The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-18
THE SILENT MAN"
Richard Croker, a Tammany
Leader, in Chicago.
The Most Taciturn and Most Skillful Manipu
lRtOr Of 6otham Politics Re-
fuses to Talk.

lSpecialto TIE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
CHICAGO, June 17.-''But 1 have not
thought about it." The above utterance
by Richard Croker, leader of the great
Tammany political organization Of New
York city. will probably 20 on record Is
the longest sentence he. ever fathered. 1t
was response to a question asked of him
by a reporter at the Auditorium hotel Just
after he had alighted from coach. The
answer was the reply to question as to
what the
BIG wIGwAM BRAVE
thought of the general Democratic situa-
ton, with particular reference to the OPP
portunity of David Bennett Hill 1t was
not until the inquiry had been thoroughly
dissected by Mr.. Croker that he ventured
to give any evidence of having heard it..
He sighed freely as he noted the look of
dissatisfaction on his questioner's face and
drew down the lid of his left eye trife:
MIR. Croker, who will the convention
nominated
There was no RESTITUTION this time. Quick
as fash came the respose, "Don't know
"Will Mr.. Cleveland command the sup
post Of Tammany in the event of Senator
HIPS failure TO Sc cure the nomination!n
Il have decided not to talk today.n and
Tammany's biggest, brightest most tact
turn and most skillful
MANIPULATION OF GoTHAM's MUNICIPAL POLL
turned away, anxious to end the one-sided
interview. Six or seven more questions
touching the intentions OF Talnnany were
fired at him in rapid succession, but he
evaded all of them as ingeniously as he did
the first.
Croker has never been q talker He is
famous IN the councils of Tammany as
1.-THE Silent Man, His reticence is
studied and persistent. and not due to in
ability to express himself in good, clear,
forcible English
AS SHE is SPOKE IN TAMMANY TOWN.
He knows when not to talk and realizes
that this is the opportune moment for
practicing his creed with advantage
A group of local politicians ami reporters
surrounded him at the hotel while he was
waiting to register, and he was by far the
most unconcerned man in the lobby. The
big Tammany chief had made the journey
from New York, but in well-titting blue
business suit, flannel shirt and black straw
hat, he looked refreshingly cool and undis-
turbed. Accompanying him were Lieuten-
ant-Governor Sheenan-''B illy'' Sheenan,
as he is known in New York -one of Hips
most trusted friends and admirers; Ed
ward Murphy, ir., chairman Of the New
York Democratic State committee and
leader of the Hill forces; Corporation Coun-
sci w. H. Clark Of New York city and a
Tammany adviser, and S. A. Wheeler, a
Hill leader of western New York. The
five are the
AvANT coURIERs OF THE TAMMANT MISSION
AIRY CORPS
and have arrived on the scene early to take
birds eye view Of the situation in order
TO post the working army Of the line which
will turn up 10 shout for Senator David
Hill tomorrow and Saturday.
Neither Murphy nor Sheehan would talk
today. Both said they wanted bath and
they went TO get it. The general impress
sion among politicians is that the Tammany
horde will make strong fight for Hill, and
falling to succeed will support the nominee