New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
nEPENDS UPON CROKER.
OSCILLATION AS TO THE TAMMANY
NOMINEE IDLE UNTIL THE CHIEF
HAS SPOKEN - FATE OF
MINIATURE BOOMS.
MINIATURE BOONIS.

,aticians, despite the heat and general in
~ IN the political organizations find mid
aou speculation 10 Mayoralty candidates
SUI fau good food for gossip, and some queer
fhS arc evolved. There was report Yesterday
slu Iohn F Carroll, in England had per
r ma Richard Croker to remain abroad this fall
"a allow others less handicapped TO manage the
sn- s-naign for Tammany. Saddled this was the
80 that Carroll had persuaded Croker to allow
ies nomination Of Coler for Mayor. This informa-
ns ~, was said 10 have come in letter written by
r~roll 10 Larry" Delmour, one of Croker's most
+ad friends and allies. The truth is Demour
"a carroll hardly speak each other and Del
- &c about the last whom Carroll would
s+e Delnour denied the story in every detail
s+erday Carroll, Van Wyck and some of that
noue in Tammany do not wish Croker to return
- manage the campaign. They have talked to
.s,r friends very frankly to this and say that
c-oker's presence would hurt the chances of the
s.tat But Delmour and his followers want Croker
ssre There is little doubt that Carroll has advised
.s Tammany chieftain that it would be more
ol.ic for him to keep out of the campaign, but no
,,e believes he will accept such advice.
u NAV be remembered that in 1897 John c. Shee-
son had Croker persuaded to keep out of the cam
regu but al the last moment the boss back
- threw Sheehan out. The reason was Croker's
.ssr of the prestige leader might acquire by wag
DO g successful campaign and there is no one in
,be organization who believes that Croker plans to
.+sn aside and allow some one else TO conduct the
fight
There has been much speculation to candidates
hut nothing definite be announced. There are
9 dozen who have backing from element
or another in the organization and undoubtedly
,be big boss has already been importuned to sup
mort several candidates. There will be no definite
shane 10 this speculation until Croker gets home
and surveys the field and makes up his mind just
how much Tammany will have to concede to pub
lie opinion. Croker would naturally desire, the
politicians point out. TO nominate plant fol-
lower such Van Wyck, but he may find this i'm
poitic. II he feels the combination against the
Tammany organization is too strong he may take
some more independent man. Just at present no
one has any idea who will be the choice of Croker
The German-Americans urging that a German
american be taken and Sheriff Grell is being talked
OF De Lancey Nicoll has many supporters, and
there have been miniature booms for many others
Kings County is factor be reckoned with in
the naming OF a candidate for Mayor. Kings Coun-
~ wants TO have man from Brooklyn as nomi-
nee The leaders across the bridge declare that
Manhattan has had the first Mayor and more than
rs share Of the good things in Democratic politics
They point also that Croker maintains his su-
premacy in the State organization in the fight with
ex-senator Hill solely because Kings throws him
the balance of power Kings thinks in the light OF
all these things that Brooklyn should be allowed
10 name the head Of the ticket this fall and Ed
ward NJ Shepard is talked of the man.
These booms floating around, expanding and
contracting. humping into another, bursting or
initiating Just the talk may go, but until Croker
gets home and all the big leaders have consulted
him and the whole situation has been thoroughly
discussed the who is 10 be named for Mayor
by Tammany Will not be known.