New-York tribune., 1900-11-10
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FIGHT WITHIN TAMMANY.
POSSIBLE NEW ORGANIZATION wOR-
RIEs CROKER.
MOVEMENT To RID THE CITY OF IT'S PRES
ENT MIsGOVERNMENT DISCUSSED
BY WELL KNOWN MEN

BY WELL KNOWN MEN
Richard Croker is much in the same position
at present as was Damocles with the sword sus-
pended over his head. Mr.. Croker plainly shows
MS terror He is suspicious morose. irritable
and sullen He passes through all the moods
OF man who is afraid. and who cannot define
MS fear II Is gradually dawning upon his mind
that combination of such magnitude is being
formed to drive him out of power that he cannot
cope with it. Harassed from the outside he
feels the terror Of treachery in his own camp.
Croker realizes that he cannot rely upon his own
organization He does face the attack from
without with the absolute knowledge that those
behind him are loyal. Croker is stodly making
preparations TO abroad. and says that within
the present month he Will sail for Europe. He
believes that he has enough faithful friends in
the organization TO keep him informed of any
move his enemies or those who are lukewarm
may make. and that he return in time to
stife il.
The present menace to Tammany. which is
worrying Croker most just now. is the proposed
formation of new Democratic organization in
this city with Bird 5. Coler as the leader. Many
prominent Democrats have been talking this
over OF late. and it is said that within few days
a conference VIII be called At this conference
committees will be formed. reports will be heard
and ways and means will be discussed for form
ing new Democratic organization Then steps
will be taken TO build up an organization in each
district. and central County Committee will
be formed II is believed that this new organ
ization will ALLEVIATE from Iammanv hundreds
and thousands OF votes. Such men as Henry
d Purroy. ex-Postmaster Charles w Dav-
ton. ex-Mayor GiIroy, John D. Crimmins Will
lam F. Sheehan. ex-senator Jacob A Cantor.
/ Johh e. Sheehan, and many other Democrats
Whom Croker drove out Of the organization
stand ready and willing to take up arms against
Iammany and viii be the working leaders IN the
new body Ex-Mayor Grace ex-Mayor Abrsn,
/ y Hewitt, William c Whitney Frederic p
! Coudert and others il is said will sunnor+ ~
/ movement against Tammanv in every ua,- :,
| their power
/ NOT until September next can ANYTHING he ac-
! compllshed that will mean the overthrow Of Mr.
oroAer ana the REORGANIZATION of Tamnaanv
man sald Democratic leader yesterday 'Of
course a new organization be built up on
the lines of the old County Democracy. bu,
there are few who believe it would be successfur
as such Most OF the old County Democracy
! leaders are at present in Tammanv The fight
! as John c. Sheehan pointed out must he made
! inside the organization. What is wanted Is 4
new la'Hnany, and an attempt to secure one
/ VIII he made at the primaries Between this
ume and then sentiment will have been
worked up that viii prove irresistible. Old lead
erS VIII ne swept away Then the reorganiza-
tion will come"
a,'--- MR. HEWITT"S VIEWS.
Speaking of the movement to overthrow
| croker and redeem the city from Tammany mis-
rule. ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt said.
| The choice of city officers should not be a
party affair W. have had all that we can
stand Of the present administration. I believe
that the death note of Tammany has been
| sounded and it neads only a strong non-partisan
| effort 20 put Croker out of power"
| William F, King. president of the Merchants
| Association. expressed the opinion thar the gov
ernment OF the city should built upon d com
| mercial and not upon a political basis TT
| should be governed" he said upon the same
plan as Manchester and other European cities
Many of the evils of the present municipal gov
| ernment can De laid to partisan politics"
For instance. We understand that large
| amount of public funds is wasted through the
| incOmpet> ncy Of the employees OF the different
! municipal departments political appointees We
| understand also that there IS a large waste in
| the purchasing OF supplies for the different de-
! partments. Through the courtesy of Controller
| COler intend go into investigation OF
| the invoices for supplies OF the different de-
| partments and show what is being paid for
| supplies and what they can he bought for In
open market.
! II the funds are forthcoming we intend to
start campaign or education among the indus
| trial people of the East Side. We Will circulate
semi-monthly pamphlet in German. Italian.
|
| that even II they cannot all Dc masters, they
| can enjoy that which probably other nation
in the world enjOys-the right OF ballot. We will
| teach them also that by means Of education
| their children may become masters Of the fut-
| ure. We will point out to them that in order
| TO enjoy these great privileges they must vote
! for good government commercial administra-
| tion. and cutting away from bosssm-
| TOO EARLY FOR NAMES.
Charles steckIer in commenting upon the stu
| ation said that he had talked with leaders OF
all political elements. and the feeling expressed
by all unanimously opposed to Tammany.
/ 1T is a mistake, however" he explained. for
any one body of men talk OF any particular
man for the anti-Tammany nomination 1t Is
| altogether too earlv'
! William NJ. WINS. ex-City Chamberlain said
that he held To the view that mere fusion be-
tween Independents and the Republican party
would not bring about the overthrow OF Tam
| many Fusion he believed. would tend only to
| solidify the Croker forces What needed. he
| said. wa sto disintegrate Tammany. We must
attract men away from Tammany." he contend
| ed and neither RepUblicanism independ-
| ence simple or compounded can do IT, A Demo-
| cratic organization alone accomplish ii. and
this element is therefore essential to the success
| full union of anti-Tammany forces"
| There is no way to demolish Croker and
Tammany." Henry Hentz said. except by a
union of a anti-Tammany elements. That is
so obvious that it should not need to be said
| II Is the first premise of all reasoning on the
| subject The question then is. how TO unite all
anti-Tammany forces. This cannot be done uu-
less there Is a sincere desire the part of all
/ these forces TO come together. and unless the
desire is so strong that all elements will be pre-
pared to make concessions and sacrifices With
the creation OF these conditions the leaders of
the anti-Tammany forces must have much 10
/ for foil