New-York tribune., 1901-10-26
TRIES TO BRLBE SHEEHAN NAN
HUNDRED DOLLARS THE
PRICE OFFERED BY TAMMANY
TO GREATER NEW-YORK DE-
MOCRACY LEADERS.

Two thousand five hundred dollars apiece for
the Greater New-York Democracy district lead
ers is the price that Tammany is offering these
days. They have not secured one of them, but
they are still at work and last night there
were hints and suggestions that before the mid
die OF next week they will have ten of them
in the Tammany ranks
yesterday Sheehan district leader, as the
Tammany men call them, had an extremely in
teresting and suggestive coloquy with lawyer
near No. Ill Broadway. The young mans dis
trict is not far from that of Larry" Delmour.
croker's friend and Larry" has made more
than one attempt TO get this particular young
leader. who is an eloquent young Irish-Ameri-
can. TO join Tammany and quit making trouble
for the Democratic Club
Yesterday the young leader was summoned
TO the Office of a lawyer friend near the Broad
way address referred TO. and the conversation
was in substance as follows:
John. I'm surprised to see you working with
those people. and I'm still more surprised to
know that you a district leader and
making speeches every night against Carroll
and Lantry. Now. you ought not TO do that.
We are getting all the Sheehan district leaders
back into the organization. You ought to know
that this is simply Platt-sheehan game. and
that you won't get anything out of it. If you'll
come with US. I'm authorized to say that next
fall you can have nomination for Alderman
or Assembyman."
I'm against Tammany for keeps long as
Croker lives in Vantage" said the young leader.
''oh. that's all CUFF" was the response The
thing for young fellow like you TO look out
for is TO get something. They can't give you
anything. Even if Low should be elected, you
wouldn't stand any show with him. He would
pass you over and give everything TO some Of
his friends"
'All I'm looking for lust now is TO lick Tam
many" was the answer.
We'll. John, you're making a big mistake
continued the lawyer. Now, I've got PROPOSE
ton 10 make you. You come with us like ten
and We'll recompense you for any expense that
you have incurred in running your district.
Here's check Qt was for 50 800 for all your
expenses, and a little present besides. You're
a poor man, and you can't afford be fighting
the organization. There's only one more condition
that In your campaign speeches between now
and the time when shall announce that you
have left the Sheehan people yoI do not roast
Lantry and Carroll. Their friends feeling
pretty sore over what you have been saying
about them, and they don't want any more Of il.
You needn't come out at once for the organiza-
uon. We want TO hold back the announcement
for few days longer"
You are my friend" answered the young
leader "and that IS the only thing that prevents
me from telling you that / do not think much
or your political methods. l won't desert Shee-
han now that We have a chance to lick Croker
Furthermore, / don't take any stock in your
ooast that you have bought ten OF our district
leaders. You can't buy one OF them"
This ended the coIoquy. The young man
hastened 10 the office OF Mr. Sheehan and asked
II anything was going wrong. and was assured
that all the district leaders were loyal