The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-02
SHEEHAN SEES THE MAYOR.
BUT HE WON'T TELL WHAT 1T WAS
THEY TALkED ABOUT
Ex-Mhyor Grant, Wheeler II. Peckham and
James w. Gerard Say They Are Not
Aiding Sheehan In His Anti-Croker Fight
-Goodwin IN Fivbt Him in tho Ninth

ES-Mnyor Grant, Wheeler II. Peckham and
James w. Gerard Say They Are Not
Aiding sheehan In His Anti-Croker Fight
Goodwin to Fight Him in the Sinth.
John c. Sheehan. who ia conducting cam
paign against Richard Croker and his friends
called on Mayor Van Wyck yesterday morning
and had a talk with him. Mr.. Shcehan would
not tell what the subject Of his conversation
was. He has contract for the construction of
the Washington viaduct involving the eXpen-
dituro Of $1.0O0.UO When he was asked
whether his call on Mayor Van Wyck was In
regard to this work. Mr. Shechan had nothing
to say 1t has been alleged by some OF his
friends that Mr.. Sheehan was subjected to
many annoyances by the city authorities. He
said yesterday that this was not the case. and
that the work was going on under the same
conditions that surround all city work.
Councilman Frank J. Goodwin. who on Tues-
day resigned the Presidency Of the Pcnuod
Club OF the Ninth Assembly district because
Of Mr. Sheehan's attitude toward Mr.. Croker.
wns at the city Hall yesterday. He gave out
this statement:
The name OF the Peuuod Club Is so closely
identified with that OF Mr. Sheehan that had
continued az President and retained my men,
bership. to my mind it would have been ST.
lent Endorsement OF Mr. Sheehan's position. l
do not believe in Mr.. Sheehan's attitude to-
ward tho organization. He has seen 1T. for
reasons best known to himself. to declare his
hostility to the Democratic organization OF this
county. and has announced his intention Of
fighting IT, and as a loyal Tammany Hall man.
lcould not support him In this stand 80 was in
duty bound to rerudiate his leadership"
% you expect TO- be candidate against him
ITO be frank with you. will say yes. Many
OF the Democrats. OF the district have, ap-
o sm G 70 WITH SR View %Fs 81
eeeding him. Personal friendship for Mr.
Sheehan prompted me to decline. The situa;
himself to be an enemy OF our organ ization."
There vii be no oTposition t9 the ELECTION i
dent Of the PeTuod club at tho meeting on
Monday evening; The Croker men in the dis
trict recognize that they are In hopeless
Joined. when Mr.. sheehan was building up the
orsanizati9n in the district and the appicoRts
BY a, fight Which they know they must
lose the Croker men n the district will de-
hostile to Mr., sheehan and fight him at the
September prinaryiess; ., When an a. 4Nttemnt was
1893 his opponents said that they had 1875 out
OF the $50 members OF the District General
haVe on 'Ser Ihy mGm th Ss
Wheeler H. Peckham. who has been men
undertake a fight against Mr.. Croker. said
yesterday that he had been invited to discuss
the situation with number OF other gentle
men. but that no conference had been held
yet. and that. so far as he knew. Mr.. Sheehan
WAS not int interested In the moveme BE e6ont
was emphatic In saying that he would not Join
In any movement tainted with free silver
tendency.
ing out enrolment blanks. They are not in
the least worried about the situation in the
Ninth district. and they are confident that they
Will he able to defeat any movement against
Mr.. Sheehan. In the other districts they intend
to make as vigorous fight as can be- and they
are convinced that they can capture many OF
the delegates to the General Committee.
EX-Mayor Grant who has been said to be
opposed to Mr. Croker. made this statement
yesterday:
many Hall organization. or my own knowl-
edge. know nothing about It. The news
papers that have reported that had EXPRESSED
sympathy with one party to the alleged con-
troversy have made an error. | have taken no
Robert 4. Van Wyck upon his election at the
close Of the Mayoralty campaign. which
directed. In 1897. Locally and nationally.
political matters are formlcSs When they
have taken shape | will know what to do. In
persons battle. and especially am not going
TO do anything which may be used to indicate
that the New York Democrats who declared
against an arbitrary himetalic standard OF
IL to are will ing to help the believers In that
standard to foist 1t again upon the Democratic
party
James W. Gerard. whose name was men,
toned yesterday as that Of one OF the men who
were interested in the contest. writes to THE
Sun TO say that he has no interest In the mat