New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-14
CROKER AND THE FINANCES.
WHAT WILL THE WIGWAM RULER Do
WITH THE CITY TREASURY?
CONTROLLER MYERS STILL BELIEVES THAT he
Is TO BE TURNED DowN-soME OF HIS
FRIENDS HOPE THAT HE WILL BE-
As THEY THINK II WOULD MAKE
HIM MAYOR IN 1901.


HIM MAYOR IN 1891.
No change I'm the situation regarding Ia'nmahy
Halls intentions as to Controller flyers was an
o,,,csd Yesterday The Controller said that he
,,as in noss.ssion of no additional information ana
had not altered his opinion that the leaders [, .H'
Wigwam had decided to put another man III HIS
place.
II am personally wholly indifferent in regard TO
the result" he said Il have remained in once 10
my own disadvantage and have sought 10 40 III!
du,v regardless Of what might follow. 1t nus
not always been easy task 10 adhere To tic
course | deemed be- right, against the oE-ichS
and wishes of a majority OF my coiIoaSueS III '''
Board of Estimate and in the Sinking fund 'oh'-
mission but | have every reason to feel that the
people have approved the stand / took on more
than one occasion. l much prefer soins out OF
Office with the record have made than to remain
with the consciousness OF having sacrificed one Jo'
of the interests Of the city. l shall not De dlSaP
pointed whatever may be the decision OF the con-
vention which VIII meet in Tammany Han next
Tuesday evening.
There was a disposition in Tammany circles yes
terdav TO advance as a reason for Controller My
ers's overthrow statements which he was alleged
10 have made arraignng the Mayor and the Tam
many members of the Board of Estimate ana the
Sinking Fund Commission in interviews published
Yesterday But careful examination oil these
printed statements failed to reveal any such hoStie
utterances 20 that this apology for the intended
turning down of the Controller, that be would
have been all right if he hadn't shot MS mouth
or" gradually ceased to be reported.
Before night several well-known leaders began to
express a belief that Myers would be nominated
after all" Members of the inner council of the
Wigwam who supposed TO know the mind Of
Mr. Croker said positively that the Con;rollership
had not been settled.
Nevertheless the popular judgment remained un-
changed. that ;he bosses have fully determined to
leave Mr. Myers off the ticket When the Con.
troller made his fight against the big scheme for
the Improvement" OF the river front. accor riding
to the plans Of the Dock Department. involving
An expenditure OF S20GpO0o $2o@o1oJ of the tax
PAYERS money in one job and followed this up
by refusing 20 approve the new signalling system
projected for the Police Department at a cost
which the promoters Themselves are yet unabl"
70 figure out il wa. believed that he babe adieu 10
all chances of Tammany denomination. II was
said yesterday that Mr.. Croker apprehends no
trouble whatever in securing the election OF any
man whom he may name for controller ana tha'
if he does finally decide to nominate Mr.. Myers
IT will simply be in Difference to public sentiment
and through fear or injury to any part OF inc
II is known however that there number
of cool-headcd men in Tammany Hall VINO 90 no,
agree with Mr. Croker They look upon refusai To-
continue Mr.. Myers in his present Office as a hld
piece of politics. and think that 1t would DO NOR
to unsettle confidence in the city government IMAM
anything that could he done at the present mn
Some Of Mr. Myerss friends are anxious that re
should be turned GoTn 6Te Sdr him, nna' " "o"''
Never mind Mr.. Controller" said taxpayei
Yesterday who is a devoted admrer OF his; L9,
them throw G you aTwn in ,n1 lsei @'' " '"'
The names OF Peter F. Meyer. joseph j. g. ,oho-
hue J. Edward simmons ana JShn IS s sa1 ME-
Croker will choose a Controller on Tuesday evening