New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
TIE YORK OFFICES.
TAMMANY PREPARED 10 WAIT ALL SUMNER
SENATOR MCLEi,LANp TURNED DOWN"


reward The close ~ each week for nearly TWO
months there has come the report from Washington
'h'' ''c PRESIDENT WAS about TO make soihc DIE up
pmh''neh's III New-YOrk.- The usual statement was
sent over 'hr wires yesterday, backed by Inc TACT
'hat washington has oecn overrun with An'i-Shap
pers curing 'hc las; Few days. and mat they nave
hlled up most OF the remaining pigeon holes OF the
Treasury department devoted TO such purposes Win
Their aPphcaticns and recommendations A. 1t do's
not appear that Mr.. Cleveland has yet called for
thesc papers' as is his custom before entering upon
tue "c''Ii business OF making appointments, New
York statesmen who have carefully studied the symp
toms were predicting yesterday that Democrats anx
Gus 10 serve their country have long wait sun
ahcnu OF men, summer. they say. VIII probably Dc
well under way before the President is "good and
ready Mr.. Croker IL believed 10 take stock in this
Forecast rs IL was reported from East Fourtccnhs'
yesterday mat he had ordered all TaInmany Hall
chcescekcrS visiting Washington TO wear straw hats
Tile attitude OF Tammany Hall to Democratic mem
bers OF the Legislature who failed TO support the
measures IN Albany last winter which were marked
by the Wgwam brand is significant II there BE- truth
In the reports OF recent ultcrances OF Mr.. croker.
These are to the effect that members who showed
any independence and refused TO obey the Murphy
Crlkoifsh"ehan orders thall be reelected. This
purpose was mace clear and plain in an interview
which the friends Of Senator McClclland OF West
chester County say that he had with the " Boss
day last week. Mr. McClrlland visited Mr..
Croker ID Ind out what his chances for being
returned 10 The Senate this fall. According to "A
statement current In Anti Snapper circles Mr. Crok,.
blunty told his caller that ne might consider his
career In the Legislature at end, and fiunky gave
him tile reason. That was McClclland's opposition To
Tammany legislative bills McClcand denied this
and cited many Tammany measures which have
passed the Senate by bis vote
But what did you do in the matter Of the EIm-st.
Improvement and shcehans Buffalo C'sneakJ bills 2"
Mr.. Croker f. quOtei as asking Mctlelland was
Obliged to a1mt that he had opposed them. The
" Boss" replied that his loyalty to Tammany was
judged by those bills.
senator McClcland has been complaining bitterly
OF the way the Tammany Patronage dispensed in
he Croton watershed by Commissioner Daily has
been welded against him in his own county, He
Mr.. Croker Of aiding by this to secure
his recent defeat for chairman the Wcsch,ster Dem
Ocra;c County Committee.
Il supported Crohcr's bills TO the point of subscr
vence during the last session." he said but because
! opposed the Elm-st. widening bill, which gives the
real estate. and because l would vote for the
Lieutenant Governors schemes stopping from the
peoples Mayor Of Buffalo his lawful powers | nave
been turned down by orders from the Wigwam.'
land martyr hoping by this means 10 secure balm
for his political wounds In the Collectorship the
Port. Mr.. McCleland Is one Of those vlrtuOus anti
SnapperS who are deeply shocked AT any wrong done
to which he belongs, but he was uumovcd during The
theft OF the Legislature two years ago. and by his
vote assisted t. consummate that uucXampci fraud.
f. W. Inrchs, OF Brooklyn. who in Washing
Collector and of the leaders of the nineteen
I'm the