The evening world., 1894-07-30
GILROY, HE'SSHREW D.
Will Be Boss of Tammany, but
1t Will Be "On the Quiet"
That Is What His Am Not a Can.
didate" Announcement Means.
Can Claim Glory without Being Held
Responsible for Defeat.
Special to The Evening WORLDLY


SARATOGA, July 3O.-When the poll
ticians found out that Senator Murphy
and Lieut.. -Gov. Sheehan would not be
here until this week. and that the con-
ference of leaders had been postponed
they made tracks for home. District
Attorney Ridgway and ex-senator p II.
McCarren. representing Hugh McLaugh-
lin. of Brooklyn, will be back on Thurs
day. Mayor Gilroy, who starts for home
this afternoon, will return on Friday,
| accompanied by Cooperation Counsel
William II. Clark.
There Is report that Gov. Flower
will be here. too. A conference will
| take place, and some formal action as
to the policy of he machine leaders be
decided upon. Harmony is their cry AS
Mr. Platt put 1t in an interview yester-
day, speaking of Mr.. Grace and the
State Democracy, the tiger is willing to
lie down with the donkey.
Mayor GilrOy's positive announcement
| that he will not be a candidate for re
| election is regarded with peculiar sig
| nificance. Those VINO wish to- give the
| impression that Croker has really retired
| from politics say that the Mayors dec
| laration Is part of a dcep-laii plot, laid
way back wlen snow and ice covered
| the ground, and which is just being
Matched nov.
| 1t Will he remembered thai when
Croker gave notice of his retirement
from the leadership he added the infor-
nation that his friends had been awar,
for several months Of his intention to
quit politics. by putting TWO and two to.
| l,
last. before Mr. Croker abi.cateI, Mayor
Gilroy was IN Albany and told ii frlcnt
in confidence that he would not accept
a denomination. The friend told the Sc
cret in the strictest confidence To anothe
friend. and SO on, until the secret go
into prime. Mayor GilrCy did not den!
the report then. lie seemed H. he an
moved that 1t got out prematurely, an,
made the diplomatic rep.y tina; nO on,
had any authority to speak for him.
1t is now said that il was all under
stood then between Croker and GilroS
that Croker was to resign, and that Gil
roy was To succeed him as boss. lie
could not consistently he dictator and
Mayor at the same time and So hs
decided. after consultation with Croker
as boss, and IL gave an opportunity |.
race.
This was done for two reasons. II
is tantamount to "A command to sub
leaders that Gilroy is to be recognized
as Boss, and il gave an opportunity t,
the Mayor to make one OF his virtuOu'
speeches about the purity and democ
+ racy of Tammany Hall. lie said M
man had lien on the Mayoraity nom
nation in Tammany Hall. This reads
well to outsiders. but those who know
, the conditions, Tammany candidate
must comply with know what the boast
ed free field for all is.
, Mayor Giiroy is shreWd and far
seeing politician. So is his friend Rich
, ard Welstead Croker. Both see defea
ahead, but neither wants TO have tn
, reputation of having been defeated
They have, therefore, adopted tactic
, which put the policy of mastery mac
-. ;ivity, pursued by the astute Fabia,
way into the shade Croker says he /
out of politics and in the horse business
Gllroy declines to be ii martyr. He de
. MES that he is leader of Tammany Hal
+ He says the affairs of the organizatio
= are being managed by the EXecutiv
Committee, so when the crash comes h
;. can exc!aim: Thou cans't not say
!, did t." This Is the explanation of On
f other side of Gilroy's attitude.
The Mort on boom for the Repub!ica
d nomination for Governor mas been fairl
y launched. Gen Tracy says that NJ
Morton is IA candidate. All other can
n didates are overshadowed by Levi
q Morton. Mr. Morton may have reacht
h the age limit he may be in bad healt
}. What Is that to the politicians? Nj
,e Mort on has bar'l as big as the famot
,e Heidelberg tun, and that will reach Il
n persimmon If anything will. Mr.. Mo
:, ton Is now the only candidate talked q
e He is in Paris, but is expected here
le Sept. /.
NJ MI Platts plea from the veranda
o. the Oriental Hotel at Manhattan Bea'
v for harmony did not arouse particuli
", W comment here. The country Republican
n, are united with Plat, and they thin
10 his words were addressed mainly TO Il
a. New York. Kings and Erie County Il
5f publcans, who are against Fiatt dor
~ nation. Mr.. Plat hasn't much faith
,e ex-Mayor Grace, because Grace Will II
ne support a Plat man for Mayor.
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