New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-21
GAMBLERS SLY NO
Niron's Supporters Ask If TammGng
U'W Obey Behest.

Lewis Nixon. chosen by Richard Croker to
succeed him as leader of the Tammany organi-
zatiOn and dethroned by the efforts of Tim
othy d. Sullivan. John J. ScanneH. Frank Far
rell and other members of the gambling COM
bine." has taken the field as an aggressive can
didate for the nomination for Mayor on the
Tammany ticket The fact that Charles F.
Murphy leader of Tammany Hall. and the
organization favor George B. Mcclellan does
not interfere in any way with Mr.. NixOn's
candidacy. The Kings County organization
would be satisfied with the nomination of Mr..
Nixon. In his address to voters issued yester-
day Mr.. Nixon put the question plainly and
frankly whether the Democratic organizations
of the greater city intended to submit to the
dictates Of the gambling combine.
Mr.. Nixon has elected to use the MetropOli-
tan Democratic Club as vehicle 10 promote
his candidacy. This organization. of which
Charles c. Hughes is the president. opened
headquarters in the Hoffman House yesterday
and declared in no uncertain manner for Mr.
Nixons nomination. 1t was announced that
the club would organize in every district i'm
the greater city. and demand from the city
convention of the Democratic party the NOM
ination of Mr.. Nixon for Mayor. The reasons
for taking this stand are set forth in the ad-
dress TO voters. which is as follows:
Democrats Of all borough Of greater New-York
desire to see Lewis Nixon nominated for Mayor
by the regular allied Democratic organizations
called the City Democracy. because among
other things:
He has had the courage to assan as a Demo-
GRAFT the evils upon which the City Democracy
has crumbled, and to demand that those evils
be Iemedied by the Democratic party from
within instead Of by the Republican party from
without.
He has proven his good faith in the cause OF
Democratic reform by exposing to the leaders
of his party. as chairman Of the Tammany
vice committee OF five the monstrOus conditions
which were permitted to develop In the red light
and other districts Of the city under a Demo-
cratic administration
He has been, as leader Of Tammany and az a
private In the ranks. the enemy of the police
blackmail system and Of the system Of favor
itlsm ana Venality In the public service which
mas lileg1timately enriched few at the expense
Of the city; and
He has permitted no consideration Of political
expediency. personal to himself to outweigh the
supreme necessity Of drastic reconstruction
OF Democratic local policies in the interests of
good government.
We submit that Mr. Nixon should he nom,
mated for Mayor by the Democratic party. as
the partys guarantee that II Will exterrninara
the system Of graft I'm all its raroIa~attrs 20 a.
returns to power.
We submit that the gambling combination has
already csmanded that Mr.. Nixon shall not be
dominated ana we ask: VIII the Democrats Of
Iammany Hall and of the city at large obev7
Mr. Nixons connection with Tarnnanv Hall
- o'i"POiotlNcIy DileI time. mas nevertheless
Deen stormy one. Chosen by Richard Croker
as chairman Of the vice committee to investigate
conditions in the Red Light district he pushed
the investigation vigorously. but somehow or
other, once the report was made. the findings OF
the committee were smOthered Next he per
sonaIly led a raid on a pOolroom in which a
well known Tammany leader was entrapped
Again some way was found to deaden his ac-
tivity- When Richard Croker after the crush
ing defeat Of two years ago. decided to get out
as leader. he selected Nixon as his successor
Croker has always been fond Of Nixon When
his choice became known the old guard in Tam
many opened their eyes In establishment. At
first they thought IL some joke OF CrOker's
OF an expedient to tide over period Of tempo
rary retirement When il was realized that
Croker really meant to make Nixon leader. the
gambling combine rallied, and afterward
M. Nixon retired leader Of Tammany Hall
saying. bitterly that he being interfered
with and could not have his ideas carried out.
There Is doubt that Charles F. Murphy
and the Tammany organization is sturdily in
favor Of Mcclellan. The Kings County Organt-
zation opposes Mcclellan. The leaders from
Brooklyn have declared that Nixon would be
satisfactory TO them. but have not made his
ca ndfdaCy emphatic 1t is believed that this open
warfare will seriously interfere with Mr.. Muir
phys plan of nominating Mcclellan. and put
heart into those who are opposing the pro-
gramue which Tammany has mapped out