Evening journal., 1892-06-25
The POLITICAL WORLD
Richard Croker Pledges the
Support of Tammany.
JUDGE GRESHAM FOR PRESIDENT.

The Peoples Party Is Ready to Run Him
If ne WIN Only Accept the Honor-He
says That He Is TO Poor to Run for the
once.
CHICAGO, June o. Richard Croker was
asked as he was leaving the city what he
thought about Mr. Stevenson, and replied:
"Well, we like man that is Democrat
When he was in Office he believed in having
the Republicans out and if he had had his
way Democratic postmaster would have
been in every Office in the United States.
He did everything he could to assist us in
getting Postmaster Pearson, Of New York,
removed, and it was not his fault that
Democrat did not get the place.
"What about Tammanyr
owe will return home and give the ticket
a hearty support. We were for Mr.. Hill,
and we win give the nominees Of this con-
vention the same support we gave Senator
Hill We do not do anything half hearted.
If we are for a man we are for him. That
is the way we do business
"we Are Democrats"
ut is intimated, Mr. Croker, that there is
some possibility that Tammany Hall will
knife Mr. Cleveland Is this truew
THE only thing that win keep Tammany
from supporting the ticket is just such sus-
picions as that. We are Democrats, and
reflections of doubt as to our loyalty might
have tendency to drive away some Of our
people, In reference to the tariff plank he
said: "It is better TO come out clearly and
state the position Of the party on that issue
than to have adopted straddle plank like
the one reported by the committee / am
well enough satisfied TO go into the cam
paign with a square understanding as to
the position Of our party ON that leading
issue.
To Notify the Nominees.
The committee appointed by the Demo
cratic national convention to notify the
nominees Of their selection has appointed
Julylt agthe date ON which the candidates
win be notified. Congressman w. l.. Will
son, Of West Virginia, has been made chair
manao Of the committee. He says the COM
mittee will visit Mr.. Cleveland either at his
summer villa at Buzzard's Bay, or perhaps
in New York city, and formally notify him
of his nomination. Then the committee
will go at once to General Stevenson's home
in Bloomington, Ills, and convey the in
formation Of his selection as vice president
to him.
Senator German said the national com
mittte would meet in New York some time
between July 10 and 20 to prepare for the
campaign. He had heard, he said, that Mr.
Harrity, Of Pennsylvania. would be can
didate for the Craftsmanship. Mr. Quincy,
of Massachusetts,, had also been talked Of
From another source it was learned that
Mr.. Harrity would not accept the place.
Stevenson Opens the Campaign.
General Adlai Z. Stevenson, candidate
Tor vice president of the United States
opened the campaign in parlor 80, Of the
Palmer House, this morning A great many
visitors called in the forenoon. To United
Press representative General Stevenson
said: II believe we can carry Illinois for the
Democratic ticket this fall. / don't say so
because / am on the ticket With Cleveland
and Gray or Cleveland and Boies we could
do it, The people are ready for a change
and they want to see return to a govern
ment by the people-the old Jeffersonian
Democracy. Theoretically the campaign Is
already opened, but practically don't think
it viii begin before September"
General Stevenson was in receipt Of so
many congratulatory kilograms that he
found it impossible to reply TO all Of them.
He accordingly expressed a desire that the
following should be taken as his reply to all
his well wishers: 81 wish to express my
thanks TO all these kindly greetings and ]
express them through the press because it
would be impossible from physical stand
point TO acknowledge every one person
ally"