Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-14
|CROKER'S new IDEAS
The Tammany Chief Arrives From
Europe and Airs His Political
Predictions
Something Of a Change in His
Views Regarding Policy Of
the Party.
Interesting Incident Aboard the St.
Paul During Home Voyage
Reed is Silent.

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New York, Aug. 14.-Richard Croker
was the star in a screaming farce called
Zone Man Power aboard the steam
ship st. Paul on Wednesday night last.
After a trial before a Mazet committee,
or .'Matsoon" committee as some of the
passengers dubbed 1t, he was found
guilty and sentenced to give an imita-
ton of q Tammany leader collecting
funds. This he did by raising $170 for
the seamen's orphanage, contributing
fine of 500 himself.
The trial was witnessed by as many
passengers as could crowd themselves
into the saloon dining room. Ex-Speak-
er Thomas b. Reed, Senator Sewell of
New Jersey, Jennie Yeamans the ac-
tress, Daniel Frohman and other pollti-
cal and theatrical celebrities were eth
err participants or spectators.
Mr.. Croker, though the chief victim,
roared with laughter at the conclusion
of the performance and exclaimed:
lit was almost exactly like the Ma
yet committee. You could hardly tell
the two apart
The Tammany chieftain provoked the
investigation by winning two pools on
the ships run. On Tuesday he pocketed
$l65 belonging to his fellow passengers.
A meeting was called and a committee
of five appointed to hold a ''Mazet'' in
vestigation.
The chairman of the committee was
Conrad Schweitzer. who happens To be
the chairman of the democratic COM
mittee of Stark county, o., President
McKinleyis home county. II. l.. Chap
man. once the democratic candidate for
governor of Ohio, was also member
of the committee. The other members
We're Joseph Herbert, the playwright;
Hunter Wykes and James Creelman.
The summons served on Mr.. Croker
i said the committee was to inquire into
i the cone Man Power" and its corrupt-
4 ing effect in winning all the pools.
Mr.. Barnum then testified that one of
4 the stokers appeared on the deck in re-
/ sponse to MIR. Cookers whistle, and that
Mr.. Croker passed him a valise full of
bricks, which he fed into the furnace
instead of coal in order to retard the
i ships speed and thus enable Mr.. Croker
to win the pool.
Daniel F'rohman was put on the stand
4 and asked how he got his theatrical Ii
licenses.
1T decline ~ answer, >, said he ".Jt ;s
4 my private business"
Mr.. Wykes treasurer of the pool
9 fund, testified that he had paid large
E sums out of the pool to Mr.. Croker.
When asked what Mr.. Croker said &c
him Mr.. Wykes said:
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