 In April 1937, Horan fell seriously ill and was thought to be dying.Scalise contacted Carfano, who agreed to try to have Scalise appointed president of BSEIU if Horan died.The week before Horan's death, a group of gangsters—which included Mike Carozza, Frank Diamond, Charles Fischetti, and labor racketeer Thomas J. Burke—met with George Scalise at the Café Capri restaurant at 123 North Clark Street in Chicago (a favorite hangout of Chicago Outfit leader Frank Nitti).