New-York tribune., 1902-05-15

shipbuilder. ] will talk by the hour with you
about shipbuilding. but not about politics"
WOULD NOT APPEAL TO CROKER.
Have you any suggestions to the conduct
of the organization"
NO I'm not district leader. haven't any
suggestions l could have elected Feitner grand
sachem on Monday night If l had appealed to
SIR. Croker. But I would not do it. l didn't
want TO go iato any such fight" Then Mr.
Nixon Jumped into his cab and rode away.
The action of Mr.. Nixon in summoning the dis
trict leaders followed deadlock at the meeting
of the sachems Of the Tammany Hall Society
an Monday when Mr.. Nixon's intention of re-
tanning Thomas /. Feitner grand sachem was
frustrated by a tie, there being six Of the
sachems of the thirteen for Feitner and six for
Van Wgck. The thirteenth. George c. ElauSen,
was absent. The action of that time caused
general discussion of the possibilities of Mr.
Moons losing control of the organization
through the combination headed by John F.
Carroll Mr.. Nixon. in an interview on Tues
day. said if he could not have the confidence of
the leaders, he would get out
Following the departure of Mr. Nixon. several
OF the leaders remained for some time in groups
chatting about the resignation and the possible
deNelopments 1t was announced that a meeting
or the executive committee Of district leaders
VIII be held on Thursday. May 22, at II a. m,
al which time Mr.. Nixon's resignation Will be
acted upon 1t be said positively that it
Will be accepted.
THE LEADERS PRESENT.
The district leaders present yesterday were
Jst District, Michael c. Murphy; Id. Thomas
f. Foley: lid p. J. Ryder; WITH. Ed
ward T. Fitzpatrick; WITH Bernard F. Mar
lin: With. Timothy P. Sullivan; With
Patrick II. Keahon; With. Florence ]. Sui
F.. livan; Xth Julius Hamburger; XIth. Will
Sam Dalton; KIIth. p. J. Scully: XIIIth, Peter
]. Dooing; XIV, John T Oakley; NVth.
George W. Plunkitt: XVIth, Patrick keenan,:
XvIIth. Daniel F. Mcmahon: XvIIIth. Charles
ATHFrT IHhn y
James p Keating: XXIst. Matthew F. Dono-
hue; NXIId. Francis J. Lantry; XXIlld'
James ]. Martin; XXVIIIth, Maurice Feather
c. Hart: XXXIst. Isaac 4: Hopper; XXNIId.
James J. Frawley; XXxIIId. Nicholas J.
Hayes; XXXIVth, PercivaI f. Nagle (South),
and Annexed District. Thomas H. O'Nell
Andrew Freedman was seen last night at the
Democratic Club. where he was in consultation
with John +. Carroll and others. He said:
Lewis NiXon's charge about my being the
head of a kitchen cabinet is false in every par
ficular and he knows it is false l never brought
a cable message to him from Mr.. Croker and
never cahled 10 Croker for anything. Nixon Is
wrong from beginning to end. He wanted some
his sponsor and Scannen is against him.
j asked Mr.. Nixon eight weeks ago not TO pre-
sent my name to the board of sachems. /
thought such an act might embarrass him, and
told him The trouble with Nixon is that the
district leaders never took him seriously. He
few around too much in an automobile and full
dress suit
CARROLL EXPECTS TROUBLE.
Carroll expects to have trouble in controlling
the Finance Committee. but he has got year
10 work in before the Finance Committee will
really have much TO do. If his daring plan
ries at all, the changing OF the Finance Com
mittee viii be only detail. The full committee
includes Lewis Nixon. John Fox. Louis T. Haf-
, fen, Andrew Freedman, Jacob Rupert. John B.
\ Mcdonald, E. Clifford Potter. Daniel F. Nc
Mahon, Cord Meyer, James ]. Martin. Robert
McCafferty. Edward Z. Mccall, John B. Hass-
slocher, John ". Cox, Thomas J. Dunn and Ed
ward C Sheehy.
Thomas F. Smith. secretary to Richard Gro
ker when he was leader, and lately secretary
TO Mr. Nixon, at the Democratic Club last
night but he was not consulted in the prepara-
ton of the Carroll statement. He knew nothing
about it until he saw the reporters copies
The Carroll men assert that the lineup
in the organization is follows: