New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
DOOM OF CARROLL DECREED.
CROKER MEN WOULD EVEN IORN
NINTH OVER To SHEEHAN TO
BEAT THE EN-DEPUTY Ross.

John F. Carroll is 10 be driven out OF Tam
many Hall if the Croker men can do 1t by nook
crook. The Croker men are even willing to
90 10 the extent Of turning over the HAlNth
CCaTolrs) district the friends Of John &
Sheehan if that is necessary TO klIl OF CarroH
William A Cans. a well to do lawyer, prominent
in the B'nai Berth of the leading jewish
organizations mas been selected by the Croker
men as their candidate against Carroll for the
regular leadership of the XXINth district. 1t
is understood that Andrew Freedman is sup
porting Mr. Cans. and that things have reached
such stage that even the best efforts OF the
triunvirs viii be unavailing to patch up peace
Mr. Cans is chairman of the Endowment Free
Sons Of Israel. and his last experiment IN pom
tics was several years ago. when he ran as an
independent candidate for alderman against
John F. Carroll's candidate, and came "Ili'h
100 votes of winning. Several meetings OF lne
Croker men have been held in the last TWO
weeks in Mr. Gans's office, and it is expected
that a formal address to the voters OF the dis
trict will be issued by Mr.. Cans and his friends
next week Mr. Cans has had falling out with
Roln NJ Morgan. Mr.. Carrolrs right hand man
in the district, and he served notice on Morgan
that he was against him and Carroll me ram
many nomination for Senator was oHeFed |"
Cans by the Carroll men few years ago, hu'
he declined it on the advice of his friends, Wh"
certain that no Democrat Noulu VIII
against Senator Elsberg-
The Croker men say that CarrolIs course
since Richard Croker's last return TO England
has made it certain that his greatest ambluoh
is to become leader of the organization. ana
this they will not tolerate They say that the
triumvirate is bad enough. but that Carroll
would be a good deal worse. They point to the
snub administered to Carroll by Lewis Nixon
at Albany when ex-senator Hill opened the
State headquarters. and this. they assert, Is
proof that Nixon and other friends of Croker
cannot have any use for Carroll. The Croker
men saw there is needed another prominent He
brew IN the Tammany executive committee. Al
present Julius Hamburger is the only Hebrew
in the committee. They think that in two or
three of the districts where there Is a heaNy
Hebrew Democratic vote. that vote can be bet
ter managed by a leader who understands the
1enperament of the mass Of voters than BY u
man Of Mr.. Carroll's capabilities
There is a possibility that the movement
against Carroll may be kept quiet until Senator
Tim Sullivan returns next week from the Hot
Springs Tim is due in the city on Tuesday,
and then he and his friends will get together
and talk over the best way to shape the pr
mary fight in order to elect Cans leader.
Mr. Carroll in the mean time is going ABOUT
his district shaking hands with Democrats that
he has failed TO recognize in the last four years
It looks as if the primary fight in the district
would be the most spectacular in the city. MNeI
] Stein the leader of the Greater NeW-h ork
Democracy, has built up a strong following, and
he saws that in a three Cornered fight he VIII