New-York tribune., 1902-05-14

When they meet next Monday night
SAYS NIXON Is DISCREDITED.
One Of the sachems explained the situation to
a Tribune reporter Yesterday afternoon fol-
lows: Nixon is discredited the leader of
Tammany Hall, and I shall be surprised to see
him in the position of leader more than six
weeks. He will doubtless resign as quickly and
as gracefully he can, and he will take with
him the goodwill of all honest thinking men in
the organization. He never cut out for the
leadership of an organization like Tammany
Hall. You can't put a leader of Tammany Hall
in through the roof. He has got to grow up by
way of the basement If he amounts to anything.
Nixon is 4 good fellow, but he doesn't know the
game. The wires have been kept hot all day
appealing to Richard Croker to take sides in the
controversy. The fact that Croker has been APP
pealed to at all is proof that Nixon is not the
real leader OF Tammany Hall. Croker will prob
ably repeat the performance of 1897 when he
came home and took the reins of power out OF
the hands Of the nominal leader of Tammany
Hall, who. by the way, much stronger
man in the position than Nixon ever has been.
Nixon had it in his power when the sachems
We're elected recently to secure control OF the
Tammany Society. He should have put in Sena-
tor Dowling, one of his friends. at the same time
that Patrick Keenan, took the place of John
WhaIen. His failure to DO this resulted In the
deadlock witnessed last night"
will John F. Carroll be the new leader the
sachem was asked.
Probably there won't be new leader for
some time Tammany was governed by a big
four for good many years. until Croker climbed
into the position of dictator. That operation Is
likely TO be repeated. 1t may be Carroll, Maftll
or Charles F. Murphy. Time alone will tell.
Randolph Guggenheimer. who lined up with
the Van Wyck forces was seen at'hs office in
Il don't know a you could call II clash,
said he Personally ] regard Mr. Feltner ana
Mr.. Van Wyck as my friends. Mr.. teitner mas
held the position of grand sachem FOR hye
years. and because | and others We're for Mr.
Van Wyck to succeed him is no evidence OF any
clash between the friends Of either man.
"Will Lewis Nixon resign the leadership of
Tammany Hall because he cannot dictate the
selection Of grand sachem?'
Il don't think he WILL replied Mr.. Guggen-
hemer Mr. Nixon is a capable, intelligent
man, and personally would do all [ could for
him leader of the orga nization."
When Thomas L. Fetner, the grand sachem
Of the Tammany Society. was seen at his Office.
No. % Wall-st- by Tribune reporter. ne said:
1t is useless to ask me to tell what took place
the meeting last night Too much political
significance has been attached TO it by the
newspapers. ! apprehend that at the adjourned
meeting of the sachems a grand sachem will be
chosen unanimously.
"Win you accept an election Of it is not unani-
nous
That is a bridge / won't try to cross until
come to it," replied Mr. Feitner
had been sent Richard Croker to-day?"
NO. | did not" answered Mr.. Feitner, in a
lowered voice. Il don't know whether TO be-
lieve that statement or not
The friends Of Carroll We're jubilant yesterday.
EX-Mayor Van Wyck fairly beamed with good
ture. He refused TO say anything to the news
Taper men. however. although he invited them
to come around later and him when, he said,
they might be able to get some news.
II is understood that in the lineup Mon
day night the following stood for Van Wyck
John +. Carroll, Charles f. Murphy, Thomas J.
Dunn Daniel +. McMahon, Asa Bird Gardiner
and Randolph Guggenheimer. The Croker Nix
on Feitner men were Patrick Keenan,, John ].
Scannell. George W. Plunkitt. John Fox presi-
dent of the Democratic club, Maurice Feather
son and John w. Keller.
The way the men stood kept a pretty
close secret among the sachems. Some of Mr..
Keers friends placed his name among the Van
Wyck followers and shifted Colonel Gardiner
into the Fetner column.
Carroll's friends said last night that Carroll
had majority of the executive committee with
him i'm his antagonism to Lewis Nixon. but
that things were in such unsettled condition
that Carroll dared not precipitate a fight in the
executive committee any issue between him
self and Nixon. he could not trust the anti
Nixon men.