New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
CROKER MAKES 4 SPEECH.
ADVISES HIS MEN TO WORK HARD AND
BE HONEST

many Han General COMMITTEES of the XXth Assem-
hly District held a, the clubhouse. No. 90 East
Thirty-second-st.. yesterday Afternoon. The di,
trsct is NJ Cookers old home district. He was the
leader OF II for years before he became the head Of
the Tammany Hall organization. He makes 1t n
practice there every year before the election
and talk with his old friends Yesterday Mir
Croker arrived with Nathan Straus about $50
o'clock and received with applause when he
entered the room Peter S'ery. the chairman OF
the General Committee Of the district, presided
end in calling the meeting TO order made short
speech dealing with the work OF the campaign II.
the district.
James p Keaiing the leader Of The district then
called upon Mr. Croker for few remarks There
was great cheering. ard MI croker took OH his
cverCoat. stepped upon the pst form and talked 10
his old friends for several minutes.
ut s very gratifying to ne said Mr.. Croker
- he here with you all ard 10 my old friends
Of the N\th Assembly District hard At work In
this great canvass don't kroU thai there is any
thing say 10 You which would help .ou IN
your work. I know how thoroughly the district =
organized and how loyal all are in the interests
OF the people and OF Democracy | see with Us TO
day number of the men with whom worked
twenty-five thirty years sso. when vas In my
ooyhood and Is especially gratifying to me 10 gee
you all. I have always made II point TO come
here when time would allow II this dsiric,
that many years ago established an organization
which sfterwsrd made the pattern for organ
izs riors In other Assembly districts.
There is one thing want TO to YOU to-day.
ard that Is to carefully that all the voters
Of your district are informed how 10 correctly vote
the ballot. See to II that your schools Of insiruc-
ton for this purpose arc kept W. and see 10 IT that
loses his vote by making mistakes on MS
ballot We need every vote this time;
From FL nat h,Sr from me othrr MY
the Democratic ticket will win ny magnificent
plurality Election Day. -
I'm oil my thirty years experience IN politics N
this city have never seer the Democrats prospefi
IS nrs an @eE due o Se bunders tina, have
made by the so-called reform administration dur-
affected ny 1t to his detrment. You hear II con;
dfmnsd every place that YOU 60 ne ss .,rr sre
establish governm"nt-and will succeed IN dolns
sothat VII low tie taxes CIV, hom s, sns 20 H
kind 20 all Of our people; , =, p,,,,,o
TO him General Collis you are he ONLY MY, man isTn IN
c open You You have kert eli the -tTsete OPEN Every
thing else seems 10 have been closed up "speeia"!
AS say. the issues are all with the Den1ocracy
The others have not leg to stand upon. Lssk n.
| sorted 10 the last thing they could lay their
tongues TO. and that i. pers5ns snu.s non Mo-,
argument. ! do not believe in that kind Of can,
you have enemies VINO attack rs jus, pss. ,hsm
by Maxi ths campsisn on DTmoGTsu, p sn,.I 70
S fns o that +, viii r.SSt on election Day i is thu
wbo ,s constsntlv sbnsins his neirhbor has no
weight in the community. and he IL not good '''
Now gentlemen. in all the work that you DO sec
and honestiy' Look to it thst no fraudulent voting
| i. allowed for any ticket STAND shoulder 70 shouI-
6dence in each Other Your leader Mi not ask YOU
| 10 do anything that he would no do himself and |
! DO myself Be true 10 yourssle< ana in dong 80
yoa VII b. tue 10 The hest OF ps s~ S' K s
the work ~ vaantly until the close o. tne pol's on
Esc,2n DsS of nc righ You vi. ain
a splendid victory on Election Day.
ANSWER NOT PLEASING TO VAN WICK.
HIS TYFEwRrTTEN LETTER TO p. J. FLANAGAN'
OF BROOKLYN rRovoKEs Al IN
| EXPECTED REVELATION.
| The typesritt.n letter sent by Rober. A. Van
| wyck Tammsny candidate Cor Mayor. TO various
| people il drawing forth many answers which are
consoling him. His experience. in fact' Is
| similar to that OF Mr.. Qugs with the letter which
| the latter has been sending to Republicans. The
following correspondence is self-expanatory:
dictated SyRA..v oo. =, ,s.-
| P J. Flanagan. No go Wil.iam-st.. City.
My Dear SIR am Informed ;h., you hsvs ben
k fo fnoso and Wish to thank you and express
! my appreciation. The receipt OF many such eH,
sprssisSins fsat TE."o Of my Campaign
Il i happens tina, you are in his n.shborhood q. /
Il
suit your convenience and pleasure 20 call SIN
| cerelv yours ROBERT a ' An I'm
| Hon r A. Van Wyck.
| Dear Sir: Your Communication OF Octooer IL mas
lust been received. owing 10 its being addressed 10
| the rooms Of Typographical Union No. s. You have
Of ofe ponr eanddscy for nave considered and sl
| consider that your nomination was the most IA.
| grant example of the outrageous boss system OF
Tammany Hall that has ever been perPetra,ed. even
Democrat. who believe In the rule OF the p"o-
| pie by the people themselves and shall protest al
| WAYS against being ruled by such boss az croker
! who remained In England hobnobbing with stable
| bovs ard racetrack touts while Tammany was out
! Of power and there no income 10 be deriVed
! from ONCE holders You were nominated IN a
| four men In what called convention. without
| even submitting your name 10 caucus OF the dele
| gate. from the respective ooroughs II was most
Democrats and u1American Rroc;ee T rs which
| Again the convention az which you were ma nled
nv the four men aforesaid was not that OF the Dem
ocratc party for II ignored the National platform
| Of the Democratic party the creed OF our party
| am working for the election Of Henry George.
! .nd shall vote for him. for regard him as tho
! only Democratic candidate for the Mayoraty nom!-
by the people in the Den9cra'iC way Yonr-
| 10 "a Somerset Brooklyn. Oct a. 1897.
LABOR MAss-MEETING FOR TAMMANY.
| several hundred delegates. representing various
labor unions met at the rooms Of the Progressive
| afternoon and perfected arrangements for labor
mass meeting In favor Of Van Wyck. TO be held At
| cooner Union on "Wednesday evening. President
| Iohn ! Donnely OF the Progressive League WAS
| IN III. chair and briefly stated the objects Of the
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