New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-09
CROKER AMBITIOUS TO RUN.
HE UNDOUBTEDLY WANTS TO HEAD
TAMMANY'S TICKET.

RANK AND FILE TO THIS EFFECT-THE
CHIEF LEAVES THE crrY-DArEs
FOR TAMMANY PRIMARIES
AND CONVENTIONS
/ AS the hours have passed since Richard Cro-
ker arrived n New-York from his country place
at Vantage England, the impression has deep
ened In Tammany Hall and its environments
that he is to be the candidate Of the Tiger for
/ the first Mayor OF Greater New-York. Every
/ act and movement Of the ex-Wgwam ruler
| tends to confirm this impression. That he has
! practically determined to head the Democratic
! Tammany-McL lughlin Anti Reform ticket in
the new metropolis this year at least score of
! his old followers ready to make afIl-
davit, II that were essentially necessary to con-
vince the Tamnany rank and file Few polti-
clans conversant with the happenings OF the last
/ two days believed this all needed.
1t is true that at the meeting OF the Tammany
| Committee on Organization in the East Four
/ teenth-st. temple last night Register William
| SOhmer who is the chairman Of the committee,
did not preside, and this circumstance
! ferred to defty by some OF the head chiefs a
pointer indicating that Mr.. Sohmer was slated
! for the Mayoralty nomination.
I'VE not going 20 let Sohmer queer himself
]
present crisis" said George w Plunkitt. with
his tongue I'm his cheek SO Mr. Punktt him
self acted as chairman in Sohmers place. Moth
/ ing can hurt me-" he remarked without TAX
ing the trouble to remove the usual sardonic
| expression which pervades his features
CROKER NOT THERE
The Tammany Hall Executive Committee had
convened late yesterday afternoon. ex-Police
Commissioner Martin presiding and had ar
ranged the programme FOR the Tammany Hall
primaries and conventions Ex-Mayor Gilroy
was present as one OF the cx-ofTicio chairmen Of
the standing committees. but the great and only
Croker did not show himself much to the disap-
/ pointment Of horde Of Wigwamites who
thronged the Fourteenth-st entrance and
tramped up and down on the sidewalk gaping
at every arrival. in the hope OF greeting the ex-
Car
When the Committee on Organization met at
p. m. in Its subterranean quarters a much
greater crowd gathered. and the meeting room
! soon became as hot n place as Tophet Is repre-
sentcd to be. Senator Plunkitt. with the per-
| splration whiting his freshly laundered linen.
called for order and Secretary John r. McGold-
rick read the roll of Assembly districts from the
| Ist to the XXXVth with the Annexed District"
tackled on the end Their respective leaders as
the rollcall went on. reported their districts all
/ in splendid shape and ready FOR the November
/ fight We'll do Low or anybody the Republi
| cans want To put up In n walk" was n formula
sprung early in the game and frequently copied
! The dates for the Tammany primaries and
conventions az arranged by the Executive Com
mttee In the call were unanimously approved
/ The Croker call this year Is addressed TO the
Democratic electors OF the boroughs Of Man
haitian and the Bronx. comprising the county Of
New York. who favor home rule. personal liber
~ and a pure and economical administration of
public affairs. and desire unity and harmony In
the Democratic party, and who are opposed to
trusts monopolies and Capitalization OF govern
ment." All such voters We're invited 70 partici
pate In the primaries TO be held in their respec-
tive districts 10 elect delegates to the various
conventions. As John c. Sheehan in moving the
resolution specified that the primaries are to be
held between the hours OF and . p. m. the in
yited Democrats may imagine what their chance
to 'particpatc" will be. with the regular assort-
ment OF Wlgwam hcelers on hand al every dis
trlct headquarters in full force.
DATES or PRIMARIES AND CONVENTIONS.
The dates FOR primaries and conventions are
follows:
Primaries. Tuesday evening September 2t
city convention. Tor the nomination o. Mayor, Mayor
night september o. place not fixed. -
County Convention. for the nomination OF two
Sheriff a County Clerk. "a Register and District
Attorney. at Tammany Hall on FRIDAY 0rtoocT n
OF Borough President and four Coroners. lamihahy
Bronx Borough convention. FOR the nomination OF
Borough President and TWO Coroners, at trDach,
HalI ono NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. and Third
ave on SATURDAY. evening. October 3
Council District Conventions ior the honlnatIoh 0h
OF three Councilman In each district on OCTOBER j.
al he following places:
Frs prlsts 10 3sl y, noWsry Wr!t ror,x.econa-,,
Third Dstrct-No. 2o7 East sxty,feyenth-st
FiFfh pistrict-Urbach's Hall. one hundred-and-
scycntieth-si and Third.aye :, y,r,,,,r and
Pla"c.: PiS"s ''''a', ~ n,-...,. ,..,,,,,, ,oronrn
one hundred a nd twenty fourth-st and Columbus
First Judicial Distrlct-Bronx Borough Parhts
iieIi. Mest t,imirSai District-Bronx Borough ur-
raChs Hall one hundred and -seventeth-st and
itsc'nblv and Aldermanlc conventions will be
hold ON october at the various Tammany disflct
headquarters.
MR. CROKER DOWNTOWN
p,cbard Croker was at his office in the base
mon, Of the building No. III Broadway an hour
ho,oro moon again yesterday. and saw
eevcrol Of his political friends. They
were Jacob a. Cantor and Vernon NJ.
Davis both OF whom are said to be
trying 10 get the Tammany nomination for
District-Attorney; ex-Police Justices Daniel f.
NcNahon Patrick j. Diver and Thomas l..
Feitner: Colonel Michael c. Murphy. eX-State
senator George ". Plunkltt. Civil Justice James
4 OCorman. william Dalton. John II. Brodsky
and John G. Shcchan. Mr.. Croker shook hands
heartily with all Of them. talked In close con,
,ultation with some and laughed and Joked
with others. while he looked over some letters
Which bc found in the office when he arrived
there -. -, p \. 49,, 90
About noon Mr. Croker left the office to go 10
the race track at Sheepshead Bay. He said to
newspaper men: IL am going to the races thls
afternoon and tonight | VIII go to luchfeiu
Springs with my IA nily. Beyond that nave
made no plans. but may be back IN the cry
before the end of the week