New-York tribune., 1901-10-05
DIVER EXPECTED TO BOLT,
To DECIDE on TUESDAY NIGHT-HIS
ACTION DEPENDS on CROKER'S AN
SWER TO HIS ULTIMATUM

The followers OF ex-Judge Diver of the lid
Assembly District have delivered ultimatum
to Richard Croker, involving the political wei
fare OF the Diver Association. If Croker gives
Diver certain assurances OF future support and
also guarantees that the heelers of Tim Sui
Ivan and Frank Farrell kept out OF the
Hid district. that a year hence there may
he fair and open fight at the primaries"
then IL was said last night, the Diver men
will support the Tamnrany ticket. If the as
sura noes backed up by the pledge of Sullivan
himself, not forthcoming by Tuesday night
OF next week. Diver and his friends will come
out for the fusion ticket A committee of ten
appointed at meeting of the club
Thursday night to take the revolt question
under advisement.
Until the committee reports back TO the as
sociation on Tuesday night no action will be
taken. way the other" said Mr.. Diver
last night at his club TO Tribune reporter.
Fritz Iindinger. one OF your lieutenants was
In the delegation of independent Democrats
that to-day pledged their support TO Seth Low
and the fusion ticket" Mr.. Olivier was informed
Yes. I heard about that Fritz is a little
bit hot headed He didn't represent the asso-
citation officially when he went up there to-
day"
The Foley men say Lindinger is angry be-
cause you promised him the nomination for
Alderman and the Foley men have beaten him
out OF it."
The Foley lie about that as they do
about everything else" answered the Judge.
They can't tell the truth when they try Moth
ing will be done about bolting the regular ticket
till Tuesday next. 1 haven't seen Mr. Croker
since last Monday. We don't know what Wen
do"
Are you contemplating deserving the organi-
zation?" Mr.. Divver was asked
We'll, just say the situation here is decidedly
critical and let it go at that" said the Judge.
The following statement was made Yesterday
by Meyer Greenberg. chairman OF the commit
tee of hundred Diver men, which en-
powered him at meeting Thursday night
| to appoint committee of ten to decide as to
whether the Divvertes should support Seth Low
for Mayor:
have appointed the committee but prefer not
TO give the names of it's members until | have a
ness men The DivVeT Assocae1 m hes 5Hs
ship of fifteen @ hundred ali ready to stand by MIR
fifteen hundred moIe votes. rs each one can infiu-
at of f"nf ndwa Sne n friend END This will give the
soclauon Is an Independent organization. and now
SWING m influence Is snH no longer the leader i
shape now financially. The. associations building
treasury o' Of 500 at Are Isasg worth
night was not % esac az stated tns mefns a aa
You are naturally angry my defeat at the
a nnt
ungrateful to you for your noble friendship and
fidelity and the way In which you helped to build
up the Diver Association. / am ready to do
whatever you decide should be dore IF vou co dn
eide, we will even support Seth Low for Mavor
Mr. Greenberg would not say whether or no.
| the Divverites would throw their influence !,
favor of Mr.. Low. The impression in the die
trict seemed to be that they would do so
Mr.. Lndinger is restaurant keeper at Mas
sau and Liberty SITS. After the notification Of
Messrs. Low, Grout and Fornes yesterday Mr.
Lindnger admitted that with Patrick Diver
he had decided to bolt the Tammany nomina
tons. and support Seth Low and the rest of tho
fusion ticket. This decision, he added had NOT
been arrived at until yesterday morning "If
| Coler had been nominated by Tammany Hall"
he continued. Il would not have been here III Is
| time for all Democrats to administer a lasting
| rebuke to Richard Croker He has been in
| power too long and has become an autocrat
| Whom the gods would destroy they first make
| mad That applies to-day to Richard Croker"