New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-24
EXCITEMENT IN I'AMWANY.
BELIEF GENERAL THAT CARROLL WILL
BE DEPOSED-CROKER DIMES
WITH THE MAYOR

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| All Tammany was on tiptoe last evening to
! what Richard Croker would do and what he
! would say His home coming at the time when
| the organization of which he is the leader is
! going through a crisis is fraught with great
! interest and all sides there great anx-
| iety to know whether Mr. Croker would sustain
| or dsown the Tammany leaders who while In
! charge Of the organization during his absence
! became deeply interested in the Ice Trust
Tammany has for the last few days been flooded
| with as to what Mr.. Croker would do
when he got home, and it was freely predicted
that Mr. Croker would depose Carroll deputy
leader and make 1t evident that he did not coun-
| tenance the acts of Mayor Van Wyck. the Dock
| Commissioners and other Tammany men who
| secured large blocks Of ice stock Therefore
great interest was manifested to see what atti-
tude Mr.. Croker took in this matter From the
time the reporters climbed over the side of the
ship at Quarantine until he went TO bed last
night Mr.. Croker was called upon to answer
questions.
Two things yesterday regarded as signih-
cant The first was that John F. Carroll, dep
uty leader, did not go down the bay to meet Mr..
Croker He did go 10 the pier, but he was about
the last man to greet Mr.. Croker. and then they
did not shake hands, only talking together for
a few moments. After this brief meeting Mr..
Croker drove off in a carriage with Andrew
behind. Mr.. Carroll did not go to the Demo
cratic Club yesterday and Mr.. Croker did not
see him at all except for the few moments at
the pier. Naturally this was widely commented
upon. but Mr.. Croker was a sphinx when asked
If Carroll had been relieved Of his responsible
post in Tammany Hail.
THE MAYOR VISITS HIM.
On the other hand. Mr.. Crokers relations with
the Mayor were OF an entirely different charac
ter. The Mayor has, in public opinion, been
held just culpabe, If not more So than
Carroll, for the reason that he is an office holder
and Carroll is not. Soon after Mr.. Croker ar
rived in the Democratic Club Mayor Van
Wyck's secretary, A NJ. Downes, visited the
club and saw Mr.. Croker. Soon after he re-
turned to the City Hall Mayor Van Wyck went
UP to the club He talked with Mr.. Croker for
ebout two hours. This talk seemed to be en-
tirely satisfactory TO both sides. and last even
ing the Mayor Andrew Freedman and Mr..
Croker dined together. They all seemed to be
in excellent spirits. and not a shadow fitted
over the group. CAROLS absence was the only
significant thing
Friends of John F. Carroll last night ex-
planned his absence from the club by saying
that he was a sick man. They declared that a
few nights ago Carroll tried to make some soft
shelled crabs and icecream assimilate har-
moniousy beneath his ample waistcoat, and
that he was a sick yesterday a con-
sequence They declared that 1t was great eff
fort for him to get to the pier. and that he went
at once to Far Rockaway soon he had
greeted Mr.. Croker.
It was said freely last night that Carroll
was done far influence in Tammany
Hall goes It was declared that Mr.. Croker
was deeply angered al him. In the first place, 1t
is said that Mr.. Croker is rettled over his stu
pidity in getting the organization in such bad
fix; second, he was decided by Carroll, so it is
declared in the representations about the ice
stock transactions. and, in the third place there
must be a scapegoat of some kind, and Carroll
is said TO be the one chosen
In all of his talk and actions yesterday Mr..
Croker showed that he trying to absolve
Tammany from any blame for the Ice Trust
matter 1t is pointed out that all Of the Tam
many men who will be candidates this fall for
any office are urging upon Mr. Croker to do
something to purge the organization of this
stain They declare that they cannot go into
their districts and talk against the trusts while
Carroll and his friends are retained in respOn-
sibe positions in the organizations, and ask
Croker therefore to act Aside from this Ice
Trust muddle, Carroll has alienated some OF the
old time leaders, such Jimmy Boyle.
Larry" Delmour Jimmy" Martin, and others.
They were seen at the Democratic Club last
parture for Europe 1t is declared that they
can be depended upon to speak frankly to Mr..
Croker and urge him to make example of
Carroll to save the organization.
Mr.. Croker was busy absorbing information
all day yesterday. He hardly reached the club
in the forenoon before he sent for Dock Com
missioners ]. Sergeant Cram. Peter F. Meyer
and Charles F. Meyer. He talked with them
for over an hour. When the meeting broke up
those who had taken part in it refused tc talk
Later Mr.. Croker talked with John w Keller
John Whalen and Larry Delmour In the
evening he talked with Mayor Van Wick He
seemed 10 be quietly getting all the news and
II was said that when he had heard from all
sldes he would weigh the evidence and act
II was said last night that Mr. Croker would
90 nothing hastily. In all his talk Mr. Croker
lhaue IL evident that he trying to clear
Iammanys skirts. "Tammany Hall will not
De responsible for the advance in the price of
zee ne SAID to one IF any man in the Tam
many organization is found to be in any wav
respoIslDle or copartner n the scheme that
man must 60 Later he spoke of Mayor Van
Wyck by saying: If the Mayor is guilty OF
using his influence TO help the Ice Trust he will
be punished" Again he said: "Tammany v,ouId
give ice to the people for nothing If ii could
The advance in the price of ice is something
awful and will be looked into thoroughly" II
was only when Carroll was mentioned that Mr.
Croker became uncommuntcative
STORIES ABOUT CARROLL.
There were stories at the Democratic Club
last night about the meeting between Carroll
and Croker. 1t was declared that Carroll feared
TO meet Croker and that he sent Senator Grady
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