Wadsworth Dispatch in Wadsworth, Nevada

Croker’s Tammany exit sparks power race in New York

Four leaders of Tammany Hall contend to succeed Richard Croker as chief, with John McQuade and Thomas F. Gilroy among the likely candidates. The finance chair, a coveted post, would place real authority over vast lands and city contracts, while Purroy and James J. Martin also vie for influence as the old guard reshapes the party leadership.