New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23
FIGHTING OVER THE SPOILS.
INTERNAL. SQUABBLES IN VICTORIOUS TAM
MANY.
IN EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO DRIVE THE
REILLYs FROM THE LEADERSHIP IN
THE xIvTH DIsTRIcT-soME POS
sIBLE CONSEQUENCES.

sIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Will. Mavor Grant Is feasting and rejoicing with
The Democratic leaders OF Maryland and Boss Cro"er
is enjoying the pleasures Of relaxation az the ucrs
watering places. a great "shindy' mas oroAci o"'
among the big and little Indians OF the Wigwan "heh
the chief sailed for Europe. two days aer u" eico
ton, the surface Of the "only Democrauc orsa'iAa
t,on a., New YORK; was seemingly calm and untroubled
and outward indications favored long period OF
tranquility and peaceful enjoyment OF the "spois'
Yet Mr. Croker knew that he had left a smonoer'hg
volcano behind him. and 1t Will be remembered That ne
was extremely cautious in making statements regarding
his return. He, doubtless. felt that this would De
dr,ded bv impending events and one need be sur
prsed IL his stay the other side of the water this
time is short.
The eruption which is shaking the foundations Of the
Wigwam has begun In the XVIII Assembly District
How far the disturbance will extend whether
It can be quoted for the time by squerh-
ing and eliminating the discorant elements or whether
IT will extend and increase until the entire fabric
of the famed tribe OF Tammany is rent into warning
factions and ultimately involved in hopeless run is
n question for the future. The present oonvuasioh'
which sage politicians expect to see finding its way
into other districts arises in the evident purpose Oh
certain men who are anxious to cement their contfo
of the organization by driving the Reilys uncde ana
nephew, from the leadership of the XVIII Disret.
Ex.Register John Reilly. the real leader OF TINS
district. although his nephew Bernard kehS' 'r'
whose fathcr, OK -SnenH BerndIu ntius' WIS D''
Monday, has been the nominal leader since the oeei
sibe retirement OF his uncle year ago. has never
been in accord with the Grant dynasty In Tanmany
Hail. When Mr.. Grant was nominated for mayor III
1884, Reilly opposed him in the Tammany caucus "a
the leaders and advocated the renominaton OF MAYOR
Edson. Two years ago, when the fight was between
Mr. Grant and p. Henry Dugro for the Msyora.s
nomination Reilly was of the ten leaders WHO
supported Dugro. OF these ten anti-Grant men only
three remain in control Of their districts. fonce
Justice Duffy Of the Ist: exRegister seVln' % c'o
ND ex-Alderman Barker, Of the kim eA-hAocr
man sullivan, Of the XVIII. and General opno'a. u
the XyIeh have been deposed County CLERK
Reilly Of the WITH is dead, and John Reilly, OF tie
xIyth RESIGNED The remaining three are Patrick
Diver, of the I'D: James Fitzpatrick OF the iNoi'
and Charles steckler of the Xtai These men iough'
Ioyay for Grant and the ticket in the cleo
tons OF 1883 and 1890 Two OF them at iea'1' IL ID
believed are 10 be well taken care Of
To induce John Relly's unequivocal aid in the
rampaign of 1888, his friends say that ne WIS
promised the Office of Police Commissioner Inc
promise, II made, not kept Tor James >. Maru"'
leader of the XXIst District was transferred from
the DEPUTY Registership and succceded stephen ID.
