The evening world., 1894-05-09
Politicians Say He Will Be
Croker's Successor.
And Add that He Has Been a Nominal
Leader for Two Years.
Differences with Grant Said to Have
Been Settled.

be held In the WigWam tomorrow ]
Afternoon. At that meeting in all prob |
ability viii be determined the faterul |
question whether o. not itChnri troker I
VIII continue to be the "Bos1' or
whether he will obtain that retirement /
which he claims to have longed for, .
ana seek recreation on the turf
"Croket speaks In riddles" said we'll |
known Tammany man this morning. lie
has made a statement which can be con |
struel any way.
lie wants to be relteved from all the
cares cf office. yet In the same breath
he proposes to hold the rens of govern
ment behind screen. lie wants set
OF dummies put up as targets for the
public arrows, while behind them he Will
be as big boss as ever.
"IIe evidently wants to have hand
in the elections this Fan. II by any
possibility the Tammany ticket wins,
he viii come forward and claim the
| full share OF the victory. If rammany
loses, he can come forward anyhow
| and say. i told you so. | was not at
| the helm The storm will have blown
| over by that time. but he can come out
as the saviour OF the party.
| "Crokers attitude reminds me of
Boss McLaughlin's position during the
| Seth Low campaign. Some time before
| election, when interviewed by news
paper man who asked about the plan OF
campaign. Mclaughlin looked up at the
| sky and said:
IT is going to rain tonight l guess
| | Will get In ort OF the wet
| Election came and with 1t Seth Lows
| victory, while the regular Democratic
| candidate was defeated.
such. To my mind. Is croker's posi-
| tion. II" Is getting in out Of the
rain, and when the sun shines again he
Will be out as gay AZ ever"
Tho stories of dissscnsion in tn" Wig
| wan ranks. and tn" organization Of
cliques which have been reported are not
taken seriously by anybody who claims
to know anything of the inner workings
of the organization.
It Is stated that in case Croker is.
really taken at his word, the man who
will be selected t. fl his place Is
city 1t is also stated that Gilroy has
been the leader for the past two years
without the emouments Of office.
Not u move, OF any kind has been
the city or the state unless Tom
Gilrov was first consulted, In this re
gard 1t IT, added that filroy was long
an Tammuny leader, but as leader OF
the state Democracy. Last Fall the
machine Democrats honestly believed
tntS NOull carry lne NlHlt. III lIlut
event Giiroy was to assume absolute
leadership. But with defeat comes IL
change In programme, iilroy Will now
try to succeed himself.
As to the fight against 'iilroy by eN-
Mayor Grant. this IL simply laughed at.
1t Is claimed by those IN position to
know, that Grant and Gilroy are fast
friends Sin IA political sense at least. 1t
is pointed out that at the organization or
the Democratic state Committee last
year. Croker himself. at the direction or
iI. fV. 'ht
mitt-e IN order to retain Grant upon IT.
Whatever trouble did exist has long
been smuuthed over. The hntchet has
been buried and Grant win work for
Gilroy In any deals that may be made.
: Purroy. It is admitted, is against GIl-
roy, and FOR that matter James j. Mar
tin IL IN the same boat. These gentle
men, however, cannot possibly control
. more than three votes each in the
Executive Committee, and Gilroy will
have nearly all the rest.
John G. Sh"ehan brother of the
b. Lieutenant Governor. Is IA Gilroy man,
ns he has expressed it, through thick
and through thin.
There is no doubt that when the En-
equity" Committee meets tomorrow Il
lively fight Will be- waged upon croker :
scheme to have "a .ommittes APPOINTED a
= directing tn" organization. Purroy VIII
+, certainly "kick' and demand absolute
rT,E%m"n1 I,roy Gr nothing Gi'i9 Hn Mh"isyS. hHw
T ever will 20 through.
I While there are sixty members of the
r E;N.rntiyr. E"'"m,ttt~, ,, IT. IS mdmt, =.
= win have voice in tn" final outcome
- They are.
t First n,sv',' Michael { Murphy Second III, III
,rn' r.,,,h % nrt rhiTH nl1nr' Trrinn.iSri ~ SHIi
u ftnh District ?. }. srulIr sixth District
ra'rrH h."Tsn seventh n',,r, l",ypG I,n, Ma, Mtr
l. ui,t !. W. noNi- Tenth John Reilly Eleventh
District, John S,annrll Twelfth District rhas
ronT,rr%S MsTGG IHsT"" ss ira"s SP" pfT~IH Frsn
n ns'r,rt william ~l,ag. .,n SNgrn'h n,@r.s' u :
S%"E Srrnn "Ss'TS"," h. p"H" i @ M'"ano" TSt T~sn
d ,r,,t lanes 4 MARTIN rwcn,, Second District
II l.nwrrn"" ueimonr Twcnw-,hld District JON
~ rrstour twenty NTH District J Ryan. rwen
~ s>lh n.,r't William ~ l'Yrk" Tw|nW.tS,
prtrct. william l. s,llInes Twenty ninth III.
trtc, Jacob S'arold, Th'rlrlh District John /
shea.
"a At this stage Of the political game
Al preferences Of these leaders. At III
II present moment they all cry, Long NY
l. rrok,r, Vet y Is known nat h, Ne, nr,rt
y the orgnniGutiDu. lie holds the key I
y the patronage once that key is lost,
10 viii be every man for himself.
, Mayor GilrOy. when seen AT MS olfC'
u said that If his name had been used fo
lc the leadership II was without his know,
ly edge or consent. He added lhat ne Coul
- lot accept the place II offered to him Il
~ the present time while he was Mayo
Ir AS ii would conflict too much with III
- other duties lie added that even II NJ
- Croker should retire, there was hrair
he enough in the Committee of sixty to ru
81 the organization until after the ncH
ly ! campaign.
- The Mayors statement that he Coul
not accept the leadership while Mayo
e seems ~ irliCH'" that he Will accept
~ the Fall and that the Mayoralty nomini
-, ton may 80 elsewhere.
Hu County Clerk Henry ID. PurroH, WI
ne has been prominently mentioned as
IN possible successor to Richard Croker
=, leader OF Tammany Hall reiterated Z
=" day In the most positive terms that
ng would not accept the leadership und
an any circumstances
-, Nothing could induce me. he sal
u ITO accent the slavery Of leadership.
n would not take leadership when | h'
tn, every opportunity To obtain II. | cou
oh have succeeded Hubert q. THOMPSON
=" County Democracy leader, but | wou
er not have taken the place II every m;
INT i'm the orga niZation had asked me To
so, and | am not more anxious for q
leadership now than | was then.
ho AS far ~ Mr Croker Is concerne
ne he has cone to deliberate and wi
ng conclusion. He asked me for my a.
lot vice. and ! gave II To him frankl
~ | said to him, so long as you desire
~" reiU ain at the head OF the organiZatlC
mt | Will sustain you, but II You retire
nd all you should retire absolutely.