The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
CARROLL, TAMMANY CHIEF.
PRACTICALLY HE IA SUCCEEDED
BHEEHAN ALREADY.


Under Croker. He was Really In Control In
the Last Campaign, and Van WICK was
His Candidate-Under Croker ne IL Ex-
peoted to Step late eheehan's shoes.
It was THE SUN that first announced, early
in tho recent Mayoralty campaign, that John +.
Carroll would succeed John 9. Sheehan as the
nominal leader Of Tammany Hall. To most In
tents and purposes this change has already been
effected.
1t was made plainly evident, soon after tho
return Of Richard Croker from England, that the
veteran leader had decided to accede to the de-
mands Of his old.time friends In the organiza-
ton who had never become reconciled to the
proxy Leadership Of Mr.. Sheehan, and had con-
sented that Mr.. Sheshan be superseded. Among
those who hnd protested most loudly against
Mr.. Sheehsn remaining at the head Of the or
ganization were John J. Scannell and John
Reilly. Others, equally warm friends Of MIR.
Croker, were opposed to Mr.. Sheehan, but they
were less outspokon in their opposition. and,
like good soldiers, obeyed his orders.
Mr.. Sheehan had several long confer ences
with Mr.. Croker soon after tho latter's return
from Europe, aad It was not long before 1t was
recognized by the leaders that tome Of Mr..
Sheehan's campaign plans had been set aside by
the chief. Later, all the politicians learned
that Mr.. Sheehan's ideas with reference to the
candidates who should be nominated had not
met with favor. Then tho announcement was
made that Mr.. Sheehan's slate had been broken
altogether. and the members Of the Executive
mmi who had championed Mr.. Sheehan
understood that there was to DO a new leader.
MIR. Shsehan, 1t was understood, favored the
nomination of Charles w. Dayton or William
Sohmer for Mayor. Just about this time 1t was
noticed that one Of the most constant of Mr..
Croker's daily companions was John #. Car
roll. His frequent conferences with tho Tam
many chief set the gossips in the organization to
talking about him as the man who might be
chosen to do the detail work of the Tammeny
s sSeshsn. Then came ane' the ie'H selection Of Robert
A. Van Wyck as the Tammany candidate for
Mayor: II Tss known that Mr.. Carr Tn vas vas
Justice Van wyck's headquarters and were ad.
| pared with them Mr.. Sheehan at Tammany Hall
was a mere tigurehead In its management.
The 4. situation 1s,bdG bn WA generally IL NJ gna sSs.fSd and and
distressing to his friends. Both Mr.. Sheehan
and his friends have denied that he has been
the nominal head Of the Tammany organiza.
ton. His. friends say that he will certainly re.
main snth:u1sl G 4 new ca b a MAJ Gsd the piI.sISe
Of the party IN January. This is not necessa;
rily so. 1t will be remembered, as already told
III II SSN,b hut oohh - SdA IL tho OSoii
name on the Finance Committee Of Tammany
Hall, and that, on the retirement of MIR. Shee.
Chairman. and SO. naturally, fail into tho leader:
ship which goes with that Craftsmanship. Mr..
sheehan is n and incapaciteted from acting as
n - search Of health. He may not return until
ineapscity MI. Carroll viii 30 the Chairman Of
the Finance, Committee and the ostensible
Looked sefsa o of BY sh he e alssIics iasaers a u MIS- l. d s1sssss
mi i Il III SsS M, sss ssssIP s s%q sss E IsSgsss y Z as y
Carroll went instead.
of DE Department. oaar%la IS tSas SifI serve sas es un 9. Tns tho a's "a.
ministration Of MaEor.elect Van WICK. @
GSsr spp ana MT' Of 9a ME-. c : saseG'i snd I the SG uIfima {
Wise Of Mayorelect Van Wyck. but the fact re
mains that Mr.. Carroll is the active leader o.
Mr.. Carroll was probably more sanguine o.
the success Of Tammany IN the last campaign
the campaign a friend called on him and said: !"
II have a good chance to make a bet with
man who says that Van W,yck's majority vii
not be more than 10000 In the Greater New
II tell you what to do. You bet that it will
be moro than $4,000, and L II you lose ! will re
imburse you" said Carroll. and the wager wa
Mr.. Croker singled out John #. Carroll be
fore'the latter was 30 years old and made hin
active In the management Of the ,Tammany or
ganization. He was appointed leader to sue
coed the late Sheriff Flack in the old Sixteenth
district, which afterward became the Twenti
eth and then the Twenty-second district. MI
Carroll was born In this city 81 years ago. H
attended the public schools and was graduates
from Manhattan. College, After leaving ,colleg
no became cashier for Campbell & Galway,
mercantile Arm: His activity in polite
cierk to the Grand Jury in 1879 BY Recorde
smyth; Mr.. Carroll was an intimate friend Q
elected to the Justiceship of the Seventh Dis
trict Civil Court in 1887 appointed Mr.. Carol
his chief clerk. Carroll resigned this post I
become clerk of the Court Of Special Sessions
On Jan. 10, 1892, the clerkship Of the Court o
General Sessions having been made vacant b
the death OF John Sparks. Mr.. Carroll was unar
imously selected by Recorder smyth and Judge
MARITIME, Cowing, and Fitzgerald to I'LL the va
cancy. He is also clerk Of the Criminal Branc
Of the Supreme Court. Mr.. Carroll is maj
is = n;ember of the Manhattan. Democratic. an
faced young man, With a high forehead and
bald head with u fringe Of fair hair around It.