French In the Police Board Reilly was "'oureo'
and took TO sharpening his knife for the avowed pui-
nose of taking Mayor Grants scalp When pohucs
began to grow hot last summer MI Reilly mace no
secret of his opposition to Grant and on one memoir
able occasion made bet of $4,000 that II william
II. Grace ran against bidHt Aoi ~""s "'N
would be defeated. The feeling aginst Reilly among
the masters of Tammany became exceedingly bitter
after this and although peace was pached up ai'er
Mr.. Croker's return from Europe In september ana
the ex-Renster apparently fell into line 1or 'ho
Tammany ticket great deal OF illeeiing was surreo
up 1t is certain that there is no intention to give
the Relys a chance to do any Damage IN e'e iu'ur0
inside Tammany Hall
pretext for a change in the XlVth Dlstrlc' Is
found in the defeat of the Tsmmany Alderman thefe
this year. Although the election Of Kunzemann'
yoorhis Democrat over Curry, who ran for re-
election was doubtless due TO peculiar causes IL
is seised upon by the bosses" as showing demoaii
zation in the district and want OF ability III inc
Souns leader, bernard Reilly, 1r. 1t Is openly
charged on the part Of the Rellys that Richarn
Croker himself gave his counteDance TO kuhze-
nann's candidacy, and paid $500 out Of the Wigwam
treasury 10 aid Kunzemann's campaign on the
promise Of Kunzemann and his friends to render such
a support of the Tammany County ticket as The
"Chiefn imagined would be equivalent" the
situation is further complicated by the fact that kunze
mann did play fair but was discovered distributing
p NJ L. pastors with his name ON them for
Alderman. Ex-Alderman Arthur McQuade, who served
a part Of his term in Sing Sing as an alleged
"booder," also became issue in the XVIII through
the indiscreton of of Currys friends, who got
out a circular just before the election charging
Kunzemann with being of McQuade's admirers.
McQuade has heretofore taken sides in the onslaught
upon the Reilly family, and is Of the loudest in de-
caring that it is time for them TO 60. Curry wac
only beaten by 1873 votes but it was enough.
1t may be proper to say here that the man who Is
alleged to be behind the "kckers7 against the Relys
end who Is urging forward the elements anxious to
"down" the ex-Register, is the man who secured the
place said to have been promised John Reilly two years
ago. This is Police Commissioner James j. Martin.
In this work ii is said that he has the active cOopera
ton and sympathy of his brother, Deputy Commits
sioner b. F. Martin. of the Department of Public
Tha Mapfn Qmp nticaI dpnv al thpv
are in it, but they nevertheless credited with
ambitious desire to climb higher up on the poiti-
cal ladder, and of Mr.. Rey's friends assert that
Police Commissioner Martin has his eye the TAM
many leadership in Mr.. Cookers stead
But whoever is behind the attack Reilly, and it
would seem to be doubtful quantity" the man
selected to wres the of the XVIII District from
the ex-RegiSter is Percy Rockwell, who owns
tensve bakery at Thrdave and Ninthst and has the
contract from the Tammany city authorities for sup
plying bread to the inmates of the various institutions
On the islands Behind Rockwell Lewis J. Conlin,
lawyer, and ex-Aldermln McQuade. Mr. Conan wanted
to be Judge Of the Common Pleas Court last year. when
Judge Bschof elected, and then he wanted the
lucrative place which the Judge vacated to ascend the
bench the post of Attorney for the Collection of
Of Personal Taxes but Corporation Counsel
Clark sighted Conans wishes and appointed John
c. II. Meyers. one of the secretaries of the Tammany
Hall General Committee. Now ConIan is in blood
and he doesn't where flows The other baoker the
ex-" Boodle'- Alderman. has not been a member Of
Tammany Hall since 1879 In that year he belonged
to the XVIII District Committee. CROKER was a can
didate for and the district had been pledged
10 his support, but when his name presented to
the convention McQuade got up and declared that he
"would not vote for murderer for coroner For
this he expelled from the District Committee
He thinks that the time is favorable for his return to
the excitement and emoluments of political lfe and
besides he has pull with the Alderman of the
district whom Croker "nnocently" assisted in elect
ing over ReiLy's candidate, Curry.
Last Wednesday word brought to ex Register
Reilly that Mr.. Rockwell wanted TO him at the
Westminster Hotel at 3 p m. of that day Mr. Reilly
prompt, but he not too early, for Mr. Rock
well hand. accompanied by Mr. Conlan.
Rockwell wasted no time in explanation. Address