The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
NAMES ON TAMMANY SLATE
soANNELL, FIRE o0MMIssIoNER,
GRAIN, CITr CHAMBERLAIN.

CFoker's Conferences Are About Ended
senator GRADY FERNS q Law Partnerships
LAKEWOOD, N. j., Dec. 3o.-Richard Croker
and the Tammany leaders have completed the
slate, and John +. Carroll carries tho names
of the appolntees In . little memorandum
book in his vest pocket, Tho slate as
completed 10 subject, however. 10 changes
before noon on New Years Day, as fro
quent conferences between Mr.. Croker and Mr..
Carroll occurred during the evening. During
these conferences Mr.. Carroll was noticed TAX
ing his little book out and going over 1t with Q
pencil.
The other politicians here are figuring on the
possible slate, and some OF their guesses are be-
loved to DO very nearly correct. 1t 10 believed
to be q certainty that John Whalen will be Cor
picked from among Theodore Connolly. James
Lindsay Gordon. Louis Davidson, Maurice b.
Blumenthal, and Francis v. S. Oliver.
The place of City Chamberlain has been
awarded to Thomas c. 7. Grain, who formerly
held the place. and his deputy will be John H.
Campbell, the present of that office.
William J. X. Kenny, who was a candidate for
Chamberlain. will DO made Commissioner Of
Bridges.
Another certainty is former Police Justice
Daniel +. Mcmahon for President of the Board
Of Public improvements. He was down hero
to-day, and was selected for the place after o
conference with Mr.. Croker, 1t is said. William
II. Burke will be Deputy Commissioner
James p. Heating will be the Commissions of
Sewers and Matthew +. Donohue his Deputy.
James Brady will be Tammany's Building
Commissioner.
The man who is believed to have been selected
for the place Of Street Cleaning Commissioner
IL James Mccartney. tho Tammany leader in
the Annexed district and rival Of Louis f. haf-
fen, President-elect Of the borough Of the Bronx.
Mr.. Mccartney Is a contractor. and was o noted
oarsman in his youth. He pulls a good stroke
to-day. Ex-senator George w. Plunkitt. who
came down here yesterday, left tonight, after
telling friends that he was not a candidate for
the Street Cleaning Commissionership.
The makeup of the Police Board, it is under
stood on reliable authority. will include Ber-
nard ]. York as President, John b. Sexton as
the other Democratic Commissioner. and
Thomas l.. Hamilton and William E.. Phillips as
the Republican Commissioners. John ]. Scam
nell Is considered q certainty for Fire Commits
sioner, and no other candidate has been men.
toned for the place.
Tho Deputy Street Cleaning Commissioner
will be John J. Ryan, 1t is said, and William
Dalton will get one OF the Commissionerships in
the Board Of Public improvements.
Ex-senator Thomas J. Dreamer and Edward
c. Sheehy are named as Tax Commissioners.
VIM. L. stllings will be attorney for collection
Of personal taxes.
rick keenan,, and his associates are believed to
be James w. Boyle and James Phelan. both Of
whom served on the board before. The Presi-
the option Of Nathan Straus, although John
Fox may be- selected In case Mr.. Strans declines:
t %s4 bSar adG aHd Is A %sast0MRs Set ss s as T.. sss's cammi e.
si9 %na f5om the borough Of II the Bronx; u,,
Of for the Presidency OF the Health Board
Edison and William i. jenkins. Dr.. John 7.
Magic. It is understood. will be appointed Chief
OF T EHe MSG N. Mui syT Sili OF GaIa! s BE- appSin,ed
Commissioners OF Correction.
The President of the Tax Commission will be
Thomas l. Feitner, former Police Justice. and
Brooklyn will be in the board. it is said.
HubSeli. Pressident Of the Board OF Ed"catio N.
and the other Commissioners appointed by
Mayor Strong. 1t Is considered certain that
dent of the board. will be reappointed to re.
organize the school system,
morning. with Private Secretary Downeu, to
make the nrelin'inary ar~rangemepts for assum.
ing tho office OF Mayor. Sheriff-elect Dunn also
ssS%to p Thomas iona +. Grady formed q law part;
nership to-day with Nelson Smith and Ernest
q s91' law S%' IN H1n Ne " S SeFfN' for Nv i've pf Sears'
this SO as to settle all doubts of the
Senator taking N appointiye ohiCe after his
e egfE OF aI s~'s sets is 1 sside the Il shs story t that aggS ohn
Of Corporation Counsel Tor a year only
t then. me Nelson sen Smith " was formerly ~ the thee law
partner Of Judge Addison Brown q the United
Tammany Hall General Committee for a mum.
Der of years. Ernest L.. Crandall L. the present
RRs sva ef,e Of Gi II t \ cId 5 Mutual ptusf Lite Th Su hGm w IL
The story that at the Executive Com
held tomorrow. the Committee on Organ.
iza,ion and the associate district leaders
tive Committee has no power to do this, 1t
was said by a conspicuous leader tonight. What
they probably win do, however, will BIO to recon-.
mend the drafting Of resolutions to snch effect
for the consideration of the General Committee
meeting to be held on Jan. II; The Committee
Il is said. as il has always been a afth Wheel to
the organization. and the abolition Of the asso-
traiization Of power in the organization. and
the old system of one leader for a district will
At the General Committee meeting there will
be many surprising changes. In the Chair:
manship Of committees, and II is understood
Sheehnn, and thus Mr.. Carroll will DO made
nominal leader OF the organization.
1t Is also understood that Mr.. Carroll could
have had the place Of City Chamberlain had he
chosen to take IT. but he preferred, It 10 said, to
retain his place as Clerk Of the Court of General
Sessions.
Although this was the last night Of the stay
of the Tammany delegation in Lakewood, the
visitors from New York were not SO numerous
as was expected. Mr.. Croker and the Tam
many leaders will return to New York to-mor-
row afternoon on the train leaving here at 3:45
o'clock,
Among the Tammany guests at the Lakewood
who arrived to-day were Drs. Cyrus Edison, VIII
liam T. jenkins. and John n. Maggie; Council.
man-elect Stewart NJ. Brice. ex-Excise Commits.
sioner William Dalton, stephen A. Ferguson,
Louis Davidson. Maurice Untsrmcyer. James r.
Heating. Nicholas ]. Hayes and Michael @.
Padden.
Senator James A. Gallivan and John Drohan
are here as the vanguard Of O delegation of Bos.
ton Democratic politicians who are expected to
arrive here next week.
NOTABLY HURT BIZ FIRE ENGINE.