New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-15

o.-whom did you ask7 Al asked Senator
Grady.
Q7How did you ask him? Al brought him to
Mr.. Peters and they talked it
Q.-You brought him down to headquarters? A.
No: he came there on Saturday SUNDAY; Sun
day ! think it was. and he and Dr. Peters met
and introduced them.
Ex-senator Grady is the leader OF the minority
in the Assent ~. is he not? A.-Yes.
Q.-And you sent FOR MIN? A.-No; he came
Q.-You expected him down? Ayes. ..s..,
A& Yand you brought the TWO s'"'''''e" 'Os'
could to assist the position of Mr. Peters? lies
Q.-In what words DID you give that direction
You Gr Sas Y him. A sDI1S just asked him DO
what he could. not directed asked him II ne ~G r1
and and LETT them there both together. ,,..,
.Q.-After that he did stop his opposition, Al
$50 that your wish is powerful wish with
the minority. at least in the Senate Is ho''
yoqT wish p W S we hf G
don't know: | never meet them.
Q~Have you ever tried to influence their action?
OF is only fair to you to say that Il you have
any proof, anything that you want 70 aGunCe a., az
appointment OF this committee and this investiga-
ton. you at liberty to do So Al am n noe
going to start in to prove 1t. You must Prov
that II isn't I am not going to start Ill 10
'o.EThat may he your position. but want to give
you the opportunity. want 10 say to you thar so
Gar s
late such important words and so important man
you have se n influence 10 By OF adyc
IN way upon the gentlemen at hiDan; -
do also upon the legislators in our city, don you
o.-Ycu advise with them and direct them? A
Very seldom.
NEVER sCOLDS HIS MEN.
o-Do YOU scold them sometimes? A.-No
O-Do you remember that you warned the CITY
Lawmakers here very recently that they must come
together and pass legislation? A.-No 90 hot'
I don't remember that; not in those words
Q.-Perhaps not I'm those words have mere an
extract from The Herald" OF January TO- 1893;
Orchard Croker at n special meeting of the Tam
many Executive Committee yesterday AFTERNOONS
warned the Tammaay members OF the MulicipaI
carefully TO their duties or receive the cenSure OF
the organization" DO you remember that! A.
Q-That was true? Ayes. ~, -,
elf you are not member nj ,bo Of r1 te Com
mittee, are you not? A-Yes u.s,o, hos 70 deal
with the political affairs of the city, isn't II! A.
oThsre several matters pending before the
have disposed Of Among them are the a apprSO e
two new proposed bridges TO Brooklyn ana Long
Island C It in e fSe Seats at s ths proper S%sa e
Q-But those matters under CONSIDERATION az
that: don't know anything about IT. l couldn't
tell you that: they may, he and may not Ps:
q
leaders: Members Of the Municipal Assembly are
neslecting their duty by not attending these meet
8. CReadingj~"As a consequence ordinances which
should passed for the welfare or the Guy are are
neglected These men are paid by the city 70 90
work and not neglect its interests The organizaI
ton will be held responsive ior eb nS attend
the meetings OF the Assembly in future mat Is
correct? Ayes.
BOSSES LOCAL. AssEMBLYMEN
$50 that at a meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee Of Tammany Hall you gave out the direction TO
vour associates that all of the Tammany members
of the Municipal Assembly should be present in
their seats to pass upon the matters that were
then pending? Ayes.
Q.--And were not those matters the bridge reso-
lutIons-- A. Onterposing)-That don't know
O. (Continuing)-And the Buildings Code resou-
lions? Al don't know BY that meant all
matters pertaining to the city In general -.
GLOW do you know that members were re- nor orc az
Odd you find out why they were not attend
iQ-They did. though. attend after your state
ment? A.-Indeed they did, yes.
O-And they passed on proceedings before them
did they not? Al don't remember what bills
passing or rejecting Of bills. were they? A.--No
Oft would be of use to have them In their
pending. isn't that so? A.-No. It would he no use
QWel they did vote rPq b the pS ,a Gont
The NATURALIZATION me: did you get Mr..
oMThev idid vote. one way or the other, upon
some bills? Al didn't watch their votes at all,
O-But you had no complaint that they A
of you had had complaint that they had sim
ply gone there TO attend and tnen didn't Nole on
S %myldd4'G y You? A."Yes'
oit would be their duty to vote way or the
other wouldn't It? Ayes
oLAnd You would have seen to IT that they did?
Q-You would have done your best to bring them?
Ayes. 49,, ,.t
Of your position chairman OF the Executive Com ON
rttee? Al not chairman of the Executive
Gas a member Of the Executive Committee?
is MIR. Carroll member Of II and is Mr.. Peter F.
Meyer member OF It? 40 -, ,vos
HE ELEVATED COOGAN.
o-Do you remember when Mr.. Peters, the Bor-
ough President. died? Ayes.
O-Were you consulted about the selection OF his
successor? Ayes.
o-And did YOU select his successor? A.-No. l
helped to select him by recommendation. l helped
10 select Mr.. Coogan
Ole was entirely satisfactory to you, was ne
not? Ayes.
O-And before the Assembly met he had been
selected and approved by the council advisers who
ever they WERE of which you one. was he
not? A-No: he was recommended to the Mayor;
QBut he was discussed praeuea hSoi IN s'' 70
he Municipal Chamber, or In the Council snou'u
say? Ayes 49,, ...to
0-And there as a matter Of course, the gentle
mo, who were members Of the organization Voted
fo- the man who had been Sc ected? Ayes,
@ They bound 10 do that as loyal MEM
here Of their party? Ayes.
O'-You and your associates selected MI Coogah,
name and Homogeneous body Of Den99ct,A1s
they put through the will OF the organization? A.
Yes. , 1870 ,,.,.,. =. It'll, obo,,
that matter. did you? A-No: did not. -
O-By the way. did you send q letter 10 NJ:
Grady about the Amsterdam-ave bi!i? Al donI,d
remember. / don't think so am not quito
,..-- l., ,...,.o may
thore not so far as your recollection goes? Al
don,t recollect whether I did or whether dd no,;
III ala 7 would tell you so. II did not would
cav so don't remember. ! don't think u rs OK
much consequence either way. don't re"e'""'''