New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-17
WEDNESDAY,
MAY ", 1899.

stand Sy svsry s%S n
Q-of course; had no idea you would come :, here .
the the respect Of a Se people SS"5 'espss
you. A-They thought pretty well Of me when
they gave me 5000 majority on :, vou van.
on 5 y usa us soi bosr
Q--Of course they will ] ask you again 70
illumine our minds, the minds Of the LEGISLATURE.
won't take the contract upon myself to lumins
the minds Of the LEGISLATURE;
o. didn't ask you to takd any contract. Al
repeat that language. and s.uand for It,
NOT GOOD AT DEFINITIONS.
Q-But what did 1t mean? Att meant exactly
what II said.
GA sponsor for anything is the one who u
responsible. and the one who Is responsible for .
thing is responsible not only because he causes It
Of control over It; otherwise ne wouldn't be held
responsible. That is the fair meaning OF the word
It meant. when you put that into your first stste
paper tell you what sto, conceive !, to mean oy
hope you enjoy your definition
deny IT'S SS Is you should S
some proper question.
o. consider that to be proper question Al
o-NOw. Of course. silence is just as ELOQUENT
that is not correct definition OF your word
sponsor" correct IT. A.-Do you think so7
take and dFs we nS will ali YOU
do not differ-your view does not differ from mine
glad you enjoy your grafton
@ 81 do enjoy It when ! find that agree Win, With
the Mayor. That is one thing we have agreed upon
the definition OF the word sponsor" A.-You
Q-well will you tell us where you don't agree
with IT? A.-Go ahead with some questions thai
Ono; will you or Will you not tell me where I
Q-very well, because you can't. Now. then. this
great party which launched your administration
you to use the word sponsor"Dis that the party
which you have referred TO as having Mr.. Croker
The Bronze G aS the party that nomnassd
me for Mayor that Mr.. Croker is the most con-
Bronx.
DOUBTS CROKER'S FRE-EMINENCE.
Q-And ia he not the most conspicuous member
in the entire organization organizations, which
put you In nomination and fought your battle for
you? Al don't know about that
Q-Do you know OF any ore more pronnertf
He himself said he knew OF no man that has as
| don't think that amounts to anything;
81 ask what you say to thatnwho Is there n
mnistration that has more power than Mr.. Crokerf
A.-NObody has more power than have.
use 1t ~ '''''0 '''' '''''
a
wishes of Mr.. Croker? Al don't know;
Q-You never heard OF 1t, have you? Al can
Q-And every appointment that you have made
has given him satisfaction. has II not? AENo man
can do everything that will meet with the salts
Q-And It would be remarkable thing in such
pleasant srs' to o. Mr. "S Croker? Al fancy did not
Q-Have you ever heard from anybody that you
did not please him? Al never did
Q-YoU have never been called TO account? A.
Nobody dare call me to account.
Mr.. Croker? Al mean to say. that no man on
earth can call me TO account. | cannot be called
judicial tribunal No individual can call me to ac-
Off nobody can call you, as the head OF the
administration to account. how could you say that
anybody stood as sponsor for your administrator
A-Well you have got that.
Q..That Is hard question for you to answer
Q.-Can you answer 1T? Alt is not hard.
Q.-Can you answer IL? A.-Put some other
Oven, all right will oblige you. Mr. Mayor.
II We cannot get you to answer any better than
mean to say that you sit in the Mayors chair en-
tirely independent Of any influence whatever with
msfe an 10 yS%a for anybody dd mot
think It all right.
HE. TOO. WANTS PLATT CALLED
Q-Have you made appointment. outside OF
bipartisan office that did not conf right out OF the
Democratic Club speaking of the city
departments in this borough? A.-What made in
Democratic a
Croker was not in IT at the beginning. and he had
gone into the Democratic Club until that time
some time after
Q-They are all in It now? A-well. there Is
o-Do you know of any who are not in III Al
don't DON'T know Ihere may De $50 members s as IN IL
Q-was not Mr.. Croker with you on the sist day
of December 1897 at the Murray Hill Hotel. when
you making the final arrangements for the In
iS lxol he a
Q-Yes. sir; the day before you assumed your
official duties Al do not know. Very likely,
men who came up there who had been selected and
making certain that they S would be on hsnS IN
selected for me, tell you that.
Vol not ba Is NOT an m 20 % d aE
ing with those men? Al was not receiving any.
Croker with whoever came in.
els it contrary TO your notion OF political ethics
voice. representing the organization. should have
great influence and weight with the Chief Execu-
tive-s it contrary to your notion of political pro-
l am mere TO answer questions as TO facts. am
not going into essay politics
Al am willing 10 answer every question as TO
facts. l ON not willing TO give you my theories
and ideas
Q.-You are not willing to answer that question.
l repeat? A.-Read IT again.
Mr.. Moss-Read the question to the witness.
The stenosraphes, esdIng,,Is 4 contrary to
organization, should have great influence and
weight with the Chief Executive-is II contrary to
your notion OF political propriety?
A.-You better call Senator Plat and ask him
that question. He knows more about leadership
than l do.
OIL am asking you. ] asking better au-
thorty municipal politics than Mr.. Plat. A.
You ought not TO say that 10 him. He tried TO run
II once.
FIRST REFUSAL TO ANSWER.
Q.-Do you decline to answer that question: A.
Yes decline.
Owe might have had that answer before. A.
Next fall, II you want 10 go the stump, I will
debate those questions with you.
Q.-Let conduct this conversation as II should
be conducted. Do not let us get into those side
issues. This is a very serious matter dis
cussng. A.-Put serious questions and you will get
serious answers.
Owe trying to find out. and we are talking
about the influence that controls the government
of the city Of New-York. A.-The influence that
Mo- 81 10 Pol Va