Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-02
DICK CROKER AFTER MAYORALTY.
Tammnny Chieftain Desires to Rule
Greater New York.

Greater New York.
LONDON, Aug 1.-(New York World
Cablegram. - Special Telegram) That
Richard Croker means to be nominated for
mayor of Greater New York I have little
doubt. London has been a political center
for the American metropolis for some time
plan not without clever features, for it
enables Mr.. Croker to hold conferences with
reference to big political deals without the
constant and minute inspection of the in
quisitive American press But today MI
Croker went to Carlsbad, twenty hours ahead
of the date which had been set. Doubtless
he was hurried by the fact that open con-
ferences here between leaders were attract
ing too much attention despite the 5000
miles between London and New York. His
departure was so early that many things
were left half done at Vintage. where Mr.
Croker had planned TO spend today
The Tammany chieftain was accompanied
by his son and by Jefferson Levy, who is
evidently in great favor nowadays with Mr..
Croker, who has placed in his hands all his
private real estate business. And it is
the common belief among Americans here
who have watched events closely that Mr..
Croker means to place in his hands also
some important part of Greater New York
business before the year is out. Sachem
Hotchk!ss, who has been much with Mr..
Croker during his stay here, also went to
Carlsbad today, although not on the same
train.
Judge Truax, with whom Mr.. Croker often
was in open, earnest conference on the Hotel
Cecil terrace list week. remains here, evil
IDENTIFY to act as a reception committee for
other Tammany braves who are expected by
the early steamers and who doubtless will
be shunted off to the German health resort
to meet Mr.. Croker. after having received
preliminary instructions from Judge Truax.
The judge spends much time with his pretty
wife. but il is plain that his chief interest
is not rest, but New York City politics.
had talk with him today, The judge evil
IDENTIFY has been asked to be cautious in eX-
pressing himself but he said:
81 have no idea whom Tammany will
nominate for mayor OF Greater New York.
but | am certain that whoever is nominated
will win ] am not certain that Mr.. Croker
does not want the nomination. but think
he does not ! have no doubt that II he
wants II he can have it, and no doubt that
II he has II he will be elected.
"The record of the present so-caled reform
administrations record OF iucompstency and
extravagance-has done much to make the
people want to see Tammany again at the
head of affairs and conducting the city in
business-like, competent way. The only
way in which the present administration
could possibly claim credit Is by referring TO
the street cleaning department Colonel
Waring has kept the streets clean, but II has
cost the city much more than the slight i'm
nrovemsnt over the old results is worth.
Tammany, with two-thirds of Colonel War
ing's money, would have accomplished four
times as good results
"The more | see Of European cities the
more | realize that the old cry against So
called Tammany msmanagement was all cry
and no wolf London's tsreets today are not as
clean as New Yorks were under Tammany.
We all laugh because an Englishmsn turns
his trousers up. Now | know why he docs
II. He turns them up to keep them from the
mud-out of such mud as New York would
not tolerate from Tammany or anybody"