New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-01
TO RETURN TO LAKEWOOD TOMORROW
TIE MAYoR-ELEcr AND OTHER TAMMASY CHIEFS
TO CONTINUE THE CONFERENCES THERE
THE SITUATION HERE AND
~ BROOKLYN.

N EROOk.iN.
Mayorelect Van Wyck. John + Carroll. Colonel
Asa Bird Gardiner ELECTROMAGNETIC and
tho Others who came up from Lakewood on Monday
we're remarkably uncommunicatlve about Tammany
plans yesterday. II was expected that Justice Van
Wyck would attend a meeting OF the Board o! Est!-
mate held at the city Hall but he failed to do 80.
Bird s. Coler the Controller elect, IS also said 10
have been invited 10 attend the meeting but he
also remained away. II was learned yesterday that
Justice Van Wyck and the other Tammany chiefs
who took part in the conferences held at Lakewood
on Saturday and Sunday Will return there to- NOR
row and remain over Sunday.
Mr. Cookers decision 10 remain In Lakewood soma
time longer not entirely due To his health
There is not a Tammany man but Views the Brook
Ign situation with alarm. There IL much running
back and forth OF Bernard j. York and John Shea.
Mr. McLanghlns iieutcnants. Mr.. Croker has de-
clared publicly that Brooklyn shall have It's fair
appointment OF Offices. and that Tammany Hall
WI; not try to merge the Identity OK brookyi
pledge Is modified b. great big III The ~ In
ms hns,anG Is rnlura pesge from MT Mo &C.
desert the standard Of ex-senator H and come
into the Croker Murphy combination Mr. Nc.
this He has said that II this Is the price OF the
% the saSe 81 w S oos IS more
thhn practical. and his plan. as outlined, Is TO re-
F.ower back into the "a executive chair at Albany
Un ,ne other hand Croker MURPHY and Grant want
whom they can control. probably Grant or Dan
forth. for Governor.
Mclaughlin understands the situa lon thoroughly
York and Shea have pleaded with him 10 throw Hill
over ana 80 win the new leader whose star f. I'm
the ascendant Mclaughlin offered TO compromise
but Croker knew no way but his way Then Me
Iaughlin refused 10 come in" Now Croker ha =
won York over 10 his standard York nlluted nv he
promise OF Police Commissionership and the free
ready TO desert his old chief. II Is said and bd mn
another organization In Brooklyn II Mclaughlin re-
fuses to cooperate.
There Is another factor to be considered Rird q
Coer. the Controller ELECT. Is a Brooklyn man and a
Mclaughlin man. lie can make end OF trouble
for the Tammany organization In Its administration
II he starts out TO do IT, and he stands ready to de-
patronage on his side. Croker finds In Brooklyn on
posed 20 him sturdy and loyal organization and
Coer standing by Mclaughlin. That II given as a
reason OF Cookers hesitancy in finally making up a
slate lie does not know yet what Brooklyn must
have TO win his fight for him.
There Is much gossip about the Office which
Grady Is 10 get when the time comes. II has been
ate expires nc cannot be appointed to any munic-
ipa Office Mr.. Croker said TO n prominent Tam
many man on Sunday: 1T Is tho intention Of Tam.
many Hall. when the time comes to homer Mr.
Grady with an Office, and that shall be a sigma
and significant proof that the organization has
faith In him.
In the gossip about offices. John c. sheehan is
Sheehan's existence. There is no doubt that Shee.
han will retire soon. and plead i-health as an ex-
cuse. Whether Croker will take hold again him.
self or appoint a deputy is apparently undecided
but in this latter event John +. Carroll Is almost
sure to be the one chosen