New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25
THE DIVIDED DEMOCRACY
WHAT THE POST SAID ABOUT MR..
CROKER IN 1890.
NOW DON NJ. DICKINSON, MR.. CLEvELAND's
FRIEND. SAYS LET TAMMANY HAVE
TIE LOCAL OFFICES.

FRIEND, SAYS LET TAMMANY HAVE
TIE LOCAL OFFICES.
Don NJ Dickinson OF Michigan chairman Of the
Democratic National Campaign Committee. formerly
member Of Mr. Cevcland's Cabinet, and anxious to sell
out anything within reach In exchange for votes for
Cleveland panic stricken on Friday when he heard
Of the movement Of ex Mayor Grace and his "Ant
Snapper conference, and their determination to an
tagonlze Tammany Hall in the local campaign. "Let
Tammany have the local Offices exclaimed Mr.. Dick
lnson, giving his English ton-chop side whiskers
q desparng pail.
To the Cleveland Mugwump Of 1890 nothing could
have been abhorrcnt than this proposition OF Mr.
Dickinson In the suppressed history OF the New
Tammany,, reprinted I'm pamphlet form from the
columns OF /" The Evening Post" during the campaign
Of 1880 and sold at ) cents per copy, post paid S3
per hundred, postage and expressage extra but now
purchasabe any price, this is what is said OF the
leader Of the organization 10 which the Mugwumps and
Free Traders now propose to turn over ? the local
Offices" for indefinite period
Richard Croker, commonly known as Dick" Is Elk
City Chamberlain and the Boss OF Tammany Hail.
lie born in Ireland, and came TO this country at
the age OF twelve. lie brilliant as a =" tough
in his younger years. his first achievements being
secured while sub-leader in the Fourth Avenue Tun
mel Gang lie had employment In the Harlem Rail
road machine and blacksmith shops for about four
years. and during that period Is said to have made an
assault upon Patrick Kelley, In liquor saloon at
Thirty -hfh-st. and Thirdave. which cost the latter
an ear. H. 1866, he settled controversy with
Richard Lynch, on a Sunday morning in Jones's
Woods When Lynch left the field he had but few
teeth left In his head. About this time fight " to
the nnish- was arranged with Mr.. Owney' Geoghcgan,
n gentleman with record" but either Providence
or the police prevented II from coming off. IT was
the Croker gang that assaulted the late Christopher
Pullman, n leading Republican politician, on the corner
OF Thirty second st. and second ave-, In 1868. Mr.
Pullman was knocked scnseess and suffered injuries
from which. II Is said. he never recovered AT one
time Croker kept a lIquor-saloon in Fourthave, be-
tween Twenty eighth and Twenty -nlnthsts. but 1t
did not prove much of n success Then he became
stoker Of Engine Company No. IS. After BRIEF
service at stoking he became n practical politician
Tweed Connolly and Company secured him an ap-
poIntment az court officer. lie drew his salary, but
is claimed that he performed other labor in con
necion with that office lie was friend of Prince
Harry Genet and Boss Tweed and was completely
under the formers control
ale was NJ one time marshal for the collection Of
personal taxes his partner in that business being
Lawrence Denour. Dclmour being Croker's little
clerk MuIvaney Is now Delmour's ." little clerk
At the time Of his trial for the murder Of McKenna.
Croker WAS County Coroner, holding that Office for
two terms-from lr74 TO 1870, inclusive. When Mr..
Edison became Mayor, Tammany recommended Croker
for appointment as a police justice. Mr. Edison re
fused to appoint him unless he ran for an Office and
Was vindcated by election. The following year he
WAS elected "A mem her Of the Board Of Aldermen.
Tammany then renewed rs recommendation for his
appointment TO IA police lusticeshp, but Mayor Edison
changed the plan hy nominating John j. German, who
was n Fire Commissioner. 10 be police justice
appointing Croker To succeed German rs a tlr"
ommi ssloner for the short term. Mayor Hewitt
appointed Croker for the long term as Fire Commits
sioncr, and Mayor Grant subsequently, appointed him
city Chamberlain
in lts Precipitation" Of tho occupao Of the Tam
many Hall leaders then twenty -aght In number The
P,ef'-p pamphlet classified the gentlemen whom the
Cleveland campaign now desire shall remain
In undisputed control OF the city government thus