New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-08
CROKER DINNER TO-NIGH 1.
GREAT INTEREST IN 1T AMONG POLL
TICIANS.
nm ,ov1Nc-cUP TO BED GIVEN THE CHIEF

q no IOyINC-CCP TO BID GIVEN AhH ~
rA1S-A FINE MENU CARD.
.,,.r which 4. 10 be given for Richard
~ So, IN. Tamuany leaders tonight at the
80 Savoy ha. been talked about great oea ps
~ politicians In the city. who have pceh ""N'0"'
o., Lnow ~ the dinner is TO be means % on
nounoinp the return Of Mr. Croker 10 inc '
shin OF the political organizations 1t
s,ood that Mr.. Croker Will make sPeee, ~ ~
OCCASION and the politicians VIII "A'' ~
soon as possible what he has to say AZ tn's INV
7, 4. undsrstood that the Tammany leader ana
oo,at. leader in every Assembly District OF 'he
city will be at the dinner. and that the "u'"oe' "
additional guests has been limited 10 th'r''' o'"'e
Senator Jacob A. Cantor has been assignee ~
sneak TO the toast. "Our State ana Ciy o'''e
senator Thomas F. Grady will make speech on
co.,, crast". CONGRESSMAN Amos J. Cummings
,,.u talk on "Our Country" and DlstT1ct-At'orheS
Fellows will respond to the toast Iamfhahy'
John c. Sheehan Will preside at the o'hhe'' anu
.morv the other Tammany men who are expected
70 be present Henry D. Purroy. eH-MAyoiS
Giant and C,,lroy Peter F. Meyer. James j. Mar
tin Justice Frederick Smyth. Congressman George
y Mcclellan. William Sulzer James j. Walsh'
Harry c. Miner Patrick keenan,. Charles Weide'
Thomas L. Feltner. General Daniel H. SlcKies'
William Sohmer. Augustus w. Peters Dahlei a.
Donegan, William II. Dobbs. Timothy H. oui'lNa"'
Samuel !. Foley, Bernard f. Martin LOUIS Nun
Finger. J. Sergeant Cram Jonn 1 Cdiioi'' ''''' -
Sexton David Mcclure, David Leaventritt, asa
Bird Gardiner, Frederick b. House. Daniei w.
Thompson Patrick Diver. Andrew J. Whte'
Michael c. Murphy Thomas c. T. Grain, Nlchoias
Brown. Barney ORourke William Dalton. james
W. Boyle. F. T. Fitzgerald, George w Punkitt.
John j. scannell, Rollin VI. Morgan. Lawrence Del
mour John j. Ryan, Jacob Rupert. 1r.. ana Mat
thew f. DOnohue.
The lovng-cup which Is to be presented to MT.
Croker has been made by Tiffany & Co, and Is
said TO have cost $1,000 1t was announced ycster-
day that care had been taken to prevent any ac-
curate pictures OF the cup being taken for puDlca-
ton in advance of the dinner.
The menu card. produced by Dempsey Carroll,
is expensive and elaborate, ana Is designed 10 DC
preserved as a memento. Its covers are OF RUSSIA
leather lined with white SILK on the irst leai rs
a Dortrait OF Mr. Croker, the menu being printed IN
gold on the second leaf which also has hand
painted design OF Indian standing AT the en-
france of a wlgwam. on the third ono rs a hani-
painted design OF calumets, or pipes OF peace, WIN
the oasts Ia gold. ingenously ettered IN the iras-
rant curling smoke ii rises from the pipes. ON
the last leaf is engraving OF the lovns-cup.
Peter f Meyer, who busy with preparations
for the dinner said yesterday: Care Will be taken
that every paper in the city VIII be fairly
treated 1t is Impossible TO give in advance a
correct list Of the names OF the persons VINO VIII
be present, upward OF twenty persons VINO
have received Invitations have not ACKNOWLEDGED
them The list will not be completed until
o'clock to-day. There Is no doubt that the dinner
will be q success in every way