The Lamar register., 1899-04-19
cRoISgR on THe STAND.
1ammany CHIEF s.y. the yictors Are
EatIIIed to The sp Ills.

"F' ~ - NIohtA
wns on the stand to-day before the
Mazet Investigating commission, and
ne VIII be on the stand again to-nor-
row. John +. Carroll tho Tammany
leaders chief deputy. was also put
through course OF questioning this
AFTERNOON.
The examination Of MIR, Croker was
remarkable chiefly by reason of the
answers which lie returned to the ques-
tions propounded to him by Mr.. Moss
lie was brief aud took advantage Of
many opportunities afforded him to re
tort In a manner that evoked applause
many times from those gathered in the
committee room.
Mr.. Croker gave events q somewhat
dramatic turn, when. after refusing to
answer several questions concerning
his private Affairs. he held up his right
hand and Sail lmpresSiveiy: III you
siin show me where ! have taken u
single dollar from this city you can
cut that arm on
When the Tnminany chief went on
the stand at the bc=inning of the days
session. Mr.. Moss conducted line OF
questioning which Mr., Croker evident
ly believed was loss OF time. for lie
suddenly leaned forward and said:
1T is not necessary TO brlng up what
everybody knows. There is no use
playing to the galleries; there is no use
making speeches. | am the leader OF
the party and l acknowledge IL. All
these people are my friends and am
going 10 stick To them all the time.
Just give me straight talk. ! am going
TO give you straight talk. That is all"
Mr.. Moss said he would aceommo-
date him and he endcavored to do so.
He drew from Mr.. Croker the fact
that the Tammany chief believed that
all departments should go TO the victor
Ions political party. "To the victors
belong the spoils.' he added.
Continuing. Mr.. Croker said that
when the Democrats placed men in Of
fee. the party expected 10 have those
men do what the leaders OF the party
asked them to do. He himself had
recommended the appointment of va
rious officials and the distribution OF
patronage.
NOT In every case, however he said.
had his HdvieCs been carried out He
admitted nevertheless that he had con
siderable amount Of political Influence.
\ mniter that Mr. Moss gave nttcn-
tiuu TO wns Mr.. CrukeFs connection
with the auciionccrlng business con
Quoted by Peter r. Meyer. by whom
the majority OF the judicial sales We're
conducted. MIR. Croker said he had
been member OF the firm some years.
and as true Democrat he expected to
be- befriended Ia the way OF profit from
the sales.
"Then you are working for your
pockeiy' said Nj. Sioss.
"Al the time. the same as you are"
retorted the witness.
Former Judge Joseph +. DAILY. who
was called during the course OF the
afternoon. said that he had been no
tined In the early part of last year that
he need not expect denomination.
This notification came directly from
MFR Croker. and Il WAS, he said, the
result Of his refusing TO appoint n
chief clerk OF the Court OF Common
Pleas recommended 10y Croker, and
because he had refused TO make judi
ciaI order Tor the removal OF the legal
sale TO Ill broadway. where Peter +.
Meyers firm is located.
with reference 10 thc statements
made during the recent election that
Judge DAILY had been originally dis
covered by Boss" Tweed and by him
nominated for his first judceship, he
denied that he had ever known Tweed,
or tilAt il' iiiu uttch Htiec'sh W iN'Nu.
Judge Daily said that he had paid
81 900 in assessments for mis- two nom
nations by Tammany Hall.
Former Judge Roger y. Pryor. who
followed Judge DAILY, testified that he.
too. had contributed 10 Tammany on
account check for $4,000 payable to
the order Of Richard Croker, chairman
OF the flnance committee of Tammany
Hall This check was returned TO him
the following day and he was asked to
make the check payable TO bearer.
This he did.