New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-07
CROKER WOULDN'T HEAR TIE OlLt MN
ur ToID THEM To GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS
TIE lXTH.

HE TOLD TlilM 10 to AbOb iHr''N
HE WON'T INTERFERE IL THE iXTH
Tammnny Halls troubles In the INth assembly,
District over the choice Of leader 10 succeed James
rtzpatrick who WINS buried last week. are a'ificr
,.,. .,.o,,,,, ~, nol,Icel Circles The
fight T. between the "0d regulars and the new
Corners the latter being headed by James W. boSi''
the West side oyster dealer. who became famous ~,
the time OF the dock Investigation four years ae"
Mr. BOYLE n NAV be remembered employed '''h'i
John O'Ryrne 10 secure the passage Of II egSlhil'"
act An Albany giving the New-lork Oyster Dealers
Association tie permanent OF their slip and bulk
head I'm the North River fer which the Colonel r.
ceived n fee OF $1,000 but fed 10 the Pacinc coast
rather than tell the investigating Commissioners vi
Accounts with whom he divided the money MI
BoyIe's retcencc on the matter was also the subject
Of remark at the time.
Mr. Boyle used to train with the County Democracy,
and ONLY became a full Gedged Tammany warrior n
year or so ago. Since then he has been active In
buildIng ND an opposition to the "stand-byS' OF the
IXth District organization. who are led by shefln
Jobn J. German Mr.. Boye's ambition Is TO get
control OF the district, and he Is aided therein by
members Of the district committee who like Him have
been recently admitted. but chance for getting
a whack" at the loaves and fishes without AN up
hcayal OF some kind which would reegate the " old
soiers 10 the rear BOylcs candidate for leader Is
Alderman Patrick Kcali0n, whom he was Instrumental
I'm putting on the Tammany ticket last year. II he
cannot get keahon chosen he proposes to take Tie
Mace himself The opposition 70 Sheriff German Is
based on the ground that he lives In Harlem having
moved out Of the district years ago. and that he
discrjminates against the younger element In patron
age matter. The Boyle faction put on such Il de
termincd front that Boss Croker thought II wise
| 10 announce that be would leave the whole subject
OF picking out Fzpatrcks successor to the I"mmanS
| Hall General Committee OF the lNth Dstlict, wmci
| ostensibly elects the leader.
| ,lf.rx xSi tad In I'M lXut
dem In the East Fourteentl.st temple by hi;
committee of Boyle men. william +. Mctinn. an ia
nucntial dealer In gin and other intoxcanii hcadct
| tho delegation Other members Aldermen
| Keahon Theodore VI. Roche, {. IS. Dobbs, Michae
| Fdesheiner and John Stafford. There were said Il
he seventy five or eighty in the crowd. As many o
| them possible got lES'ue' ANU the reSt e"'hc'e'
| about the doorway.
Honorable Richard Croker, Esquire began spokes
man McGinn grardiloquenty. The Boss vhirIe
around on his piyoted clair and faced the mob "W
are here" continued Mctiinn, 10 sec II you are goin
IN mix in this matter OF the leadership OF the lNt
district cause we are for James W. Boyle, y SET
and we wanted to find out, you KNOW
| Mr. Mctiinn did not get his sentence finished Nj
| Croker cut the spokesman short.
| Get right away out OF here he said and atien
,o YOUR own business. II you have any. have mott
ing Whatever to say about your district matters. 70
must settle your ds.gree ,h among yourselves
Mr. Croker's visitors locked astonished, for they r.
| m.mbered that II was only short time ago that
| drove n delegation ont OF his Office which came fro
| Tho n, District headed by the commanding form
Alderman Flynn. because he ana ms fellow Draw
c.me 10 protest against the Boss choice OF C"on
Michael C. Murphy for lender. as against the wish'
NJ nil the old Mawam element Of the baiiery. III
IN. Boyc men did not stop 10 argue with the Car
Tammany Hall. They hurried TO neighboring run
%nts and compared notes. The result was declnr'
Hon that they have enough votes In the Tnmnnn
| Hall General Committee OF the district ~ win lant
down. ont OF 30' members, they chin, .to i
| Toyic or whoever may be decided upon Tor lead'
| against Sheriff German. The committee VIII ~"
ibis evening at the district headquarters NO. %
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