The sun., 1890-01-22
TAMMANY SAYS GONE on"
MIR. CROKER ON THE PROPOSED RAPID
Transit COMMISSION

says There's OnIy Ono Representative
Democrat on It-Nr. O'DonOhue Out og
Tamnany-An the Doors wide Open.
In talk yesterday about tho proposed ins
vestIRAton OF tho city departments by the
Senate Committee on Cities and on the Fas-
sett Rapid Transit bill, Chamberlain Croker
made 1t known that Joseph }. O'Donohue. one
OF the Commissioners named In the latter bill.
had resigned from Tammany Hall. Mr.. Croker
had said that he was not well enough ao-
aualnted with the bill yet to say positively
that politics entered largely into the matter.
Then he called the roll OF tho Commissioners
named and asserted that Mayor Grant WAS the
only man who represented Tammany or who
represented the Democratic party.
MIR. O'Donohue," said Mr. Croker "has not
been member OF Tammany Hall since the
last election. know this Of my own knowl-
edge because saw his resignation. Why did
he resiRn2 / don't know. DO you think he
didn't know that be was to be made Com-
missioner. or that he will decline 1T So far as
am aware, there was no reason why he should
resign but 1t seems probable that political
reasons prompted his action to certain ex-
tent"
OF the other gentlemen named In the bill Mr..
Croker said:
Charles s. Fairchild, who was Secretary Of
the Treasury under Grover Cleveland, is only Q
ukuEeuedu. 1Ou Cuu COuul Hluu Ms UeluG
over eager to watch out for the interests Of the
Democrats. or able to do so II he had mind
to: Charles j. Capda, who was the Assistant
Democrat. I'd like to know why He was
for TresIaeRs q o. the BoSra Of n.' Al{Ssrs {
hey Wnt E mayor FGi Grant e
therefore the only genuine Democrat men-
rayed against him are three straightout Re-
publlcans: man who is anything which the
pTesen SO ofs far as fnoW connected WITH no
political party and who can can therefore wandeE
likely s MAKE S any pestVe moSe 9TH eIRer onS
way or the other: A And % yet It. is said that there
In o ami
be confirmed By the Senate Is it likely that a
Republican Senate Z"
In speaking about the objects Of the bill and
poration It would be ali right
any way" said Mr. Groker, and and the Repabli-
cans have absolute control oyer 1t. New York
Sy Is bs It hi
half Sf them would care to 60 to the Legisla-
or the other bill fsthered by Senator Fassett,
which provides for an Investigation OF the mu.
sad a Il s al IL ees be eR h9 sd
The The load n this gun said Ne GTqker.
6on%lsses S III his n1n1s Fve 81 he
SR eS
Gony Bsmoed % e' only ASsyn sg n.S is
among the i've Republicans is Stew.
the ps%mnnK haff fe 81 se
are countrymen., These gentlemen may bo
S nsz IN Rs City as
hands OF Tammany men Is standing wide open
for them that hat the books s, are ready @ for nspee.
and all the clerks are ready to assist them In
their work Of Investigation. II there is any.
serned. no EFFORT shall be, spared to remedy il.
the sole desire Of the Senate to effect an i'm.
neS non.partisan N committee appontedf @ H{ % com.
mittee composed Of three Democrats and three
Republicans would have been satisfactory to
US. Under the circumstances and considering
the formation OF the committee cannot help
be be- begun begun % Tor purely pure ~ political purposes and and
with view to decreasing the Democratic vote
Mayor Grant said that he had not yet had
posed to give 1t very careful consideration! boz
/ fore forming any opinion. About the bill for
the inyestigattlion OF municipal departments.
e Let stR them SAa 20 ahead II there is anything
ns wrong lam anywhere. here. nobody wants to know it
bllIOy, OF HuDllO
| Works. said that he had not yet had an oppoE-
tunty to read the bill relating to rapid transit
"B But as q general proposition" he said. II
regard It as an infraction OF homo rule I do
not think the Legislature should appoint such
Commission. The matter had better be left
in the hands of central head here. like the
Mayor. for instance"
OF the Commissioners named In the Rapid
Transit bill. eX-Secretary Fairchild said:
Il have not given the subject OF rapid transit
much thought and my mind is q, blank as re-
Rardsit: / can say nothing now"
Col. W. l. Strong said: " have been Ill for
the past three or four weeks and am only Just
getting, down to my office for a few hours
day. have not read the bill yet and can't say
anything about it.
Mr. Joseph j. 0p9aohIe IVA Was too II to 5e
father retired from business last fall he also
sionership was concerned young Mr.. ODonos
hue knew nothing.
Mr.. Charles j. Canda said that he was not In
O position to reply to Mr.. Croker's attack on
his Democracy, but Il friend OF his was less
reticent. " 1t Ill becomes Mr.. Croker" said
this friend TO call into question the Democ-
racy Of Mr.; Canda. During the last throe
Treasurer OF the Democratic National Commit
tee. He supportedAthe nominees OF that party
with zeal and earnestn0-s hr. Canda has al
ways been in favor Of rapid transit. and was
member of the committee which laid out tho
lines OF tho Manhattan Elevated Hallway He
represented the interests Of the late Gov.
Tilden In this enterprise and was Mr.. Tildena
dacy for President Of the Board OF Aldermen
upon the Anti-Tammany ticket, he need make
no apology"