New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-04
MEN SHY OF HILL
HARMONY FEAST HAD BIT TOO MUCH
NIXON IN 1T.
HOW THE WIGWAMITEs DON'T FE5L QUITE
AS WELL AS THEY DID BEFORE
THEY WENT TO THE Al
BANY POWWON.

The Tammany harmonzers-those who con-
tributed rain bows to the evening party given by
ex-senator David r. Hill at Albany Monday
night-brought back to New-York yesterday
story of snub that Lewis Nixon gave John F.
Carroll, as Illustrating the complete and beau
tiful spirit Of harmony that pervaded the entire
gathering. Nicholas ]. Hayes. leader of the
XXXIIId Assembly District. says that the snub
was not much of snub after all: that it was
just little snub of such minor consequence
that it ought not to have been noticed by the
newspaper men at all
Mr.. Nixon, said Mr. Hayes yesterday. had
been talking with Governor Hill IN one corner
Of the room. and started to walk away He
came over toward where I was standing. and at
the same tine Mr.. Carroll approached from an
other direction Mr.. Carroll had his hands be-
hind his back and when he brought them for
ward Mr.. Nixon apparently thought that he
wanted to shake hands with him CNixonl. Mr..
Carre!i had no such intention apparently. Mr..
Nixon when he thought that Mr. Carroll was
advancing TO shake hands said: I consider
shaking hands an act of friendship. and YOU are
not a friend OF mine All Mr.. Carroll said when
he realized that Mr.. Nixon had misapprehended
was. oh, 1 guess you're mistaken.
When Lewis Nixon asked about the Incl
dent yesterday he admitted that he had spurned
Mr.. Carroll but declined to discuss the subject
The Tammany men came away from the con
ference ON Monday night sorer than when they
went 10 it They watched Mr.. Hill and the up
State Democrats take up Lewis Nixon and make
a lion of him They recalled with bitterness
that Nixon had said that he could not retain
the leadership OF Tammany and his self-respect,
and they said yesterday that Hill was making
a good deal of Lewis Nixon so as to scare Tam
many Hall into keeping quiet and taking orders
from Albany during the coming campaign
Hill acts as if he we're going TO spring Nixon
on us as a candidate for Governor" said one of
the Tammany men yesterday. He probably Is
doing II as a bluff. but il is likely to Feep the
Tananany people guessing, and prevent them
from being aggressive along any particular
Manv of the Tammany district leaders gath
cred at Tammany Hall yesterday forenoon in
anticipation of a meeting Of the Tammahy Adj
visory Committee-the big three who took the
place as leaders of the organization when Lewis
Nixon stepped out.
The meeting, however, was put off until this
morning Charles r. Murphy, one of the tri-
umvirate having remained in Albany
Daniel F Mcllahon was the only one OF the
triumvirs to appear. He declared himself as
much pleased with the pow-wow at the State
capital, but declined 10 say anything regarding
the accusation made by John c. Sheehan at the
meeting in Stein Hall. when the Greater New
York Democracy leader accused the former
Tammany chieftain of having divided with Nc
Mahon profits of work done by the firm of
Naughton & Co. amounting to S1.OO0.OOO or
81 900 600 for the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company and that this the secret of how
Mcmahon who is a member OF the contract
ing firm came to be brought 10 the 1roEt III
Tammany politics.
Who cares what Sheehan says?" said Mr.
Mcmahon. Mr. Sheehan can say what he likes
have not a word to say.
Extravagant stories of large sums to be spent
at the primaries in September by the factions
in Tamrany were circulated yesterday. The
CarrolI-Van WyCk men are said TO be PLANNING
to spend half million dollars to beat the Sullt-
van Croker wing in districts, and on the
other hand il was said that the Croker-Sul1Vtn
people would spend 50 for every 81 laid out by
the Carroll faction.