The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-07
ON CROKER'S TREACHERY
ALLEGED INSIDE HISTORY OF THE
ATTACK ON SHEEH1N

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ana "rhp the rrofits OF 'ic'"rJ-sohiher
"A German and Not to be Trusted''-Cro-
ker's objection to Grant and Dayton.
ne Ir'eh"s vi 'ohh =. "heenan' iheiloeI ",
WV rAetu.Ne ,oihn.,ee VI ni'n"n' ii"'
rom ''ie N'n'h Assembly instruct, issueu YES
'craay statement giving In uetaii 'he n'stoty
VI NV ',oup'c oe'we'" "r,on.c"o.i anu n'c"-
"lu 'roher w,'ch nus resu'tc" III 'he preseh'
a,teinp. 10 ae'eat hr eheehah 'or ieaner o. the
N'n." uis'r'c'' ne statement was suu"ii'teu
W " phee""" pe'oie II was ii"uc puoi'v' nv
"'" '''a' ,i'e e.a'eih'n. "ae co'ieo' ou, '''o' "
was .n'y na', 'he ruin A.,er po'i'''hs gu.
una. ,n M ohrenah uhuer'ooh 'he ,eauerenlp vi
ia,nihahS nan a',er ',,e I,eAo" ihneS..sa..on'
anu s"cc'eueu III pu'iu'hR IL "p "hlie MI ,ro-
ker was III Eneiahu' the statement saws 'ha'
hr ohee"an ma con !erenre WIN hr' oroker
IN the spring Oh io',' az which mr. croker as
sureu MT oheenah mat ne was OUT Oh p"I','cS
ana requested MT Hheehen 10 40 MS utmost 10
stamp out any movement 10 force MN oack'
vi inns conference the statement gives 'hese
detalIs' "hich nave nor peeh ih"ue puphc'
croher re'"rne" 'ro'' r'uioi III oep'enioei
OF that year. lew days after croker return
Mr. Sheehan had a long TAX win him' sun
having innp''c'. coh"ueuce W ,ioAer' anu ue
string 10 snow III every way 'nat ne appreciated
his tr'ennsh,r. Az thiS meeting between Mr.
eheehah ana croker 'ne names OF IN ose men
tiohen III cohhec'ion Win the NOMINATION ior
Mayor were again discussed croker men lor
the rrst 'line' lntlmateu that IL "ouia Dc uh-
wise 10 take up oohmer' as ne was "crihai'
ana as croker stated cou'o ho' I'VE 'rus'eu'
cummings ne auN'Seu very e''ohES atai'S''
when told that ex-Mayor "raht "ouiu Dc an
available candidate Croker said ne would not
do. as the labor organizations would oppose
him. He advised not to have anything to DO
with Charles W. Dayton IN any event. ana as
for Charles H. Knox. he regarded him as too
ministerial In appearance and action. Croker
then asked Mr.. Sheehan what he thought OF
Van Wyck. aud the reply was that he knew
nothing detrimental to Judge van Myck.
The statement recites that the evening be-
fore the convention, Croker. sheehan and van
Wyke. met in the Murray Hill Hotel. The re-
suit OF their conversation was that on the fol-
lowing day sheehan presented Van Wyckeis
name to the Tammany Executive committee.
and in the evening Van Wyck was nominated
for Mayor. The statement saws that van
Wyck S namo was received with poor grace by
the Executive Committee and by the conVen-
ton. Continuing. 1t says:
All went well until II seemed certain that
Van Wyck would be elected, and then 1t be-
came known that Croker was quietly request
ing different Tammany leaders to call on him
at the Murray Hill motel through the ell
forts OF Daniel +. Mcmahon, thirteen OF the
lenders were got together at the Murray Hill
hotel on Sunday afternoon. about TWO weeks
before election. They found Croker waiting
for them in his room and. after conference.
a committee was appointed. OF which Daniel
+. McMahon was CHAIRMAN. TO wait on Mr'
sheehan with the request thnt Croker DC IN
vited to come to Tammany Hail. This Mr..
| sheehan declined to accede TO. having In nina
what Croker hah SAID TO MN III regard the ac
tion OF those VINO sought 10 urag MN pack IN
to poiiticat lie. MI nhenan saiu' however
mat II IL was croker uesife nc "ouiu pe
pleased TO ask MIN 10 come 10 lahhniahv man
After seeing croker tna' AFTERNOON anu 'earn
ing that II was croker WISH MT oheehah ao-
dressed MIN an oincial ieuef' relues'-
tlng MT. croker 10 come 10 lam
| many HAL ana ION WIN all inc
| others In WORKING ior 'he success o'
the ticket Inc fAecut'e 'ohihittre WIS ca''-
| cd together the next afternoon ana 'roAer was
invited 10 attend the meeting h"u Mr.. Shee-
han believed the stores tnat were 'od MN a
bout Crokers treacherV ne couio nave easily
disposed OF MN theh an" mere LOT u, any ''r,e
prior to van "yck NOMINATION. roker cou'o
nor nave commanded I'VE VOTES III the r.Aecu-
| NV" committee. Sheehah was IrokerS sincere
| Trend hoW"Ner,ahu IL was known 10 every
| member OF that Executive committee tha' ne
would Willingly retire at any Tune IN croker
| FAVOR. Mr.. Shechah reiusou 10 see wha' othets
saw. that conspiracy was pe'hs engineered IN
Croker 5 interest al'ho"gh tne betrayal Vi ui'-
roy and Grant was quoted 10 NM
| ,ho, rho,ho, r,vorod tho nomination n, VII
| liam r. Hearst for Governor while Hearsts
| newspaper was attacking Croker
THE availability Of the men who were then
| r,ost snota an ~ as candidates for Mavor was