The evening world., 1901-10-11

Amid all the rsdoicing and the opening
Of bottles. big and small. that broke Into
the siumhrrs OF the good citizens on the
east side early this morning there was
one Gscordant wall. I; came from the
fFtends OF Asa Bird Gardiner. He was
sad. : He had no heart or voice in the
cMeeHngs for Unger. Oakley. Fahrbach
aud other men nominated BY the Tam
many Hall county and borough convcn-
ions last night.
Even IKE" Fromme had squeezed
through-not as tho mere candidate for
Register: but for President OF the Bor-
ough OF Manhattan. ]: looked = little
eQueamish for Ike" FOR a short time,
ana there wcre lot OF nervous
Frommes hanging around the door Of
tho council chamber at the wigwnm
where the slate that won was finally
handed oa:.
Gardiner Away BACK.
The name OF Gardiner was not on II.
With prize almost within his grasp n
scnnt three hours before tho meeting OF
tho convention that was TO Ming his
name out at his "calumiators." &c had
been turned down.
Up TO I o'clock In tho afternoon tho
world looked very rosy to him !Ic was
even more con,idant than Ike" but.
while no was even on The eve of cele-
brating tho victory to come forth. Tam
many leaders had "got next" 70 the ear
Of afr. Croker and Mr.. Shepard. tho
Democratic candidate for Mayor. and
Joined against tho nomination OF the
Colonel.
Croker for the Colonel.
Croker made fight for the Colonel
as he does for all his friends. but tho
opposition OF Mr.. shepard was 100 much
Cor him. He sent for tho Colonel and
stated the facts to him. II is 10 tho
credit OF the aspirant for .vindicat!on"
that he ut once saw and appreciated tho
logic OF tho situation and 90; out from
under. Up to the time OF the meeting
OF the Executive Committee. and the
most nervous half hour that Ike"
tTomme ever put In. It was no; known
VINO would be selected as the candidate
Tor District-At;orney In tho Colonels
place.
The committee met i, 7 O'Clock Mr..
Croker was there. lie took little or no
part in the proceedings other than 10
osk that the Colonel be heard. Tho
Colone! was invited after the committee
nominations. headed by Senator Der.
nard =. Martin. had retired to look over
the, slate With the Office OF Dis; rict- AT.
cprney lei, blank.
The Colonel made speech and the
qpeech made friends for him. He nd.
United that he wanted the nomination
and was very sorry that he was not TO
Seceive II. He said no realized. however,
mat there was some opposition to him
oi.d that he had decided 10 withdraw
nis name from consideration.
~ Unxcr selected.
While tho Colonel WA making his
speech the district leaders on the nomln-
atins subcommittee were picking out a
nan TO take his place. Co:r,in!ss!oner of
Corrections Lantry got wind o. the re-
qSe'uent or Gardner and secured the
Endorsement OF Henry ". unger BY
Croker He had three other members
81 the sub-commit,ee with him and
E6s tho Committee wen, back to the
council chamber they literally had 10
dsht their way through the horde OF
nervous Frommes gathered in the lobby
rs he on it?" rs Ike on 1T" These
questions were more in the nature OF
pleas than n disinterested demand for In
trrmation. One OF the committeeman
fo!d the Fromules that Ike" was on II.
and the bystanders could see the per.
eolranon melt on the latter as they
nade a Decline for McCann's TO open
Bottles,