Show V IrI V TAMMANY HALL LEADER DEAD Street Car Driver Becomes Powerful Monarch Monarch- In Politics I I ICharles Charles F Murphy Who Rose From Humble I Station to Head Great Organization I Dies Of Acute Indigestion I NEW V MEW YORK April Charles 25 25 Charles F Murphy leader of I Tammany hall hail died today The end came at o'clock this morning at his residence at East 17 street Murphy succeeded the late Richard Croker as street chieftain of the country's most famous political organization organization organization He was a native New Yorker having been born hel e J Junc unc 20 1858 Acute Auto Indigestion was as as the Iho cause use of death deathA A street car driver who became luder of oC the most powerful po- po political po political organization In the orld orld and as ns such pia placed ed a prominent part in the th naming of m you and gO and nominees for tor forthe forth the such such such I Is the story of ot l LC Although denied the ads I of oC education because of ot family I s he showed qualm Quah dualities ties tits of leadership leadership early In life lit and Irom drom boyhood had been a 0 of oC a 1 circle of one kind or another I In n all of them them heI he I was as uniformly successful a result that may Le be Lesal b sal said ald l to lime hose been duo clue to his hh by- by loy loyally LeI I ally to friends friend hl hi his and his secretive e manner manner Ie J ne neer er discussed his plans nith J any except his closet closest I I and rari-li rari spoke for tor publication er he consented to be In- In In I ten Ie cd d he pe CO covered ered what hat he had to say In a 0 or two t SILENT T CI CHARLIE IA fi 11 E As a result ne ClIme came to be known as lIS Silent Charlie Mr lr Murphy s political leader leader- suit began beian n is the eighteenth liS- liS assembly assembly district In 1892 when hen ho he became district leader after lItter the tho death of Edward Ed Hagen He lie had built up a 11 large larr following in the district and it was sas said that Ha- Ha Hagan tan Ha-tan gao gan owed his position pollion as loader largely to the Influence and nd fL- fL financial fi financial support with lIh which Mum Mum- Muphy phy MUI-phy pity phy backed him On his death death- deathbed deathbed bed IlAgan flagan named Murphy as aa a hii and amid from that time the therise therise thris rise of oC the a leader of the Democratic party in New York was WIlS rapid Maor Mavor Van In 1898 1598 lt named Murphy commissioner of ot docks and ferries terries The Van W ck ad- ad administration admInistration ad administration ministration Va was the th last under the leadership of oC the late Richard Croker For se seel el al ears prior to the th election of ot Major Malor Ia or Van the th government go of oC New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City had been subjected to toso toso so ere criticism finally resulting In the appointment of the tho Lexow committee to make mabo a complete In- In In Into the attain affairs t fairs of oC the city Sensational testimony had been anticipated front from Mr Croker but before the th committee began Its hearings the th leader enl to Ireland purchased an estate and remained i there ther three thre i ears Croker returned to toI New York and rss med his hia place I 8 Tammany leader to manage manaKe the theVan I Van Wyck campaign Criticism ot of tIme tho city government continued throUghout the th Van Yan Wyck ad- ad administration ad administration ministration culminating In the th appoIntment of the th Maset com corn committee committee by Theodore Roosevelt I then hen gO to sa- sa sarious va various a- a arlou rlou rious departments especially that of the th police Croker his leadership In the spring pring ot of 1901 and again went to Ireland I 1 p MURPHY OPI That move e eventually provided I the opportunity for tor Mr Murphy to become leader although not con con- considered considered l suel as the th Immediate sue sue- tuc cesor of Croker Lewis had been beon named chairman of ot the finance committee which 1 bleh curled carrIed with It the leadership but he be h re- re resigned resigned r signed before completing a ft ear enrIn carIn In the office and Murphy as chosen for tor the place In the meantime indignation became so ao that all parties In III New NewYork York City fused to overthrow ov I Tammany Democrats join join- joinIng join InK Ing In the th movement mo Seth Low ho ho sa was as president of Columbia university was elected as lIS a a can candidate Thus Mr Sir Murphy en eq ell ell- entered upon the tho th leadership durin during an opposition administration Il If lIe e set about shout to ally the th independent Democrats with smith tho the Tammany or- or or llon and recognizing t time necessity of ot naming a concert concert-a j I ou on II Page P e Twos Two 1 I NEWS AND V VIEWS t I- 1 Continued from Page One tho the thing of ot life lite ial to happiness It If you ou havo have an automobile and crave cravo a filing machine yours is isan isan Isan an y mind It If you are content with the tho things thing within your reach and oro aro not disposed to go beyond your our means mean then you are aro most for tor- for fortunate While thousands of ot families In I tb west are curtailing living ex- ex ex expenses InI I In order to go joy riding rilling there thore must moat lie ho leos legs buying of ot i household articles of ot oth Other othir lux- lux otI I ments vc Th-i-vc- That very thing is i-is Is taking g place to an extent surprising to everybody who Is in business During the tho period of ot tran tran- transition there are puzzling situa- situa tong situa tono to be worked out by old established business line lines But ahen hen the rea readjustments are made madeno no one will stIll suffer Eventually even eten the he possession I ot of cars by the worker workers will ho bo i reflected In wages ages S S While the woman a was In the batik bank drawing ing out the a ayoung loung oung man was notifying the tho bank that his 1000 on nearly all of ot which hid been ac- ac ac ac by small savings sa placed In a a coin bank would be tan Si-tan on to help him hint In his college edu- edu education education edu education cation The ThA young man was as looking ahead preparing for tor tho the future He had provided a surplus to be devoted to his greater grenter welfare ISo He had practiced thrift and was as tnt eating in an the tho education education- West most profitable of ot all Invest Invest- Investments Investments Investments ments The family with Ith the era e for tor forthe the car was moving Ing In the op- op opposite op opposite direction caring little for tor hat might happen beyond to- to tomorrow tomorrow to tomorrow morrow A New York paper Is printing n a eerie series gerles of ot articles on How a poor man can get ahead I The family spending purely for or pleasure is an e example amplo of how not nt to get ahead The Tho case caso of ot the tho college boy points theay the way ay to success |