will be a candidate for Davis has a strong fol following following following lowing and the party part leaders will not op oppose oppose oppose pose his nomination to succeed himself In the council By supporting him the dictators hope to conciliate a portion of the insurgents Crabtree a Marked Man ManIn In the First the limited ll influence of the party organ will wilt Be directed against C CJ CJ J 1 Crabtree the insurgent who would consider other important matters first firs Councilman Crabtree has been beena a hard man for the machine to handle and for that reason has been distasteful He had the courage to say that he would not be dictated to and thus called down the invective of his su superiors superiors superiors To defeat Crabtree the men mea who chose Halloran for fer mayor have selected as his opponent Alden E Payne the unsuccessful ful candidate for member of the board of or education last fall Mr Paynes Panes cam campaign campaign campaign manager will be Fred Leonard chairman of the board of public works and the avenging angel of the disgruntled persuaders Mr Crabtree lOves l ves a fight too much to retire at the request of the clique and will put up the fight of his life to retain his seat in the coun council council cil I lis Bis is wires are out and working and unless his opponents step lively the in insurgent insurgent Insurgent will be Old Tom Toni Hobday like bike the clique any better than the rest of the councilmen but he will be from the First with the support of the machine It the purpose of the gang to divide its forces Carter Under the Ban Before Councilman A R H Carter joined the insurgent forces he was told by Fred Leonard Leonrd that if he failed to support Hal Halloran Halloran Halloran loran his scalp would be dangling from the gangs belt at the primaries this fall Carter promptly rebelled and the clique is now flow looking for someone more sub submissive submissive submissive missive to succeed him from the Second ward Like the other councilmen under the ban Carter seems in a fair way to give the gang a good fight The other councilman from the Second is J H the lone Republican III m the council It is almost incredible that anyone anone would envy him his place but from Its and position comes the federal bunch with the edict that Prece is to be bo defeated This disheartening news to seems likely to result in the election of someone of opposite political faith to succeed him and probably proba b will leave the Republicans without representation in the council In the Third ward Councilmen Fern Feni Fernstrom strom and Barnes Darnes will probably be elect elected elected elected ed without opposition The same is true of Tuddenham and Wells V ells in the Fourth All four are arc Democrats Demo rats Councilman Tom lom Black the Amen Ameri American can representative from the Fifth should be ho thankful that he is to remain on the job His term of office does do s not expire until two years hence and the Americans who object to his open re ra rebellion rebellion bellion will not have the opportunity of venting their wrath upon him him this fall Councilmen Martin Ferry and ODonnell are also among amon the American hold holdovers holdovers holdovers overs The other man who does dols not have to be reelected this fall fail is Councilman John Holley Democrat from the Third |