The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-05
SHEEHAN WANTS TO QUIT!
SAID TO HAVE WRITTEN TO CROKER
OFFERING 10 ABDICATE
Croker's County Slate tho Last strnw-I's All
I~eiiow-CroLer Summoned to An Executive
Committee Meeting To-Day. ana HE'S GoinE
TO Read tho Riot Act or TO Hear II Road.

Committeo Meeting To-Day. ana HE'S doing
TO Read tho Riot Act or to Hear 1t Road.
Some signs fail, but those which were visible
In the Tammany armament last night all
pointed to a change in the Wigwam leadership,
and they further indicated that tho change
might como to-day.
Mr.. Sheehan is ready to abdicate, for the place
has become so uncomfortable as to DO almost In
tolerable. 1t was asserted yesterday that
Mr.. Shechan sent a note to Mr.. Croker
announcing his purpose OF retiring from the
ostensible leadership. The reply to this was a
request that Mr.. Shcohan would wait awhile
until the situation could be discussed thor
oughly. This was agreed TO. and 1t was decided
that the Executive Committee should be
called together this aftcrnoon; that Mr..
Croker should be invited to attend. and
that at that meeting tho troubles OF the
organization should be thoroughly ventilated,
the grievances and protests of district leaders
DO heard, Mr.. Croker TO determine after hoar-
Ing everything what shall be done. Mr.. Croker
consented TO the arrangement and said last
night that he will attend the meeting this after
noon. This will be tho first meeting Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee he has attended In years.
He has always kept we'll informed regarding
what was going on in that committee, and,
through his friends in 1t, has directed its action.
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believed. will DO an effort on the part of Mr..
Croker to push through the slate for tho Tam
many county ticket which no has decided shall
DO nominated. Those who know Mr.. Cookers
determined character say that IL he has set his
heart on doing that that he will accomplish 1t.
There may, be an explosion and Mr.. Sheehan
fe1ssn .Ss'a Ihey s rstir and SS NJ th CIot will Will WIFE Sa NO d his
own way, even il he has to resume the active
le dership of tho organization for the campaign.
| Il MS 4 n Al aVl rod ta mt tIA IN hannah
for It 10 understood that John F. Carroll Is ready
to take Mr.. sheehan's place as Mr.. croker's
The whole trouble has grown out of Mr..
Cookers dictation. He dictated the nomination
81 s ie 9 s1'y and l,ik Sth %TA msm fss p o9 sss G e ssaa :;
T Wsap So, Of ZIP ssndidaies chosen . van
that the Tammany county ticket, would have
the yam Wycf- coier LICK ticket had brought.
pointed IN, this 'sa Mr.. ' cfoEer set slate Il for %'' tie
county Mcket, was even worse, than his city
pepSisr n men' hid Mr. u C4eSet the had Gh 1osis, Of 0 asw no and
! personal tsisaaship; Or %' 81 The rsaass;
hack politicians, men who have held place time
and again. There was nothing in the ticket to
%showered upon it from very quarter, Those
who have had business Ct Tammany Hall or had
4 w WIN thulHlbny ulStTlCb ledQeTb the past
week will certify that most of the Tammany
politicians are past masters in the art OF cnrsing.
shee %R%lk James sas i :. M + 'h and he tho o 81 soh Tan q:
many leaders at the Wigwam yesterday after
noon. Some of it was tobacco smoke. but most
when Mr.. Cookers ultimatum as to the slate
was received. This is the slate:
For District Attornsy-Thomss F. Grady. Mr..
For s~bsriE-Rairick Keenan,. Dave Gldson's man,
tor cosne 1 Gk-James p. Heating. MI. Crofer's
For Rerster-wmiam sohmer. provided Them
putehmen" Will shut up ana behave themselves; II
For President Of Manhattan Borough-Augus.us
W. Peter, Lawrence Delmour'a man.
There was talk about tho last straw and the
broken-backed camel when this ultimatum was
RECEIVED, and It was then that Mr.. Shcehan sig.
The candidates who were loft of the slate
G tSais II iri { Pds's on @e the 'fEs ges eStiHn e n%isis 20 s to
stand out against Croker at the meeting to be
his friends in tho COMMITTEES, however. and it
was said yesterday, he is sure Of his ability
B b earnY ia ns RGIafi, and a0 h ssa' a f inp co. lax Mi VILE h, u,
at the Mp ar IN Hotel; Thomas +; Grady
sHsh' tSe sha a sie%'e john u F. F. GGs srroiI. CITY sSt conTt
Justice Van Wyck,s political sponsor, was also
happy mood. as II he were greatly pleased with
tho prospect Of again assuming active control Of
the political machinery of the Wigwam organi.
The Tammany city ticket is in the aeld to stay,
S %s4s sn 1usssi'l ss.,s tG iss f in 5sIiystnx wI sss S|R
transparency In front Of Temmeny Hall on
which viii 10 disP!sysa Justice Ven Wyck,s
isfed that he viii be elected and said 70 friends
Yesterday that he anticipates a plurality OF at
John =. Carroll. Later; With ex;MHyor Hugh j;
cx.Sheriff Sexton, the candidate and Mr.. Carroll
went to Delmonico's to talk over the subject Of
h "st SiTSt tss sns m fa%1p pn %y wSFs' ba !. %Ss isia
fred J; Johnson Of the Tbirty-third Assembly
Mr. shsehan and 9th rs of the Tammsny lead.
ers are impressed with the magnitude Of the
Is not frightened in the least by it. and still be-
lieyss that a the organis&tion VIII march to the
There have been many OBJECTIONS from Tam
many Hall to the George movement, The first man
e q on d record; though s,n. !, c. N NJ sh ssasR. Of 2!o
elected a delegate to the Second Council district
TGmnany Convention: H refused e serve in
''ssf'! sm m T !" taS e ''t 81 the Chicago platform
r. Z ps!asiplesi Thsss!sss shall ssi iA SsSSppa 3
platform and home rule which means tho rule
OF the people. That man Is Henry George.
s Ms%Ssv with the II y "boyo 0 s%ta,snenso Of S %y pos snfSn.
hereby resign from membership on your com.
mittee."
There Ia trouble ahead for Tammany Leader
James W. Boyle OF The Seventh district, grow
Ing out OF the nomination for Alderman. Mr..
Boyle has slated ex:Alderman, Patrick II.
keahon for the place. The friends OF Patrick
II. Qulrk threaten TO defeat Keahon II he Is
nominated.
Daniel J. O'RourFe, President Of the p. Diver
Association, forward as a candidate for tho
Tammnny nomination for Alderman In tho
Second Assembly district.
As Mr.. Diver and Mr.. O'Rourke are not In
favor with the district Leader, Francis j. O'Con.
nor, 1t Is reasonably certain that O'Rourke will
not got tho nomination. II he does not, his
friends say that there will be many Diver
knives out for the man who is nominated by