New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-15
WHOM WILL CROKER NAME?
MEN WHO NAY BE NOMINATED FOR CITY
OFFICES.
40 CERTAINTY YET ABOUT THE CONTROLLER
sHIP-MR NICOLL AND THE DISTRICT.

state all day yesterday. so far the nominations
TO be made at the Wgwam on Tuesday night are
concerned. Early in the day friends of Joseph j
O'DOnohue. who made City Chamberlain on
May at a yearly salary OF $4,000. began to crcu
late report that he had been positively settled
upon to succeed Controller Myers The Chamber.
lain himself refused o,tak about the report. but
he looked extremely happy whenever the subjec,
was mentioned In his presence. 1t was argued by
those who favored his selection that it would
place the fat Office Of Chamberlain at Mr.. Croker's
disposal and enable him to IT in composing diff
fcrences arising in regard TO other Offices.
As 10 Controller Myers himself there were no
phases To report. The Controller said that no
information or intimation from Tammany Hall or
from Mir Croker himself had reached him. and
that .,e was expecting none. The fact that the
day passed without any word being sent TO Mr..
Myers from The supreme boss construed to
mean that. whatever lingering disposition might
have existed to renominate the Controller had
been dssipatcd. Several members of the junta,
however still professed to cling to the previously
expressed belief that Mr. Myers would be placed
upon the ticket in spite OF the many contrary
signs. \ report that friends OF the Controller had
been approac hei with offer of his denomination
If he would put up campaign assessment of go
90 and agree to give to Tammany all vacancies
which might occur In the Finance Department
after January l. 1894. could not be verified.
RrMOR ABOUT MIR. NICOLL.
4 positive rumor that De Tancey Nicoll had
finally agreed to take reorganization for District
Attorney not denied at the District Attorney s
Office. The impression strong yesterday that
Mr.. Nicolrs name would be found upon the ticket,
although a friend his who had exceptional facili-
ties for knowing said that all the negotiations
had gone until Monday. and that nothing
definitely settled Mr.. Nicoll has been DESTROYS
of making Assistant District Attorney Welman his
successor As this H. regarded imposs!bility he
will probably take the place himself to keep 1t
from falling into much worse hands.
I,umor made John H. v Arnold candidate
again for Surrogate and stamped his nomination
a certainty. But Judge Van Brunt and other
judges Of influence have been taking hand in
the matter within a day two. in Surrogat 10
Ransoms interest. and said yesterday to be
making good healway
The lucrative Office Of Sheriff. with it's annual
salary and fees Of $1,000 was likewise in the bal
ance yesterday. rnder-Sherir Sexton believed
stu to have the inside track Police Justice
Thomas l.. Feitner. as the representative Of the
German element in the Wigwam, was put forward
a candidate and some Of his adherents asserted
that his chances were good. The names Of Law
renee Denour and Thomas J. Dunn remained on
the list. and Dclmour especially was thought to
have good show. owing to Cookers personal lik-
INK for him. But the "straws' mostly seemed to
indicate that Sexton would be the man.
THREE NAMES THAT ARE CERTAINTIES
The only three names on the slate yesterday
which were regarded as certainties Miles
Beach for Judge Of the Court Of Common Pleas.
AMI James VI Fitzsmons and Lewis j. Conlan
for city Court judges. Judge Fitzsimons was
elected In 1890 TO fiji "A vacancy.
Police Commissioner John G. Sheehan has been
talked Of as "A possibility for Controller at different
stages In the canvass. and well-informed Tammany
st.y
hy any means 80 unlikely as 1t might appear at
first blush Mr. Sheehan held this Office In the
city Of Buffalo for several years. and gave salts
factory administration He is careful shrewd. and
possesses fine business capacity. II ne should be
chosen he would leave five and half years va
cancy In the Police Board. Peter r. Meyer and
J. Edward simmons still the books for
Controller. but no one was predicting their nomlna-
ton yesterday.
MAYOR Olroy made this statement yesterday
regarding IN" differences which have arisen be-
tv cen Controller Myers and himself concerning
the lat,er's power Of veto in the Board OF Esti-
mate. which were though, to be significant:
Il wish 10 state emphaticllly that between my
self and Controller Myers there exists only pleasant
relations. | am well aware that he IL fully con-
WINGED that he Is right. I am that my conten-
ton Is proper and certainly he is as we'll en-
titled to his opinion AZ any other member Of the
Board. II Is all nonsense to say that am dis
pleased because opinions differed"
HE THINKS THE PRECEDENTs FAVOR HIM
The Mayor proceeded to say that presidents
showed that he was right IN his ruling that a
majority vote is sufficient to pass an item in the
budget and cited the records of the Board during
the terms Of Mayors Grace and Edison. when pro-
vsional items were carried by a majority vote
II was the final estimates. he said. that required
an affirmative vote OF all the members Of the
Board
In the matter Of the dock improvements In the
Sinking Fund Commission the Mayor said that he
expected opinion from the Corporation Counsel
favorable TO his contention also. the motion
In itself did not involve the expenditure of money.
but merely the approval Of plans The Dock De-
partment could spend not to exceed 100000 in
any one year. The purchased land would have to
be- passed upon by the Supreme Court The act
passed for that purpose was to prevent the con-
s,imma ton Of corrupt bargains between owners of
private property. and guarantee that none
would be- made.
STARTING AN INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT.
Tammany Hail will not have clear field for its
county ticket after all. il the independent citizens
Of New-York carry out their plans. For the
last week several private conferences have been
held in which the local situation was thoroughly
considered. and measures resolved upon that Will
enable the people to meet any political emergency
that may arise.
The confcrces represented various anti-Tammany
ORGANIZATIONS among which may be mentioned the
New York citizens Democracy and the German
American Reform Union 1t was asreeI to pre- pre-.
county. and for the election OF anti-Tammany
candidates to the Legislature committee was
appolntcd to confer with the Republican organiza-
ton. with view To Joint action ne mead
quarters Of the Independent Iemocrats are o,i IN
i,arlor l.. Aston House, where AsSrmbyinan Otto
kempner Is In charge.