New-York tribune., 1900-03-26
PRICE THREE CENTS.
TIGER AFTER THE TUNNEL.
FRANK AVOWAL IN A CIRCULAR BY
CRoKER's SECRETARY
WILD SCRAMBLE TO SUPPRESS IT AFTER
THE POLITICAL. BREAK WAS DIsCov-
ERED-aIR. MDoNALD REsENTs
USE OF HIS NAME
USE OF HIS NAME.

Hall contractors, under the supervision of u
Tammany Hall city administration. There
thirty-hve district Leaders in this bor-
ouGh. each viii IiI-cIy e.ef three hum
drcd appointments for his district. Three
hundred s.bcrcrS at -. u day legal rate.
vTouid mean the addition of $500 more N day
tn the Es"--"y circulation OF each district.
The question that nEitntes is. VIII this
diStrtct get its share OF this patronage while
Mr. shcchsn remains leader: We believe
not--tF-cm circular issued b. sn,i-s sheehantes the
IX:A District.
The foregoing statement refers to the fight
against John (. Sheehan's leadership OF the
Tammany organization in tee Ixth Assembly
District, and is embodied in 4 circular issued
last night by Thomas z. Smith, the private sec
retary of Richard Croker. Mr.. Smith. in CO.
operation with Councilman Frank j. Goodwin
is trying to defeat Mr. SheeAaa. The war on
Mr.. Sheehan is Old one. but up 10 the pres
ent he has succeeded in defeating his enemies
and retaining the leadership. Sheehan has ar
rayed against him all the power influence and
patronage that Tammany can command Rich
ard Croker to defeat Sheehan has sent his own
secretary, Thomas +. Smith. into the district
to help Goodwin, the anti-Sheehan leader. The
war has been a bitter one. At the last pri-
maries Sheehan won signal victory. but
Croker, Goodwin and Smith have kept up the
fight. and at the primaries they hope TO over
throw Mr. Sheehan and depOse him from the
leadership.
Ihornas r smith, who gave out the circular
in question, is one OF MIR. Crokers most trusted
agents. and is thoroughly familiar with the
workings of the Tammany organization When
he wrote the foregoing paragraph he expressed
the Tammany view of the contract for building
the underground railroad. and he set forth
Tammanys plans with a frankness and candor
that possibly his willy chief and others in the
organization may indorse. 1t indicates
plainly that Tammany regards the building of
the underground tunnel nothing short OF a
big political plum. and that the organization
will try TO establish policy of loot and plumber
as long the work is under way.
John b. Mcdonald, the contractor. however,
sees the matter in different light as the ap-
pended statement from him shows. and as the
Rapid Transit Board will have the most 10 do
with the supervision of the building of the tun-
mel, there is a good chance of thwarting Tam
many's purposes:
Mr.. Mcdonald when he saw the circular last
night said
My contract is not political contract No Tam
many Hall leader any other organization
leader has had, mas now or viii have anything 20
from using my name fur their own argumentative
But no leader and contestant for leadership
has any right 10 DO so; l shall run my own bust
the construction of the Rapid Transit tunnel
THE ANTI-sHEEHAN STATEMENT
part was signed by number of the anti-Shee-
han men in the IXth District. IL is given out
as from the Business Mems Independent Asso-
citation of the IXth District an anti-Sheehan
organization. and in the appeal to voters it says:
We assume you already know Of the conaict now
this district Both sides have probably appealed
to you for your support with seemingly strong ar
decided 10 which side 10 give your vote at next
Tuesdays primary The purpose of this letter is
district, which are based upon careful and con-
siderate examination OF the origin and status OF
any Political Contests the Business Mems Associa-
ton fet that it must do SO in this case because II
concerned the welfare of a large number OF work
ingmen. property owners. storekeepers and other
business men OF TINS district; We confess We are
prompted by selfish motives. but are noe politicians
the rG {pouSe GGe beSweea Mr. sheensn ana TammanS
hall. we are convinced tnat our business interests
vlI particularly while ne remains the dis
trict leader. We declare this without malice or
opposed by the Tammany Han organization is
unuenable fact Tnat he has no influence Win III II
charge him with having tried 70 break II up; and
hing as to the truth falsty of these charges.
But We do know that the Democratic organization
Mr. Sheehan and refuse to do anything for him.
and tnat is the phase of the situation which ssps-
Time was wnen this district received many places
residents were employed This when the dis
leader and the organization were on trlendly
terms. The benefits of this recognition OF the dis-
trct by the organization alone felt by the
place holders and their families, put also oy lana
t1lTS' 6 m srD iriS Cf anu ors tb more peooie al
yoTk n a neigbborhood the more money in circu-
lation there And that is just what we want r.,,,
Since Mr.. Sheeh2nS break with IaInuany ran
few places If any have been been given 70 & TINS tI6 District
Many positions which would have come here TX We
had another Democratic leader have gone else
where Only recently tour places amounting 70
s5e1O yearly salary. which should have come here.
given other districts because Mr. Sheehan
power.
district and should ask ourselves II a change
of leadership is not now Imperative. We are re-
recognition from Tammany HaN Ground will be
broken Saturday for the great rapid transit
the course of that work II will be conducted by
John Il. Mcdonald, Tammauy Hall contractor.
ministration There are thirtyhve district leaders
in this borough and each Will likely get three nun
labOrers At . day. the lega! rate, would mean the
addition OF 500 more day 10 the money eireu-
us is VIII this district get its share OF this patron
age while Mr. Shcehan remains leader? We be-
This is the true state of ahays. and one OF the
reasons why we have interfered in this district
Then why should we continue sacrifice our
own interests any longer for Nix SheehRns He has
should be satisfied retire from the leadership
when he realizes he is jeoFSrt!zing the interests OF
helped him we'll IN the past.
voted for the primary In this district One viii
bear the names OF John c. Sheehan and others
upon II. The other VIII have the names OF Frank
Seymour Club. and has the sympathy o. the ES,
ecutive Committee OF IammaEy Han we ,vg, s3aa
are sure will end the district trouble and be ad-
vantageOus 10 all concerned
While we vote only for delegates yet the defeat
of Mr. Sheehan will indicate to him the desire OF
I tho oia hat ha