The sun., 1902-02-05
CAN NIXON SHED FRIEDMAN
ADVISED no IF CROKER rs NOT
REALLY LEADER STILL.
senator Ahearn Said TO lie on the Verge OF
Leaving Tamnany Leaders
Prefer shepard TO COler and Crit
tcisc Hill-The Republicans Smile.

Prefer Shepard To COler ana srit'
icisc Hill-The Republicans Smile.
A number of Tammany leaders who are
friends Of Richard Croker. second, and the
supporters of Tammany Hall, first. last
and all the time. said last night to repre-
sentative Of THE sun that they had had
number of conversations with Lewis Nixon.
the cstcnSible leader OF Tammany Hall,
az to the present makeup OF the Finance
Committee of the Wigwam. This is the
influential committee of Tammany, and
before MIR Croker left for Europe he die
tated through Judge Van Hoescn, the
appointment on this committee of Andrew
Freedman.
The Tammany leaders told Mr.. Nixon
that Mr. Freedman was not a factor In
Tammauy Hall politics and that majority
of them believed that Mr.. Freedman was
merely tho go-betwcen between himself
and Mr.. Croker: that l., that Mr.. Freed
man was put on the committee by Judge
Van Hoescn, Mr.. Croker's personal friend.
to represent the Croker interests. what
ever they may be,
In the conversation Of the Tammany
leaders with Mr.. Nixon it was made clear
that Mr.. Freedman had no political in
fuence In Tammany Hail. and then they
asked: "Why did Mr.. Croker insist upon
Judge Van Hoeson's naming Mr. Freed
man IA a member Of the Finance Com
mittec?' Tammany Hall, they said, should
be regarded purely az n political organiza-
ton and nothing else. and while Mr.. Freed
man and Mr.. Croker may have had bust
ness relations, there was no sound poltlcai
reason why Andrew Freedman should
have been appointed az the mnhdate Oh
e.. .lFar fsh hn "A If
Committee.
Mr.. Nixon listened to all of these argu-
ments, and IL was not apparent To him now
he could remove Mr., Freedman as q mem
ber Of the Finance Committee. lie was
told. rs he had been told before. that the
retention Of MIR. Freedman on the Finance
Committee led to the suspicion that he,
MIR. Freedman. was the representative OF
Mr. Croker on the committee, and that the
retirement of Mr.. Croker a. the leader OF
Tammany Hall was not sincere.
These Taminany leaders spoke in the
incest terms OF Mr.. Nixon, but they do not
like Mr.. Freedman, and they want Mr.
Nixon TO make SUCCESS OF his ieadership
II is not known now just how Mr. Nixon
can get rid of Mr.. Freedman as member
of the Finance Committee for the purpose
of dsabusiug the upright leaders OF Tam
many Hall of the opinion that the retire.
ment OF Mr.. Croker Is not sincere.
These Tammany leaders say that the
Democratic party OF tho State of New York
will not permit, In the approaching state
Convention, any monkey business; mat
Mr.. Croker must give way entirely in order
to satisfy the demands or preiudicas OF the
upstate Democrats and that Mr.. Nixon
must cut all the strings IN the shape OF MT;
Freedman and Others between himself and
Mr. Croker in Vantage
There were Democratic State leaders
down here last night who discussed theHe
matters. Some of them spoke Of Edward
VI Shepard Of Brooklyn a. the coming
Democratic candidate for Governor, nut
they added that MIR. Shepard could not he
loaded down with the prejudice against
Mr.. Croker and his personal following IN
the Finance Committee Of Tammany Hall.
These Democrats from up the state
said that Mr. Hill should be criticised Tor
talking around Albany, Washington and
New York and telling his personal friends
and others that the Democrats of the state
of New York had no show TO elect Gov
ernor this fall
These Democrats, and many of them
were friends Of Mr.. Hill, said that IF Mr.;
Hill did not look ont the procession would
get far Beyond him" and they went on 80
tell that Coler, described as Hills candi-
date, would not make a presentable candl-
date on the stump, and might meet WIN
defeat, and II elected would he known as
Hills man; whereas II Edward NJ. Shepard
were nominated and elected, Mr.. Shepard
would b. representative Democrat and
the domination of Hill IN New YORK state
Democratic politics would be a. an end.
The Democrats are confronting many
problems. For instance. n was said Last
niglt that Senator John Francis Ahean
Of tie Tenth New York city district had
about made up his mind To ~ over 10 the
Greater New York Democracy, Of which
th. Hon Jacob 4. Cantor IL the real leader
Nuns Of senator Ahearn- friends WAS IN
town last night 90 speak on thlr subject.
The propositions put forth lat higil hy
tho Democratic STATE Leaders w"r" in effect;
First, that Mr.. Nixon must get rid Of Andrew
Freedman a. member uf ia" Finance
Committee Second. that MI Shepard.
having made the night for Mayor last fall
FOR tie purpose 81 purifying IamnHuN.
mli,' be- regarded NJ "a Democratic martyr
and therefore 10 i+ taken zap by the Demo
Gratis II the state and third. that Mr. Hil
should not longer sulk M hi- trutaud attempt
tu fui-t upon tie Dvmp"Tauc party Mr
Coirr. Nhn u H. alleged could not present
th" D'mucTatlr Gauss 90 ia" Yot-Tr II the
stale - New York
Th. D-muciailc state leaders addrd that
Juiu q Mllhuru ~ bIralu would make
- atInsuudlda's fuI GuNrruoT aud tlru tllrN
,nid thai tnsri's y buig-r Democratic
Nj atr c,miuii i"HInau for O-Segp aud MHdi.
-au ouuiiirs. Nl. Attsrkrd Nj ,ruA"r
sasag-ly boz thn li-t Dsm0uTaiic state on
vent lDh. Was tls candidate oi tho Hiu mrn
fuI buktUnoT
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