New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-24
prFUSTNG TO AID TAMMANY
80 FRANTIC APPEALS FOR FUNDS UN
NEEDED.
-, nrpGwAY USING BOTH CAB AND TELEPHONE
BUT HE HAS POOR REsULTs-sHEEHAN
THREATENED WITH NERVOUS
PROSTRATION.

PROsTRATION.
,.,.rsav was perhaps the gloomiest and most
,.,.ssins day that the Tammany managers at the
W,.xam have passed this campaign. The damag-
49, -enort of the Commissioners Of Accounts re-
,s,ne John c. Sheehan's reckless expenditures of
-. c,,y's money In the Police Department has so
.s,,Ied that noble leaders nerves that he has
~ threatened with nervous prostration.
There were constant inquiries at Mr.. Sheehan's
.mcs IN Tammany Hall yesterday for that ex-
o1csls answer 10 the charges OF misappropriation
:, money malfeasance and msfeasance indicated
30 the Bureau OF Accounts report Some or them
came from newspaper men. but the most I'M
,nr,unate appeals for something with which to con-
traaict the terrible arragnment were from the
r.mmany orators who have been assigned 10 the
labor OF defending Sheehan To all these applica-
,ons the ex-Police Commissioner and acting leader
o, Tammany Hall had to reply that 'he hadn't
rot II ready yet.
Reports have been circulated that Mr.. Sheehan's
delay in answering the charges is due to an affec-
t,on OF the eyes which have required treatment by
an oculist.
ITS not his eyes me SON" said Larry" Delmour
Yesterday with tears in his voice. ITS the mans
nerves Johns all ratified and broke up like. Its
most unfortunate that this should happen just this
way"
One Of the unfortunate things in "Larrys
mind was probably the failure of the corporations
and big brewers TO put up" for Tammany this
wear He doubtless referred the ill-luck that has
attended the labors of Edgar l.. Ridgway in bring
,ng the corporations terms. Mr.. Rdgway is an
time bosom confrere of the Sheehans He and
John c. sheehan in the Aqueduct Board to-
sether Ridgway rs Commissioner and Shechan as
secretary of the Commission. 1t was in the fruitful
days when John O. Brien got the biz contracts and
raised money for HIS campaign expenses at the
rate OF $4,000 lick.
Ridgway offered his services TO John to pull the
Iees" Of the corporations of New-York after Shee-
han got into Crokers seat as head of the Tammany
finance Committee. He obtained a full list of the
various companies and firms ana associations lIldt
had been in the habit OF filing Crokers strong box
IN hot campaigns. and Ridgway went at them his
physical endurance is not great and althous ne en-
ployed closed cab in getting around 10 ms Gus
TONER'S the collectors legs gave out before ne mao
secured much In the way of cash. Then MT. flus-
presidents, treasurers managers and directors OF
concerns and ''braced" them Tor all ne was wort
II was no use One concern that aided the WlgWam
10 the amount of $500 last year refused 10 pay
What do they take for asked one Of the
managers YESTERDAY Don't | know that II Tam
many is any way successful Bill Sheehan VIII De
in Albany this winter representing the NlgWani
ard that we'd have to pay over again? They can't
NAV that racket on Well wait and see who Is on
Top They can't sweeten us twice THIS trip 80 -. :.
Ridgways report yesterday was NO results yet.
II added to the general misery which permeated the
Fast Fourteenth-st. temple. 49,,
John d. Crmnins dropped into Tarnmany. n Ii
yesterday He was promptly Seiae Sd ny yared into
private room next to John c. Sheehans quarters,
When Mr.. Crimmns was released ne bore CLOS S
resemblance a man who had been stood on me-
head" His hat was crushed and his pockets were
Doneean denied that MIR. Crimmins had been
searched during his stay in the little room