New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-14
CROKER MAKES A SPEECH.
ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN TAMMANY HALL.

ALTHOUGH HE Is STILL ASSERTING THAT HE Is
..ot-r OF POLITICS" THE SPEECH Is BELIEVED
TO poRrExp HIS RETURN TO THE LEAD
ERsHrP. AND THE RETIREMENT OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CONFERENCE
WITH PURRoY YESTERDAY.
There was great crowd Of Tammany poll
tic,ans AT last evenings meeting of the Tam
MANY Central Club Of the XXth Assembly Dis
trict. at No. 2O7 East Thirty -second-st. because
II had been noised about that Richard Croker
was TO attend and that he would be called upon
for a speech.
The XXth is Cookers old district, which elected
him an Alderman sixteen years ago. and tha'
election made him Fire Commissioner by the
appointment of Mayor Edison Mr. Croker
name is still carried at the head of the Tam
many General Committee OF the district al
though James p Heating has for many years
been the actual leader.
w T. Hill presided at last nights meeting
,a II p Mulvanev was secretary. At the
proper moment Heating called on the ex-chiet-
,ain of the Wigwam, and Mr. Croker promptly
,ook off his handsome overccat, and addressing
tho chairman. began by saying that II was "lh
creat Measure he met his old friends again
MANY old faces I see before me. said MT
coLer land there are many here that 90 hV'
lrour for have been away long time uiu
not come here tonight to talk politics. came
IN invitation vet l did not ask anyoouy Il !
might come or not. l merely asked myself Il II
was the proper thing for me to come mere anu
decided for myself that II was. 1t Is long time
aimee first started here in politics. ana some
,o will cav that am In politics yet. though
Tho fact is that am out Of politics and have been
out for three years but I suppose that there are
naonIe that will say that am in politics until
am dead
NETWORK HIS HOME.
ct exnect 70 die in this city, and want TO de
,ore New-York is my home, and always VIII
ha nv home Notwithstanding what you see III
.ha aners about my living in England. England
is NOT my home. II is my temporary resiue'07
only 4 few years ago my health broke do""'
and my physician ordered me to be OUT OF uoo'S
az much as possible. He said that must nave
rest and recreation. and am on exhibition "e' (
before vou tonight to ask you II doh iooN
-. ,.ou os a result Of the mode OF life pre-
so-ihed FOR me- MANY voices. you're looking
sn,andidr "Never looked better in your life
ct sunnose that have been little selfish IN
irving 10 preserve my health and to keep from
hraaking down but everybody says TO me- HOW
well Won are looking" II l had not taheu tHe
rest my condition required would not be mere
tonight. Some OF my friends say You ought 10
no here with us in the fight we are H. put
there were only few who said Go ana get
YOUR health back" but knew that my only way
~ restoration 10 health was TO get out OF active
notifies. Nevertheless. people are still saying
that am not out of politics
THE truth is that II Is your devotion 10 me
that makes people say that am still IN poll
tics How is this 10 be remeded and overcome!
You will all have TO turn your backs on me or
they will keep on saying that am still in poll
tics Qronlcal cheering) Some time ago a gem
.Ienan came 10 me and said that he wanted to
be nominated for certain office | said that l
was out OF politics. and he replied that would
not be out IL was dead Laughter)
1T is great pleasure 10 be with you again.
but let me give you a little advice. Be true TO
YOUR leader. but II he does wrong put him out.
want 20 give you this additional advice Rota-
ton in office is the sound principle for the party
and the Republic. If this principle is not ad-
hered TO we will soon adopt the methods which