New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-29
TAMMANY STILL AT SEA
MAYORALTY NOMINATION SAID TO
HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO
HUGH j. GRANT.
THE REPORT LATER DENIED BY HIGH AU-
THoRiTY. WHO SAID 1T WOULD BE TEN
DERED TO NO ONE UNTIL. 1T WAS
KNOWN WHAT THE ANTI wIGwAM
ORGANIZATIONS WOULD Do
CROKER AND sHEEHAN

/ CROKER AND sHEEHAN
HOLD CONFERENCE
The Tammanv Hall leaders continued at sea yes
terday as 10 their nominations They were una bile
| to tell where they were at" Until they know
what the anti-Tarmany organizations will 60.
whether they will enter the battle with divided or
united forces. no definite plans will be made
Richard Croker and John c. Sheehan spent the
day comforting with their lieuenants. the first at
his office. No. Iii Broadway and at the Murray
Hill Hotel, and the other at Tammany Hall and
at the Hoffman House which is Mr. Shcehan's
home for the present Senator Edward Murphy
jr.. remained in the city yesterday and saw Il
number Of Democratic leaders, both in ard out o..
Tdnanmy Hall The Senator is deeply interested
in the Greater New-York campaign and Is work
Ing hard for what he calls Democratic union
\ statement In circulation at the Hoffman
House last evening to the effect that committee
OF Tammany Hall leaders. acting under the in
structions OF Mr. Croker. had waited in the after
noon upon ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant at his Wall
ST. Office and asked him e he would accept the
Mayoralty nomination. Tho cx-Mayor had promptly
refused 10 consider the offer The committee il
was said. returned to Mr.. Grant by Mr. Croker
orders and requested Mr.. Grant 10 hold the PROPOSE
ton under advisement at least until the Repub-
lican plan OF campaign was made known.
"A number of well-known Democrats and business
men are now laboring with Mr.. Grant to induce
him TO take the nomination. said one OF the Dem
ocrats who made the statement At a late hour
last night this report was denied by high Tammany
authority.
THE nomination has been offered to no one up to
this moment ii said. land will not be until
we know exactly what the Republicans and anti
Tammany organizations going to do. We
want 10 know what we have got 10 fight first
Then we VIII be prepared 10 meet the adversary"
Mr. Croker saw several prominent Democrats at
his home IN the Murray Hill Hotel last evening.
His most notable caller Justice p. Henry Du-
gro. Of the Supreme Court There have been many
rumors denied and afterward frequently revived to
the effect that Justice Dugro il Mr. Croker's real
candidate for Mayor. The Justices term Of Office
Will expire December g. 1901. the same date Oh
which the term of the first Mayor OF Greater New
York will end. Mr.. Croker and Judge Dugro had
long and earnest conference last evening at the
Murray Hi Both of the men refused to divuge
the nature Of their interview Tammany men be-
ievod that it referred to the Mayoraity and Judge
Dugros acceptance OF the Tammany nomination.
Mr. Cookers other callers last night included John
j. Scarnell Senator Maurice Featherson James
W. Boyle. who IS candidate for the Tammany
nomination for County Clerk; Henry ID. Hotchkiss.
| Tammany sachcm. who declared for sound money
last year. and. 1t is generally understood. voted for
President Mckinley: ex-SheriN John Il. Sexton and
John +. Carroll. chief cerk Of the Court Of Cen
eral Sessions. Scanne, Boyle. Sexton. Carroll and
Featherson are all Assembly district leaders. Sem
tor Featherson is member of the Tammany Hall
Special Committee appointed on Monday 10 con-
slider nominations for office Before Mr.. Feather
son took his leave he and Mr. Croker had whis-
pered conversation apart from Mr. Croker's other
visitors
Senator Thomas F. Grady who. !: il understood
has been slated for the Disrict-Attorney nomina.
ton II 1t can be brought about without danger or
swapping the rest Of the ticket; ex- Police Comms-
soner James J. Martin. chairman Of the Tammany
Hall Executive Committee. and ex.Judge Edward
Browne were in consultation with Mr. Sheehan at
a late hour last night.
A friend OF Mr. Sheehan said yesterday in ex-
PLANTATION of Tammanys giving up the Controller
ship nomination so far as New-T York City was con-
cerned and allowing II TO go TO Brooklyn:
"Sheehan made a sturdy fight TO nominate a
New Yorker for Controller. He realized that II
this could be accomplished the nomination must go
10 Controller Fitch because he had made thor
oughy efficient and faithful officer, and the time
honored custom Of Tammany 10 renomnate
officials who had proved their capacity and integ-
rty Sheehan was worsted in the encounter with
Mclaughlin and the Brooklyn Democracy; other
wise Controller Fitch would have had practically
unanimous reelection"