New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
WOES THAT AWAIT CROKER
TROUBLES THAT WILL CONFRONT HIM
WHEN HE GETS BACK.
rAMMANY DIsCREDITED IN THE PUBLIC
MIND AND RENT BY INTERNAL DIS.
sENsIoNs-THE BOSS LIKELY
TO HAVE TROUBLE AT
THE NATIONAL CON

sENsIONS-THE BOSS LIKELY
TO HAVE TROUBLE AT
THE NATIONAL CON
VENTION.
ptobard Croker is on the on his way
.or,e He Is away from telegraph telephone
.,a the importunites Of politicians. He has
yearly a week TO mediate. study and plan ana
4, "a safe 70 sav that his mind Is working win
,.o greatest vieor for he is confronted with
tics ~ complications at home that threaten
nven his leadership. He Is coming nome III
particularly vexatious time. and douotiess o'
,he time he gets here he will have mapped out
,n his mind plan OF action. There are many
rammany men and there are many Democrats
., National influence who would give great
6eal TO know the thoughts that are passI"e
,brough the mind OF Mr.. Croker ana 10 De ao'e
% anticipate the policy that he VIII ioho"
when ne gets home.
Taumany Hall Is in a snarl The men VINO
rontrol the organization are not dwelhng 'o-
ge,her IN the peace and unity that Mr.. croker
,r,Vb, desire The distribution Of patronage
bas not been satisfactory. and keen disappoht-
ynent is manifested by many. Just at the ti'he
,he Nazet committee was created and starteu
.o work this storm threatened to break arouno
Mr.. Croker's head but that attack on IammanS
so,,d,fed the support OF Mr.. Croker ana TOT
time gave him breathing spell Despite tne
fact that it made some that were waVeiiHe
-arv 70 his standard. the revelations Of that in
vestiration have hurt Tammany wofully' III
-ec+ and incisive testimony has been adduced to
show how Tammany has used It's organization
ss a club TO blackmail bleed and coerce cor
porations into giving contracts TO the favoreo
few. It has proved that politics with Tammany
~ hat
of extortion that In stupendous scope ana sys
tenat,c operation has never been equaled ana
which 4. appalling in it's possibilities Ihls Is
hurting Tammany and so far have these ralos
been carried that II is now rumored that some
~ the most powerful business men OF the
citv are frightened by the outlook and are oano-
,ne themselves together 10 curb Tammanys 3
,rcurs,ons In a campaign they would be
great factor
SHEEHAN'S REBELLION.
The strongest rebellion against Mr croker
authority is in the IXth Assembly District
,rh.rs Jobr G. Sheehan is giving the organiza-
uon a fight that has worried Mr.. Croker's depu-
ties not little He has shown an amount ol
vitality and aggressiveness that has alarmed
them. Instead Of being defeated almost at once
he has grown stronger and Today Is said 70 De
cob, II Mr. Sheehan wins out In the district
sra r.ta,ns his leadership, Mr.. Croker VIII nave
IN bis Executive Committee a resourceful ana
.,e,vsrt factor opposed to him. Mr.. Sheehan Is
committed absolutely 10 one policy, ana 'hA' 10
The downfall of Croker and Crokerism II MS
.,r,,vgle ia successful II will encourage Others
and around him he will gather the nucleus OF
hody opposed to Croker. and from within the OF
eanfzation he can wage a struggle that II II
does not result In the overthrow OF MT Croher
will be a constant menace to him.
NJ Croker Furthermore has aligned himself
es directly opposed to Bryan and free silver ne
wants TO see Augustus Van Wyck or some other
man equally amenable to Tammany han uiSci-
Mine nominated for President next year MI
Croker made careful preparations oefore ne
vent 10 England for launching the van "ScA
hoorn az the Fourth OF July celebration OF Tam
many Hall. He wanted TO enter Judge a"
VII as q candidate and even If he failed to
secure his nomination he wished to use MIN DIS
q lever 70 defeat Bryan. All his plans went
,1,rorrer,np when Ex-Governor Hogg jumped
80 che rtna and set the meeting into a blaze OF
.bu.iasno for BRYAN. 1t must be a bitter thins
60 Nv Croker 10 realize that he is unalterdpiy
oororo,,.ed 10 the defeat OF Bryan, and lheh
have his organization at It's greatest gathering
,o- tho wear howl enthusiastically for the man
whom he repudiated.
Three wears ago a band OF Democrats from
This city and the East went to Cnlcago 10 op-
nosa free silver. They were able ana sta'"ai'
men. and equipped in every way oe''er 'h"i
Mr Croker for leadership. They were aoie anu
SUBTLE politicians. In the party were eN-"eH0'oi
YIN William c. Whitney. the late "lliiaih r.
Russeu of Massachusetts,; Arthur +. Gorhan
"a o.bars They composed a party that any
,o,t.,oo, combination would hesitate 20 antag-
or,za vet they we're defeated, browbeaten ana
,rscticalIy hurled from the convention II IL
Interesting TO note where they are tnis year
w pusseu is dead. Mr.. Whitney mas re'iieu
from, nolitics, and will hardly go 10 'he "e"'
convention Mr.. Hill is resting, ana ueciai'ie :
With q sweet insistence that Mr.. croker shouIu
lead the Eastern forces this year Ar'nu'
corro., "a far from well man. and is not
looked upon as likely TO take UP the heh' III 'i''
NOV, convention. This narrows 1t down TO MT
c~-,-.- .,ora and single handed. so far as car
~ ,eer he is 70 wage the fight against Bryan
a.. Loo,,od hv snch support as he will get from
the East He is not regarded by poiitlclans al
- ,oodar IN the sense Of pulling wires In
. o,,ortion or making subtle combinations
uLa tho others mentioned. IT certainly 10 ho
IN attractive prospect for him, and the mos
or,,,ous thing for him is the unanimity wi'n
vbtch the men who went through the last con-
vention are ready TO see Mr. Croker hanole the
reins II is believed that he will get a druoDine
in the convention that he will never forget
v,cur AGAINST HIM IN THIS STATE.
And his leadership In the convention VIII ho
10 unchallenged There is q resoiute oouy VI
silver men in this State. men who are receiving
the secret support and help Of the Bryan H'ei
Of the West. who will go TO the convention ano
denounce the Tammany delegates and the ota''
delegates as irregular. on the ground 'hat '"e'
repudiated Bryan and the National PLATFORM