Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-07
CROKER DESERTED
Tammany Turns Against Politica
Back Number.
HIS BRITISH HOME WAS A FACTOR
Many Followers of the Tiger Resent
croker's Residence on the Other
Side Of the Water--WiIl Mean Split
Party.

New York, Nov. 6.--As soon as it
became known that Tammany Hall
had been defeated in the city and
the county the members of the general
committee Of the organization began
to talk about Tammany's future. 1t Is
the general belief that Richard Croker
will go back TO England soon, and that
he will never again be power in the
councils of the organization.
In his long absences from this coun-
try Croker's power has been taken
from him TO an extent that is not real
lied by those who have not followed
all the moves that have been made Oh
the political checkerboard during the
last year.
Today the real power in the Tam
many organization is the Sullivan-Far-
rell-Devery combine, with all that it
stands for. This portion of the organ
ization was able to prevent the nomi-
nation of John Whalen, a warm per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Croker, for the su-y
preme court, and the county ticket was
dictated by it from top to bottom.
Means a Split Democracy.
The general committee for 1902 was
elected at the September primaries.
and the men who controlled it then.
will control it when it meets for or
| ganization on December 81, unless the
committeeman show an unexpected mi
dependence. There is no chance for
any other faction of the party to obtain
control under the law until the next
primaries. which will be in September,
| 1902
In the meantime the Greater New
York democracy. which helped to elect
Low, will asked to be recognized as
the regular democratic organization OF
the city, and with the help of ex-Sen-
ator David 3. Hill and his friends UP
the state it hopes that its delegation
will be seated at the next state con
| vention.
In order that it might ask this and
have no good reason urged against it
the leaders of the organization were
careful in the preparation of their
nominating petitions, and they have
none but democrats on them.
Point Lost to Tammany.
/ When these petitions were filed at
the Bureau of Elections Tammany
sent a corps OF clerks there and had
them copied for investigation, intend
ing to declare that they We're signed
tby republicans only, but they were
not aple to do this, for the names
were ali those of democrats.
4 In one of the assembly districts,
where the citizens union used to be
STRONG, it was necessary for the lead
ers OF that organization to go to the
Republican organization aud ask their
help in getting a sufficient number of
names for its petitions; but the Great
er New York democracy did not ask
the aid of any one and obtained all
aus own names.
/ The Sheehans and the other men in
this organization always have pulled
with Mr. Hill and the upstate demo
Gratis against Tammany, and they will
ask to be recognized OF course Tam
many will fight against this, and the
struggle between them will be inter
esting.
i 1t was said today that the real pow
Ter in the Tammany Hall councils
from this time on will be Charles W.
Morse. the ice man, and his friends.
among whom are such men as John r.
Carroll, Mayor Van Wyck. and the
others who train with them. Mr..
Morse is classed as republican, but
he has a great influence with the
members of Tammany Halls ruling
, clique.
The members OF the organization
lay their defeat at the doors of Rich
ard Cookers English home, at the
Moat House, Vantage, Berks. They
also say that he has allowed himself
to be guided by the most selfish and
illiheral influences and men about him
!, British Home Cost Votes.
Hundreds OF Tammany men scratch
ed the ticket and many OF them vote
for Low because of their resentment
of the fact that Croker lives in En-
gland. The Tammany men are bitter
against Mr.. Croker and his friends, or
rather, against those new friends OF
the chief who have appeared in the
foreground since the victory Of 1897.
Tonight in their bitterness the Tam
many men said that at the meeting OF
the general committee to organize
they would not reinstate Mr.. Croker
: III the Craftsmanship of the finane
{ committee, and that they would pun
/ ish him for the defeat by deprivins
1 him of the power that he has had IL
\ the organization.
Mr.. Croker has said that he woult
:, never abandon the post OF leader oi
| the party, and these men intend Ii
/ kick him out and humiliate him unless
: they change their minds before tbs
1 meeting of the committee.