The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
j. B. EUSTIS AT LAKEWOOD.
FORMER AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE
GALES ON Mn. CROKER.

Nearly All the Place Huniers nave Riled Their
Claims 70 Omoe-Ryan or Dalton Named 70
Succeed warinE-what Will James ,.
Martin Gett-Gossip About the Candidates.
LAKEWOOD. N. j., Dec. 12.-Nearly all the poll
iticians who arrived here yesterday left o-night
The score or more Of district leaders talked with
Mr.. Croker and presented their olaims for offices
under the Incoming administration They left,
however. with only general ideas 40 70 who
would receive the plums. Mi. Croker has tho
petitions. The leaders and Office seekers are
doing the thinking.
Bernard ]. York, the Brooklyn leader, 10 still
here. He had several talks with Mr.. Croker
and Mayorelect Van wyck during the day.
Mr.. York repeated his oft.reiterated statement
that everything 10 harmonious between the New
York and BROOKLYN Democrats. II 10 believed
to DO almost certain that Brooklyn will have ut
least one Of tho Dock Commissionerships. Tho
second place will. II is said. lie between former
Dock Commissioner Andrew ]. White and
James ]. Boyle.
The place Of Street Cleaning Commissioner 10
tonight understood to DO intended for either
John j. Ryan. leader of the Thirty.second As
sembly district. or William Dalton. leader in
the Eleventh Assembly district. Both men UNI
derstand the workings Of tho department., as
SShH A@fN 20 "
The gossip tonight is that Dalton will BIO made
Commissioner and Ryan DO restored to HE old
place as Deputy Commissioner.
The appointment of James J. Martin as Police
Commissioner 10 now believed to be doubtful. 1t
Ia understood that he will get some other Com
missionerShip. He left hero this evening.
Tho best information obtainable here to-day in
regard to the place Of City Clerk 10 that Leader
p. J. Scully will be appointed and Nicholas ].
Hayes will get O place almost. but not quito. go
Femunerative.
The presence hero of David Mcclure and tho
arrival to-day Of Former Ambassador to France
J. B. Eustis. with his law partner. K. X. Jones.
started afresh the gossip about the corporation
counselship. A reliable authority said. how.
ever. that their visit was not in connection with
that Office. The man whose name 10 most often
heard Of for the place 10 John whalen. former
Tax Commissioner Henry d. Hotchkiss. Tueo
dore Connolly and Vernon NJ. Davis are also
candidates for the place.
Tho day was spent by the Tammany and 9th
or Democrats here In religious observance and
rest. Nearly all the Tammany men attended
high mass in the Church of st. Mary,s Of the
pastor. The little church had q larger congre
CATION than at any time In It's history; Mr.
i GTpke The wa Tsmm MsssfSi me osfFE IN the ans w whHsiG tG
the church. and among those who followed were
Senator Samuel !; Foley; Civil Justice Dsniel =!
+; Murphy J, b. Mcdonald, Sheriff; elect Dunn
senator 1. i. Sullivan. Mayor Van WICK. as i
his custom, attended Divine service in AL
Saints Memoirs Church.
In the afternoon every carriage In Lakewood
around the country. Mr.. Croker drove q pair o.
With Httiha'e e1-AmSassador Eusiis, Msyor.sieet Van
WICK, and K. X. Jones in II, around the lax,
c ena .sSSsss BOTHER sas ei foIiansdp @itS B' sheri Scsns'
R .l%1Iar and r1e D'R Tss . esopsnt x.s ols sei.y ssSpll y Il M
tient that Tom Dunn was Obliged to I'LL in ths
time mTS ~ telling 1infgga STORY mI,d. ~. If III. tim. w.,
landlord o ride in a hearse." he said. "They
s s1a lid oh sh" sadS sSIds s' Si . el Sis trss in sh a Mooa,
hat tho landlord walked through every day or
f hs t Tss n Sonn., % nsitile they one ~ sagiax and y mo %ai e.
that one could not hold his tongue any lonseI
his partner and said, anxious like:,'Well. Mike
I pray TO heaven that nothing has happened the
The weather was fine and tho Tammany mer
had good 1ppetiteS for dinner. Former District
A At nisy t JSnsS VI G,i R I;ag Of rI Kings 4Is,t COUNT =,
the hotel to-day and were warmly greeted by
the Tammany men. but 1t 10 understood that OK
for a place. Police Captain EiSsrt 8. Smith
was also a caller. He had q chat with Mayor
elect Van Wyck.
Many Of the Tammany mon here will go te
New York to attend the ball of the Delawar
Club at the Central Opera House on Monday
night. This is Sheriff elect Dunn's club. ane
ence Of Mr.. Croker and all the big Tamman!
men.
It is understood to be certain that Undel
Sheriff Mulvaney will DO retained by Sheriff
elect Dunn. He has always been . Tamman,
solely because Of his competency. Philip J. Brit
has the best chance Of becoming sheriff's coun
sci.