Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
Hogg's Speech Adds to Discontinue
of Tammany Leaders.
SHEEHAN HAS FIRE In Els EYE
Republican Leaders View the Sit
uation CompIacentIy
OTHER NEW YORK NEWS
speclal Cerr..pondencc Of The Evening Star.


NEW YORK, July 9. 1899.
John c. Sheshan is fighting desper
ateIy to hold his district. Wherever
one gees all that is heard is gossip
about this struggle for control of the
district. Frederick S. Gibbs. the repub
Hcan leader. views the democratic split
complacently, and hopes it will aid the
chances Of republican candidates there this
year. John C. Sheehan has now taken
personal charge of the political interests
for himself. There is fire In Sheehan's eye,
and his jaws are firmly set. He realizes
that If he should lose control of his own
district Croker and Tammany would be
pitiIess and attempt to drive him out OF
politics forever, and Sheehan has ambl-
lions. Edward Browne, formerly Sheehans
business partner, has been retained as
counsel in the Sheehan contest. The bat
tie has opened with two legal demands,
one upon Daniel F. Mcmahon of Naughton
& Co. the favored Tammany contractors
who, incidentally. is chairman of the Tam
many executive committee, and the other
upon the board of police commissioners
Sheehan asks that Chairman McMahon
approve of his list of inspectors and poll
clerks for the ninth district as represent
ing the regular democratic organization,
and the police headquarters are requested
to place on file this list, which he has sent
to them. The Sheehan men have shown
that of the fifteen election district cap
tains who have deserted Sheehan and join
ed the CrOker-Goodwtn faction, eleven hold
positions in city departments They be-
leve that these men were intimdated by
being threatened with the loss of their po-
sitons if they did not desert Sheehan. The
Goodwin men announced that ten more
members of the PeqUOd Club had resigned
and the Sheehan adherents have answered
that by electing twenty-eight new mem
bers-
Hogg's speech Upset Cookers Plans.
The Sheehan fight and all other troubles
In Tammany Hall were almost forgotten
today by the district leaders, who were
trying to explain away the great demon
stration that occurred yesterday in the 18th
street wigwam when the of William
J. Bryan was mentioned by former Gov.
Hogg OF Texas. 1t is said that Tammany
has not been so stirred up and divided over
one incident since the Croker dinner in the
Savoy Hotel at which John Reilly demand
ed by what authority John G. Sheehan had
been made deputy leader. The demonstra-
ton for Bryan and the Chicago platform
1t is thought, has completely upset Croker's
plans. and the boss will probably come
home from England before the end of the
month. At any rate. it is almost certain
that the leaders did not expect any such
demonstration as occurred Then it was
that State Senator Thomas F.. Grady and
Representative Amos j Cummings were
put forward to combat the Bryan declara-
ton. Grady turned to Hogg. and, moving
his arms with great yehemence, inferred
that Tammany would support the platform
and candidates of the party next year. but
the issues Of the campaign and the leader
would be determined in the national con-
vention. and not before. Cummings said
that there would be number of issues
next wear and that the combined wisdom
Of the party in convention assembled would
make the platform and select the strongest
for the nomination. He tried to
arouse some interest in a state issue, but
Tho rank and file at the wigwam celebra-
ticn wanted Bryan and the Chicago plat
form. The great demonstration, 1t IS said
U9v force tn Tammany leaders to change
their plans and. If the state convention
next year does not reaffirm the Chicago
platform 1t will at least pledge the support
Of the state organization in advance tr
any candidate and platform Of the national
convention.
Preparing to Greet Croker.
Preparations are being made to signalize
Tho return OF Richard Croker with a dinner
and reception at the Democratic Club OF
August -. II Is the intention of the lead
ers to utilize the occasion to outline tbs
issue Of the coming campaign in such 9
way as To let all democrats know thai
Croker Is again in active charge 1t Is eX
pegtcd that he will make short work OF
the opposition To him in the organization
and that when ne puts his shoulder to tht
wheel the machine Will roll over the dis
trict factions without jolt. Croker vii
90 To Saratoga for the fall racing season
soon after his arrival His luck in Eng
land far has not been good, all hi
horses having been Unplaced with the eX
ception Of one, which ran second His fol
lowers are confident that Saratoga will bal
ance his account There is already talk o
candidates for the best places on the Tam
many ticket.
Tammnny Wants Bigger Taxes.
With no public improvements of import
ance in progress, but TO meet it's enOrmou
salary list which is being augmente,
steadily. Tammany. it is said will ask tax
In ha Efr he Of
the Bronx to pay this year a tax rate o
more than $50, and which may approx
Mate S2-6u only two years ago. in III
same bUrOughS. which then comprised tn
old city OF New York, taxpayers found tn
rate only Sol. The section of the Charte
which requires that the tax rolls shall re
main in the custody of the municipal as
sembly from the time of their submissio
to that body on the first Monday of Jul
until after they are returned TO the depart
ment of lakes and assessments to be eX
tended after the tax rate has been hxet
places a weight Of responsibility on Cit
Clerk Scully and Clerk Blake OF the boar
Of aldermen which these officials do nc
relish
The books are big volumes. and they tax
UP great deal OF space. They number u
Last year there Were only "a. If by an
accident these books should be destroye
the city would suffer untold embarrassIn
Technically they are ON public view but
point Of fact they are locked in two bi
safes only upon order signed by Pres
dent GugSeHheimer % the council an
one Of them be taken out and examined h
q taxpayer. Even If the order is obtaine
The taxpayer must pursue his investigation
under the eye of one or more clerks. II
two safes are in the office OF the clerk
the board OF aldermen. When the boob
were delivered IL was deemed advisable
store Them in the vault in the basement
the city hall. This vault has walls sever;
feet thick In the old days il was one
the dungeons in which capital prisoner
were confined. Later IL found that Il
books could be accommodated in the w
safes, and President Guggenheimer decide
that If they were guarded by policeme
they would be secure a If they were
the vault. Police capt. Copeland was sci