New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-20
CROKER AND THE CANVASS.
CERTAIN TAMMANYITES ANXIOUS HE
SHOULD STAY AWAY.

spEEHAN FIGHTS SHY OF A LONG BRANCH con-
rERExCE-cooGAN's VISIT TO CROKER IN
LONDON AND WHAT 1T MEANT.
Tammany Hall, for the first time in its history is
IN a state Of commoton the question whether
n wants to see Richard Croker back in New-York
before the election. The recent reiterated reports
from London that MIR. Croker Is about TO return
for the purpose o. assuming control of the Demo-
cratic canvass In the Greater New-York have
started controversy which might be decided in
the negative il meeting OF the Tammany Hall
Executive Committee should be held within the
next fortnight.
The reports that AIR. Croker was already arrang-
ing things so that he, with Senator Edward Muir
phy and Anthony n. Brady, of Albany the Hucke-
berry Railroad magnates and in company also
with W. c. Whitney. John d. Crimmins. Roswell
p Flower and others whose corporation interests
circle around the Metropolitan Traction syndicate.
will direct Tammany's operations IN the coming
contest. have stirred up the Bryan and frec-silver
clement which claims stronger grip
Tammany Hall than Croker possesses Within the
last seventy-.wo hours not less than six of the
strongest Of the Wigwan's district leaders have
pressed the belief that II Croker has the welfare of
Ts,nmany at heart he vii! stay abroad and not ap-
pear In New-York until the Greater New-York bat
tie has been lost
An authenticated statement from Long Branch
yesterday tends materially to confirm this. Trouble
considerably bigger than Larry Delmour's good
sized hand has been dscerned protruding itself
above the Wigwam's horizon
This accentuated yesterday In a remarkable
way by visit paid by Peter T. Meyer, Cookers
partner in real estate at No. Ill Broadway TO John
c. Sheehan. at the aters law Office. No. 25S Broad
way. Meyer by the way. has added what he could
the friction in the Tammany ranks by persistent
outgivings that Croker has promised him (Meyer)
the Tammany nomination for Sheriff this year.
the best thing in sight in the shape OF spolls
The political hobnobbing at Long Branch on
Sunday began with interview. in which ex-Sen-
ator Hill. Elliot Danforth. chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Populist State Committee; Frank Campbell.
who succeeds William +. Sheehan as NETWORKS
representative in the Democratic Populist National
Committee. and Samuel A. Beardsley. ex-State
Railroad Commissioner took part Then the four
statesmen drove to Senator Murphy's cottage at
Long Branch. where they met, besides Mr.. Muir
ply. ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant. the Senator's son.
in-law. and ex-Mayor Francis J. Malloy OF Troy,
Murphys home lieutenant
Things were discussed here for a while when It
remembered that the problem confronting the
gold and silver Democrats of the Greater New
York might be more satisfactorily handled II John
c. Shcehan a member of the circle.
Mr.. Danforth and Mr. Campbell offered to drive
over to Mr. Sheehan's cottage. some six miles away.
and fetch Mr.. Cookers proxy leader for the gath
ering. The went in carriage capable OF hold
ing four webuilt men. They found Mr. Sheehan
at his home entertaining Tom Grady, Tammanys
regularly appointed orator, and Thomas j. Dunn,
leader of the XVIII District and a candidate
hot upon the trail of the Tammany nomination for
Sheriff whether Pete" Meyer wants 1t or not.
After long absence Messrs. Danforth and
Campbell returned Murphys cottage but they
did not have Mr.. Sheehan with them. Reports cir
ou,ating through New-York yesterday said that
Mr. Sheehan fatty refused TO enter into conference
with Mr.. Cookers godbug friends. With the
report came statement that Mr.. Sheehah had
made up his mind that he and Richard croker
~ 10 md
Greater New-York campaign. Under the circum-
stances he believed that the best thing that Gro
ker'e three friends in the Tammany Hall EXecu-
tive Committee could do would be TO insist 'ha'
the eX-ruer must remain until NoVehioer vi INV
other side of the Atlantic.
INQUIRY at Mr. Sheehan's office yesterday failed 10
elicit either confirmation denial of the story from
Long Branch. When Mr.. Sheehan found what the
newspaper men wanted 10 hin about he asked
TO be excused and declined 10 be seen. In Tam
many Hall the report of sheehans refusal was gen
The visit yesterday of Peter F. Meyer. who man
ages CreRers Tea es,a,e asas IN aitrHntei
the latter in reference 20 the mission OF James
Sordns TO dispatches from London printed here on
SUNDAY and Monday Mr. Coosan stopped on, on MS
had been commissioned by Tammany Hall to ask
Mayor M SrS OF re wSHS the
When the report of Mr.. Coogans mission vas
ne replied. with something of a sheer in his tone
This is sheer nonsense. / know nothing about
Coogan's appearance in London, or whom he saw
or what he said but l know he had no commits
sion from Tammany Hall TO ask Mr. croker II ne
would accept a nomination for Mayor" 1000,
This declaration. or the substance OF H. appeared
In print yesterday. and Peter +. Meyer lost no time
IN rushing up into Sheehan's office Meyer Went
with blood in eye What he actually SAID 10
Sheehan is not definitely known. but II Is UNDER
stood among Wigwam leaders that Meyer was IN a
fine frenzy. and took Sheehan sharply to task Tor
presuming IN interfere in the plan or the nrm or
MEYER & Croker to make Croker Mayor of Greater
New-York and Meyer Sheriff of New-iork County.
Meyer" said some welnformed Tammany men
last night. knows that Croker's ambition lies IN
the direction of the Mayoralty: and: although he
also knows ii is an mpossbility. he is feeding
that ambition with his own ends in view Meyer
himself got Coogan to make the play OF the
MavoraltT to Croker When he discovered Sheehan
sneering at it he was mad clear through: Never
hopes with Croker behind him. to beat Tommy
Dunn or some other good man out of the Tam
many nomination for Sheriff. This accounts FOR
Movers anger at Sheehan to-day.