Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22
HILLS FRIENDS
SAY IF CROKER STRIKES TAM
MANY WILL BE CRUSHED.
Croker and Tammany,Owe All 10 David Bennett
Hnl-He Saved Grant and the WIswan
Brought Tammany 10 Tine.

Albany, a. Y. Jan. rs Richard Crok.
er's sudden and unexpected attack upon
HUI, made last Tuesday, and uhc story
that has grown out of IL that TammAuy
IL anxious 10 throw Hill over have
aroused the friends Of the senator They
have been studying the past and have
recalled facts and circumstances thnt
prove 10 their minds three things. no
the senator, they say Tammauy owes its
present strength and influence 10 the
senator, Richard Croker owes his sue.
cess as a leader, and N rnmmany mises
a baud against the senator IL win show
the hlackest ingratitudc and will cnuse
It's own downfall. The men who have
make these statements make them posi-
lively.
The Hin men tell this story In order
60 prove their claims In the mnyoralty
contest OF 1870. whom Francis Nj, Scott
abe county Democrat, ran against Grant
uummauy's man, the cry was reform,
with q big H. Richard Croker was ~
Carlsbad, and hmmany was "hustling'
for the fight clearly was 10 be- desperate.
The ao-called better clcmont was on the
Scott side, aud Haminnny WIS dcnouuC.
ed, not only ON the stump, but In the
nit
When the battle was raging most
lercely the Fassett Republican iuvesti-
eating committee was appointed. IL
went 20 New York for what was general
ly accepted 10 be the sole purpose to
defeat Tammany Ia the election. With
deadly Persistence the committee kept
pounding away at Inmmany and soon
they brought out the famous Mccain,
Grant and Croker Incident No word
had been received from Croker aud no
body knew whether or not he would re-
turn aud face the music, Fears werC
expressed that he intended TO remain
abroad, not only to keep out Of lhe way
OF tie committee, but 10 avoid RESPONSE
bility In case Tnmmany met with defeat
at the polls The Tnmmany men Ia
charge of the county machine We're mucl
frightened aud they were striving TO tint
way of getting ont OF their trouble
when a helping hand WIS held out 1,
them by the Republicans themselves.
What will you gave us n We call th'
committee OFF, was the question tina
what do you wautT was the an
swer
"A police commisionership.'
Shame your man
Lou Payn of Columbia
The rammany men sat down TO thin
II over The committee adjourned sud
denly and for day or Two puie
reimed. The Republicans began TO 80
restless. Lou PNyn began 10 appear Ii
the corridor OF the iAfth Avenue hott
every evening Thomas @. Plat wa
always In his den upstairs. Finally ~
intnnation reached the Republicans tina
their offer would be accepted Jus
about this time Fnssett rrceived wof,
that Croker had signihed an intention
60 come home and face the music
The nrrangelnenis for the deal wer
just about completed whcn Governor iii
heard Of II. He hastencd to New Norl
and warned the Tanimnny leaders tina
any deal made with the enemy wOsil,
bring disaster 20 the Democracy. Trn
many was bndly frightened and Dla,nl.
showed It's fear Hin at first pleaded
then he coa1ed and then he Threatened
The Iummany men concluded thar th
governor Of the state was more 10 h
feared than the Republicans, and the
reluctantly rejected the latters oder
The commiitee resumed It's work Wit
renewed siRor and 1ammRuy went Int
che fsllt that fan under black shadow