The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-06
CROKER HAS Deserted AND
TAMMANY IN FRANTIC State
IT'S Chief Priest Goes to England for Good and
Takes Millions With Hin-All Of New York
is in Revolt and the Most Solid Com
mercial Bodies Are Arrayed
Against the Organization
By ". T. MANNING.
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icatinE the crimson Tuic OF CTokeTism- lie
Republican leaders are unselfishiy giving
their cooperation toward driving lam
many from power and will support any
candidate that may be agreed upon whose
character and standing are OF a character
Which gives assurance Of better and pureT
municipal conditions.
But the most formidable and practical
OF all the movements against Croker ana
Tammanc is that led by John c. Sheehan
It strikes a: the very ritais of the Wig
wan and is sweeping into It's ranks the
men disguised with Crokers methods, up
on waum Tammany depends for success
at the polls. Sheehan has recently exposed
the tbaSeneSS selhShnesS and reacnery
of Croker in his political methods. 1t was
a revelation of political pe1'iidy and has
had the effect OF alternating from the Tam
many boss an immense number of follow
ers that hitherto repoSed the most I'M
plicit confidence in him. Neither Croker
himself. nor any one for him, has ven
ti.red to reply 10 that terrific onslaught.
I have sa.- that Tammany IS in terror
A Democratic member of Congress OF
this city tells me ttlat Croker himself IS
t.is1navcd at tho prospect before HIM IN
the coming campaign. He assures me that
previous 20 his departure Croker trans
ferred TO England and took with him
bonds, securities and. cast, amounting to
; The enormous sum of s., $4,000! This gem
tleInan does not believe that Croker will
erer return. and declares that he has re-
solved to reside permanently abroad
CROKER DESERTS.
Thj. gossip. known to be true ADDS to
the 1anmany CONSERVATION, and the pre-
diction is confidently made that the new
year will not be very old before four Or
five OF the inside Tammany coter1e
will have purchased tickets for Europe
with the intention of sharing the self
imposed lille of their chief The spectre
that appals item is another sweeping in
vest;gation 10y the Legislature similar to
that Of the rMazet Committee. 1t has been
the BLACKLIST Christmas 'TanmanN has
had in years and the skies OF the new
year are aflame with portents OF disaster.
Not a single newspaper in this city can
!e found 10 defend Tammany, and under
The manipulation OF Sheehan wholesale
desertion from the district forces OF he
WigYam IS threatened. In fact, 1t may be
said to have taken place.
The removal of District Attorney Gard
iner and the appointment of g. successor,
pledged TO the full performance of his
duty. was the blow that convulsed the
Croker forces. So long as they held that
gateway to the grand jury room and en-
trance to the criminal courts they felt
safe Now it IS no longer possible to block
the progress Of criminal processes which
Will inevitably be set in motion against
the men that have abused their trusts
and used their offices for their own en-
rict1ment. The situation is not unlike that
ii, the old Tweed days, when the honesty
of the city was arrayed on one side and
its political rascality on the other. Tweed
then asked: What are you going to do
about it?" The answer came in good time
wien he was picked up a fugitive from
justice on the beach Of Vigo Bay in
C-ai and c,,,,car,lerffI. tried cD>7viofp;i
and put behind the bars. where he died.
Is like fate before some of the Tam
manyites OF to-day? Il is possible and
proba BILE. New York is resolved to begin
the new century with an honest govern
ment.