New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
CROKER CRACKS THE WHIP
A WARM sCOLDING FOR TWO TAMMANY
ASSEMBLYMEN
THE BOSS SAYS FITZGERALD AND REDrNGroN
SHOULD BE READ OUT OF THE oRGAN-zA- RI,
ton FOR SUPPORT OF THE e
GAs Phi.

Az hastily called meeting % the Tammany
Executive Committee yesterday afternoon, Richerd
Croker described Assembymen John B Fitzgerald
and Lyman " Redington traitors who deserved
to ne read out Of the Tammauy organization for
their support OF the bill 70 grant valuable tran-
chises 10 the Astoria Light Heat and Power Com,
pany that wants 10 manufacture gas In Queens.
County and send il through tunnel 70 this city,,
The mothod o. calling the meeting suggested that
Mr. Croker wanted to notice upon the two
Assembymen that they must give up their support
OF the bill get out OF Tammany The meeting
Of the Executive Committee arranged for oy
telephone yesterday morning and the meeting was
held at the Wgwam. In Fourteenth-st. in he alters
noon. The ostensibe reason for the gathering was.
to fix time FOR meeting OF the Tammany Cen I
eral Committee TO elect chairman in place OF thu
late Augustus ". Peters. but since Mr. Peters has,
been dead several months there would seem to-
have beea need for haste in ordering a meetingt
of the General Committee this time
Mayor Van Wyck Corporation Counsel Whalen
Distrct-Attorney Gardiner and nearly every TAM
many district leader or lieutenant attended the
meeting yesterday afternoon Daniel F. Mcmahon I
presided, with Mr.. Croker sitting at his elbow. /
There adopted formal resolution to issue q
call for meeting Of the Tammany General Com,
mittee 10 elect successor to Nj. Peters and the
call will to-day or tomorrow. The /
name Of ex-Judge George NJ Van Hoesea. now a
member OF the Board Of Education. sug-s
gested and he may De elected chairman Of the
General Committee although Mr. Croker did not !
say had decided upon him r he best forf
the place. Ex-Amoassador James B. Eusts has !
been talked Of also.
When the routine business OF the meeting had
been disposed 81 there was a brief silence. while,
the members OF the COMMITTEES looked Mr.. Croksrl
IN a way that seemed TO suggest the inquiry.
What are We here tor?" Then Mr.. Croker got up
and said.
y am informed that Tammany Hall members OF
Assembly from the XXINth and XXXlVth districts
have voted and worked in favor OF what Is known
as The Astoria Gas bill II this Is they are be-
traying the interests OF the people ara the prin-
ciples OF the Democratic party. which II against
trusts and monopolies and mas gone record
favorng p reduction Of the price Of | am also
informed that these same men have been suspected
OF having close relations with the lobby IN Al,
bany. II they have done what they are charged
with doing their district leaders should make an in-
vestgation and have them expelled from the or
ganiZatOn."
r. was not a long speech. but II made two OF
the district leaders sQuirm August MOebus the
Tammany leader IN the XXxfNth Assembly Dis
trct got up hemmed and hawed little. ana
said that he did think Assemblyman kedinE-
ton had understood the orders about the gas Dill
He promised 20 get into communication with Az
scmhlyman RedinRton quickly as possible
Maurice + Holahan. the leader In the NAlNtn.
District said he had been paying much az
tenton 70 the way Assembyman f1tZgerald had
been behaving at Albany but he would make an
Assemblymen Redington and Fitzgerald would
hear from their district leaders last evening anu
hear the crack Of Richard Cookers whip IN a way
not be mistaken.