New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-05
CROKER ASSERTS HIMSELF.
HE TRIES TO SHOW THAT HE is STILL A
BOSS.
HE EXHIBITS HIS POWER IN SMALL WAY FOR
THE BENEFIT OF TAMMANY BRAVES
rnr1rrY RE1N STATED.


Richard Cocker made 1t plain to the warriors OF the
tribe ~ Tammany last night that he has no intention
NJ Voluntarily resigning his rank and title OF leader
He showed them that his hand was still upon the
wheel and that he holds to the power TO oec1 the
course of the craft in which the wlgwam spoismeh
are so buoyanty sailing with all his od-time hrinhess
and tenacity Those who expected him nstlessV
10 let this power slip from his grasp will be disap
pointed There we've no signs Of abdication IN the
abossn at last evenings meeting of the Tammany
Hall Committee on Organization. On the contrary he
took occasion 10 show that he was there to run the
machine and to "rule the roost' as lie
believes he has right to do IL acuohs
which are always supposed to speak iouoei
than words-mean anything, Mr.. Cookers must
have been intended to prove to both the big ana e
Indians gathered in Fourteenthst. that MS ac-
knowledged failure to make Fire Commissioner Oh
Iohn scannel had not destroyed his political standing
or consequence
Chairman Thomas F. Gilroy pounded for order az
n M and while Secretary McGoldrick was calling up
the Assembly District leaders TO make their reports
Mr. Croker entered. He walked down the AISLE I'M
++ondad nv any Of his usual retainers, and took
chain I'm fhe front row Of seats facing the chairman
II was his first appearance at large assemolaso
since his return from Europe, and as soon as ne was
Recognized he was greeted with whir OF cheers ana
anticipating, while his more enthusiastic a1mrers
tbumped the floor vigorously with their canes ana
GOOD unchecked until it had spent Itself. II It dd
NOT last as long and was not so eXuberant
&c some OF the "bOss's former welcomes In
the same room 1t must be attributed to the fact that
there were men present who believed Mr. Cookers star
to be the wane
The main object Of the meeting was TO act upon the
report of the committee of five, which has been en-
eced in settling matters Of discod in the XINth and
Xth Districts Register Fitzgerald, the chairman OF
this committee, reported as was expected In favor OF
reinstating John Reilly leader Of the AlNth and
Reily's henchmen received IL with shouts OF triumph
The secretary reading the names of the 21O mem
hers Of the General Committee Of the reconstructed dis
trict when Mr. Croker abruptly and addressed
! the chairman. lie was recognized at once.
al notice." he said. that the names Of several men
on the list of the XVIII District have been read twice
This is wrong that the report be referred back
to the committee for revision. When 1t is corrected 1t
can be reported back again." Mr.. Crokers motion was
Il mt without debate and carried without dissent.
| 1Iet the secretary 60 on with the Xth District"
! commanded Mr. Croker, and II was done. The Xth
which was dominated by the steckers before their re
volt was turned over by the report to Senator
| Roesch AZ the new leader. with 1853 committeeman
| Of his selection. The sudden action OF tile
obossn regarding tile XIVth's list set the meeting
acog While Secretary McGodrick was reading
the part of the report relating to the Xth Assembly
| man sulzer hurried TO Cookers side and held a
whispered conversation with him. Register Fitzgerald
was called over to where the boss sat and joined III
the whispering He returned to his place, and cd
dressinr the chairman said that the mistakes in the
roll of the XIvth District had been corrected and asked
that IL be read again. Mr. Croker nodded his assent
Indicating that his objections were withdrawn and tho
roll accepted.
II WIS explained after the meeting that Mr.. Croker
| wanted the names Of ex-senator Thomas j. Creamel
and two other opponents of Reilly stricken from the
list as they had declined 10 serve under the eH-Regls-
ter and three men of Reillys choice put on instead.
He took this public way of bringing this about II was
said to show the crowd that his dictatoa powers were
unimpaired The reinstatement Of Reilly ana his iol
lowing WILL il is said by HIS opponents alena'e inc
communication element ana DESTROY la'lnis"' o.
oandancy in the district. ct the new com
mittoo IS ex-Adermcn Arthur J. McQuade, OF
"hoodIcn fame The revised list of the Kun
District contains the names OF several VINO appeaeu
upon the steckers' campaign committee OF lOo' ap-
pointed Tuesday evening
Police Commissioner Martin reported that as chair
man of the Committee the Gettysburg Monument
"a the ammany Regiment (42d Newly Ork Volunteers,
he had been 10 Philadelphia and had made contracts
for the completion of the statue. The granite peueSV
would cost So 800 and the bronze work 5000 total
Sc 800 OF this the state would pay $500. MI.
Martin said that the pedestal would stand IL feet
| inches above the ground the representation OF inc
| tepee II feet and inches above the pedestal and
the bronze Indian also 10 stand on the PEDESTAL would
be feet 3 inches high. 1t was decided 10 nave
the dedication take place the anniversary OF the
| Battle OF Antietam, september II. Three hundieu
Wgwam braves will 60 10 the dedication.
The district leaders requested 10 tell where the
money was that had reported subscribed about
a year ago for the monument. When the I'D
| District was called, Alderman Browns explanation
cansed much merriment We raised ! think he
said, about $500 for the monument but it was spen
| last wear in the campaign"
You must make 1t good" returned Chairman
Gilroy. an .h o.ho,
- I've will do it. the answer. All the OtheI
d,stricts promised the same thing II was rumored
thst most of the monument fund had gone wnerC
| Leader Browns went