New-York tribune., 1896-11-23
CROKER INSISTS HE IS OUT.
But MANY POLITICIANS THINK HE'LL
AGAIN RUN TAMMANY.

HOPEFUL OF GETTING BACK THE GOLD DEMO
Gratis WHO LEFT THE wIGwAM-IN CONSUL
TATroN WITH SOME or THE cHrErs-sITs
DOWN on TOM GRADY's AMBITION.
Il am entirely out Of politics. 1t is my purpose
never to enter into active politics again
This was the statement made yesterday by
Richard Croker at his luxurious home, No > East
Seventy y-fourth-st.
Mr.. Croker's opinion OF the Popocratic cam
paign may be judged by remark he made to
reporters on the ST. Louis on Saturday while the
vessel was coming up to her pier.
Hanna" he said. gets a great deal of credit
for his management of the campaign. but his
task was not so very difficult. All he had to do
was to let Bryan talk"
In spite OF Mr.. Crokar's declaration yesterday
about his being out of politics. often reiter-
ated since he retired from the leadership or
Tammany Hall two and a half years ago. II
was not generally accepted by city politicians
Of any sort. on the contrary. II Is already
known that Mr.. Croker has expressed strong
inclination to get back to his OLD place again as
director Of the fortunes Of the Wigwam. He Is
anxious to bring back into the work of the or
ganization the elements which declared for
sound money and repudiated the wild theories
Of the Bryanltes. Mr. Croker himself is a dis
believer In free silver and he sees no reason
why the Tammany men who stood for gold in
the late campaign should not be restored to
full fellowship in East Fourteenth-st.
In the coming battle for the control OF the mu-
nicpaty Of Greater New-York next fall Mr.
Croker expects to be the principal figure on the
anti-Republican ana anti-Reform side He be-
lieves that he can unite the Tammany and other
Democratic organizations and marsha! them 70
victory The majority of the Tammany tribe
would hail his return to the post Of leader with
delight Whether ne would make the best play
by accepting once more the active leadership OF
be ostensibly n political adviser only while
really directing and managing the fight is the
question now under discussion by Mr.. Croker
and other Tammany men of prominence.
Last evening he was in consultation with John
C. Sheehan. Hugh J. Grant. James J. Martin
and others II was reported that these Tam
many chiefs of other days had "A quiet dinner to-
gcther and went over the whole situation.
one Of the things which IL is understood Mr.
Croker has already sat down upon haid is
Senator Tom" Gradys ambition to b" IN"
minority leader Of the State Senate At Albany
this winter displacing Jacob A. Cantor. becaus"
the latter stood for sound money and VAS
against repudiaticn In he campaign OF lN'p.
Mr.. Croker pointed out that as senator cantor
was chosen the Democratic leader for the three
years OF the scnair's existence H. must be d.
posed before Grady could be elevated as his
successor This the cX-rulcr said. would rails"
"A storm Of opposition throughout the Siaie,
and I'm view OF the tremendous defeat of tn"
free-silver proposition. would prove su!'ilai
Croker's conclusions as TO MIR cantor. u was
argued showed that he intended {" ignore
Bryan's Illumination against all Democrats
who refused to support the Chicago platform.