The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-06
LEAVING THE MANHATTAN.
JOHN +. CARROLL RESIGNS FROM
THE "MUGWUMP" CLUE.

Tammany n1on sag His Act viii Precipitate .
General VyithdrnwaI-sixty View Resident
Members or the Democratic Cius Proposed
Yesterday HHinkiey Dines with Croker.
John #. Carroll. who is recognized among
Tammany men as Richard Cookers right hand
man, resigned from tho Manhattan Club ycster-
day. When Mr.. Croker decided to make
the Democratic Club his headquarters it was
said that he did 90 in order that Democracy
might have q home free from any suspicion Of
Mugwumpery. and that It was because the
Manhattan's Democracy was not sturdy
enough that It was not selected by Mr.. Croker.
As soon as II became known that Mr.. Croker
had undertaken to build up the Democratic
Club, Democrats began to clamor for admission
to II. Mr.. Croker made up his mind to increase
the membership to 1900, and applications com.
menced to pour in to him and to the club,
many Democrats asking him personally TO pro-
pose their names. The list OF proposed
members has been growing at the rate Of sixty a
day since Dec. 80. and there 10 no sign Of o
diminution in the number who daily seek ad-
mission to the club. Nearly every Democratic
oflceholder and worker in Tammany Hall has
his name on tho club bulletin board already. and
the number Of voters in other borouGhs who
want to Join is increasing daily.
Up to yesterday 1t was not known what action
the Democrats who belonged to tho Manhattan
Club would take. Some of the members Of the
Manhattan Club have been prominent in anti
Tammany movements, but the larger part
Of them are loyal Democrats who voted
the party ticket at the last election.
1t has been generally known that after the
Manhattan Club began to lose its interest in
politics 1t lost strength, and 1t was felt that tho
rejuvenation of the Democratic Club must DO
at the older organizations expense.
The attitude which Tammany men would take
toward 1t was an unknown quantity, how
ever. until 1t became known last evening
that Mr.. Carroll had resigned. The Tam.
many men who heard Of his action
were unanimous in the opinion that the
Manhattan. as O political club. had received
its death blow. They said that Mr.. Carroll's
resignation would undoubtedly be followed by
many others, and that Tammany men generally
would accept his resignation from the club as
notice that 1t was in disfavor.
The managers of the Manhattan Club have
declared several times that they were not
anxious that IL should continue as q political
club. and that they felt that it would be moro
successful as a purely social organization than
otherwise. Tammany men said last night that
the Manhattan people would have an oppor.
tunity now to see whether they were
| right. The Tammany men said that the Man
haitian Club WAS q dead duck politically. and
| that its death was due solely to its drifting
| away from the lines of straight partisanship.
They added that II the Manhattan Club was o
success as a purely social organization that
| would be a cause of congratulation to Its mem.
bers.
Most of the prominent Democrats in the city
were at the Democratic Club last night. Over
sixty names Of proposed ew. resideut, members