The evening world., 1891-12-11
TURNER Says IT IS A lie.
Mr.. Croker Never Spoke to Him
of the House Appointments.

Congress having adjourned until tomorrow
all the New York City members came home,
and with them came ex-Congressman Charles
Ii. Turner, the new Doorkeeper OF the House.
MIR. Turner's Homecoming led to the asser-
tion by Republican organs that he had come
to consult Richard Croker regarding the 10:
places which he has to MI and which are
worth from $1,000 year to $3.50 day.
Doorkecper Turner at his home, 80 Eighth
avenue, denied this, and said that he simply
came home to arrange for the removal OF his
family to washington.
HIS wife is Ill and his presence was on that
account necessary.
81 was not called mere by telegraph either
by MIR. Croker or anybody else. | have not
seen Mr.. Croker since got home. | hope to
see him before return to Washington, but l
may not
mir. Croker sent me a note congratulating
me Oh my election, but there was not woru
or politics or reference to appointments In II.
pointments to congressman or anybody else,
other than that they should be fairly appor-
TONED. Of course the New York members
Will come III for their share the same as
Democratic congressman from other states.
! have no idea that Mr.. Croker or Tammany
Hall or anybody else will ask for anything
more.
"As for the appointments, shall make
none until further acquaint myself with
the duties OF my position and or the posi-
tons to be ilcu. There Is no tenure Of
Office to any OF the positions III the liouse,
and the members could elect new Door
keeper Tomorrow II they wished, just as the
last Republican House removed It's POST
master right In the middle OF his term and
elected another Republican In his place"
Ex-senator danes DAILY, County Democracy
leader In the Fourteenth Assembly District,
said to-day, referring to the chances OF eX-
President Cleveland being the nominee oil
next years Democratic National Convention.
1T would be necessary tor the cx-Presi-
dent to have the support OF a strong faction
OF the Democracy TO get the votes OF dele
gates from other States. That was all that
forced The nomination OF Samuel j. Tilden
IN 1875, against the power and influence or
Tammany Hail."
On this necessity Mr.. Daily bases his belief
that the Winter Will witness the lusing OF all
Democratic elements In the city which are
opposed to Tammany Hall into one strong
organization, which shall have primarily Tor
its object the booming OF Grover Cleveland
for the Presidency, but which will ultimately
grow into formidable rival or the Wigwam
for local control.
Democratic control OF the Legislature
means Remuneration and reapportion-
ment Of the state into senate and Assembly
districts Both these things are regarded by
MIR. Clcveland's friends to be desirable Tor the
representation OF urban Democratic districts
Such rcdistricting, it is claimed, would give
to New York CITY fully one.third OF the AS
that Tammany Hall Will control one-third OF
the delegates o the next state Convention.
Under tine present rule each Assembly dis
trict Is entitled to three delegates, regardless
OF It's population or political complexion.
This big representation In the state Con-
ventiol would give to Tammany Hall, which
Is now recognized as the only regular Demo-
cratic organization In the city, almos; abso-
lute control, with the aid OF friends OF the
slate, OF the state Convention TO elect dele
gates To the Democratic National Convent ion.
Mr.. Cleveland prOiessed to believe that
Tammany Halls control OF the State Conven-
tion would be lnimical to his interests.