New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
NEARLY ALL OF THE 7AlMANY LEADERS HAVE TO DO
BATTLE FOR THEIR Places


ment with tremendous natural handicap, but
by the lavish of money he has quickly or
ganized small army of voters. and he says he
viii win. Sheehan says Devery will get about
five hundred votes Goodwin comedies him
1,l00. About $500 Democratic voters are en-
rolled. This is leo more than normal.
John Kerrigan (Sheehan) is giving Peter J..
Dooling the Tammany leader. a hard fight in
the XIIIth
The death of Jacob Kunzenmann, the Sheehan
leader of the XIVth District gives John T. Oak
ley, the Tammany leader pretty sure chance
of winning. John Wegman is making a good
fight but the district is conceded to Oakley by
the expert guessers.
John B"annigan. a wel-to-do saloonkeeper, is
conducting a lively campaign against Daniel F.
1.-TWO SpotO Mcmahon In the XVIIth.
In the XIXth Joseph H. Kehoe. hustling
young boss painter. is the union candidate
against John 3. Sexton, the old Tammany lead
er. Mr. Sections friends are sanguine of vic
tory. but they are working night and day to
avert defeat.
The XXth is all torn up with the fight going
on there. Captain Goddard's steady encroach-
ments upon the Tammany strength have caused
the Tammany men to lose faith in their old
leader James T. Keating Heating lately re-
tired in favor Of Thomas Murphy. whose friends
are alleged to be largely poolroom people. Will
lam j. Boylan is fighting Murphy. and so is
Thomas F. Duffy the Greater NewYork pemoc-
racy leader, who stands an excellent chance Of
winning in the triangular battle.
Up in the XXIXth John F. Carroll is kept busy
fighting Thomas f. Rush. lawyer allied with
the so-caled Croker Guard in Tammany Hail.
The Murphys backing Rush. Myer ]. Sten
the Sheehan leader. is adding TO Carroll's trou-
bles. Carroll is looked upon as the probable
winner
In the XxvIth Devery is backing James j.
Walsh blacksmith against Thomas J. Dunn.
the Tammany leader Dunn says that five hun
dred fraudulent voters were transferred into
his district, and his appeal to the courts to pre-
vent these from being polIed attracted wide at
tenton last week
William f Schneider jr.. the Sheehan leader.
Is making an extremely lively canvass in the
AHAIId against James ]. Frawley the Tam
many leader. Schneider says he will win.
James G. Collins, the Sheehan leader in the
XXXIIId, is making things uncomfortable for
Nicholas ]. Hayes the Tammany leader.
John G. Sheehan expects carry the Ist, lid.
1Xth. XIIIth, XIXth. XXth, XXVIth. XXXIId.
and XXXIIId. On the other hand, the Tam
many men say there will be not to exceed four
changes in the executive committee, a result
of Tuesdays primaries
All of the present Republican district leaders.
with the possible exception of Franklin B. Mil
Ter. of the With, will probably be reelected
Moses G. Byers is fighting the Bidwell- -Ouigg
combination in the XIXth. but the friends of
w. A. Crombie confident that they will elect
him to succeed George r. Bidwel the present
leader.
In the XXvth District Charles A Hess is en-
deavoring to wrest the Republican leadership
from the present leader. Dock Commissioners
trct Hawkes. friends are confident of win
ming.