The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-15
PLUMBER
MIR. Croker Objects to That Term
as Applied to Incidental P0-
litical Gains.
Admits That He Personally Profits
by His Leadership Of Tam
many.
judicial Candidates Had Contrib
uted to Funds For Campaign
Purposes,
But Not Under Compulsion.-.Cro
ker's Partner Controls Judi
cial Sales.

NEW YORK, April 15.-The Mazet in |
vestigating committee has resumed its
sessions here. The investigation of the
city government has so far been con-
fined chiefly to the police and building
departments, and to direct and indirect
efforts to ascertain the extent Of the in
fiuence exercised by Richard Croker.
The understanding that Mr.. Croker
would take the witness stand created
great interest and the room was crowd
ed. In the beginning Of Mr.. Croker's
testimony he admitted, in reply to
questions of Mr.. Moss, that he was
considered the leader Of the Tammany
faction. Following that concession,
Mr.. Croker admitted that he had been
consulted regarding the selection of
men for official positions in the city gov
ernment. but denied that he had die
tated appointments. He conceded the
proposition that he
Had Probably Greater Influence
with the municipal administration than
any other citizen. He was believer in
the theory that the party i'll power
should have all the Offices. He had IN.
terested himself in the Amsterdam
avenue and Astoria Gas questions, be-
cause the peoples rights We're involved,
and he had notified the Tammany mem.
bers Of the municipal assembly to at
tend sessions and vote on those ques
tions. because 1t was their duty TODD so
He could tell nothing about contributor:
to campaign funds, and rendered no &C
count to them in any committee O
Tammany, of which committee he wa:
the chairman. of moneys disbursed b.
him. He said judicial candidates hac
contributed to the campaign fund, bu
not on compulsion: their individual do
nations might have been as much a
s. GOO or s., 600; none of them had pai'
as much as $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Moss had, Mr.. Croker said. beel
, deposed from the police board becaus
he was not in sympathy with the part.
in power: his work was all right, bu
, his politics were at fault.
: Mr.. Croker said his partner in the rea
estate business was Peter +. Meyer.w
: was also connected with the dock board
|, Mr.. Moss tried to bring out that jud
: cial sales had been given to Mr.. Croker
!. real estate firm. on account of the poli'
ical influence of the witness. Mr.. Croke
said he knew that at the present tim
his firm had nearly all Of the Judlcl;
sales
Z objected to Calling 1t PIunder.
$50 that if you have a controllin
,s voice in the affairs Of that party aske
d Mr.. Moss. land secure the nominate
! of true men. you may be sure that ;
le least in the real estate exchange, and
sr the firm of Meyer & Croker. You vii
er as true Democrat, get some OF tn
~ profit"
ID I'VE at least expect to be befriended
es said Mr.. Croker.
Of Then you are working for your 0"
pocket:'
"All the time. the same as you are
w. replied the witness. 1T Is to the par
=. belongs the spoils," added Mr.. Croke
=, And to the boss belongs the liol
:, share of the plunder:" sneered Mr.. Mo-
.. Mr.. Croker resented the use OF t
" words "spoils'' and 'plunder.' He So
nothing wrong in receiving profits til
came through appointees OF the organ
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