New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
LOOK TO COLER AS A MOSES
SOME TANMANY MEN THINK THE CON
TROLLER COULD LEAD THE OR
GANIZATION OUT OF THE
PRESENT WILDERNESS.

Controller Coers personal friends in Tam
many Hall quick to take advantage yes
terday of the embarrassment of the or
ganization caused by the Whitney confession.
TO revive the agitation for the Controller as the
Tammany mayoraty candidate.
I'VE are UP against it," said one Of Commis-
soner Lantry's political associates and we've
got TO run Coler 70 pull US through"
Mr.. Coler is not giving much attention to the
nayoraIty situation. He is not overparticular
about carrying out Croker's wishes 1t is no
longer any secret among the Controllers friends
that he is going to make fight for the noml-
nation for Governor on the Democratic ticket
a year from this fall. Yesterday Mr. Coler
made somewhat bitter attack on Chief En-
gineer Bjrdsall of the Water Department. He
said that Chief Engineer Birdsan had outlived
his usefulness and ought to be removed
That is not a kindly thing for one Tammany
head Of department to say about one OF the
rnainstays of another Tammany head OF depart
ment The Controller is not particular ABOUT
Tan,uanv feelings Just now however. The de-
feat of Tammany this fall would leave Hi'l III
what his friends say would be a commanding
rosition in the organization next year. He
,Kould rather be Governor than Mayor, and Gro
ker knows it, Now that Tammany Is IN
hole" Tammany men the city payroh want
a candidate this fall who will win Ihey ar
''shaky'' al bout the vote winning capa o'i''ies -
Commissioner Nixon whose vice huntlhs 'o'ii-
,,ittaa anrIied an artistic coat OF kalsohline ~
.bo rar,n,a nvized Police Department ana let 1t
90 o+ that Mavor Van Wyck, Borough Pres
dent Coogan. Acting Mayor Guggenhe'ri'e' anu
Commissioner Nixon's friends are 20 man
ooaIrst CoIer for Mayor. The men who want
~ retain their jobs believe that the Conuollel
would be the best vote getter That Is why 'i'eS
are for him. =. che
The Controller in referring yesterday u Inv
confession of Whitney and prospective PfoseON
+ions bv the District Attorneys office salo'
.Tf the Parkhurst society has more eNloeHoe
against the department any ofhcer OF 'iie
da,ar+r,ent the matter should not be held mack
hut action should he taken at once. 1t VIII 90
moro harm than good 10 continue the present
suspense"
When asked yesterday about the revival OF tle
+o1l, about his being the Tammany mayoralty
candidate the Controller said: - ..,
II am not worrying myself about future cam %
paiens Of any kind. The business or TINS oliic0
keeps me busy 49,, ,..;,ds ~
There is no longer any doubt in the minds oi
a,1- of the Tammany men that Croker VIII re-
turn TO this country from England IN Septelh-
ber Many of his financial interests are MAJ I
aged by Andrew Freedman. ana thelr saieIy
denends TO a large extent on the continuance
oF fT-an1rosn1, in power 1t is believed that al
though Croker possesses large wealth MADE IN
this CITY by mysterious processes, he can al,
ford TO see Tammany defeated without mar
fight The Tammany men are GUM over tne
Parkhurst society's revelations. Ihere Is no No
moral consideration in their discontinue They
were caught red handed in an act tnat tne
voters will condemn in November. mat Is
where the shoe pinches.