New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
WIGWAM IN A PANIC.
CROKER'S LEADERS TURN IN DISCOUR-
AGING ESTIMATES.

Richard Croker departed from his usual policy
yesterday in asking the district leaders to fur
nish him with their campaign estimates last
night. In past years it has been the rule to
have meeting of the executive committee of
Tammany Hail the Saturday preceding
the election. which the leaders reported the
probable result in their individual districts.
There will be the usual meeting of the executive
committee this afternoon and the figures will
be discussed, but Mr. Croker is getting the es-
Inmates day earlier than has been the custom
In past years. What his object is in doing this
could not be ascertained certainly last night, but
1t is said to be for the purpose of closely
scrutinizng the estimates before the executive
committee meeting, that he will be ready to
talk, and perhaps make plans, in the hope of
increasing the majorities in districts.
Whether Croker will give out the estimate of
the Tammany leaders after the meeting to-day
could not be learned last night 1t has been the
custom TO make public the Tammany forecast
after this meeting. Last year, however, this
custom not adhered TO. All through the
campaign Croker had been claiming majority
for Bryan ranging from $1,000 to 50 900. The
leaders figured far below this and Croker sup
pressed the figures. The returns showed Tam
many plurality n this county of less than
$4,000
THE LEADERS APPRENTICESHIP.
1t was gloomy day at Tammany Hall yes
terday. and d gloomy evening at the club
last night Publicly the leaders claimed 10000
for the ticket in Manhattan and The Bronx,
1000 in Kings. 5000 In Queens and 200 in
Richmond Privately they admitted this was
bluff and showed plainly that they were ap-
prehensive. As leader after another turned
in his report Croker's brow became more
tracted and his humor more grabbed. 1t was
evident that he not getting good news.
From ali surface indications Tammany is in a
panic and the defeat of the ticket appears to
be a certainty. The thing that the leaders
are now counting upon is to the county
ticket They have received word from the
Kings County organization that big fusion
majority, possibly 10000. may be rolled up in
Kings County and that the Democratic county
ticket in Kings will go down In defeat. Kings
has begged Tammany to roll up plurality in
Manhattan that will carry the ticket, and Tam
many. face face with this crisis. realizes that
it will be unable meet the demand made
upon 1t.
Croker would give out figures, and he
strictly warned the leaders to keep their tongues
in their cheeks. but OF the news leaked
out. 1t is known that the most depressing news
has come from the East Side The whirwind
campaign made by jerome and the uprising
against Tammany bIackmail and oppression in
that part OF the city have cut into the normal
Tammany majoritIes to great extent. The in
creased registration over that OF four years ago
is also another black eye to Tammany Tam
many always gets out it's vote. and it is fair
to assume that In heavy case of registration
so per cent OF the increase over normal is anti
Tammany strength.
Reports from the lst Id. lid, With With
1Xth. XIIIth. NIVth. XVIII XVIIth. XVIIIth
districts, all OF which usually heavily Tam
many, are OF the most dlscouraging kind In
The lst District a great many Tammany voters
have moved away, and 1t IS said that the Tam
many plurality there viii be reduced by 800
votes In the lid the scars of the Foley -Divver
fight are still ~. and. instead OF a Tammany
plurality of 5000 as there was last year II was
said BY leaders that Foley will fan short by
1000 plurality. In Tim" Sullivan's district the
detection from Tammany is exceptionally large
and his estimate was said to be low. In the
lNth, John c. Sheehar former TanlInany
itaoer' Is or course. against the Democratic
ticket and it is said will come near carving
the district for Low, although il gave Bryan
900 majority last year. It is usually the same
story from all the districts. There is a uniform
detection from Tammany. Districts acrninally
Republican will give a bigger ma icritv ihan
usual and districts Democratic viii reduce their
plurality or else go Republican. The outlook is
most discouragng for the Tammany leaders
ADMISSIONS MADE PRIVATELY
There was 10 disposition the part Of any of
the leaders to talk last night. In private they
admitted that the city ticket was lost and that
the success of the county ticket was dubious
Even If they carried the county ticket they ad-
mitted that Van Wyck, Unger and Frumme were
in danger of defeat. owing the great number
of Democrats who would cut them. The Tam
many say that Jerome is the strongest
man on the fusion county ticket. They tried at
the outset 10 belittle him. Last night they ad-
mtted that he had made IL great campaign
that he had personal following such as no
man who has campaigned in New York since
Henry George, nd that he would thou
sands of votes ahead of his ticket They ac-
knowledged that on the East Side he was fairly
idolized by the people, and that argument
threats and coercion had effect, and that he
would make great nroads on Tammany there.
Mr.. Croker did not go Shepard's headquar-
ters N the Hoffman House yesterday. He was
at Tammany Hall greater part of the day and
at the club III the evening. He had nothing to
say and seemed to be in troubled state of
mind. He asked about a report that he had
crossed to Hoboken yesterday morning in
automobile and engaged passage Europe on
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