Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-17
RICHARD CROKER SENT HILL
AND MURPHY TO THE
WHITE HOUSE.
Hsv Tammany's Leader Worked His
Little Scheme.

AoW Tammany's Leader Worked His
Little Scheme.
NIw York, March l2.-Richard
Croker, backed by the immense
power of Tammany, has sent the
two New York Senators on their
knees to Cleveland, something after
the nature of two very bad boys who
have done wrong and are very sorry
for it. Tammany leaders tell me
the visit of Senators Murphy and
Hill to Cleveland was the price these
gentlemen paid for Mr.. Croker's
future friendship. To him alone is
due the visit of these two distin-
guished Senators.
From one who is very near to Mr..
Croker learned to-day just how the
visit was brought about and also some
inside history of the Chicago Con-
vention. Mr.. Croker is the best
leader Tammany has ever had, and
he is one OF that class of politicians
who believe the best results are not
obtained by fighting in the party.
When Cleveland was nominated Mr..
Croker accepted the outcome of the
convention at once. Not so Murphy
Hill and Sheenan. They were very
angry, and when the result of the
convention was announced at once
began to form plans to knife the
ticket. They sought Croker and
unfolded their intentions. Croker
listened silently as is his wont, but,
made them no reply.
This chilled them. They couldn't
understand it. Shortly after he saw
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Croker told
them he was ready to be on friendly
terms with Cleveland. Whitney
was delighted and assured Croker
that Cleveland would be more
than pleased for the friendship.
When the three State leaders talked
treachery to Mr.. Croker he told
them plainly he would have none of
it.. They urged and argued, but it
was all to no avail. Then, after the
return home / am told, he was the,
first one to agree to the Victoria
Hotel conference In fact he made
snat conference possible. Cleveland
elected, the State leaders were ready
to rush to demand of him the price
Of the big majority. Again they
were called off by Croker's author
ICED interview that Tammany could
not ask Mr.. Cleveland for Office.
SHOWED HIS sHREwDNESS.
Again he showed his shrewdness
by providing for a big Tammany
demonstration at the Inauguration
As is known, all the big leaders
went to Washington. Croker urged
that demonstration of harmony
should be made and that the country
should be given an actual sight of the
New York Democray's loyalty to the
President. He insisted that they
should call upon and pay their
respects to Mr.. Cleveland as soon as
they arrived. Everybody agreed to
this except Murphy. Murphy
pleaded that it would be humiliating
to him to do 80. Mr.. Croker told
Senator Murphy plainly that he
owed something to him !; that he had
made his election possible and ii
would be very poor politics to cause
comment by remaining away from
Mr.. Cleveland. Murphy persisted
in demurring until Croker 60,
angry. Then he yielded and said
he would 60.
Everybody visited Cleveland but
Senator Hill. Croker again asserted
himself, and before he left Washing.
ton he had it arranged that Hill
should also call. / was told that il
WAS only after the strongest threat
OF having nothing to do with him in
the future that Hill yielded. Having
fixed this Mr.. Croker went on his
trip through the South and West
This is the reason, therefore, that
not much significance can be attached
to the visit of Hill TO the White
House. The only significance
attached to it is that Mr.. Croke,
ordered in plain language Mr.. Hill
to call on Mr. Cleveland. Mr.. Cleve-
land received him kindly. Mr.
Croker will get his share of the
Offices in New York city, and Mr..
Hills friends in the State will have
to take their chances in general
thufa"