The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
yokfR GIVES UP SOCIETY.
DOLLAR DINNER TO REDMOND HIS
FAREWELL TO THE CLUE.

on MONDAY ho VIII Return TO business IN
Fourteenth street - Worried Over the
situation Up the State. Which Threat
ems to Interfere with His Profits Here.
Tho Hon. Richard Croker took part at his
club last night In tho last social function that
he will conduct until after Nov. TIN. He
entertained the Lord Mayor Of Dublin. John
T. Redmond. and william Temple Emmett at q
dollar dinner. Functions at the clu b are usually
much moro expensive. but since Mr. Croker
has come out for the Hon. william Jennings
Bryan as the natural aud approved leader Of
tho Democratic party Of the nation" and since
Mr. Bryan has expressed his preference for
dollar dinners. dinners OF that price have be-
come the rule. The Lord Mayor met Sheriff
Dunn yesterday before he went to the club.
'Ha. Ha." said the Sheriff. I'm glad to sec
yeu, cir. I'm glad 10 hear you've got as good
Job In the old country as I've been able to pick
up here. You're a good man"
There was nothing political In last nights
function at the club.
Considerable satisfaction was expressed yes
terday by the old-time leaders OF Tammany
Hall at the fact that Mr. Croker had reconciisd
himself to giving up his club during the cam
paign and that he would DO on deck at Tam
many Hall on Monday to take per-
sonal charge OF things. In spite OF the
expressed confidence OF the Tammany
leaders and the Democratic leaders from
up the State it 10 a fact that Mr.. Croker in con-
siderably worried. The Tammany chisftain is
satisfied with the situation in New York. He
believes that his county ticket will be elected
by a big ma! ority. and he believes that he can
take away some OF the Assem- bly, districts from
the Republicans. but close friends tell him that
things are looking very bad for him outside OF
New York and Kings county. and that unless
something more than 10 being done 10 done
pretty quick the possibility OF eleeting Dem
ocratic majority in the Assembly this year will
be gone.
Mr.. Croker wants to get the Legislature to
assist him In his business In New York city.
but more than that he wants to get 1t TO pre-
vent the clipping OF Tammany's claws that
will surely follow the reelection Of a Republic
can majority.
Tammany Hall wants. moro than anything
else to be let alone. A hostile Legislature can
raise Cain with the graft" that it Ia having
now. and that explains the tremendous in
terest that Tammanys cheftain and Tam
many herself have In Democratic success
In the State this fall. While there 10 NO
open Growl about the work OF the Executive
Committee OF the Democratic State Committee
which has charge OF the campaign In the
State. there Is feeling that Chair
man Daniorth's committee is not doing
all that could be done Chairman Dan
forth himself 10 doing piles OF work. but
since the appointment OF the committee
and tho opening OF the headquarters in the
Hoffman House but ono memb Der Of the COM
mittes charged with the duty Of running the
campaign has even called at the head
| uuarters. That member was Judge g. s..
Little Of Chemung. He packed up sew
erul days ago and went back to his home.
The Hon. Frank,' Campbell. the chairman
OF the Democratic State Committee hash I been
around for week. and it is not known when
| he Ia coming This leaves the whole burden
| OF the ampaiRn on Chairman Danforth. and
| Tammany Hall folks think it is about time
| that some OF the other committeeman got
| around and took hold They don't like the
| looks OF things.
Chairman Danforth himself has not ex-
pressed any particular desire for the presence
| OF other mem bers OF the committee. Chair
| man Dan!Orth is not betting any money. for
| money is scarce article around Demo-
| cratic headquarters this year. but
| he has his rainbows on tap. and yester-
day he was so much encouraged by the
outlook that one rainbow was trotted out in
the shape OF a candidate for Speaker OF the
! Assembly. The occasion was this receipt OF q
| despatch from Schuyler county to the effect
| that the sun was shining UP there and that the
| Hon. J. f. Barnes, a physician OF Penn Yam
| had fine chance OF being elected
DIR. Barnes" said Chairman Danforth. Il.
just the man for Speaker OF the Assembly"
| Then he thought m mute and added in an
| undertone. "or leader Of tho minority in case
| We do not carry the Assembly. He will make
and excellent presiding officer. 1t is true
| that he has had no experience In the As
| ssmbly. but experience Is not absolutely
necessary. The Hon. George W. Palmer. the
| Democratic leader Of the Assembly last year
| served only one term before he was chosen
leader. and he was eminently successful"
| Itnesd only DO added that Schuyler county
10 Ii rock ribbed Republican county. and tina,
DR.. Barnes's chances Of election there. accord.
| ing to all reports except the one received al
| Democratic headquarters. are about az good al
are the chances OF elscting a Republican as
scmbIyman in the Fourteenth assem- bly,
district In this town. whore a member OF the
Tammsny Hall General Committee is running
on the Republican ticket.
Among Mr.. DRntorth's visitora yesterday
| was the Hon. Robert A. Maxwell. the chic
headsman OF President CIeveland's Admin
istration. Mr.. Maxwell was q supporter o
Palmer and Buckner in 1896. He couldn'
stomach the Hon. William Jennings Bryan
and the Chicago platform. Mr.. Maxwell
declared yesterday at headquarters that M
and all the other Democrats that he know wer,
in line. and that In case Of the nomination o
Mr. Bryan next year they would support him
Another visitor at the headquarters was thu
Hon. Robert Hamilton OF Fort Edwards. Mr.
Hamilton and Mr.. Maxwell each got view o
the cold storage room. shut off by tho dool
that MI Danforth had hung after his interview
with the Hon David b. Hill at tho Manhattan
I Hotel early In the week,
John +. Gaynor the treasurer Of the Demo
cratic State Committee. was another visitor
Mr.. Danforth said that Mr.. Guynor is b!
virtue OF his Office treasurer OF thu
campaign committee also. Mr.. Gayno
was asked IL the Hon. Perry Belmont ha,
sent mis- check this year. II" shook his head
lie was asked i!the Hon. William C. Whitne
had come up. Mr Gaynor shook his head
And so he continued to shake while a lis. OF al
the customary contributors to the Democrat
campaign fund was gone through with
Then AIR. Gaynor sRid he thought there woul,
he money enough to phy the rent OF tn
rooms and buy postage stnmpg.
They were discUAhing tho Fusion ticket u
the Hoffman House yesterday, and hnv!nl