I am by no means an expert on any of the families, especially The Outfit.....Seems like they have so many mini bosses.

Only theory I can add is since Capone was the top dog in the early 30's, maybe the Joe Batters incident earned him favor with the boss, which allowed an undeserved cut to the front of the line. I also do not believe that once a boss steps down, that he still doesn't hold sway in certain decisions. Capone didn't lose his mind/life till the 40's.

How the heck did Thomas Bilotti go from driver to Underboss? LOL