New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-01
CROKER'S HAND SHOWN.
HIS PART IN THE FIGHT WITH SHEE.
HAN IN THE NTH.
THE LATTER's LIST OF ELECTION OFFICERS
THROWN OUT AND GOODwIN's SUB
STITUTED AN APPEAL TO
THE COURTS LIKELY.

STITUTED AN APPEAL TO
THE COURTS LIKELY.
The hand OF Richard Croker In the Tammany
fight in the IXth Assembly District was shown
yesterday John c. Sheehan has been declaring
all along that he knew Mr.. Croker had given
orders to have him turned out OF the leadership
OF the district organization. Since It became
apparent that the organization In the district
was standing up for Mr. Sheehan and was pre-
pairing to give a drubbing to his opponents at
the primary election in September, many Tam
many leaders have been saying that Mr. Croker
had nothing to do with the fight in the IXth
District The district organization held a big
meeting recently and empowered a committee
headed by Mr.. Sheehan to make up a list Of
men to be appointed election officers in the dis
trict. Mr.. Sheehan and his committee made up
the list and carried 1t to Tammany Hall The
list was thrown aside. and yesterday list pre-
pared by Councilman Frank ]. Goodwin who
wants to be leader in the IXth In place OF Mr..
Sheehan. was filed at the Bureau Of Elections.
Yesterday was the last day allowed by law for
filing lists Of candidates for appointment as cleo
ton officers The lists had to be filed earlier this
year than In past years. and the election officers
appointed to serve at the election this fall will
10 The Tammany lists carried to the Blu
reau of Elections yesterday afternoon by George
w. Plunkitt. the chairman of the Tammany Com
mittee on Election officers. The list for the IXth
Assembly District contained the names of one
hundred men. There are twenty five election dis
tricts in the IXth Assembly District and there
are to be two inspectors Of election. one poll clerk
and one ballot clerk appointed to represent the
Democratic party in each election district. The
IXth District list OF candidates for appointment
which Mr.. Plunktt handed in not the list
prepared by Mr. Sheehan's committee, but was
the list which Mr.. Goodwin and some of his fol-
lowers had prepared. Every other district list
presented by Mr.. Plunllitt the list prepared
by the Tammany district leader. With the lists
Mr.. Plunktt presented the following letter to
the Police Board:
June %. 1899.
To the Honorable the Board of Police. No 800
Gentlemen: Pursuant to Section 70 Of the Election
election officers selected by the Democratic or
ganizaton OF this county and to inform you that
Elections Respectfully yours. D. +. MMAHON,
Chairman Executive Committee OF the Democratic
organization OF New-YOrk County
HOW THEY ARE TO BE APPOINTED.
Under the law the Police Board appoints cleo
tlon officers recommended by the political or
ganizations an equal number Of Republicans
and Democrats for each district d. +. Nc
Mahor Is the officer empowered to certify to
the Police Board as the custodian OF primary
records the OF candidates for appoint
ment as Democratic inspectors OF election. poll
clerks and ballot clerks. Mr.. Mcmahon, 1t is
understood perfectly would not have passed
over the list presented by John c. Sheehan on
behalf OF the regular Tammany organization In
the IXth District and submitted the list made
I'D by Councilman Goodwin without orders from
Mr.. Croker.
Mr. Sheehan went to Long Branch yesterday
afternoon in ignorance Of the fact that his list
had been thrown into the waste-basket at TAM
many Hall When he was Informed last Eight
that the Goodwin list had been filed in the Bu-
reau of Elections he said over the telephone that
he would be in the city again to-day and would
take measures to have the list authorized by the
regular Tammany organization In the lHth DIS
trict presented to the Police Board and recog-
nized. He said also that the action Of Mr.. Plum
kit and Mr.. Mcmahon was a piece Of trickery
that showed Mr.. Crokers interest in the Good
win crowd of boilers. Such action. he declared
would serve to convince the Tammany voters
OF the IXth District that their wishes were to
be disregarded II Mr. Croker could nave MS
way
At the Pequod Club last night many Tam
many men declared that the attempt to rob
the regular district organization Of the right
to name election officers in the district would
make the feeling against Mr. Croker more pro-
nounced than ever and insure crushing de-
feat for Councilman Goodwin at the primaries.
At the same time II was declared that an APP
peal would be made 10 the courts. II necessary,
10 prevent the substitution Of the Goodwin llst
for the regular organization list or candidates
for appointment as election officers. Ex-Judge
Browne Mr.. Sheehan's former law partner, SAID
that the provisions OF Section II OF the Primary
law showed plainly that the courts could re-
view the action of Mr. Plunktt and Mr. McMa-
hon and compel the Police Board to recognize
the list prepared by their regular organization.
Proceedings he said might be taken either oy
mardamus certiorari.
THE BITTERNESS INTENSIFIED
1t was evident by the talk at the Pequod Club
that the action OF the Tammany Executive Com
mittee had intensified the bitterness Of the regu-
lars against both Mr.. Croker and Councilman
Goodwin The talk about causing the prosecu-
tion OF Councilman Goodwin and some OF his fol-
lowers for alleged intimidation OF office holders
in the district under the provisions OF the Cor
runt Practices act, was renewed at the cluD ana
Il was declared that no efforts would be spared
10 nut somebody in jail for Illegal bulldozing.
READY FOR LYNCHING IN ALABAMA.