The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-02

Ezseufvs copniess say now that they
hsad q ~ Finance COMMITTEES. In the
sAaa ~ RsAp ipesssbls for Mr.. CrokeI
% eoe - NntyrS, Svsn though he WISHES
In Iii tsis D. 6heehan could havy
hold Tho o~reanisstion against Croker bad
he gone ct Il In the right way. There sro
various reasons advanced TO account for
bis not doing 20. Thsy make no difference
sThe things are going. 10 shape them.
VIII have no chance to get back into power
In tho organization, no matter how much
he may want 70, except a. the potton.
The whole complexion Of the machine u
goine to charge.
r.. .n'sS 81 Is cos sD,.e me e s ssiR Of n h ism now R' /.
overdons. but In three months there wil
DO q few now mon In and later there VIII DO
othefs and the end Of IL will be the complete
change about Of the Hall and the men who
Il think Nixon Is going 10 be successful
do not hear Of any attempt now 70 build up
. machine against him Inside. the Hall.
s0f course there may DO such an attempt
later. ! do not So 9 how II can succeed.
NIXON is as good q leader as the mem
O@IB Oh yno uhll WHO nTb nOTtct Wuhts Nv
honest men are in the majority In Tam
many-thcy are In tho majority 10 my
committee. and they are In the majority
In every committee. None of us has any
use for the element that brought defeat
on US. We are all against IL,
account Of any petty interest would simply
be to invite the Sheehan men to come in
and take the party from US. Az the situ-
alton n to-day Nixon has behind him the
decent mon Of Tammany Hall.
To-day Q fight against him would be taken
organization, IL would make US support
him 10 fght the bad element on the one
hand and the Sbeehan men on the other,
and Il would make II seem lively that the
Sheehan men would get In and defeat US
at the primaries.
next two months. Nixon may make some
break, may do something hat will cause
us TO want another man in his place.
sThere is talk about his being no poll
tician. Two or three months hence II may
DO worth while TO consider this.
q great politician. He may have shown
that he viii never be one, and every oon-
sideration may make IL necessary Tor US
to have another man.
sTf that Is the case We VIII find another
man and one who will all the bill. In tho
meantime NllOu 10 III aiu Ic 10 kOiTk 10
stay In until there appears = reason for put
ting him out
The sentiments expressed BY this leader
were echoed by another whose district
Is far removed from the n represented
by the first. In part the second leader
repeated what the first had said. He
For three months before election men
kept coming TO mo and saying that they
would not stay In the organization II the
FARRELL Devery-Sullivan crowd were al
lowed to stay In control. This happened
before and after election. All OF them
seemed 10 have lost faith In Mr.. Croker.
'Slnce he has announced that he would
leave The organization. these men have
coming TO me entirely, and many
who had practically withdrawn have come
back. They are strengthening my organiza-
They believe that Nixon Is In the place
that he has 70 stay. They do not intend
that he shall be kicked out by Mr.. Croker
when that gentleman wants 10 do so.
"They have lost faith In Mr., Croker.
They think that Nixon Is an honest man,
and they are willing 10 serve under him.
Il am for him as long as l think that
he IL for Tammany. II I make up my
mind that he Ia not the man for the place
| shall be against him.
Il annot tell what In going 10 happen.
No one else can. But now Tammany In
give him n fair show.
IF Il turns out that he In able to hold
down the Job, ! think that there Ii no doubt
hat he can ave Il for a long time. I
think that Croker got out for two reasons.
One was that he Is rich and wants to have
his time 20 himself, and the other was
that he thought that his day was about
over In Tammany.-
Several other leaders who were seen
said that there was az present no move
mont against Mr.. Nixon and that every
Dne was willing 20 give him a show. reserv-
.ng the right 10 put hin ont In September
4 they thought that II was necessary.