New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-30
.,cuARp CROKER RETURNS.
,.ssENaER ON THE cuNARD LINE
STEAMER LUcANIA

rrokcr has returned from Europe. lie
he""s ,,o Cunard Line steamship Lucania which
came So, n,er soon after o'clock last night.
res', ~, a week on the ocean. he looked more
1on and s,alwart than when worn out by the
Iuse a, a hard campaign and the subsequent try
NJ o,d.ol OF parccllng out offices to SUIT all. ne
inc .hrood When the big Cunarder went tear
s asst the Sandy Hook station Mr.. Croker was
me over the side OF the vessel. stranihg his
lea"e -. ont the city's outline. He stood on
e!es ,.r,ns over the rail. until the big boat
oe trio Quarantine and the mighty engines
.,onped The boat had hardly slowed down
,,cre came q simultaneous hall from the deck
rsvenue cutter and the health officers boat,
", - which had run alongside. Mr.. Croker re-
...d % the greeting by swinging MS nat ana
smiling c,,.. .,orr.d and tho
~ 49,, rim down than several OF Mr.. Cookers
,.s who had gone down tho bay TO meet him.
,h.,sd aboard from: the revenue cutter ana the
18th officers boat. In the party 'nat went
.a were Senator Thomas +. Grady DR.. John
Tasnv Andrew Freedman. Michael r. DAILY. Dr.
.,,: Mr. Croker's brother-in-law: Peter r.
80 Maurice Untermyer Thomas ]. Dreamer and
s smith Mr. Croker greeted each one
,,v ard said that he had enjoyed tho trip
-, and that he never felt better IN MS ire
-, ..s curious TO learn the lates: facts about the
and expressed great sratincation when nc
80, TINT Spain had sued for peace He said IN
a,.v,,l way that ne didn't have anything to DO
~ making terms, hut he believed II would De
Wv" .ooa idea 10 keep all the territory that had
% .con,red as the United States could get no
,,asmn,ty Later he qualified this by saying
10, ~ was only a superficial statement ana that
=, rad not looked into the subject. He adoed that
r,s,ona va. with this country TO n man In the
.,r and explained that II was not only the Gov
,,,en, officials but also the everyday citizens VINO
e' ,,,,av IN sympathy with Americans. All
49,, England there was q great deal OF enthusiasm
~. ,he cause and satisfaction over the success the
.nur,ry had achieved was general.
HIS RACING VENTURE.
n, Croker had something TO say about his racing
.,,ura in England. He denied emphatically the
-, thu, he intended to snip his horses home.
~, ..N that while he had not gained all that ne
- honed for on the English turf he was not
discouraged and was hopeful for the future lie
,,.rd. 10 maintain his stable and race on the Eng
m., turf in the future. He denied also that he had
,r,,,c,,ed the charges upon the turf In England
- sa,d the report TO that effect was erroneous
A.. ,,,srnpt 10 get Mr. Croker TO talk politics did
-, meet with much success He said jokingly that
y. had come home TO get some information upon mat
.,h,ect himself When asked about the Metropoi-
w.r Elections law ne said he didn't know the full
ds,an. OF the measure and therefore he could not
cr,,,c,.e IT, He had favored anything that gave an
honest election, put ne Hdu uhocfotoou 'hos '"''
Law was simply 10 give a place to deposed or
nca, Until he learned ali about II. however he
a,d,,, care 10 discuss It, Regarding the factional
ousrrel within his party. and his attack on ex-
Senator HILL he said he could say nothing. When
..ked ~ he had changed his mind about Mr. Hill
~ leader he said. grimly:
81 said once that 1 regarded Senator Edward
Murphy IT, Of Troy. as tho ablest Democrat as
State leader and i reason why / should
change my mind think Senator Hurphy Is the
logical State leader.
Mr. Crokef refused to say word about candi-
dates the State platform. or upon what issues the
campaign Is likely to be fought. When asked II
he would see and consult with ex-senator Hill, he
replied that he had no intention Of so doing In
answer 10 a question about candidates, he replied
BY asking:
Whom do the Republicans talk OF runningT
Wien some one answered that there was talk
Of Governor Black and Theodore Roosevelt. he
asked concerning Mr. Roosevelt:
HAS he been wounded YETI
Roosevelts being wounded. he answered with
We'll am afraid that he won't do. No man is
available as a war hero candidate unless he has
been wounded-or killed. Better tell Mr.. Roosevelt
10 get wounded.
WELCOMED By HIS FRIENDS.
All Of this conversation was held as the boat
slowly steamed up the Bay from Quarantine to its
pier As the big vessel began to turn In toward
the pier. and came near enough for the faces OF
friends 70 be recognized Mr. Croker began to swing
his hat again A whole colony OF Tammany men