New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
B liter ATTACK ON CROKER
Continued from nrst pnge.

formerly Crokers Oldest supporters Mr. animate
srienSs All Went well until It seemed certain tnae
Van Wyck would be elected and aneh dTerent
Tammany leaders to call on him at the Mnr dnSS
Hi Hotel This request was not we" Ybo was very
close to Sheehan. but who had become ,es's more
what he supposed to be sb sss was the medium
through which most of the invitations were Ne
yerd Through the e eST' we're or g got together
the Murray Hill Hotel on SUNDAY afternoon oDer
two weeks for Pf sem in his Room and after
terence q committee was apponteu, oi W. VI Shoe
Fan MG Ma the ~a Request Croker be invited to
come to Tammany Hall THIS Mt SheShan d 1tC him
IN regard to the action Of those who songnI 10
drag him back ,b into PI @a GfokeTs desire he
would be pleased to ask him to come to Iamrna"y
h after seeing Croker that afternoon and learning
that Att it was brokers' wish, Mr. sheehan addressed 20
n him a 6 9Gm Hall and join With all the others
In working for the success or me uCke, I'm nert
eeutye nns GROCER was invited to attend the
meeting Had Mr. sheehan believed the stories INA
have easily disposed Of him then and there tor at
any time prior to Van Wycks nomination 10 0.o Ey
ecutive Committee Sheehan was Cookers sincere
friend however and II was known to every meT
willingly retire at any time in Cookers favor
sHEEHAN NOT SUSPICIOUS.
a conspiracy was being engineered In Cookers In,
terest, and which conspiracy IN no event cU Td
true TO the agreement made between hinsef.
Croker and sheehan the night before the conVen-
Sheehan ana Croker, and contest ever took
place between them notwithstanding the many anu anu
repeated warnings that Mr.. Sheehan had from me
different district leaders of Tammany Hall. who no
called his attention to the way croker had teheu
he had betrayed every big man in the organizauon'
including exMayors Groy and Grant Mr. Us sn ,bo
migrate and traitor that ne has since proved nun.
self to be 1t became evident to Mr. cansnracv
against him in the interest Of Croker Inc most s
ridiculous stores Me1e and croker and every silly
yarn was repeated to Croker by those VINO sousnt
that Croker took the most stock in. and which fo!
seemed to annoy him mos, was 10 the eIdsc' !as
Journal at the Buffalo convention: that Hearst
was anxious to be a candidate for Governor ana
that Mr. Sheehan we'll disposed toward the
nomination. Croker was then bitter against hearst
nation OF Hearst for Governor was exasperatlhg
III As Is. a matter Of fact, Mr.. sheehan did not see
Hearst at Buffalo meeting him for the n5st tine NE
Sheehan almost Immediately got into an argument
with Hearst in regard to the bitter attacks thar
MI Sheehan told Hearst that these attacks would
have to be discontinued If THE Journal wanted
Van WICK was elected and Mr.. sheehan retired
from the leadership Of Tammany Hall at the end
ming Of the year 1895 Mr. Sheehan returning to his
district To fair minded men Croker's return 70
one and was engineered chiefly BY the aid of Dan
lei F. Mcmahon. who has no interest whatever IN
for long time been a loyal adherent OF that party.
seriously Considered the proposition OF endeavorng
TO turn Mcmahon down IN his own district Nc
the present D time is to use the power Of Tsmmany
Hall to compel local corporations TO give his hrrn
(Naughton K Coz contracts for carrying on such
improvements as they might be making or have in
It might be well to add here that the money OBJ
talned for the campaign of 1897 was raised by Mr.
sheehan and paid out by him through the treas
urer Of Tammany Hall Croker furnished no aid
whatever with the exception Of sending Mr.. Shee-
han 5000 which he said was given him by some SOM
When the campaign closed there was some $3.50
urer OF the orsanzation who has held the position
for years. declared that It was the first time IN his
experience that anything or the KIND mad occurred
TURNING sHEEHAN DOWN.
In March. following sheehans reelection as Lead
or Of the IXth Assembly District, and while he was
sick in Florida Croker conceived the brilliant idea
Of turning sheeh an do%n in the , I&n vo p lree
George Gibbons and others to this effect The at
S r IA the M6Se cGke wh
McAvoy, Gibbons and the others persisted in say
them All went Well in the IXth Assembly District,
everything was peace and harmony, until some
make another attempt to wrest the leadership
from sheehan This information was sent direct
|
Smith who says that he is Cookers secretary.
Smiths Information was to the effect that Croker
| had sent for him and told him that there was a
movement on foot In the !Xth District against
Sheehan. and that the people Of the district con-
sidered him Smith the most available man for
leader; further that he argued against such a
movement that he did not believe Sheeehan could
be defeated in the district; that he would like to
be Tammany leader but he considered that he
was well enough off at present and would Ike to
remain where he was. Croker then told Smith that
! he would him later about H. In the course
| Of few days Croker sent for Smith and said to
him: ahead
against sheehan," and Smith replied Il will 90
| whatever You say"
The foregoing Is truthful statement OF the facts
! I'm regard the now celebrated of Croker
vs.. Sheehan The feeling Of uneasiness that now
prevails throughout the various Assembly dis
tricts and the dissatisfaction among the people OF
! this city generally in regard to the present city
administration are brought home 10 Richard Croker
and he escape the consequences OF his acts.
! The time has not yet when the people OF any
| one particular district OF NewYork will permit
OF dictation of this kind. The people OF this city
! are intelligent and Independent enough II they so
will, to manage their own affairs without interior
from those who not vested with authority
! TO dominate and tyrannize them.