The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-30
GILROY, HE'SSHREw O.
Will Be Boss Of .Tammany, but
It Will Be ION the Quiet. "
That Is What His IAN Not q Can
didate" Announcement Means.
Can Claim Glory without Being Held
Responsible for Defeat.

SARATOGA, July 30.-When the poll
ticians found out that Senator Murphy
and Lieut.-Gov. Shechan 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 L. II.
acCarren, 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 Corporation Counsel
William H. 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
nif,cance. Those who wish to give the
impression that Croker has really retired
from politics say that the Mayors dec
laration IL part Of a deep-laid plot, laid
way back when snow and ice covered
the ground, and which is just being
"a Matched nov.
1t will be remembered that when
Croker gave notice OF his retirement
from the leadership he added the infor-
nation that his friends had been aware
for several months OF his intention to
quit politics. BY putting two and two to-
gether 1t Is figured out that in February
last. before Mr.. Croker abdlcated, Mayor
Gilroy was in Albany and told friend
In confidence that he would not accept
q denomination. The friend told the Sc
cret In the strictest confidence to another
friend. and 30 on, until the secret got
, into print. Mayor Gilroy did not deny
the report then He seemed to be an
noyed that it got out prematurely, and
made the diplomatic reply tina; no one
had any authority to speak for him.
stood them Croker and roy
that Croker was to resign. and-that Gil
roy. was to succeed him as boss. He
could not consistently be dictator and
Mayor at the same time. and so he
decided, after consultation with Croker
TO declare himself out Of the Mayoralty
race.
IL tantamount to a command to sub
leaders that Gilroy Is to be recognized
rs boss. and 1t gave an opportunity to
the Mayor to make one OF his vi,tuous
racy OF Tammany Hail. He said no
man had lien on the Mayornlty nomi-
nation in Tammany Hall. This reads
the conditions. n Tammnny candidate
must comply with know what the boast
ed free field for all IN.
Mayor GilrOy IL a shrewd and far
seeing politician. SO Is his friend Rich
ard Welstead Croker. Both see defeat
ahead. but neither wants to have the
reputation of having been defeated.
which put the policy OF mastery mac
tivity, pursued by the astute Fabian
way into the shade. Croker says he Is
out Of politics and in the horse business
Gilroy declines to be a martyr. lie de-
MES that he is leader Of Tammany Hall
He says the affairs OF the organiza ton
Committee. SO when the crash comes h.
did It." This is the explanation of thC
other side OF Gilroy's attitude.
nomination for Governor mas been fairl.
launched. Gen Tracy says that Mr.
Merton Is candidate: An other can
Morton. MIR. Morton may have reache,
the age limit. he may be in bad health
What is that to the politicians? Mr.
Morton has bari as big as the famous
persimmon II anything will. Mr., Nor
ton Is new the only candidate talked OF
He Is In Paris, but is expected here b.
Sept. l.
Mr.. Platt's plea from the veranda o
tina Oriental Hotel at Manhattan Beacl
comm emf here. The country Republican
are united with Plat. and they thinl
his words We're addressed mainly to tn
New York, Kings and Erie County Re
publicans, vino are against Plat dom
inat!on. Mr.. Plat hasn't much faith Il
ex-Mayor Grace because Grace will no
support Plat man for Mayor.