New-York tribune., 1901-10-10
GARDINER MAY BE NAMED.
TAMMANY SLATE FOR COUNTY AND
BOROUGH CONVENTIONS-TALK
OF TRADING VOTES.

mass meeting of the fusion forces last night.
| Richard Croker WIS busy engaged at the Dem
ocratic Club in tinkering at a slate to be nemi-
| mated by the county and borough conventions
| tonight At late hour last night the slate
was still in an uncertain state. 1t was said
| that some changes might be made to-day at
| the meeting of the Tammany executive COM
mittee. which is to be held just prior to the con-
| yentions AS far as could be learned the slate
| last night in its tentative condition was as fol-
: lows:
| Justices of the Supreme Court-Morgan ].
| O'Brien. Robert A. Van Wyck, Charles W. Day
| ton and Charles II. Knox.
| President of the Borough of Manhattan
| Charles F. Murphy.
District-Attorney-Asa Bird Gardiner.
Sheriff-John Z. Oakley
County Clerk-George H. Fahrbach.
Judge of the City Court-John p Schuchman.
Register-ISaac Fromme.
| Coroners-Hart yucca, Bausch and Fitzgerald.
! Only two nominations for the Supreme Court
| are fixtures-O'Brien and Van Wyck. Dayton
| and Knox are regarded likely, but Samuel
| ITntermyer Edward G. Whitaker and others
talked of.
| 1t was generally believed last night that Asa
Bird Gardiner, removed from office when Presi-
| dent Roosevelt was Governor. would be nomi-
mated a vindication. Gardeners friends as
] serted that he would get the nomination. James
w Osborne, John ]. Deany and others
also mentioned.
The presidency of the borough regarded
| as uncertain In the afternoon it be-
| lieved that John w. Keller to get the
ination, but late last night he was said to be
out of it, and Charles F. Murphy reported
| to be slated for the place. There dozen
others mentioned in connection with this nom-
! ination.
FIXTURES ON THE SLATE.
| Oakley for Sheriff. Fromme for Register. Fahr-
| bach for County Clerk, Schuchman for City
Court Judge and yucca. Fitzgerald, Bausch and
Hart for Coroners were said to be fixtures.
Croker would not talk last night He inti-
mated that he might have something to say
after to-nght's conventions in reply to Seth
Low and those who have made him an issue in
the campaign. Little is said about the
paign at the Democratic Club at Tammany
Hall just now. After to-day Croker will be at
Tammany Hall daily and at the club In the
evenings. John F. Carroll is at Tammany Hall
every day.
The Tammany leaders have signaly failed to
| rouse any enthusiasm for their ticket. Shepard's
own words about the organization have come
back like a nightmare. The district workers
rebel against exciting themselves for
who has so bitterly assaed the organization.
Shepard's speech of acceptance did not make
them any more cheerful. 1t is said that Croker
and his lieutenants in despair over the
situate and see little hope of electng the head
of the ticket. They are working hard to save
the borough and county tickets under which
they would control large amount of patronage
There was much comment yesterday about
Edward NJ Shepard's connection with the Rapid
Transit Commission. Mr Low when nominated
for Mayor resigned from Columbia Mr.. Shep-
ard holds place worth $4,000 counsel 10
the Rapid Transit Commission He asked for
months leave of absence, which granted.
He is utilizing this month to make a campaign
for Mayor, while the original reason for his
request intended trip to Europe. The
impression is that Mr.. Shepard will not resign.
but will hold TO this lucrative job and relinqush
It only in Of his election as Mayor
Mr. Croker. Senator Timothy d. Sullivan and
John F. Carroll had a long conference yester-
day There a report at the Democratic
Club that Mr.. Croker had made arrangement
whereby the election OF the president of the
Board of Aldermen the Democratic ticket
would be assured. Votes for Van Hoesen were
to be obtained by trading Shepard votes. 1t was
said.
FOR RED FIRE CAMPAIGN.
Croker is making plans for a whoop-it-up
campaign, despite the lack of enthusiasm Of the
leaders and district workers He intends to
have big meetings. plenty Of red fire. lots
of banners and bands and speechmaking galore.
He Is pastering the town with Dodgers ana
banners which emblazoned Tammany
phrases Tammany is going to make its usual
hurrah campaign, but the hearts of the leaders
are not in the work, for they regard Shepard
as a man who will not stand for Tammany
methods, and view his election a calamity
second only to that of the election of Seth Low.
The leaders in many cases are bitter against
Croker for taking Shepard but, now that 1t is
done, discipline tells.
Tammany is straining every nerve to get the
nt,
majority of the Board of Aldermen Charles V.
Fornes the fusion candidate for President OF
the Board of Aldermen, said last night that he
had heard the rumor of a scheme to trade Shep-
ard votes to help Van Hoesen. Mr.. Fornes SAID
that If he could get proof of such an attempt
he would make il warm for the traders
After several conferences with Croker IT has
been decided that Timothy p. Sullivan shall
not go to the Assembly this year. but that he
shall be made Alderman Little Tim as an
Alderman could lead the Democratic members.