New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-30
CHAOS IN THE WIGWAM.
MURPHY. CROKER AND SHEEHAN
PUSHING DIFFERENT CANDIDATES.
THE LATTER TWO SAID TO BE AT SWORDS
POINTs-DUGRO. DAYTON. GRANT. soHMER
AND VAN WICK STILL UNDER ADVISE
MENT FOR THE MAYORALTY-NO-
BODY YET AGREED UPON
THE LEADERS SAY.


The Tammany Hall leaders spent another
anxious and trying day yesterday. Senator Ed
ward Murphy. Richard Croker and John I.
Sheehan We're busy from early noon until after
midnight but when their bedtime came they
were unable TO report even progress
All the Democratic leaders united in saying
that their City Convention at the Grand Central
Palace tonight would nominate its ticket
Mayor Controller and President OF the Munich
pal Council Beyond this they refused to give
any information.
Senator Murphy. who has spent several days
in NewYork trying TO beat little sense into
Croker's head" as one Of the Assembly district
leaders san last night. tired and dis
hcartcned.
Nothing positively settled assure YOU"
he said. Il couli not give you positively the
name OF a s, llc candidate"
Richard Croker said last night mo candidate
has yet been agreed upon-I mean positively de-
cIded on il viii take most Of tomorrow to get
things in SHAPE"
John c. Sheet an. when asked who would head
the ticket. said last evening: Il could not tell
you II | would"
When will it he hetcrmined?" he was asked.
"Not until very ate tomorrow afternoon"
was the answer.
This would mean not until about the time FOR
! the assembling Of the convention.
RUMoRs ACCEPTED IS TRUE.
These staten ,ut- were taken 10y Tammany
politicians generally as evidence that the rumors
Of serious dissensi1ns among thee three lead
ers we're painfully true Tho prevalent under
standing last night that Mr.. Croker was
urging the nomination Of Justice p. Henry Du-
gro fDr Mayor What is wanted. above other
things in this Tdmmany campaign. is a can
lat, 4 ,F. 10. u IN car
his check" Judge DuGro is man ~ indie
pendent fortune. lie mad" no bad break last
year in Tho Presidential contest. Nobody knew
exactly where he stood. H. was acceptable 10
tho Democratic Union and the Grace cold De
mocracy. and might he indoraed by III" German
Democrats headed by Herman Riddle II" was
not obnoxious to organized labor Thes" "er"
said 20 be the strong points advanced 10y M
Croker in his favor.
Mr.. She han does not agree with Mr. Croker.
. That they are at sword points on the Mayor
atty is he current understanding. Nj She"han
believes that William Sohmcr has shown The
? most strength. AMI that y the divisions among
, tho friends of honest government continu"
. : inner Is the intl 10 win with. Tw"nty-onc ~
+ the thrty-hyc Tlmmany Assembly district lead
} crs are for him. Hundreds - Germans. COM
F posing tho societies and Organizations " their
nationality. have declared that they viii vot" for
nobody else. For some reason he has come 20
Inc regarded AZ M. cr,holimen, Z opposition to
the Rai,.s excise law. These were some - Mr.
Shechan's reasons for believing that Sohm"r
should be- nominated.
Senator Murphy. while assuming a neutral
and independent attitude. has had nh" purpof"
| ~ his mission I'm New York explained ~ HIM
by the people who do not Ike his interference I'm
New-York ci,y politics. They think he is look
| -, ,,,,.-..,,s ~ ~ -Navo- HUGH !
| rrou. h,s s.,.t,-ia,, AMI wants him nominated
-. $50. e.,,, - NJ ,;ra,t.s friends said
'.-.Ir,,, .ha. ,r.r. would be little difficulty In
s..,n,.a,I,. ,n. convention in his favor II
| 1921, -, cb..b,,, orpos.d him There were
" -, 3D.. 18th tho latter we're
.'''''H 800, w. Grant E, Henry
iavoTapy "Fp'S'" '"'''' W
George would NOT tax" th" h"'d against MN.
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GEpkfi. ''N Ii''''''' - ''''
III. G.orr. contingency continued to Doe -
49,, j.. ,,,. ,,..,,. o., coming To- a
"'"N'' my ,t.t,,.. mr.. 10 ,b. host
. conclusion about Candidates. Ih''' y W. ''''
authority Tor saying that SIR Gcorg" has sent
+ -, o.. ,h yytc,,,,, leaders that he VIII refuse
"''" - "' 49,. ., ,b., ,,it
all inc h"'"'""'''1 -. CON
nominate either cx-Postmaster Dayton or Con
,,-....,,,a, Amos ! Cummings Neither 81 these
names exactly met IN" Views "' vi. ''""''
4, a late hour last night this slate was gwen
- -, 900 49,, ,,, ,,o,, prominent Democrats -
""' pS ''' 800. ..t,h tho stat. and
the state. whose relations WIN '' 7''. ""'
] locaI l'ad'IS nav '''7 "
. . ,..,t.. u b.vt,u or Justice Robert
4 NhH wynn "' '''' ~ |
'"lh. ,.. Mn, colo, o., Hrookl,n the
for ",' ,g IN. Mcinushlin faction.
'"o'' ~ . ,t" tt,,,,,,,l councn-A Ger
for II,,,,.r,,. The name. or william Sohmer
rD = T. Amend Herman Riddcr's hroth"r-in-
Law were both down on the Hst 10 DO S"D'h'''"
30 ihc German y 'mo'ra's-
Mr. Croker had many callers at his quarters