La Junta tribune., 1899-04-22
CROKER oMrHe STAND.
Tannany Chief Say. this viCtors Ars
Entitled to the spaiis.

Entitisd to the spaiis.
New Yori., April 1I-Richard Croker
was on the stand to-day before the
Ma5et Investigating commission. and
he will be on the stand again to-mor-
row. John +. Carroll. the Tammany
leaders chief deputy. was also put
through n course OF questioning this
afternoon.
The examination OF Mr.. Croker was
remarkable chiefly by reason OF the
answers which he returned TO the ques-
ttons propounded to him by Mr.. Moss.
He was brief and took advantage of
many opportunities afforded him to re-
tort In n manner that evoked applause
many times from those gathered in the
committee room.
Mr.. Croker gave events a somewhat
dramatic turn. when. after refusing to
answer several questions concerning
his private affairs, he held up his right
hand and said inpressiyely: IF you
can show me where / have taken a
single dollar from this city, you can
cut that arm or
When the 1'ammany chief went on
the stand at the beginning of the days
session. Mr.. Moss conducted line of
questioning which Mr.. Croker cvident-
~ believed was loss of time. for he
suddenly leaned forward and said:
sit is not necessary to bring up what
| everybody knows. There Is no use
| playing to the galleries; there Is no use
making speeches. | am the leader of
the party and l acknowledge 1t. All
these people are my friends and l am
| going To stick to them all the time.
| Just give me straight talk. l am going
| to give you straight talk. That is all"
Mr.. Moss said he would accommo-
date him and he endeavored to do so.
He drew from Mr.. Croker the fact
| that the Tammauy chief believed that
| all the offices OF administration of
all departments should go to the victor
| ious political party. ITO the victors
belong the spoils," he added.
Continuing. Mr.. Croker said that
| when the Democrats placed men in Of
1cc, the party expected to have those
| men do what the leaders of the party
asked them to do. He himself had
recommended the appointment OF va
! riOus officials and the distribution of
| patronage.
Not III every case, however. he said
had his adviccs been carried out. He
admitted nevertheless that he had con-
!, siderable amount of political influence.
A matter that Mr.. Moss gave atten-
tIon TO was Mr.. Crokers connection
| with the auctloneering business con-
Quoted by Peter II. Meyer, by whom
the majority of the judicial sales were
conducted Mr.. Croker said he had
| been member OF the firm some years,
| and as true Democrat he expected to
be befriended In the way of profit from
the sales.
| '.Then you are working for your
pockety' said Mr.. Moss.
l l,n ~
| retorted the witness.
Former Judge Joseph +. DAILY, who
was called during the course Of the
afternoon, said that he had been no.
titled In the early part of last year that
he need not expect n denomination.
| This notification came directly from
| Mr.. Croker. and 1t was, he said, the
result of his refusing to appoint n
chief clerk OF the Court of Common
Plens recommended by Croker, and
because he lad refused to make judi
i cinl order for the removal Of the lcgni
sale TO III Broniway. where Peter +.
Meyers firm is located.
With reference to the statements
| made during the recent election that
Judge DAILY Ind been originally dis
covered by Ross Tweed and by him
nominated for his first judgeship, he
/ ueuicti nv nav WV Nbp"b "SSS'
or that he had been selected by Tweed
Judge DAILY said that he had paid
81 900 in assessments for his two NOM
nations by Tammany Hall.
Former Judge Roger n. Pryor. who
| followed Judge Dnly. testified that he.
100, had contributed tn Tammany on
account check for $4,000 payable to
| the order OF Richard Croker. chairman
| Of the finance committee Of Tammnny
| Hall This check was returned to him
the following day and he was asked to
make tho check payable TO bearer.
This he die.