The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-15

Mr.. Conrad SchweitZer, or NO. l5zo
North Cleveland avenue, and cashier
and treasurer of the Peoples Savings
bank, returned Sunday morning from
Europe where he had gone on pleas
ure trip and in quest of rest. Mr..
Schweitzer was accompanied by his
wife and two children and was gone
about month, having left Canton on
the 10th of July and sailed from New
York on the steamship st. Paul. Their
entire absence was spent in the city OF
London and they were there about ten
days. The trip was made for the sole
purpose of the ocean voyage, Mr..
Schweitzer having made the passage
before and thinks it the only way in
which to find rest, one being thrown
from the cares and troubles of the out
side world.
The return trip was made on the st.
Paul, upon which many notables were
on board, including Richard Croker,
of Tammany hall fame, Speaker Thos.
B. Reed, and Horace M. Chapman, the
Democratic candidate for gubernatorial
honors two years ago. A News-Dem-
ocrat man called upon Mr. Schweitzer
at his handsome home last evening and
asked concerning these well known
men.
"What is your idea of Mr.. Croker,
was asked.
'Mr. Croker is one of the finest gen.
tlemen ever met. I have seen him on
several occasions before, but never had
the pleasure of meeting him and while
on shipboard we became very well ac-
. uuainted. He is very genial and affa-
BILE, and talks with the simplicity of a
child. Among our first interviews /
e questioned him as being the boss of
Tammany hall as he has been pictured
to us.
"'Mr. Schweitzer,' he said, :" so far
as my being the boss of Tammany, that
is the sheerest nonsense, in fact Tam
many bosses me. OF course, they look
to me as a sort of a leader, and ask my
counsel, but when 1 find that I am in
the minority on certain questions, I
go to the majority, but the impression
that is current that I am the boss of
Tammany is entirely erroneous
"Many of our talks were on political
matters and the name of William j.
Bryan was mentioned. Mr.. Croker is
a thorough bi-metallist and thinks
Bryan the greatest man this country
ever saw and that his day is just dawn
ing. He says he is a wonderful man
that he will be the next president His
great praise of the silver champion was
remarkable"
Mr.. Schweitzer became acquaint-
ed with Thomas B. Reed, and had sew
eral congenial chats with the man from
Maine.
"Mr. Reed and myself met on several
occasions" said Mr.. Schweitzer, "and
finding that I was from McKinley's
home we had several interviews.
Among other thigs I asked Mr. Reed
IL the Republican party would have the
gold standard plank in their platform
next year and he replied that he was
not prophet nor son of prophet,
but thought that the Republican party
had already established the gold stand
ard, and it would be superfiuous to
make any declaration. He is entirely
opposed to the administrations Philip
pine war and is an out-and-out anti
expansionist. He is not in favor of the
use of money to further political ends
10 M
lavish use of money that had been ex-
pended in this congressional district by
the Republicans he said: Wrong, en-
tirely wrong. Better be defeated 1
found Mr.. Reed very easy to approach
and we had several conversations other
than political"
Mr.. Schweitzer said that the trip was
one Of the most pleasant ones he had
ever made.
Mr.. Schweitzer laughingly referred to
a mock trial that took place on the st.
Paul on the return voage. The Mazet
committee, of the New York legisla-
ture Is prosecuting an investigation of
the methods of conducting the city of
New York. The committee is called the
H'aZeL cOulIliittCS pSSouSS thS
is named Mazet. There has been y
good deal of comment concerning the
committees actions. 1t was appointed
ostensibly to investigate New York, and
it's political doings but it has developed
into an investigation of Mr.. Croker.
When witnesses are asked about some
matters that have occurred in New
York they say ASK Mr.. Platt that
question" Then Mazet and his COM
mittee will interject private business!"
They do not want to hear anything
about Platt but we are trying to make
capital for the Republican campaign at
the expense Of the State. So fiagrant was
been the violation of their oaths by the
Republican members of the committee
that the investigation has resolved it
self into a huge joke. The passengers