New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-05
CROKER STILL KEEPS AW AY
TRO1-P1E FOR SOME OF HIS LEADERS
pRFwrNG At TIE COMING PRIMARIES.
AND THAT NAV HE'LL 70 AC'0'HT
FOR Wis ABSENCE NAY Pc
AVOIDING MA2ET COM
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Tsnn,an, district leaders pho took THEW vav
= the Democratic club yesterday or last even
irs found the clubrooms almost deserted Ron
ard Croker VAS not IN ;he city and ms fri"no'
who wont - the club said they did not know
where he was or when he would appear again
The Roard Of Governors Of the Democratic club
VIII hold a regular monthly meeting this even
ing. and Mr. Croker may attend the meeting.
and then again he may be miles away from the
CITY Why he should return to attend club
meeting when he failed 70 attend the meeting
Of the Tammany Executive Committee nobody
could tell last night
There 10 a suspicion that Mr.. Croker is keep
ing ont Of sight before the primaries because he
does not want TO he held responsible for the de-
feat Of some Of his friends among the district
leaders II looks as # several OF the leaders are
damned 10 defeat at the primaries on september
10 Contests at the Democratic primaries VIII
no made i'm nearly half the districts In the
county OF New York. In several of the Tam
many faction fights in the districts the indlgna-
tio,, directed against Nj. Cookers dictation and
hossjsm may turn the scale in favor OF the men
who are trying 10 turn down the leaders. MI
Croker has a way Of disappearing when his ioi-
lovers are about to be beaten
The only Tammany district leader ~ho Is max
Ing 4 direct fight against Mr.. Croker Is John -
Sheehan in the INth Assembly District MI
Croker started the fight against Mr.. Sheehah oe-
fore he went TO England early in the summer.
He returned to find that Mr.. Sheehan had taken
up the fight with SO much vigor as to be assured
80 victor, since then the fight against Mr.
Croker has been carried into other districts IN
efforts To- turn down district leaders VINO are ms
s,,bso-, ient tools Perhaps the hottest hEhl -
XXXIst District but interest has been growing
daily i'm contests against William Sohmer' III lne
Xth. y. Doolng. i'm the MIN, Jdnrs -
itaating i'm the XXth. Maurice +. Holman IN
The XXINth: John +. Carroll. in the NNlNtH'
and Thomas J. Mulhgan. I'm nc NhneN"u -
tr'gt There are contests in other districts also
In the Xth District last evening 'heif va "
meeting attended by many members OF M
Tammanv district organization and resolutions
were passed denouncing Mr.. Sohmer AIId"t~
monts were made for running an ~" W. 4,
ticket AT the primaries in the district EN<>
dorfnan william Ficke presided an I'm" I'e'''-'
resolution vas passed denonncns we ,,.bo
hers Of the Board If Public improvements So.
had attempted TO plumber m" taNI'N vs. ~
soddling ,innn the city the outrageous t'a"d ~
contract" and thanking Controller '"ie' anu
tive united press Of tho city for defeating '"'
job 1t is becoming evident 'nal IN ~ otS,nc
t,on over tho attempted Ramapo si"al IS aiming
onnosition ia the Tammany leaders VINO 8ie
friends of Mr.. Croker rd
Another reason for the disappearance ana
continued absence Of Mr Croker may ne = ue-
sire 10 avoid tesufyinG before the Mazet ON
mitteo regarding the Ramapo scheme, VI t. !,
croker is not now under subpoena, ana tnele -
reason t. believe that he desires /" N''P away
from the Mazet Committee. - h,s
Mayor Van Wyck IS expected to close ms MS
vacation and return TO his duties I'm the Clly
Hall to-day He came 10 the city from - ~.
mort Long Island last evening and was al tnS
Dor,ocratic Cluh for about two hours He sald
his health was excellent. but he declined TO tax
about notifies or municipal affairs.