New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-04
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CROKER'S CLUB QUARTERS.
DIRECTING AFFAIRS FROM THE DEMO
CRATIC HOUSE.
SWARM OF rAMMANYrrEs AT THE CLUB LAST


NIGHr-MR. CRoKERs PLAN TO EXTEND HIS
POWER THROUGH THE CLUB
The Democratic Club resuscitated by Richaro
Croker swarmed like a beehive last night l"e'e
wa, SCARCELY an absentee among all the Tammany
district leaders and prominent men OF the o e"''i
cation Mr. Croker mingled with the ."'o"e
Mavor VIM WICK was not on hand, but ne was
about the only one missing. John g. SEXTON JON"
= Carroll John Fox. jefferson NJ. Levy, e<-doV-
ernor Flower Thomas l.. Fetner John W. he'e''
John Whalen. Bernard J. York. Maurice +. h''a
han William Dalton, J. Sergeant cram 'ohn -
scanneIl. Peter f. Meyer. Patrick Keenan, Dr. WIZ
lam r Jenkins Daniel Ryan, T. F.. Crimmins hu-
ward C. Sheehy and many others were there.
A meeting Of the Board OF Governors was hed
early in the evening Mr.. Croker attended ny "c
IA a member Of the Board and Ex-Governor Flower
was also present. The meeting was brici' - CUM
mtttee of three vas appointed TO act on candidates
for membership. This committee Is composed Oh
Joseph Blumenthal chairman; John Fox and MT.
Croker There was no other business done, anu
the meeting adjourned The list Of applicants TOT
admission grows. and the committee VIII nave
nIentv TO do The committee Will report 10 full
meeting Of the club 10 he held on January H.
The original list of names az submitted to the
committee was made up Of 1853 men prominent IN
Tammany circles. but before the meeting closed one
hundred more were submitted, making TO-
tai OF 2S3 who have applied for admission since MI
Croker assumed control of the club. In explanation
OF why Mr. Croker had taken up his headquarters
at the club In Flfth-ave.. instead OF resuminS MS
old place at Tammany Hail. prominen, member OF
tn. Tammanv Society who is close to Mr.. Croker
said last night: Mr. Croker realized that consider
able Odium was attached 10 the name OF IailmdHy'
and when he oncs more took active control or the
organization he decided that It would be better poll
icy for him TO have his personal headquarters out
side OF the Wgwam, so he selected the Democratic
Club He viii still look AFTER the affairs OF Tam
many at the Fourteenth-st. headquarters but will
do most of that work through representative,
rather than by being in attendance there himself.
AZ the same time. his new headquarters will allow
him wider scope in his work and will not confine
him TO local politics"
Richard Croker f. securely intrenched In tho
cluD ana mas MS par'ileh's thete' re moved ~
yesterday From this time on he will direct the
doors of this club he Is planning to control the
State and next the country. The application of
lowed by the application Of Senator German, of
Maryland, Is an index of his purpose. Prominent
Democrats III oyer the country are being re;
Mr.. Cookers aim IL to make the club the great
city, State and National headquarters of the party.
me plan for charging the club Is developing
An architect has been In consultation with /. T..
Crimmirs. lie has been told TO submit to the
proper committee plans for the enlargement of
the clubhouse. He intends submit three differ
ent plans. showing how the building can be en-
arged. Mr.. Croker said last night that work for
:he enlargement of the building would be he
gun until next summer. and that for the present
the clubhouse would have to do as 1t is. 1t il prob
able that the plans to be carried out viii he
adopted AT the next general meeting OF the cub.
but work VII be deferred unt, summer.
The following names were posted last night:
William X. Ryan, John +. Brennan. T. G. O'Sulli-
Ting quarters OF Mr. Croker at the Murray Hill
Hotel Were almost deserted last night. all the prom
Mayor VAN WycE KEN WAS aSs the omy pro Tu
nan ma whS called at the hotel The Mayor was with
ME- croker Tor an hour early in the evening, and