Evening star., 1898-10-18
CROKER'S MISTAKES
Tammany Boss Outclassed in Fight
With Bar Association.
PERSONAL SPITE AGAINST DAILY
He Will Not Be Allowed to Cor
ruPt the judiciary.
ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN MING
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

mistakes in the campaign, so competent OBJ
servers say. The first the turning
down of Justice DAILY, ana the second was
his hysterical TRADE against the Bar Asso-
citation. which he gave to the public last
night with the assistance of Perry Belmont.
The Bar Associations attack upon David
Leventritt, the Tammany candidate. un-
doubtedly shook up the organization thor
oughly. and last night there was an unu-
sually early gathering of the clans in the
Democratic Club and the f1uttering tails 10
the Croker kite camped out on the doorstep
in their anxiety to learn " hat the boss was
going to do about 1t. Croker read the de-
tailed story of the action of the Bar Asso-
CiatlOn carefully The sCathing arraign-
ment of Leventrltt from the representative
legal association of this country meant not
only defeat Of the Tammany judiciary cam
didateS, but of the Antire state ticket The
strong resentment shown at Croker's ac-
tiOn in attempting to wreck the hOnora ole
career of Justice Daily frcm motives Of spite
and mere personal malice also made the
meek followers of the tigers trail sniver
and wonder II, after ALL Croker's grip
wasn't weakening and he was making big
blunders.
The faithful besought Croker to do some
thing. The boss did do something. After
breakfast ne held consultation. Then he
prepared to talk. Forgetting entirely
that the report and resolutions of the Bar
Association had been prepared by a COM
miJtee having a majority of democrats as
members. some of whom were his personal
friends. the Tammany boss sailed IN. His
talk was confined principally to abusing all
members of the bar of this city who did not
think that the democracy was Tanmany,
that Tamnany was Croker and that Croker
must be obeyed-
May Hurt state Ticket.
At the democratic state headquarters to-
day 1t was learned that some of the COM
try callers expressed cc1 siderable anxiety
11g feet he
have on the state ticket. I hey feared, it is
said that Judge DaFs friends would vote
not only the republican judicial ticket. but
the whole republican state ticket Senator
McCarren assured them that Croker had
aid Il would be all right. but the assurance
did not appear to remove their anxiety. A
HtIl man from Clinton county. who wOIld
not permit the reporters to print his name,
said: IF the demOcratIr state ticket is de-
feated by small majority everybody VIII
know where to place the blame The
friends Of Senator 1ii are working with
all their might for the ticket. and it would
poll the full strength of the party If this
trouble over the judi ciaI nOmina ations down
here had not occurred. If We are beaten 1t
viii not be the fault of Hill and his
friends
Nobody at Tammal ny Hall today wo I'D
discuss the action of the Bar Association.
Every Tammany man. when questioned
about the matter, referred to CrOker's in
tervfew and said that that complete
answer to the Bar Association Some Cf
the district leaders seemed to take serious
" the threat of Croker contained in the
interview to organize bar association OF
his own. and one of them suggested that
Senator Grady was the man to head the
association
Il Is a fact that the reputable portion of
the New York bar. regardless of party af-
fliation. denounce Croker for his open boast
that he Will make the Judiciary bow TO
political machination. Prominent lawyers.
seen today. treated the statements of
Croker with contemptuous silence or OK
pressed themselves in terms that admitted
Of no misunderstanding Everett 2. Wheel
CT. one of the founders of the Bar Asso-
citation. democrat. and a former member
If Tammany Hall, said that CrOkers de-
termination to introduce the idea of pO-
ltiCal patronage into the judiciary was
direct blow at American freedom and inde-
The Bar Association" he said. was
founded at a time when there We're at least
three judges on the bench who were com
pletely sUbSerVient to Tweed and his gang.
That in 1910 although the association
was not Incorporated until a year later.
The corruption at that time was fearful.
and all growing out Of the use of patronage
in the judiciary, the same thing that Crok-
er is trying to bring about today. At that
time the Tweed gang were ruling things,
and for the very purpose of checking such
a state Of affairs. for purifying the bench
and rendering impossible the return of such
condition of affairs the Bar Association
was formed. Croker speaks about patron
age being legitimate and by accepting his
nomination there are now three Judges
who stand morally bound to sustain the
dictum, should they be elected
What Judicial Patronage Means
Think what this patronage from the
bench means" exclaimed Mr.. Wheeler
growing excited. TT means the appoint
ment OF receivers Of referees of guardians
at the beck and order of Croker and his
friends II will mean gigantic abuses by
dishonest politicians who. holding the pow
er 10 have receiver appointed say. may
20 10 firm and levy tribute lest he make
them trouble Tammang says it merely
wants patronage now, but IL cannot stop
here if II would From the very moment
that politics. that patronage, becomes an
element Of the judiciary, that very moment
Justice is assailed."
RooseveIt oB Upstate Campaign
Colonel Roosevelt and his party started
on schedule time today for flying trip up
the state. His party included Lieutenant
Governor Timothy L. Woodruff, Gen Stew
art l. Woodford, John Proctor Clarke and
William J. foungs, district attorney for
Queens county Besides these, six Rough
Riders went with their old colonel TO tell the
people OF New York what kind of man
they followed through the war. There is
no question to what these men think of
Colonel Roosevelt They Color Ser
geant y. +. Wright. Sergeants Buck TayIor
and Johnson and Bugler Cassi Troopers
Bill and FortesCue. The campaign mana
gers are confident that they will add to the
effectiveness Of the tour. well as to its
plctuTeSqueness. In addition to these poll
ticians and soldiers, Senator \. n. Strana-
han OF OSwego Is expected to join the party
at Albany With the departure of Colonel
Roosevelt. there is an advance all along the
republican line. From now until election
day IL is asserted lat every republican
who get out vote for the ticket or add
a mite 20 the enthusiasm is expected to do
his duty.
The Soldier and Sailor Vote.
Should the vote for governor throughout
the state be close, 1t may be a week or a
month after election before the result is
known owing TO the fact that this year for
the first time since the civil war the soldier
and sailor vote is 10 be taken. The special
session Of the legislature that was called
TO pass the election inspectors bill also pro-
Yided for taking the vote OF citizens Of the
state who were absent from home in th.
army and navy. The early termination of
the war was not expected and il was
thought that great many voters would
be away on election day. AS 1t Is, there
are enough down south. in Cuba Hawaii
Porto Rico and Manila to change the result
OF the voting here November S, If the race
should be close.