The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-20
CARROLL RESIGNS AS LEADER.
PRIVATE M SINESS roo HEiIY.
NE SAYS, TO RtN MS DISTRICT.



! John +. Carroll resigned the Tammauy
leadership Of the Twenty-ninth Assembly
| district last night. The reason he gave
| for his action " a. that his private hlisiross
| now demanCs 80 much of his time tina, he
could not properly attend to the details 81
party organization which the leadership
, carries with IL Joseph r MIlqUeen. "A
| carroll man, was elected leader for the
| coming year
Mr.. Carroll had to fgh, for the control
Of his district in the primaries last Septem-
Der. Charles F. Murphy. now leader of
Tamrnany, did not want him elected. and Mr..
CAROLS supporters alleged that Mr. MUIR
ply colonized the Twenty ninth. sending
over 200 men from the Twcn, h district
10 vote against Carroll When Mr. Murphy
was elected the sole leader Of Tamrrany.
TO succeed the triumvirate of Murphy.
| Hafen and Mcmahon. Mr.. Carroll fought
his election.
During the recent campaign Mr.. Carroll
rarely appeared at the hail. The only
evidence of a lessening of tho hostility
between him and MIR. Murphy was when
Mr.. Murphy took the name Of James ",
! Girard, Jr., off the slate for just ice of the
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Vernon NJ. Davis. II was then related that
Mr.. CAROLS friends among the district
leaders had signified to Mr.. Murphy that
they would regard this as a sign Of con-
sideration.
In getting out last night Mr.. Carroll
sprang a surprise on Tammany. for no hint
of such an intention had come down to
the throne in Fourteenth street. Mr.. Car
Ill 81 n,
Club of the district at As East Fifty-ninth
| street. This had been regularly called
for the election of a leader by the general
| committee of the district, which the Car
roll men elected at the primaries.
Mr.. Carroll announced his purpose in
a speech. He thanked the members Of
the committee for their loyalty to him.
manifested in so many party fights and
elections. Then he said he had found it
impossible to attend his growing business
interests and at the same time give the
necessary attention to tho leadership. He
meant 10 remain an active worker in the
ranks Of Tamnany in the district. but he
must ask TO be relieved of the leadership for
the coming year.
MIR. Mulqueen was then elected without
opposition. He il a lawyer with Offices
at 253 Broadway, where he is in partner
ship with his brother. Michael ]. Mulqueen.
The latter IL a son-in-law Of ex-Mayor
Thomas F. Gilroy The new leader lives
at lls East Seventy-sixth street
Mr.. CAROLS retirement takes out Of
Tammany q man who has been counted as
having as much brains and political agacity
as any district leader since Croker rose to
power in the organization. Mr.. Carroll is
not yet As years old. He got into Tammany
as a district leader from the old Sixteenth
Assembly district. succeeding the late
Sheriff Flack He remained as leader while
the district was the Twentieth and the
Twenty second,
Recorder Smyth appointed him clerk
to the Grand Jury and he held that post
until 1887 when he was made clerk of the
Seventh District Court In 1890 he was
clerk of Special Sessions and two years
later was appointed clerk of the Court
Of General Sessions This is a life place.
John Sparks. whom he succeeded, held the
Office forty-six years. The salary is 81. 600,
with fees which bring it's value to SIP 900.
Mr.. Carroll succeeded John G. Sheehan
in 1897 as the deputy leader OF Tammany
under Richard Croker. when Croker came
back from England and forced Sheehan
out. In 1893 Mr. Carroll resigned his clerk
ship and ran the Van Wyck campaign
for Governor. He has held no Office since
He was interested in the formation of the
American Ice Company and is reputed TO
have made money out Of II. His opera
lions in the stock market have been con-
Quoted with great shrewdness and he is
now supposed to be worth several million
dollars
Mr.. Carroll owns a handsome six story
residence at East Fifty-seventh street,
just completed. The Huntington estate
sold the land to David Hennen Morris for
$4,000. The house which has been erected
on the plot cost 325O,OOO. With its furnish
ings 1t cost Mr.. Carroll nearly SeOO.OOO.
He lie now vice. president Of the Fourteenth
Street Bank. one Of the chain of banks
controlled by Charles W. Morse,
When Mr.. Carroll made his fight against
the election of Mr.. Murphy a. leader OF
Tammany these district leaders vot ed with
him. Big Tom Foley Of the Second, Patrick
j. Ryder of the Fourth. Senator Bernard
J. Martin Of the Fifth. Patrick J, Kea On of
the Seventh. John b. Sexton of the Nine
teenth. Francis j. Lantry Of the Twenty
second. James j. Martin Of the TWENTY
seventh and Peroival Nagle Of the Thirty
fifth.
A friend of Mr.. CAROLS said last nigh,
that he did not care for a district leader
ship while the present powers are in con-