Evening star., 1898-07-30
CROKER RETURNS INQUITo.

Tammany Chief Going to Long
branch to See Senator Murphy.
From the New York Herald, Today.
Down the gang plank of the Lucania
early last evening walked a short, stockfly
built man with a short gray beard, wear
ing light checked suit and brown derby
hat His name, as it appeared among the
additions" to the passenger list, was Mr.,
Richard, but his face and form were IA
miliar to the crowd of democrats gathered
on the wharf as those of Richard Croker,
the leader of Tammany Hall and the rival
Of David B. Hill
Mr.. Croker made no explanation of his
purpose in conceaiing his identity. His
son. Herbert, who came with him, was de-
scribed In the passenger list as Mr.. Her.
BERT If he hoped to escape notice he did
not succeed, for all Tammany has been in
a flutter for the last week in expectation
of his coming.
Mr.. Croker had nothing Of Importance %
say about politics last night, but he wasted
no time about getting back into the har-
ness. AS soon as he had seen his trunks
through he drove to the Democratic Club,
in the Savoy Hotel, and quickly retired to
private room with John F. Carroll for
long talk with Mayor Van WSck. who
was waiting.
Chief Devery, who has succeeded Nc
CullaSh since Mr.. Croker went away, was
in the hotel to offer thanks.
MI SToker looked strong ana nearly
after his vacation, and was in high spirits
when he landed. He has gained in weight
during his trip to England. He occupied
a state room with his son near those set
apart for the Vanderbilt party, and he
made himself popular with the other pas
sengers, to whom he was, as usual an OBJ
ject of curiosity.
Though it was his wish that his return
should not be made the occasion of any
celebration. some of his friends went Down
to quarantine to meet him. On the
revenue cutter were his secretary, Thomas
F. Smith; Senator Thomas F. Grady, An
drew Freedman, Maurice Untermeyer, DR..
W T. Jenkins, his brother-in-iaw; former
Senator John Fox, Assistant Corporation
Counsel Thomas Creamer Montgomery
Ward and DR.. J. L. Seeney. A tugboat
carried Peter F. Meyer, his business part
ner: Deputy Controller Michael T. Daily
and several others.
He said that he had attended the Ameri-
can dinner in London on the Fourth of
July, and that it was very hot. He then
asked for news of the war; and laughed
when he heard that four Soaniards had
been killed in Porto Rico.
People in England are as much inter
eSted in the war as they are over here he
said. They talk about nothing else
Mr.. Croker was informed that Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt had been spoken of as
the republican candidate for governor.
'Roosevelt!' said he. Has he been
wounded?"
When he heard that he had not. but that
he had bad horse killed under him, he
said:
Then he doesn't count. A man must be
either wounded or killed"
Mr.. Croker would not talk about the re-
mova1 of McCullagh and his appointment
under the new election law. Neither had
ne anything to say about David B. Hills
activity or the visit to England of Judge
Traux and Judge Cohen to help him make
up the judicial slate. Judge Traux has
taken Vantage, his English house, for the
summer.
Mr.. Croker said that he would go to
Long Branch for a few days. and then per-
haps to Maurice Untermeyer's cottage in
sie Adirondacks, though he may go to
Saratoga.
John +. Carroll, his first lieutenant, was
waiting for him on the Cunard pier with a
crowd OF Tammany officials and leaders.
Mr. croker will probably be Senator Muir
phys guest at Long Branch over Tuesday
II not, he will go to Hollywood with Mr.