The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
SHEEHAN FACES CROKER.
SAT MUM IN A CORNER AT EIRCU-
TIVE COMMITTEES MEETING.

Barrett, Van Hoesen and Knox for
Supreme Court-Croker Thinks He'll Win
The Hon. Richard Croker and the Hon John
| @. Sheehan sat in the same room In Tammany
Hall last night for nearly thrse-qusrters OF an
hour. Mr.. Croker suffered from a cold he had
caught on the Erin while the guest OF Sir
Thomas Upton at the yacht race on Thursday.
Mr.. Sheehan was unimpaired 30 far as
| could be seen. but IL was mighty chilly over
| in his direction. and the Tammany district
| leader said that Mr. Sheehan might have
started an ice company in opposition to Hon.
John F. Carrols consolidated concern IL he
felt inclined to go into that business and he
| could have got his ice for nothing. Mr..
Croker made speech Mr.. Sheehan. Hgura.
tively speaking. froze up and during the even
| ing said but two words.
The occasion was the meeting OF the Tam
| many Hall Executive Committee which always
| precedes convention week and at which tho
| leaders spring their candidates for various
Offices. Mr.. sheehan was not more than half
expected to attend the meeting. and Mr.. Croker
| was not expected at all. because he had sent
| word that his cold would send him to bed
The leaders began getting around rather early.
| Mr.. Sheehan was one OF the nrst there. The
| Hon. Louis MunZinger and a number OF Mr..
| Munznger's friends trailed after him. Not
| for protection. it was said. but Just an evil
| dence OF good faith. 1t was the first visit OF
| any OF the gentlemen to Tammany Hall since
! Mr.. Sheehan was elected leader OF the district
| at the recent primaries.
| Mr.. Sheehan stuck his nose inside the room
on the east of the hall and then he walked
| across to the meeting room on the west. Mr.
| MunznEer walked In to the east room where
| tho Hon. Thomas T. Smith was sitting at his
| desk.
How are you. Mr. Num- inGer:" said Mr.
| Smith. Mr.. MunzinRer cooked his eye and
| shrugged both shoulders and Mr. Smith
shivered at the chillness OF the reception.
| While the leaders were getting together
| crowd gathered in this east-sde room
and discussed local politics Mr.. Charles
s. Adler had announced that he wasn't
| going to be candidate for Assembly
| on the Republican ticket in the Eighth dis
| trct. and the friends OF the Hen. Tim Sullivan
| said that that was a good joke on Mr.. Adler
| and Martin Engel.
| You see it was this way" said the Hon.
| Tins friends. IT i'm and Charlie always laid
in pretty we'll together and Tim has helped
Charlie out. Tim gets an idea that Charlie isn't
treating him right. but it isn't that so much as
| that Tim wants George Roesch to get the
nomination for Municipal Court Justice, and
| to get that for George Tim is willing to
| throw Charlie over; so Tim goes 40 Martin
and he says: Say. Martin, this fellow
| Adler amt any good. III tell you what I'll do.
| I'll come down to give you lift to beat him.
| seer and Martin says. Thanks. Tim. we can do
| him together So Tim he goes away and he
comes back in day or two and he says: Say.
| Martin how about George Roesch for
| Municipal Court JusticeH and Martin he
says. remembering that Tim was going
to help him out in beating Charley Adler he
| says. All right. Tim, l amt particular. you
! can have the delegates So Tim gets the
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| over to see Oakley and no gets Oak
ley's delegates in the Fourteenth. Then he
goes and sees sohmer. and he says
| to Sohmer. How about Roesch for NUM-
| cipal Justice?' and sohmer says. L won't stand
| for it Tim says You won't. Ell? Well. he's
| got the delegates and we can't boat him; and
| Sohmer says. The ELL he has, and Charlie Ad-
Ter hears that Tim is going to help Martin do
him. and so he SAYS I'll quit.
| Tins friend had not moro than finished
when along came little fellow with a brown
| hat boiling over with rage. He wanted the
| scalp OF the Hon. Asa Bird Gardiner
| Hes a fine thing. amt he" said the man
| with the brown hat. appointing a niger
| Assistant District Attorney. Thought he was
q good organization man. and with all the boys
| out he goes and appoints niger"
| 1T is dead wrong" said, half a DOZEN Its
| dead wrong"
We'll. you bet yer life a Niger couldn't pros
| ecute me-" said the man with the brown hat.
| DO you think I'd lot him prosecute me? Not
| on your life. You know good people get into
| trouble metimes. but you bet your life he
will never get a chance to prosecute me-"
| What would you do II they put him up
against you?" demanded the Hon. Tins
| friends
"Do?" said the little man with the brown
hat. DO? Bet your life wouldn't give him a
| chance to prosecute me. I'd plead guilty"
There was a furry in the east room right
| here. and the word went around thatthe Hon.
| Richard Croker had arrived. In two minutes
| that room was practically deserted. the crowd
| was in tho hall. where 1t got tangled up
with the guests Of a masquerade ball that
| was going upstairs. and Mr.. Croker
| had disappeared into a room on tho west aide
| where in lonely corner sat the Hon. John @.
| Sheehan In lonely grandeur Mr.. Croker did
| not look at Mr.. Sheehan. nor did Mr.. Sheehan
| look at Mr.. Croker Mr.. Croker began talking
| with a number OF the district leaders. among
whom were the Hon. Michael @. Murphy the
Hon. Edward T. Fitzpatrick and the Hon.
Bernard +. Martin.
In very few minutes Mr.. Croker said he
was ready for the meeting to go on. and all but
the district leaders had cleared out OF the room.
| The door was shut The thrty-sX district
| leaders were all on hand. They sat up front.
| with the execution OF Mr.. Sheehan. who oc-
| eupied his corner alone. County Clerk Sohmer
| was the nearest man to him. and he was ten
| feet away.
Senator Grady nominated Judge Daniel F.
McMahon for presiding oficer. and it was an
| nouncsd that the roll OF districts would be
| called. and that the leaders would have an op-
portunity to name candidates for the offices to
| be nlled.
For the First district Michael c. Murphy re-
| sponded and said that he had no candidates.
| Patrick Diver. when the Second district was
| called. got up and named Judge Bookstaver
| for Justice OF the Supreme Court. Councilman
| P. J. Ryder and Coroner Edward T. Fitzpatrick
| said that tho Third and Fourth hadn't any can
| didates.
Fifth district" called Clerk Smith. and the
| Hon. Bernard F. Martin said that he wanted to
see the Hon. James W. Boyle. the leader OF the
! Seventh district. nominated for Sheriff and