New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
CROKER ~ 40 HI RRl.
WAITING; TO SEE II IT WOULD BE WORTH
WHILE TO RESUME THE CONTROL.
OF TaMMANY

In spite OF reports and assertions 10 the contrary,
Richard Croker is not going TO take hiinSrn o"' VI
this country soon as January. a. ne Nas"'H
hnted he might Wednesday. when ne s"id hc
would return to England and his racing stables
'after the holidays" Mr. croker's arrangements
are made for remaining In New-york untll March.
His racing interests will not tako him back across
the sea until he has had tim" thoroughly 10 'N'"'
inc Tammany's prospects in the great muh''lP''
fight for the control Of Greater New YORK b''o'c
that time comes the TammarY primaries VIII nave
taken place. "A number OF leaders who's" ponical
lives hanging in the balance VIII have icS' OF
won and Mr. Croker will have made up MS NINA
whether II Is going to be worth while Tor MN ~
take the practical direction OF the wigwam "h"''S
into his hands again or not
There Is q big stake for him IN th" Greater New
York municipality If he can win Advantages. h"
believes would accrue TO him greater even thah
between lssD and 1893. when he ran things NJ 'his
town pretty much TO suit himself But ne J. no'
ready to say what h" thinks h">t to DO.
John g sh.ehan returned from his trip 10 Puts
burg Yesterday where he closed a large contract
for railroad construction and placed bids for houi"
ward work In tha, city which Will require the en-
plo, ,nori OF a large body Of men. lie vas Obliged
,o s,lpuln,. ,ha, his employees should j." bona noe
citizens ~ Pitisbure. which VIII prevent MN i'o'
taking Tarnmany men ont there and putting th'h
on tho payrolls ~ that city.
Mr. She.han said that he had heard OF IN" re-
Tammnny Hall 20 make way for Mr croker pu'
thor. was No. hing In the story. he asserted Nr
Sheehan lntimnted that h" was ready ana ""l"s
10 do ANYTHING for croker that could b" r~asoh""y
asked or anything for the Organization that 'roK''
,o,,,, doom for the best but his resignation as
leader before ~" next election was not IN any
T,mmany plans 80 far matur'd II there IS 70 be
I, nyfi- head for the organization Will" Mt
croker hand is the one which really directs the
Tammany Hall machinery. Mr Sh""han proposes
4, hold on 20 that pac" himself "" does not IN
tcrd to go down under the a'incks OF ms an
,.gonls,s In tho Committee OF Seventy unless ne
is forced out, and ~ long 40 croker Is behind him
b. does no, bclic,. tha, II possible. lie knows
,h,, purroy John J. Scanne .s-Kcgistcr John
Reilly Tin" sullivan. =. J. Scully ana several
other Assembly district leaders are in comh'na-
tion TO throw him over. and he does not moan 10
20 down under fire.
,nr r.mInisceniIy. remarked yesterday. that We
carried the city II WAS my purpose to retire at IN.
"nd,,Dh +" s., out We did not win however. and
now ! intend 10 stay have no fear Of III" infln-
Tommany men seen Yesterday were no better
pleased with Shcehnns declaration thot II, mean,
announcement that he proposed returning to
England early next year leaving, the organ-
and my prepared for the great municipal
battle Of mex, year. Their hopes had been y,
them already ianclcd that they saw Tammany.
restored to power and the sach"ns ana chi"iS OF
the Wgwam again cnscOncel In high aried places
| and living In and comfort AT the pubic crib
Mr. CrCkers statement that ne does not propose 10
burden himself with an active supervision OF Tam,
| manys AFFAIRS was. Therefore. disconraeing ana
| dishcartcning to the majority who believe" that
| nobody save Croker Danish diScord ana put
| the organization In fighting trim.
A few wcll-scasoncd leaders In East Fourteenth,
| st did not take seriously Mr. crokcrs suppo. ed
intention to abandon the Tiger 10 his fate. They
think that his announcement yesterday was only Il
| feeleT intended discover how much they want
him TO stay. and that his laudaiions OF John {.
Sheehan given out mainly 20 smooth the descent
| OF the latter from the high place OF leader. They
are aware that there Is nothing In trok"rs roseate
| views relative 10 harmony. and do not thnk that
| he believes in them himself. Some of them gave
| utierance yesterday 10 the assertion that there
| could he no real harmony in the Wigwam so long
| az Sheehan remained where he was, because Pur-
| roy Scanncll. Sullivan and other influential braves
| would nght him and seek To thwart him AZ every
| turn And one OF them added Nobody knows this
| hetter than CrOker.'