New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
Mr.. CRIMNllNS'S CHANCES.
MR.. RIDDER'S ATTACK ON HIM SETS
THE POLITICIANS TALKING

Fernan Riders statement objectlng 10 John n.
Crimmins the anti-Tammany candidate for
Mayor which published in The Tribune yes
terday morning furnished one of the chief topics
of conversation wherever politicians gathered last
evening. Some expressed regret that the pushing
forward possible candidates for falls cleo
tiOn should begin soon. while others thought
much too long consideration could not be given
to important subject. Senator Platt declined
to make any comment upon Mr.. Riders complaint
that rthe professional politicians seem to have
captured the anti-Tammany league so far as 1T
has been formed. Ex-SheriT James O'Brien init
mated that Mr.. Ridder felt aggrieved because to
his party the Cierman-American Reform Union
only two votes had been allotted In the conference
Mr.. O Brien did blame Mr. Ridder at all for
taking this view of the distribution of votes. On
the contrary. he feels exactly the same way about
the two votes given to the O'Brsen Democracy
1T is absurd" he declared. Ito give only two
votes TO a body like ours which is organized in
twenty-one assembly districts. and the same
time to give exactly the same number of votes to
another party which could only assemble seven
teen members at its last convention
Abraham Gruber is opposed to the candidacy of
MI Crmmtns just strongly as is Mr.. HiddeT
The dnu-Tammany candidate he said last night,
should be an Independent Republican. Of the stamp
OF Captain t. Norton Goddard. rather than any
and of d Democrat. and certainly rather than any
Democrat who was for years a rabid Tammany
Hall man, until he was driven away from the bunG-
hole"
the Steckler organization. This hot weather poll
Tics" he said, does more harm than good. II
men will hardly attend to their own private bust
ness in the dog days. how they he expected 10
attend to politics? Candidates who doomed
will only be Handicapped when the race really
starts in the fall'
Frank II. Platt said ne did not think AIr. Ridder
in his statement opposing Mr.. Crimulins repre-
sented the views of many German voters besides
himself He considered Mr.. Crimmins to be of
tie strongest anti-Tammany candidates who could
be found. but he had never been able 10 ascertain
from Mr.. Crimmins whether he would accept or
decline nomination. Mr.. Platt was, however,
inclined to think that Mr.. Crimmins would accept
II he were urged by large majority OF the anti
Tammany forces
In Tammany circles II hard TO get any
definite idea Of how the possible candidacy Of Mr.
CrimminS regarded. At the Democratic club
was said that Mr. Croker had written from
England inviting Dock Commissioner Meyer, An
drew Freedman and Fire Commissioner Scannen
visit him Vantage. This is thought iHdi-
cate a desire the part of the Boss confer
he learned last night whether any of them would
accept the invitation or not. If the report that
MIR. Croker is expected to get back here by July 4
be true the cOnferrces will have 10 start for Eng
land in a hurry, but most of the members seen al
the Democratic Club lnst night were not expecting
Mr.. Croker until the latter part of August