The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
CARROLL VISITS CROKER.
sHEEHAN'S, CONTRACTS WLLL aIVB
HIM PLENTY TO DO.

Gossip at Lakewood-John a..
Campbell. Formerly Private Secretary TO
Croker. Talked or for ChAmberiain-Corpor-
LAKEWOOD. N. j., Dec. John r. Carroll.
who, now that Mr.. Sheehan is incapacitatcd by
fitness, is doing the work that falls to tho leader
Of Tammany Hall. arrived here at $500 o'clock
this evening. State Senator Thomas f.. Grady
accompanied him.
Messrs. Carroll and Grady were met at the
depot by Mr.. Croker, Sheriff elect Dunn, and
County Clerk. elect Sohmer, who were out drlv-
ing in q double-seated wagon behind q fast pair
OF horses. Mr.. Croker did not leave the wagon
to greet Senator Grady and Mr.. Carroll, con-
tenting himself with waving his hand. 1t the
hotel entrance. however, Mr.. Carroll and Sem
ator Grady were warmly greeted by Mr.. Croker
as they stepped of the stage. Mr.. Carroll and
Mr.. Croker Immediately disappeared and had q
quiet conference.
All tho talk about Senator Grady's appoint
ment to the Office Of Corporation Counsel 10 alb
surd. The statement that Mr.. Shoehan will DO
Chamberlain can be also slated as a ridiculous
rumor. Mr.. Sheehan has all the work he wants
Just now in his contracting business and cannot
afford to sacrifice anything to public Office.
There Is no doubt that he has been superseded
az mo leBuer OF the lammanyO organization by
Mr.. Carroll. as told in to-day's Sun.
Both Mr.. Croker and Mayor-elect Van wyck
wanted somebody who represented their views
to act as leader. and as Mr.. Carroll lie closer to
Mayor-elect Van wyck than anybody else and
understands him better. he was selected as the
leader. The question is whether he will con-
tinue as such after the reorganization Of Tam
many Hall. 1t is understood that he is not par
ticularly DESTROYS Of stopping into Mr.. Sheehan's
shoes as nominal leader Of Tammany. rs the job
is at best a thankless one, and one requiring q
tremendous amount Of hard work. Bcsides, Mr..
S IifuV and of T tSe cr in mae Branch E19rl OF OF ne isn srnrs Ses,
Court, has all he can attend to.
or the men besides Mr. Sheehan mentioned
Grain, and John. II. Campbell, tho present
deputy Chamberlain. it is believed that tho
the office under the Tammany regime hereto.
fore, has boon Mr.. Croker's secretary. and was
retained BY the reform administration purely
through his knowledge of affairs of the office Of
probable that Mr.. Campbell will be selected. In
leaders have an eye to something more than the
mere whacking up of the local patronage. They
expect TO- to shape l., a course which will not only
next year. but will also make Tammany Hall
the f'ctor at the next Democratic National Con.
vention.
There are a number Of candidates for tho
various offices to be distributed. and any men.
ZION OF names at tDlS writing simply means the
booming OF this or that candidate for the place.
For the Office of Corporation Counsel. however,
the names Of the sonspicuous candidates are
DISTRICT Attorney. and John whalsn, former
however, say that while he may be under
consideration for Corporation Counsel. he
will. in all probability. be restored TO his
former place as Tax Commissioner, and may
be made President OF tho commission.
This would seem moro In c~onformance
with the Tammany idea of q businessIike adj
ministration. or the makeup of the District
Attorneys office IL Is pretty certain that John
T. Mcintyre will be restored ns first assistant;
Henry w. Unger. the chief clerk, will be made
o full assistant. and James W. Osborne, who is
now in the ONCE, will be retained. Other mon
who are eligible for appointment are Col. Robert
Townsend. who served only a short time as a
full assistant when he was dcposed by the Re.
don, Maurice B. Blumenthal. and Randolph b.
MARITIME. The counsel to the Chamberlain NAV
be ex-senator T.. c.. O'Sullivan, and w. j. X.
Kenny. former Supervisor of the City Record,
may be Commissioner OF Bridges, and Henry A.
Nelson may be Supervisor OF tho Citu Record.
County Clerk-elect Sohmer left here this even
ing. He has enjoyed himself thoroughly. riding
horseback and driving around the country. He
may return on Saturday. Mr.. Carroll will stay
over until Monday, and other politicians are
expected to visit the Tammany chieftain hero
before the end of the week.
There was a rumor around tho hotel tonight
that John G.. Sheehan would come down here
tomorrow to see Mr.. Croker, but neither Mr..
Croker nor any Of the other leaders here knew
anything about 1t.