New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-13
DURLACHER Us. SHEEHdN.
THE FORMER TROTS OUT 4 FRIEND TO
SUBSTANTIATE HIS STATEMENTS.

The publication yesterday Of John c. sheehan's
alleged promises made to J. f. Durlacher. vice.
president ,. the Progressive Democratic League. to
the effect that the silver issue would he recognized
In the coming municipal campaign by Tammany
Hall. and that the candidates and platform OF the
Greater New-York Democratic Convention would
be wholly satisfactory TO the Bryantes. the knights
OF Labor and the Progressive Democratic Leagn"
created something of a stir among the local poll
ticians. According 10 Mr.. Durlacher typewriter
series of questions laid before Mr.. Sheehan,
every one which he answered to the satisfaction
of the sveiites
Mr.. Sheehan lost no time yesterday In denying
that he hac made sort OF surrender 10 Dur
acher and the leaguers Beyond saying that
stand by the principles of the Chicago Conven-
ton as did one year ago" he said. there Is no
truth In the statement.
"Durlacher" he continued submitted no cues
= tions TO me. The whole story is fake. except
ing the one statement that stand by the Chicago
platform ! told Durlacher what Kind OF
platform Tammany would adopt next fall or whom
1t would nominate don't make Tammany's plat
form select its candidates l repeat that Dur
lachers story with the exception OF the single rel
erence to the Chicago platform. Is manufactured
throughout
DR.. Durlacher in fiery frame OF nina
when Informed OF Mr. Sheehan's denials yesterday.
"Sheehan cannot deny it," he said. because
he made his answers in the presence OF Charies
Campbell. who will stand by every word OF mine
on the subject. | have the typewriter questions
put to Mr. Sheehan in Mr. Campbells presence
and Mr. Shechan's answers Mr.. Campbell ana
myself are ready to verify them under oath. II
r.cessary This talk occurred five weeks ago, but
the record cannot be attacked. Every word that
has been published is true"
Mr. Campbell stood bravcy by Mr.. Durlacher
yesterday and said that he had gone with the
latter to Mr.. Sheehars office at Durlachers re-
quest Why" SAID Campbell. "Sneehar agreed
hav TAX
Democratic League His devotion 10 silver ne
said. undated and assured us mat the laoo'
organizations would have nothing TO complain o.
MI Sheehan read to us the names OF the men
whom he had selected as delegates TO the Demo-
cratic Greater New-York conference. When James
J. Martins name called of We objected 10
him on the ground that he was an avowed goiu
Democrat Sheehan denied that Martin couii
be go considered and said that he had accepted
the Chicago platform without reservation
Mr. Campbell had a distinct recollection OF what
Mr. sheehan SAID about william c. Whitney and
exCovernor Roswell p Flower and Mr. Sheehan's
orders TO the Tamnsny Senators and Assembly,
men that they should do favors for corporations
these men controlled.
"sheehan said" pursued Mr.. Campbell, that we
had been Jollied' by Whitney and Flower long
enough. and he jumped up and pounded the table
with his cane when he said that he had told me
boys at Albany no. to do thing more ior ""''-
why. sheehan can't deny word Of the story
as told by Durlacher. Wasn't there? Didn l
see the typewriter questions. and didnot near
sheehan's answers? Didn't see Sheehan get up up
and grow red in the face as he pounded the taols
with his cane and declare that whitney ava
Flower could get never another favor out Oh lam
many Hall? , , ,,. ,,os
besides these things the Raines excise law was
discussed and the relative value or the German
and Irish vote that question was gone oV t
Sheehan said that they could find better issues LOT
the campaign than the Raines law, altnough ne
agreed that 1t would be an issue 10 Certain eN
tent" 49,. .horo ,,,os son,a talk
about Richard Croker and the effect he might nave
on the campaign when he came back 70 New- 4rh
What he might DO toward shaping the municlpd,,
campaign and keeping out National issues anu
conHning II TO local affairs was gone over luIiy
'sheehan thought, said Campbell, ,tnat S Thy
would have little effect that subject. why,
M sbnehan Croker doesn't have the strength %
Control the Tammany Executive Committee II ne
John De Witt Warner said yesterday that ne
didn't think that II was worthy of silver Demo
Gratis to be going around among gold Democrdt -
with chips on their shoulders wanting the latter 10
knock them eff Tammany Hall was genetaan3
made up OF sensible men. ne beneved, an nh, ne, ON
would show their sense by making the nght on
local issues II know many silver men, ne sad.
who would prefer making the test on local III
stead of National Issues