The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-16
WHITNEY N N ECHOES.
sHEEHkN HAS OUT THE GROUND
AWAY UNDER CROKER.


Fouud tho Ts-suany Rnnk and Fiie Are stin
IRrynnitea and Consented with Them-Wev
viii n Gold City Convention and n silver
County Convention Look 20 ''tho Masses"
The facts concerning n political dinner seldom
come out on the night Of the dinner. Thore Ia a
certain etiquette TO DO maintained on the part
Of tho guests, and they are bound by
this etiquette to respect the wishes OF the
host. AS ono Of the positive results OF
the dinner given by the Hon. William Collins
Whitney to his sound-moncy Democratic friends
at the Metropolitan Club on wednesday night,
It was made known yesterday by several who at
tended tho dinner that there is no question what
ever that John G. Shoehan as tho proxy leader
Of Tammnny Hall has uprooted for the present
Mr.. Cookers influence and supplanted Mr..
Croker, and that even though Mr.. Croker may
return to Now York late In August or carly In
September, the pins are already set up against
him. One of those who are familiar with what
occurred at Mr.. Whitney's dinner said last night:
"Mr. Sheehan has worked necessarily 10 over
come Mr.. Crokor's influence in Tammany Hall.
He has accomplished his object. The question,
though, Is II. when Mr.. Croker returns to New
York, IL he should, he could compel the old-time
allegiance to him.. Mr.. Croker has q person
ality which Mr.. Sheehan has not, and I believe
that II he started in to make things lively for
Mr.. Sheehan he could assume his old dicta-
torship. Mr.. Sheehan naturally wants to be the
head and front of Tammany Hall, and
no 10 restless under the suggestion that
he 10 but n proxy leader, and. besides. there are
financial results to be considered, with which the
leader Of Tammany Hall 10 fully acquainted. 1t
would be fun, though, IL Mr.. Croker should re-
turn to New York and decide to make a fight
against Sheehan."
Mr.. Sheehsn does not wish to reanirm tho
principles" Of the Chicago national platform
Of 1896, 1t was made known by several who at
tended Mr.. Whitney's dinner, any moro than
does Mr.. Whitney or Mr.. Croker. Mr.. Sheehan,
however. has been at work for months sounding
the Tamrany leaders and their followers, and
almost to a man they believe in Organism. and
Mr.. Sheehan has gone in hand and glove with
them. Tho Tammany leaders and their fol-
lowers believe firmly in reafirming the "prin-
ciples' Of the Chicago national platform of 1895.
and Mr.. Sheehan, desiring to s~upplant Mr..
Croker. and fully acquainted with the fact that
Mr.. Crokers ideas are not in sympathy with
those OF the rank and file OF Tammany Hall on
the silver question. has had easy work, 1t was
declared, in etfectually oblitcrating for tho time
the influence of Mr.; Croker in Tammany Hail.
New York and make 1t hot for sheehan. They
Mr.. Sheehan would Rrovel before him. o fcourse,
all Of this was not pertinent 10 the great battle
| " n oldsOE. VI uTOdtcT NOW 1OTk. L w u merely
. chapter in personalities which may have no
influence at al: But the chances are. it is
more fast friends in Tammany, Hall than
Mt. Sheehan, and criticisms were hurled about
o ta s shs mei rspasa HSn' sha hast to RSiseet g. b ghe ps%nc ,Sss
he has demonstrated within the last month or
two that he does not possess the temperament
Of Mr.. Sheehan's friends said:
He whines under lust criticism. He is q
personal things. He should remember that he is
not altogether invulnerablo himself. There are
tuni!y to say a few things about John c. Shee-
Meantime the gentlemen who attended Mr..
every possible way to bring to bear an influence
the Democrats. which is to nominate a Mayor
i; :. f d : IS s qs: ! ' $s ] e + SSss S S1ss e
ton; II was said. but the gentlemen, who at
pnii q tow MFi st ri i n snd 3 % ainh : It or M no, F Ts%ms ea9
Hall in its County Convention reaffirms tho
national platform Of iss6 is a matter OF little
at TEN Ton Mr.; within Wh1ii,neEE's s Sinner; w,o r..,u,.a
York because Of the Chicago platform Of 1880,
az and E %sS succeeded %ss d, by Frank SamPsed
hight for Mayor Of Greater New York. even
han attended Nj. whitney's dinner.
-hiio l. " IL pOot !" yer O1 ftTOOk-
lyn, and the most earnest upholdcr OF Organism
in the city. made these reflections yesterday on
the Whitney dinner:
II am tired OF this dinner business. The time
has gone by whom the affairs Of the Democratic
party can be settled over Roman punch and pate
de foie Rras in a New York club. We won't vote
for any Supreme Court Judge this time. Imcan
the great totling masses of the Democratic
party won't vote for him. The Whitneys and
the Flowers have not got the power to prevent
the nomination of a silver Democrat for Mayor,
and l tell you that one will be nominated"