The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-15
CROKER CONSULTSM MURPHY
HE WANTS THE SENATOR'S ADVICE
ON BR0oKLYN APPOINTMENTS.


HE WANTS THE sEy1ToR,s II
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Sh "en are % he smut o"'-tho "eLa"sn-
iin-Hork Slate Was Sent to Senator Murphy
several Days Transit IL to re
Secured Through the Elevated Railroads.
LAkEwooD, N. j., Dec. l4-Richard Croker
was not at tne LAKEWOOD hotei toNoay' Al
tnoueh senator GRADY. up 10 THIS evening" IN
FORMED everybody who inquired Tor tho Dig
iamnany chieltarn mat ne was In MS room
resting ana could not DO disturoed' Inc sena'
tor was DeiieVeu until tne announcement OF Mr..
brokers' arrival In Warrington was maze
known NJ the ana senator uraay
was orcoa 10 ADMIT tnat Mr. Sroker hao gone.
no said mai Mr.. croker went 10 ms room on
MONDAY evening. ieaVins oroers that no was
NOT 10 oe disturbed on any account oy anybody.
senator GRADY SAID 'hat Mr. croker spent inc
hisht IN ms room ana ie'c ior " asnihgooh TINS
morning AFTER breakfast. IL was SAID however
that Mr. croker was spirited away oy congress
man ueoree d. Mcclellan on MONDAY night.
Inc young congressman arrived mere IN tne
AFTERNOON ana TOOK MI. croker ror q drlVe De-
hihu spahhihe .ea" atter most OF the deiesa-
tion mere nao iets 'or ne" iork. ihey uroVe
70 foiht fleasaht' Ten miles away ana cauEhta
pennsylvania tram Tor washington. Ihere
were many rumors ABOUT the oolect OF MT. Gro
ker s'iSitto asnington ana the hurried man
heri IN "nich u was haoe. INC only reasonable
explanation however, Is that ne went 10 CONFER
win oniteu states senator bo"aro Murphy
ABOUT tho aistrioution OF patronage ana the
character OF the appointments 70 DO made IN the
ooroueh OF r srooSiyn' mas Ieeh ssa.ea mere
tolore IN TEE SUN, Mr; Hroker ,ntenas 70
A. as..o.Ia, H. 80 80. -. ~ ..nn,a =,
sne material IN mana 70 50 shape al" 1ne course OF OF
Inc stat, tate OF Stew new i %n.r Sna mas mas 'G >. to .n an AM
the control Of the party.
takes in his distribution of the patronage. and 1t
viii be divided among men who viii prove loyal
IN Inc iS N.n vnns o. ms plans. no Knows Inc
men mem in New. New YORK or tS city Scs and can n, , MaDs NJ. plans sns
he is not so well informed on the following Of
It is safe to to assume .a now that : Mr. nsa Croker a.i has IN
Ills nossession tn, RrootIvn a,ot. made ont hv
latter. in the several conferences he has had
the men on tho slate. but the Tammany chief.
tain was not .lsose.her satisfied With that 1t
Is surmiseat nat NO sent the STATE 70 washington
50 %n. that r it might light, Do sn, Inspected st.So1 BY Senator Senator
on 1t who had had In the past Q strong leaning
toward Senator Hill, or might have . disposi-
u .uNt" oTneto'sm
mcclellan stopped over mere last wednesday
for o few hours on his way to Washington. and
nis tnouRnt tnae no oecene inc emiesary OF Mr.
Sroker 70 SENATOR Murphy. ne Y supposed 70
nave taken Q copy OF the BROOKLYN slate to
ator Murphy. Leader Bernard J. York is OF.
pected 70 come down here tomorrow night to
learn whether tho brootlyn slate was ~satiafac-
ply discovered seyersl Jaws In the alats and
cent CONGRESSMAN McCieLan post haste to bring
Mt. Croker to WaShington 20 that the matter
%hsn h 90 r etsfhn ssrs so II sl%s 20 inform MI York
MT. Croker Wil get back here to-morrow
@Rornine, ana MayorsEisot ySn WySk ana John
=: Carroll. rs ekpecSeo. VIII get mere to-mor-
row evening, 30 that the posltivo siate making
may oegin. Inc 5ro9kiyn patronage 10 all that
mas notherea MT. croker 90 far. and u can 90
saIeiy said that no mas not given one serious
The Brooklyn slate viii DO hxed up this week.
noWeyer, ana IN inc latter part or the week tho
rev 1ork PATRONAGE VIII receive attention..
FROM me expressions OF the Tammany leaders
ana om9ials Who nave oeen mere and the state.
mems OF q man close 10 MI. Croker IL appears
certain that the proposed underground system
SdnIni.tfasion. Il /, Fessrdss as q . %foresOns
Sonciusion nav tne coSt OF 5uilainf inc proposed
unoeIgrounu system Wouio RrSatiy exceed tne
S3nst,tutionai DEBT limit OF the greater city.
M. Croker mas stetea thaC ne ID IN FAVOR or zoe
oesI ealeeI ana cheApest eystem OF rapid
Srahsit, ana neS oven sta1ed tnat ne
In iaror or tpo uhoergfouno system y
that Is touna 70 DO tne oest, saIest. ana
cneapest. sna me COST OF construotlon does MOI
SNGeea tne IeoI INIT AZ tne nnancie5s arc GET
on rapid transit to-day, said that the new ad