New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-24
CROKER TAKES THE HELM
MOVES DOWN TO WIGwAM AND GOES
TO WORK.
HAS HIS SON FRANK WITH HIM AND
WILL TEACH HIM POLlTlCS-EDlIS
A SLANG PHRASE OUT OF
A PAMPHLET.

SLANG PHRASE OuI Op
PAMPHLET.
Richard Croker forsook the luxur!es OF the
Democratic Club yesterday and bucked down
to campaign work at Tammany Hall. For the
first time in two years he went there 10 take
charge Of campaign. Incidentally MS son.
Frank II. Croker went there with him. Inc
Young man will act his fathers secretary IN
the present campaign and will get an insight
into politics. 1t Is said that he Is going into
II seriously and will be a candidate for office
next year. after mastering the rudiments OF the
calling this year under his father conscientious
teachings. Mr. Croker had a busy day at mead
quarters and received many callers. Among
them were Dr. J. F. Barnes. of Schuyler, and
Assemblyman Trainor. rivals for the Speaker
ship II the Democrats get control Of the Assem-
bly,.
Mr. Croker said the Executive Committee
| would meet Wednesday to draft a reply TO the
| address Of the Republican County Convention.
Il am come down here to see what is going
| on and to work" said Mr.. Croker Il have
nothing to say at this time about the campaign.
| Mr. Croker left the Democratic Club after
| breakfast reached Tammany Hall about 1870
| o'clock and at once went into consultation with
John F. Carroll. Maurice B. Blumenthal. who
has charge of the speakers bureau and Thomas
F. Smith. his secretary.
There was a large crowd at the Wigwam when
he arrived. and when he passed up the steps OF
the old building in Fourteenth-st. he received a
! noisy greeting 1t seemed Ike old times al
Tammany. All the leaders were present ana
many Of the workers. Last year the nall did
not put on such a business like appearance
| Nj Croker at started In to WORK lie
talked with W. P. Penney. who, with Mr.. smith,
has charge of the complaints, and many others
| All the leaders called on him. He saw any one
who wished to see him on any business con-
nected with the campaign.
OBJECTS TO A SLANG PHRASE.
MANY Of the leaders who are getting out
PAMPHLETS for distribution TO the voters telIins
why Tammanv should be supported showed the
drafts of the pamphlets TO Mr. Croker lie read
all carefully and made suggestions one had
the expression Fly cop" This Mr.. Croker crltl-
cised as being altogether too slangy. and ne ad-
vjsed the elimination Of the words Fly cop
This was done He also went over drafts OF
other papers
Among the Boss's callers were Senator
pnnkitt CITY Chamberlain keenan,. Isaac HOP
per. the new leader OF the XXX1st Assembly
District and Timothy d. Sullivan.
Mr. Croker said he would be AZ Tammahy
Hall every day from about 10 clock n M uh'ii
, late in the afternoon. Maurice Blumenthai'
in charge Of the speakers bureau, sad 'ha'
tbare was 70 be no apathy in the conduct of the
campaisn so far as Tammany is concerned
Special Instructions have been given to the
, sneakers IN the various districts to study and
nresent TO the people in different localities the
) issues that are most vital there For instance
the excise and Sunday laws will he discussed
by the campaign speakers the East Side and
in the river front localities the proposal Of the
State to put the docks in charge OF Sta'e
Re ard and take them from local control VIII De
explained the voters.
Rapid transit will be talked up in Harlem and
The Bronx The public works started there by
Tammany will be brought to the attention 0,
the people, who will also be told that men IRON
that district have heen employed in the con-
struction of these works.
SPECIAL. ATTENTION TO MAzET
Assembyman Mazet's district the XIXth, Mr.
Blumenthal said, will get special attention
This is the only district in the Borough of Man
haitian where there will be local meetings or
Thursday night. the date OF the ratification II
and around Tammany Hall The general rule
In regard 10 speakers will be that no man shall
, talk i'm his own district and no NOR, than on
talk Will be made in any single district By one
speaker In Mazet's district there Will he al
5 exception TO the rule for twenty speakers vii
he on duty every night there who will go abou
in rotation.
Mr. Croker said yesterday afternoon that h
believed that the falling off in registration th
year betokencd apathy among the Republican,
OF this county "rhe Republican party to-da.
, isn't the party OF Abraham Lincoln said he
land the Republican voters do not IKE TINS thin'
OF mixing Democrats with Republicans on tn
ticket as a sharp campaign trick They ar
t simply staying at home and letting well enough
alone"
, CHEERFUL MR. DANFORTH.
p Elliot Danforth and his Democratic STATE
; headquarters have developed into Il sort Of
), sdeshow. There amusement. merriment
u and irresponsible levity there all day, with nc
= thought OF the morrow Mr.. Danforth doesn'
lie seem to care how the campaign goes. He is a.
a cheerful and blithe as a bird In the summer
IS sunshine. Senator p. II McCarren and Angus
~ tus Van Wyck called upon him yesterday. an,
~ left substantial reminders Of their visit Mr.
E. Danforth read yesterday what B. b. Odell ir
;. the Republican State chairman. had sal,