New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
CROKER IN FINE SPIRITS.
Crowd ON THE PIER GREBTs THE TAM
MANY LEADER.
That's good.

NE SAYS HE IS GLAD OF STRUGGLES IN TAn
VARIOUS DISTRICTS. AS THEY sThEN'1i'N'>
THE ORGANIZATION"
The arrival of the American Line
c, Paul was viewed with great oeai VI -
,erest Yesterday on account OF the
- ca,-ied Richard Croker attracteu the me-
,,o,t,on hut General Sewen OF Ne"-'ei''''
ord ex-Speaker Reed Of Maine, were ai9o -,
hoard 4 large delegation or JerseEnie"
doun the BAY on the steamer Laura W. &c.
and took the General off at Quarantihe' -,
was banb. with plenty TO eat and drihA' aoO"
ond the party started merrily up the river !"
land later in New-Jersev' .,o M
Fx-Speaker Reed was IS uncomHunioa'
~ ovs,er II will not say q word that can De
construed az an interview he SAID nav
no,hine TO say about the stories ABOUT 'ne po'
.it,a date of NV retirement from Congress l
an, going directly TO my home In Maine a'iN
Nil M, return to New-York until late IN sep
tember." Then he walked away
AZ Croker however was In Jolly Hioou'
,,bar a number of reporters swung aDoaro a'
quarantine and greeted him they touhu tlio
Tarmany chleftain pacing up ana COW" ''e
dock He wore a brown derby hat oiue ser
cut, sack coat. tan shoes and black tie ne
never looked moe rugged in MS me- -,
hovsr' he said cheerily. WHATS 'he "e"''
C,hors who went on board at Quarantine were
senator Thomas f. Grady. Thomas f. smith
p,obard G Croker, Andrew Freedman ana D. ..
Crosbv There was hearty handshaKlne al
oround and then Mr.. Croker retired TO MS caoiii
for a chat He talked TO his friends anu inc io
porters on the way up TO the pier.
MIR. CROKER GOING TO SARATOGA
.Never felt better In my lfe." he said in re-
sponse to a question. and he looked IL naN
q good trip and now l am ready TOT Ouslhee''
have some private matters that demand III!
attention for day or two and then / am gong
m 70 Saratoga. 1 viii probably go up ABOUT
Monday or Tuesday and stay until 1t gets COOL
I will stay at the Democratic CLUB IN the hlea"
time" a,,os
How about politics. Mr.. Croker was ASKED
81 don't know that there Is anything "e"'
he said -
"Tba fight IN Mr. Sheehan's district? was
.,,rros.od He repl,ed: Il don't know much
about that but II It is charged that instiga'ea
e. revo,, or ordered the overthrow OF Mt
shaaban II is not true I have not interiereu
,r district matters. AS for the other struggles
I, tho various districts. am glad 10 see then'
7, etrenp,bens the organization and Keeps the
leaders keyed up" .
What do you think Of the work OF the Ma%e'
Committee?" Mr.. Croker was asked
Il don't think much about IT., ne answered.
"Au can say Is that / hope they VIII Keep
right at work They are making ten thouS"i,N
votes q day for Tammany as long as they are III
session I am ready to appear again whenever
l am wanted" ,o-
Mr. Croker denied that he had any INTENTION
O, relinouishing racing Il guess III Keep at u
until win some big races, anyway he sa'0
leisurelv Il have been doing fairly We'll 0o''e
Of my horses are in England ana soi"e Nei'
The best way 70 get good horses 10 "
them Yourself. and think have some profnis-
ing youngsters"
THE BRAVES CHEER CROKER
By this time the boat had reached the pier
The gangway was run out and the passenseiS
began TO 20 ashore. Mr.. Croker was one ol 'ne
last TO walk down. AS he came INTO we" '"''o
was a wild cheer from a number OF idli'ii'''
men and this was kept up until he got down
or,o,o ,bor, and began 10 shake hands right
and loft one OF the first TO clutch MT. croker
nv the hand WAS Larry" Delmour. VINO once
said thu, no wished he could take ten years Oh
his own life and add them TO Mr.: Cr 1H,ior =
Others were Frank Croker. Peter r Choyias
Register Isaac Fromme, william DatolI no,,ioI
8 Murphy Lewis Nixon, r }. Dooilhs' az. -
F. Martin William Burke. joseph HoIu Ui iobn
william r. jenkins. Adrian T. kleit nan, NJ ~
Kenny William F. Grell and many others. Nj,
Croker after warm greeting an @l.u tn ,rouId
of with Peter F. Meyer, SAYING thal ne trnm
20 70 his Once at No III Broadway ana tro'i'
there 10 the Democratic Club. .. ,bat
Some comment was made over ,h Si ia Cme-
John f. Carroll John Whaen' hahcolIn 80
genheiner Sheriff Dunn and many o'isa - The
inent Tammany men were not at the per; me
answer TO this is that Mr. Croker VS." 80 The
demonstration and these men are Uut Carrnn
CITY and therefore did not come Mr. 70" co..
Is at Saratoga and has arrahseu ioi ''
Mr. Croker at the hotel there. 49,, c.o.to, on
Mr. Reed Ieft the Grand Central Station on on
The - -, iiroitod train direct for Boston. Ills
family and some friends went with him