The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-04
FORMING A new DEMOCRACY.
OLNEY, PECkHAM AND MONROE
WILL BE IN 1T.
sheehan Expected 10 Tail on to the Tar,-
many kite on MOnday--His Lieut.
walker, InquirinE for Murphy iester.
day utilnE Says CrOnin Falsifies.

walker, InquirinE for Murphy iester.
day--(utllnE Says CrOnin FalSifies.
John e. Sheehan has reached an Under
standing with Charles F. Murphy, and at the
convent ion Of the Greater New York Democ-
racy on Monday night hi. organization, or
tho remains Of il, will vote t, indorse the
Tammany ticket. The leaders who bohed
the organization on Friday night will ret
be at the convention.
s. Stanwood MenlSen, who, holding
proxy from Wheeler Fl. Peckhaln, sought
to have the Greater New York Democracy
commit itself to the sion movement and
I'D the boilers floT the met trg of the
executive c3mmitloe, s4id yesterday thit
when Mr.. Sheellan was sitting in Il g con-
ference of the fusionis,s he had already
made his dicker with Mr.. Murphy. and that
the withdrawal of Sheehan from the fusi ion
conference on Sept p, because the con-
ferees refused to reI oRlin; te Jacob A.
Cantor, was mere subterfuge. Mr. Mem
ken said that he knew the rame of the
Tammany leader who carried on the nego-
tiations between Murphy and Sheehar,
and that the deal was perfect ed some days
before Mr.. Sheehan left the fusion confer
ence.
Mr.. Sheehan denied yesterday that he
had made dicker Wi h Mr. Murphy, and
professed hat he was u able to Fey whet her
or not his convent ion would decide on Nor
dav to support the Mcclellan ticket.
But at almost the moment that he was say
ing this Superintendent of Buildings Will
liam Fl. Walker was at the Democratic Club
in consultation with Thomas F. Smith.
Mr. Walker had asked to see Murphy, but
the Tammany leader was not in the club,
and then Mr.. Walker asked for Smith, with
whom he talked for over, an hour. Mr.;
Walker is the Sheehan leader of the Third
district.
The seceders from the G. N. Y. d. We're
working hard yesterday on their plans
for an organization of independent DAmo-
Gratis. Mr.. Menken said that by Tuesday
or Wednesday next the leaders Of the new
movement would he in position to make
organizers of the new party are such men
az Peter B. Olney. Wheeler H. Peckham
and Robert Grier Monroe.
at is our purpose" Mr.. Menken said.
to form an organization that will be really
represents alive Of Democracy and not Of
in Tammany and. to some degree, In the
Greater New York Democracy, Neither
of these organizations represents the
Democracy of the city. and if VIC can build
up new party in which the Democrats
OF the city will have confidence there will
be no need in the future of coalitions to
keep the grafters from getting control
OF the administration"
Replying to the statement Of John 7.
Cronin, a representative Of the G. N. Y. d.
at the fusion conference, that r. Fulton
Cutting had declared that he did not care
a snap for the Irish Catholic VOTE Mr..
Cutting said Yesterday
The statement Is absolutely false 1t was
made by Cronin simply to brighten us into
nominating Cantor for Borough President.
ference Mr., Cronin did practically all the
talking. but there wore no angry words:
Before me na had on bssn e
circulated that had made some such state