The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-24
CROKER In HIS WIGWAM.
ms LOYAL INDIANS THRONG HIM,
GI1D TO GET MN DOWNTOWN.

oh. but It's Comfort to DO Business With
out n Spiketail Coat-He Picks Out Ais
Stnn and Sets Things Going Sheehan
Was the SOLITARY Leader Who Didn't Call.
Yesterday was a day OF joyousnsss at Tam
many Hall. tempered in the early morning
With Wild ramors to the effect that the Hon.
Richard Croker had been dynamited. rumors
that spread up and down Fourteenth street
and got ms far north as the Fifth Avenue Hotel
and me Hoffman House, The rumor arose in
this way The Hon Richard Croker arrived at
Tammany Hall at 10 minutes before IL oclock.
He found waiting for him photographer who
wanted to take his picture sitting at the desk
whore tho Hon. John Kelly used to sit. In the
chair that the Hon John Kelly had 80 often sat
in. The widely circulated ent that
Mr. Croker was to arrive at the hall had drawn
a great crowd which. as he walked In. APP
plauded him and crowded into the east room
after him. The taking Of the Democratic
chieftain's picture had been arranged for. and
when Mr.. Croker arrived and made his way
through this waiting crowd to the little Office
at tho end of the east room where the Hon.
John Kelly's desk and the Hon. John Kslly's
chair had been prepared for him. tho photog-
rapher followed him and then the big wooden
doors were shut tight.
The light in the room 10 bad: 1t was neces-
sary that the picture should be fashght.
All the lights in this little room had been ex-
tinguished when Mr.. Croker had posed himself
in Mr.. Kellg's chair. Mr.. Croker was alone
with the photographer. The crowd outside
did not know what was going on: they were
all looking at the door and wondering. when
came an explosion. Every mans heart leaped
TO hs throat. Some Of tho men elutchsd each
other. Some OF them exclaimed oh. Lord
some said The chief is shot" O'Donovan
Rosa murmured dynamite" and then all
hands. impelled by one impulse. dashed wildly
at the doors and tore them open. The room
was full OF smoke. Mr. Croker could be seen
sitting with smoke curling about his head.
The photographer was lost in the smoke.
Thank God, he's safe" exclaimed the Hon.
John Stner.
"Hully geel 1t didn't hit him." said the
Hon Tim Sullivan.
Mr.. Croker arose majestieally and walked
out into the east room with the remark. Il
hope it develops we'll"
1t appeared from the statement OF the pho
toRrapher who came out OF the smoke later.
that he got in an extra dose OF fashlght and 1t
had gone of with bang 1t had done no harm
but 1t had come as near giving the faithful
cohorts heart disease as might even an unkind
look or all unkind word from the chief himself
And it was noon before they had more than
half recovered from the shock.
The Hon. Joe Stiner was the irst man to
shake the hand of the Tammany chieftain
after his arrival at the hall. and he was the
first to congratulate him upon his escape from
the supposed dynamiters. This crowd that
gathered at Tammany was a mighty happy
after it got over Its shock. 1t included
many OF the old-time Tnmmany Hall men, and
they nudged each other and said. Look ut
him: he looks natural. don't he" pointing
at Mr.. Croker. They told each other
what q fine thing it was that Mr.. Croker
had given up his Fifth avenue ways
temporarily and had got down among
the people again. There was big Tim
Sullivan and little Tim Sullivan, and there was
the Hon Billy Penney and big Tim Brennan
and Peter j. Dooling, the Hon. James Nc
CARNEY. the Hon. Larry Delmour. the Hon.
Pat Keenan,. the Hon. Norris Featherson, the
Hon. Bernard Martin. the Hon. Thomas F.
Grady. and dozens OF the younger element
headed by the Hon. John F. Carroll and incud-
ing the Hon. Morris Blumenthal. head spell.
binder. Assem- blyman Patrick F. Trainor the
Hon. Lewis Nixon, the Hon. Vincent j. Stat
tory OF the firm OF Horgan & Slattery. and the
Hon. j. Sergeant Cram, who. perhaps. with the
Hon. Ferdinand Levy. might be classed as
among the elders. They all shook the Hon Rich
ard Croker's hand. they all cong ratulated him
they said It was nne thing to see him back in
Fourteenth street. In the midst of their con-
CALCULATIONS in walked tho Hon. William f.
Grel.
VIE gents. Richards: ich frcue mich Sic
Zu sehen?"
on in the east could be heard a whistling
chorus led by the Hon. John F. Carroll and tho
soft murmuring strains Of
- When ye hear thu roll Of the big bass drum
Then ye may know that the Dutch have come.
"Caed mile failtha.' said the Hon Richard
Croker. in pure Gaelic, as he grabbed the Hon.
Mr.. Grell's hand.
For the Dutch compance is the best companee.
That ever came over from the old countres.
whistled the Hon. John F. Carroll and
murmured the crowd
All. Billy" said the Hon. Richard Croker:
returning to English. how is tho campaign
goinR?"
Mr.. Grell's face beamed lie seemed about to
embrace the Democratic chief.
''Es sieht brilliant aus. GAM Platt- Deut.ch-
land ist fur mich"
Good, good" said Mr. Croker
ALE pinoche und kegel clubs sind feuer
ind famine fur mich" said Herr Grell
A thousand times welcome; caed m lille fail
tha." exclaimed Mr.. Croke or. again going back TO
the pure Gaelic. and the humnng in the out
side room and the whistling chorus sounded
louder
When ye hear the roll OF the big bass drum
Then We may know that the Deutsch have come;
For the Deutsch compAnee is the best compAnee
That ever came over from old Gcrmanee.
1t was a touching scene. this meeting OF the
Democratic cheftain and the Democratic can
didate for sheriff in place OF the Hon Thomas
}. Dunn. head OF the horde OF seven up players
III office.
=. Mr. GreIl was splendidly received by tho
TammAny leaders. who Joined in thu chorus OF
welcome, After Mr.. GrelI came a colored cit
izen; who brought good news 10 the Tammany
headIuarters. He was the Hon. Edward t.
Lee "A In Ia 81
Croker OF tho city, who. calls himself Pete"
and signs himself Pete" Iio told Mr. Croker
that he would pledge the support Of the entire
colored Democracy to lammhny Hall. After
Mr.. Croker had ialked to him awhile he said TO
one OF the newspaper men:
We got 80 per cent ~ that vote last wear
about n 900 al! told. These peope have no
use Tor the Republican party; the Ropu blicans
are always holding up Abraham Lincoln 10
them but these honest coorei men realize
to-day that the Republican party is no longer
the party OF Lincoln it's made up in any oil
way here in New York to grab Offices Why,
look AT their ticket: there are more than half
Democrats on IL no wonder the Republicans
won support II they're dsgustcd with IT, and
that explains why ;hersS such "A Iarpa f,lIin1