New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03
ALL IS WOE FOR CROKER.
REVOLT on EVERY SIDE IN TANMANY.
THE BOSS NOW SAID TO RE AT RIcHFIELD
sPRINGs-REPORT THAT HE HAS
TURNED DOWN JOHN F.
CARROLL


TURNED DOWN JOHN F.
CARROLL
According to generally credited reports among
Tammany politicians yesterday Richard Croker
is now at Richheld Springs. and VII remain
there until next Tuesday. While Mr. Croker
has been fitting around the country and hiding
himself from every one his organization Is go
Ing ~ the bowwows. II is safe to say there Is
moro discomfort irritation and widespread dis
satisfaction In Tammany to-day than there mas
been at any time ia years It has been
long time since there have been 50 many re
volts There Is hardly a district that is free
from the virus Of anti Crokerism. and the
plague is spreading rapidly Mr.. Crokers per
sstent silence upon the Ramapo water matter
has left him i'm ~ ugly position before the peo-
pie and especially with his followers. who
are left 70 bear the brunt Of defending him and
the scandal Aside from this Mr. Croker has
seen At recently to turn down in the organlza-
ton some Of the most powerful leaders. and
arbitrarily elevate others above their heads.
He has seen Mt to keep his plans and move
ments secret from the men who have been
the bulwarks Of the organization. and to con
suit only with such men AS Andrew Freedman
and Peter r Meyer All Of this Is most calling
are to accept the dictates of the boss without
word. and q low rumbling Of revolution is
running all through the organization.
All that e wanted Is strong fearless man
TO grasp the reins. and then he viii find enough
Tammany men ready to come to his support to
make formidable fight Sheehan would he
such a leader Tammany men say but Shee-
han, after fighting just far suddenly quits.
sheehan had Croker down in 1897. and could
have beaten him. but he reented Sheehan
had It in mis- power at the meeting Of the Tam
many Hall General Committee last Tuesday
night. Tammany men say. to make ii sensa-
tional movement that would have struck TO the
very foundation Of Cookers power. One ~ the
most influential men in the IXth District, and
a leader In the fight against Sheehan, said terse-
~ yesterda, IF Sheehan had introduced res
outlons al meeting Of the General Commit
tee denom z the Ramapo deal and forcing
the hands those present. he would have eX-
nloded a mine and would have had 70 aban-
don the fight against him or move out Of the
district. He quit however and that saved US
That s what all Tammany men are saying
They believe Sheehan VIII win his fight in the
IXth District this time. but they are afraid 10
combine with him. because he hasn't displayed
the courage they declare. to fight TO a finish.
The latest sensation in the organization, and
Tammany men We're discussing It with hated
breath yesterday is the apparent turning down
OF John F. Carroll. Mr.. Cookers deputy. When
Mr.. Croker went to Europe he left Carroll in
charge Carroll while he vas gone. allied him
self with the Van Wyck boom. He got up the
Fourth Of July celebration IN Van Wycks in
terest and the fasco that resulted and the wild
uproar for Bryan that grew out Of II have hurt
rT~t ho,,
against him IN the XXIXth District More pat
ronage has been poured into his district. Tam
many leaders say. to enable him to hold on than
has gone into any other district Added 10 all
this. Carroll committed himself absolutely to
Van Wyck. and when Mr. Croker came home
from Europe Mr.. Carroll at Saratoga in
daily conference with the Van Wyck boomers.
He didn't even think It necessary to come down
{ meet Mr. Croker. Instead Of going 70 SARA
tcra as It was said he would do Mr.. Croker
suddenly veered off He repudiated Van Wyck
and his boom. and came out for Bryan. He
never went to Saratoga az all, and 50 far as is
known he has not consulted with Carroll at
all. but has left him severely alone II Is said
that Mr. Croker is much displeased with Car
rolls hungllng and that he Will turn him down
a. a district leader. Nj Carroll won talk about
his falling out with Mr. Croker, and Mr. Croker
won't talk about anything. 4 Tammany man
said deTisiyely yesterday
Il am sorry for Croker He has taken the
failure Of this Ramapo water deal greatly 70
heart. He was. had the deal gone through. 10
have retired from politics with a modest com
petence OF some ten or fifteen million dollars
and let others have what was left. Too bad"
There are now fights against Mr.. Cookers
authority in thirteen districts IN Manhattan
and the Brooklyn men are arrayed against him
The deal between Tammany and The Kings
County organization rs of. and Brooklyn is
ready ~ 20 n alone once more. Bird Coler
Is the man that Hugh Mclaughlin viii push 70
the front Mclaughlin and ex Senator Hi have
once more combined and will fight Tammany
IT Is said they will go into the next State Con-
vention with Coer candidate for GOV
ern0r. hut that whatever may come Of that, the
fact Is assured that McLauehln and Hi, sepa-
rated last year. have come together once more
and that Croker VIII find himself much alone
IN state politics after this.
Aside from the sorry figure he will cut In
state politics he has trouble enough on his
The hardest is against Cookers men IN the
IXth. Another fierce night IS against Carroll In
Croker'e home district the XXIXth Another 10
IN the XXXIst against Mr. Cookers man WeIde
= ! Dooling has a hard fight on his hands In
the XIIIth and yesterday rebellion against Mr.
Croler's authority broke ont I'm the Xth district
OF which William Sohmer IL the leader. on the
whole the organization is torn into tatters with
fights and II in four FIVE districts leaders
are elected opposed 20 Mr.. Croker a merry war
I'm the Executive Committee may be looked Tor
In the words Of a wise Tammany leader. IF
croker doesn't come home pretty soon he won't
know the organization when he gets here
FRFNZTED WOMAN MURDERS HER BABE.
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