The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-27
TAMMANY IN A BLUE FUNK.
NEW REVOLT MAY BREAK u
BEFORE ELECTION.

Got George Men ~BacL-CroEer Has Split tho
MILK, and ..Too Much Croker' 10 the Cry.
Tammany Halls leaders are in q blue funk.
Although they have been making q great deal
of noise and predicting q victory for their
Mayoralty candidate, they had to admit yoster-
day that their tactics had not tho desired effect. |
Al the noise and buster had not made tho rank
and file of the organization enthusiastic, nor had
1t resulted in tho accession of any strength.
Worse still, 1t had failed to stop the growing
detection to Henry George.
The reports, too. from tho district leaders on
the Low m have been most discouraging.
These leaders have reported that, despite the
big boost Tammany had given to the Low boom
by furnishing signatures to the Low petition, tho
movement has fallcl fiat and is receiving prac-
t;cally no support from the regular organization
Republicans. who arc more than enthusiastic in
their support of Gen. Tracy and are fred with
the belief that the General will be elected. Tho
district leaders who have nade these reports
say that there is no use Of trying to dodge tho
fact that the candidate who is proving most
dangerous to Tammany is Gen. Tracy. In fact.
SO dangerous an antagonist has he become that
some Tammuny leaders have privately ex-
pressed tho fear that he will win.
An Indication of the change which has como
over the Tammany campaign managers ana me
fear that il in then, is FURNISHED ny the almost
absolute withdrawal OF, Tamtnany money from
the betting centres. Where n few days ngolt
wns announced that Tnumany had 100000 to
bet OH Van Wyck al almost any odds, the offers
OF ,Tammany money yesterday were very iew.
and Mt 20 light odds that 1t was evident that
there was no desire to have any money covered.
The Tummany leaders. who know from the re-
ports OF their captains how little there Is in tho
Low movement. are surprised at the willingness
on the part OF some OF the ley; JeemS Mey,
n nsndiaSs 9sT Wil mS Ssa to Get Gen. ,N Tra ,no c Thsv SAID : n HSs.
,e:day that such offers are ridiculous. and arc
made without any knowledge Of the real situs-
tfnp ES.N NJ vnr fIhnnnE H l,ilrnV- commenting
OH this claim OF the GIFTS, said;
1T is preposter.us to say that Low will beat
Tracy. L ere are ionr or hvo Assembly dis
tricts in the centre Q the city. where Low VIII
get a comparatively big vote. In the other
Republicans who viii vote for Low. In those
districts the Republicans. are regular machine
true that most OF The thirty a!c Democratic dis.
tricts. but the Republican vote in them e large
enp Of q tho bo e oshsr 1--WE, t:es FRA Tracy sS'v Nil Mpt beat Low by
many thousands in this county alone"
The feeling Of depression which has come over
inability to break the Republican ranks has
feeling of resentment against Richard Croker:
They are looking for n srapegoat, and they hnd
TOO much Croker" is the cry of a dozen of
the leaders. III Croker hadn't come from Eng.
prominent member of the Wigwam yesterday.
"It nigh! have been all right If he hadn,t.
@aaf h.%sei nn 50 P In tbo Conduit ID se9 of s'i the ea@ Ht
paign." said another. Hes getting himself in.
SG6sE, wso too sGd %Hoh BEN Ma' W sae Pl appIs St sssil s an,
danger of making Croker too prominent, and no
has has s po;T, orders Te,rsl not n to p tbe eam are 70 o o,.S IrO news 1n
papers. and Croker finds occasion to spread him.
that defeat is staring Van wyck in the face has
partially freed the tongue: Of sons Of the mon
tion of the leadership was q fatal blunder, and
they are almost ready 70 help make that do.
!sndidates Of TSnms9y Hall. The di;serantled
likely to be manifested in some overt act before
the Sampai9n is ended; Already the f%ay9rite
Tanmany Hall, denounced Richard Croker from
one Of the stands. He is known as "Io'hell'
Iii had not been for Croker, the discontinued
leaders say, Charles w. Dayton would not be
on the George ticket and doing so much damage
to the Gamma cause as he now is. 1t was MIR.
Dayton who augsested The Antl,CroksT cry. and
campaigning. His attacks have been 30 severe
that they have made Mr.. Croker reply in news.
lis responsibility for Van wyck and his oam.
paign. Mr.. Croker said yesterday in reply, to
some things which George had said regarding
II am told that the Republican leaders in
duced George to run, and that Republicans are
vouch for the truth OF this statement. My
%ivise ths lnfio rs y soas vwsitsRh fTfRaG NJ %soF He is is
running az the special champion OF labor. al.
though, the fact is that nearly every law fav,r:
able to labor was put on the statute books by
Or the Charge made by Mr.. George. that Jus.
ticc Ingraham had to pay n campaign assess.
ment OF 500, 900 when he was a candidate and
Justice Pryor $4,000. Mr.. Croker said;
II was not the Tammany leader when Mr..
IngraEam was Nominated. Il he paid anything
il was to secure his election, not his nomination
: have been. was also a voluntary contribution &c
help secure his ELECTION. No man ever paid f0l
remembered, too, that those men were candi
dates in the old days. when political organize
funds had TO be larger then"
, Justices Ingraham and Pryor were elected II
. 1891. Mr.. Croker became leader of 1amman!
Hal! in 1855. and has been its leader since tha
time; TIC first new ballot law went into Cper"
: or candidate has HAD to sarIRpiy ballots, an,
i Bryan favors the election OF Henry George
but he has. promised not to say anything o
: election. II is said, however, that TO make sur
~ that no alleged letter or telegram of his I
sprung as a roorhack in the last hours of tn
K campaign he will send n telegram to a persona
q friend on next Monday giving assurance that h
= has not written either letter or telegram iavoi
ing any candidate or organization.
n The question Of precedence at the Tamman
Emstis OF Louisiana and Mayor Harrison of CT
y cago mas been settled in favor OF Mr.. Eustis; VIII
XilI sneak n before 6Is . the y Of go sa%Gisc i MIsyS
- L IN 11JIl hNA Ab
=" Democrats from the Cook County Marchin
Cub will arrive at the Grand Central Static
ID on a special train at $3.50 o'clock to-morro'
~ afternoon.
u The Committee OF Fifty appointed for thei
IN entertainment met in Tammany Hall yestcrd6
N afternoon and appo,nted a s~q1;eomtnitiee COZ
d Harry p. Macdona, George Il. Mcclellan, wi
J. liam &; RinglcT, and Isaac Mnsliner. This sa.
Is lion ana escort them to the Murray Hill Hotc
u where they will be auarted during thei stay
the city.
70 to Richard Croker. who will revise il. The youI
n Mayor will not BIO permitted TO say anythir
10 about the Chicago platform OF Bryan, 1t rs sal
Ia It is hoped that tho Chicago party win rena
IN will be provided for them In the assembly roo
=, II Tammany Hall on Friday, Such braves
pc County Marching Club may venture to the hi
In on this occasion.
aS YAN WICK BANNER OUT DOWN.
ny "
Come Leonard Street business Men Object to II