New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-13
SHEEHAN MEN WABBLING.
MAY DESERT FUSION.
ID. b. Hills Work IN O.. n. Y. D.
Conference z0ith Murphy.

conference between Charles F. Murphy
leader of Tammany Hall: John c. Sheehan.
leader of the Greater New-York Democracy. and
Borough President Cantor at the Grand Union
Hotel, Saratoga. on Monday night is expected
to settle the question of the attitude of the
Greater New-York Democracy in the next fusion
campaign
1t is understood, from information obtained
last night from various members of the Sheehan
organization, that Mr. Sheehan and his friends
will soon be with Murphy.
The April convention of the Greater New-York
Democracy in Cooper Union fercely arraigned
Tammany Hall and pledged the organization to
q continuance of non partisanship in municipal
government. It. is expected that Reputation
of the utterances made then. or a radical change
in the policy. OF the organization, will bring
s-1out a7bittel fight at the ne15 meeting OF the
executive Enmittee.a William Hepburn Russell
Commissioner of Accounts: Deputy Controller
Phillips, Register Ronner and Police Magistrate
Breen are all enthusiastic Low men, and will
fight tooth and nail against going over to Tam
many for the fusion campaign.
The presence OF John c. Sheehan and Borough
President Cantor at Saratoga has for some time
excited the suspicion of the fusion leaders Or
dinarly Mr.. Sheehan spends his summers a.
Long Branch, where he has a cottage He went
two weeks ago to Saratoga, and apparently he
is on good terms with many of the Tammany
leaders.
Mr. Sheehan came to the city yesterday. but
returned in the afternoon to Saratoga 1t is
possible that his errand here was to confer with
Mr.. Murphy and save the leader of Tammany
the trouble of going to the springs. If it turns
out that Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Murphy were to-
gether yesterday. then Mr.. Murphy may not go
to Saratoga on Monday.
POSITION OF CANTOp
Borough President Cantor has been on the
outs" with the friends of Mr.. Low for several
months. 1t said yesterday by his friends
that he had been too freely criticised by men,
bers Of the Low administration who they sav
should have stood by him. 1t is understood that
the last straw" was added TO his burden when
the foreman Of recent grand jury brought
about presentment against the borough gov
ernment for allowing the asphalt to become
broken UP.
1t is understood that Charles F. Murphy ex-
poets TO accomplish two objects near to his heart
by the winning over of Mr.. Sheehan He will
have sheehan's help in the primaries in the
lAth district, and may be able to beat
Devery. Beating Devery at the primaries may
have an important bearing on the vote that
DeVery viii receive as Independent candidate
for Mayor. Any way. Mr.. Murphy hopes TO wipe
Devery of the local political map The second
thing to be gained is the nomination of George
B. Mcclellan the Tammany candidate for
Mayor. Mr.. Mcclellan is Murphy's personal
friend, and has been indorsed for the rnayoralty
py Richard Croker, who still has a good deal to
say about Tammany political states
Unless the publicity given TO the plans of
Messrs. Murphy. Sheehan and Cantor spoil the
programme, Mr.. Murphy will go to Saratoga on
Monday forenoon. and viii see Mr.. Sheehan and
Mr. Cantor at once at the Grand Union where
the deal to take over the Greater New-York
Democracy into Tammany Hall will be fixed up
Mr. Cantor will be in the city on Tuesday next
TO attend a meeting OF the Board of Estimate
and Apportonment.
1t is understood that ex-senator David B. HflI
has taken leading part in bringing Sheehan
and Murphy together. His argument has been
that it was no time for Democrats in New-York
City to be voting for a Republican for Mayor,
as doing so was playing directly into the hand
of the Republican leaders for their State and
national campaign next fall. John c. Sheehan
has for some time maintained that IL was use
less to undertake another fusion campaign with
Mayor Low at the head OF the ticket He wants
a Democrat at the head OF the ticket. His or
ganization has become considerably weakened
by lack of patronage. and IL is understood that
he blames Mayor Low for holding too tight
rein on the political workers who brought about
his nomination and election.
1t is said that if the deal is made Messrs
Sheehan and Cantor will name the next candi-
date for borough president on the Tammany
ticket 1t is not thought that II will be Mr.
Cantor
"RAMESES WHITER THAN MURPHY"
When William S. Devery heard OF the alleged
deal last night. he would not believe IT.
I've too much confidence in Sheehan TO be-
leve IT," said he. "Sheehan is pretty manly
fellow. and he wouldn't put up with man like