New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
CRINMINS MAY TAKE THE LEAD.
LIKELY TO BE A FACTOR IN THE NEW
ANTI-TAAddANY DEMOCRATIC
ORGANIZATION

Within few days a call will be issued by those
who are organizing the anuTammany Democratic
forces in this city for meeting to take steps
looking 10 the formation OF permanent anti
Tammany Democratic organization Voters will be
asked 10 enroll. and the General Committee will
consist Of the enrolment list. It IS hoped by the
promoters OF this movement that fully 5000 voters
viii Join. Then district organizations will be per
fected and accredited representatives sent TO CEN
tral organization 10 govern the whole body.
The original intention to form this organiza-
ton without candidate but there evidences
that q struggle will be made TO commit this pro
spective body TO CT other. The idea was
TO form a compact and powerful association to
take the field. Whether this should a candidate
Of its own or confer with other ant-Tammany
bodies looking TO the selection of a union candidate
was be left to the future. The Tribune has told
how ex-senator Hill and John c. Sheehan tried to
take the lead IN this movement, but their sinister
motives became evident 10 some Of the men who
working hard 10 make II a success. Some Of
the men who are in the movement said bluntly that
all Hill and Sheehan after to build up a
powerful organization opposed to Tammany and
that when II became menace they would use 1t
as a club TO make terms with Tammany and sell
out the whole machine. It is well known that Hill
wants TO be a candidate for President in 1904, and
il is necessary that he should have the solid sup
port Of the delegation from this State before he
could have any chance Of getting the nomination.
He cannot get this support IL Croker defeat
him. II is therefore the belief ~ many that he
wants powerful antI-Tammany organization to
use in making terms with Croker for the support
of the New-York delegation in 1904.
Bird s. Coler has been prominently mentioned as
the man hkely to be used by the Hill-Sheehan COM
bnation in building up anu-Tammany organi-
zation, but now there indications that John
d. Crmmins viii be a factor in the proposed
movement. 1t Is said that Hill and Sheehan have
been told thar they cannot control this body,
and that they must not try. The friends of Mr..
Crimmins are very active, and they want to make
him the candidate Of the anti-Tammany organi-
zation, TO run him Independently to secure sup
port for him from other anti-Tammany bodies
Ex-Alderman Nicholas T. Brown an outlaw from
the Tsmmany organization. but formerly Tam
many leader in the Id District has been asked to
organize anti-Tammany body in the lid Dis
trict in the interest of Mr.. Crmmins. Similar or
CARNATIONS are to be started in other districts and
VIII be backed by Ashbel p Fitch William F.
eheehan, Hugh J. Grant, ex-Mayor Gilroy, ]. Ed
ward Simmons and others. Mr.. Brown said yester-
day:
There is a good field in the I'D for an anti-Tan-
many organization. The Republicans polled 23O0
100 OF J. 200 before. leave you guess where they
got 800 more this year The fight now going on be-
tween Diver and Foley, although within the
organization, Is not calculated to strengthen Tam
many. The losing side will not help the winners
There is bound 10 be bad blood may accent
the leadership Of new organization after thinking
IL over"