New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-18
CROKER'S ALLEGED CHOICE.
SAID TO BE CHIEF JUSTICE VAN WfCk'
OF THE CITY COURT. FOR MAYOR

OF THE CITY COURT. FOR MAYOR
Tammanys plans and purposes have been MI
ing recently many columns of the local papers
given to exploiting the supposed intentions Vi
Richard Croker and the subordinate chieis oi
the Wigwam Many welI-known Tammany IA
vorites have been spoken of as the choice OF
Mr. Croker for May or besides himself. They n
clude ex-Mayor Grant. Judges DuSro Lawrence
and Gicgerich ex- Postmaster Dayton. Coinmo-
dorc Elbrdge r Gerry. Register Wiliiam Hoh-
mer j. Edward Simmons, Nathan Straus anu
half dozen others. Recently efforts nave peeh
made to give the pubic the impression tha'
Mr. Croker after consultation with senator Ea-
ward Murphy and John c. Shechan, had deter
mined to put Mr.. Grant In the field FOR Mayor
whether Grant wants TO run or not y thor-
oughly posted Tammany man said yesterday
Since his return from Europe. Richard Croker
has never conhded to a solitary soul. so iar "S
any member OF the organization knows. the
slightest intinaton Of what his purposes aI'
as TO the nalnes 10 be placed on the ticket 'h''
fall He has been as careful not to give an!
hint OF his choice for Mayor as he was III the
days Of 1899. when he kept every member Oh
the Executive Committee guessing apou' MS
candidate One hour before he named IhoihaS
F. Gilroy not a soul knew that Mr.. Gilroy was
to be the man.
"Mr Croker has adhered strictly since his re-
appearance In this country a few weeks ago 10
his methods Of 1892 the last year, by the way
when he had a real chance OF winning iie mas
let no one IN New-York City into his pan VI
campaign He is keeping his own counsel
1T leaked out a few days ago through an III
discreet friend Of Hugh Mclaughlin. Win ""o''i
Mr. Croker has conferred frequently of late that
a,,I CI
seriously considering for Mayor was Chief JUS
,,co Robert 4. Van Wyck. of the Ncw-York city
Court. Justice Van Wyck IL brother OF judge
Augustus Van Wyck Of Brooklyn, formerly
chairman Of McLaughlin's Kings county o0Nl.
mittec. MIR Mclaughlin assured oIoheI ' i
the Hrooklvn Van WyCk could b" trusted I'M
plictly whenever Democratic politics were 10 %.
piavcd. and that the Judges brother Robert "l
NETWORK was made Of the same stun lou
can trust Robert as | have always trusted Au-
gustus.' Mclaughlin Is reporteu w 1t"
Croker - ,s e-o,,,l
Reports concerning these facts nave sradu iaI-
" spread among the Tammany nan Leaders
and have produced a decided sensation invS
mink we'll Of Bob Van Wyck. hut they narrow
think that he is the real thnE r'iuireu ~"
first Mayor Of Greater New-fork n n,'S
of the Executive Committee want Grant. ne!
say that when Gran; took the nomination mr.
wears ago, without the slightest chah'e "I an
election. he earned the right IN hpih.l'a 49,,
as soon as the clouds rolled ny 'ion'i n"a
self 1t Is asserted. pledged his word To nIdh'
and his friends that he should be the Cahd'uH'r
the first time thereafter when success s'e'''eu
possible. ro
tive about this years campaign has producer
a very urCavorablc feeling among the TaininhnN
Hall leaders Some Of these men who used |"
80. c,os.sf :, croker are FESTIVE and say To- their
friends that Croker may not be able 10 c'h'r'I
the organization FOR the candidates ~ his ch"lce
unless he changes his tactics. HIS rcp't"" PuI-
49,, 60 can, lie mariner Peter + Meyer. down
the ORGANIZATIONS throat for Sh"rlH IS haNIHE
:, very had effect. People who tell YOU that ram
many Hall Is without division ana VIII present
n united front on Election Day do not Know
char ,hoy are talking about. Their" IL more the
matter with Tammany than silver.