The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-02
FURRY In TAMMANY HALL
REPORT THAT CKOKER MAS THROWN
DOM JOHN p. CARROLL.

Municipal Assembly and tho Fourth of
July Fiasco in the wigwnm-Sh ehan's
Opponents Deny That They Have Quit.
The Democrats, who are managing revolts
against Richard Cookers Assembly district
leaders. began campaign Of public meetings
and house house canvassing yesterday. The
| crusade, 1t Is said. will DO kept up until the
primaries on Septic There are twelve districts
In which there are fights. and from now until
the eve Of primary day, the present leaders
and their opponents will be kept busy getting
their enrolled voters into line
Ever since MIR. Croker came home from Eng
land it has been reported that he had had
falling-out with John F. Carroll. 1t has been
said that Mr.. Croker blamed Mr.. Carroll for
the mess into which the Tammany Hall NOM
bers OF the Municipal Assembly have got with
| the courts. and. to some degree, for the con-
version OF Tammany Fourth OF July celebration
into Bryan and free silver demonstration
Mr.. Carroll has been attacked nercely by The
Verdict. the new weekly Democratic newspaper
which urges that he be thrown overheard. It
charges him with the responsibility for the
Ramapo water scandal. Among the district
leaders are a number who are not
friendly to Mr. Carroll. and they
nave been ready to believe the reports that
Mr.. Croker and Mr. Carroll have had a falling
out Mr.. CAROLS enemies say that he has not
had any conferences with Mr.. Croker since the
latter arrived in this country MIR. Croker has
disappeared from view for the time being. Mr.
Carroll wort talk
1t was said yesterday that in case Police
commissioner John b. Sexton was Sc
lected as the Tammany candidate for
Sheriff this fall. City Court Clerk Thomas
F. Smith. who is Mr.. Cookers private
secretary. might be appointed as his
successor. In any event 1t was said. if
MIR. sexton retires from the Police Board. some
man identified with the Goodwin Smith move
ment against John C. Sheehan in the Ninth
district would get the job. The reason for this
was explained thus by an offlcur of Tammany
Hall:
There are voters In the Ninth Assembly DIS.
| trict who won't believe that Crokeri is against
sheehan. They are hard-shell organization
men, but they won't be convinced that Crok er
wants to down Sheehan unless he hits him
| In the head with club. or does
something else as unfrendly. If the Goodwin
smith faction could name Police Commits
sioner 1t would convince these men, who are
| the ones that Croker wants to get at"
Every person interested in the Ninth district
| night denied yesterday that the contest was to
| be called of as the result of Mr. Sheehan's
act In consenting not to introduce
resolution condemning the Ramapo water
contract at Tuesdays meeting OF the
Iammany General Committee. Mr.. Shec-
han said yesterday. that he was. In common
with the other members Of Tammany. opposed
| to the Ramapo contract. and regarded it as
| steal. Then he said:
Il attended the Meeting OF the Tammany Hall
General Committee on Tuesday evening last.
and II / had intended to introduce a
resolution announcing the Ramapo steal
certainly would have done 50
| as am satisfied that the rank and file of Tam.
many. as well as Democratic voters OF the city
| generally. are lined up against it. No PROPOSE
ton has been made to me with tho view Of Mr.
Goodwin being called of in the Ninth Assem-
bly, district. In common with large majority
OF the members OF the Tammany Hall organi-
cation OF the Ninth district want Mr.. Good
win to remain in the races otherwise the
Democratic voters OF the district would
not have the opportunity they welcome to
crush out with their votes. and SO give en-
phasis to the bitter resentment they feel
against outside interference and the auto
cratic dctation in matters concerning their
home affairs"
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Goodwin were equally en-
phatic in denying that they were going to quit.
Mr. Smith said:
There is absolutely no truth in the Pc.
auod Club rumor that the Sheenan VS. Tam
many Hall organization fight has been called
OF or will be called of. That is but another
OF the many fake yarns spun in desper-
alton by our opponents to deceive tho voters of
the district. The fight is still on and will con-
tinue to be waged vigorously until primary
day. unless Mr. Sheehan should resign in the
meantime"
Tho Democrats who are fighting against
Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Carroll in their home dis
triot. the Twenty ninth. met at Tuxedo Hall
los ,i.a. -
| dent. Joseph II. Koch: Vice Presidents. ]. W.
huldoon. Joseph Mulquesn and William J.
O'Dair: Treasurer Abe Schwab; Secretary. p.
8. Myer. Every election district was repre-
sented at the meeting. Tho officers OF the
association fear that an attempt will be made
on primary day to stuff the ballot boxes and
they adopted resolutions calling on all
good citizens to unite in preventing
such thing. The association also
adopted resolutions condemning the Ramapo
water contract. Another meeting will be held
on Tuesday evening. The association has
opened permanent headquarters in Tuxedo
Hall
The John ]. O'Brien Association, which is
fighting p ]. Dooing in the Thirteenth district
paraded through the street@ OF the district last
evening. and held an open air meeting In front
OF the headquarters at Forty 1rst street and
Tenth avenue. Speeches were made bv
Mr.. OBren. j. H. Griffin. Alexander Law, John
Crowley. James Meadin and Julius Simons.
Mr.. o Bren's friends say that they have the
support OF 200 OF the 1000 enrolled Demo-
Gratis In the district.
The dissatisfied members OF the party In the
Twentieth Assembly district will meet this
evening to lay plans for the overthrow OF High
ways Commissioner Heating. tho leader OF the
district
Fourteen Democrats OF the Tenth Assembly
district have issued a call for meeting to pro-
test against the leadership OF County Clerk
William Sohmer. The meeting will be held on
Monday evening at StnrE's Hall. l42 Seventh
street. The first name signed to the call is that
OF Louis Zimmerman.