The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-21
CROKER WILLTAKE CHARGE
HE'LL RUN THE CAMPAIGN FROM
TAMMAkY HALL.

A Concession to tho Old Timers Who Can't
Accustom Themselves to Fifth Avenue
and Its Ways The Chieftain Issues a
Call for Funds to Garry on the Fight
The Hon. Richard Croker will take personal
charge OF the campaign for Tammany Hall in
this city Monday noon. About three weeks ago
Mr.. Croker declared that he had made up
his mind not to appear at Tammany Hall in
this campaign. There was no explanation OF
his change OF mind vouchsafed at his club las
night. but at other places 1t was said that this
10 q concession on Mr.. Crokeris part to the
older leaders OF Tammany Hall who cant get
used to the ways OF Fifth avenue.
Mr.. Croker. as tho Chairman OF the Finance
Committee Of Tammany Hall. also heads an
appeal for funds to help Tammany win. In this
appeal. which is signed by MIR. Croker. the
Hon. John F. Carroll the Hon. Jacob RUPERT.
the Hon. John F. Mcmahon and other mem
bsrs OF the Finance Commute IL is said:
The enactment OF ballot laws. primary
election laws and the infam Gus Nc
CullaRh election law by Republican legis-
latures. has imposed grave and i'm
portant duties upon this organic cation
te protect the public franchise and to insist
that no Democratic elector he cheated or
despoiled OF his highest right. to cast the
ballot OF his choice at the polls"
At the meeting of the Democratic State
Committee at the Hoffman House. when
Mr.. Croker and ex-senator Murphy beat
Mr.. Hill. and afterward. In an interview.
Mr. Croker said that if the people up
the State needed any assistance all they
had to do was to ask for 1t. 1t is not
stated whether or not any OF these funds
gathered here will fad their way up the
State. but the Hon. Elliot Danforth
the Chairman OF the Executive Committee
who on Tuesday told THE Sun reporter that
IL body happened into headquarters with
$4,000 he and his staff would drop dead. said
yesterday that he didn't know but il anybo iy
came in with $4,000 they would all have a
paralytic stroke.
Mr.. Croker has said that he will not interfere
with the campaign up the State that he doesn t
know anything about politics up the State. but
1t is nevertheless true that Mr.. Croker is the
man most interested in the election OF Demo
cratic majority in the next Assembly. The
election OF such a majority will prevent
the clipping OF Tammany Halls claws
that 10 proposed In the event OF
Republican success. and 1t was
suggested at the Hoffman House yesterday
that some money might come along from
Tammany sources for use up the State even
at the risk Of paralyzing Mr.. Danforth and hi.
staif or even at the risk OF causing them al
to fall dead.
Mr.. Danforth spent nearly all OF yesterday
looked up behind his new door with varioul
compaigners who came to give him
advice. There was Col. James True
man. who used to be Chairman o
the Executive Committee; Norman L
Mack called again; the Hon Hugh Duffy from
Cortland dropped In SO did Col. Mil
Ter from Binghamton and John b. Jud
son from Fulton and Hamilton: Col
Martin. the Chairman OF the Democrat,
State Committee Of North Carolina. and A.
French. Chairman OF tho Democratic Stat,
| Central Committee Of Wisconsin.
The notable absentees from the little room
that Mr.. Dantorth's room shuts of. anC
which has come to be known as 9TH,
cold storage" were the members OF tn,
Executive Committee OF the Democratic Stat,
Committee appointed to run the campaign
None Of them called. nor did Mr.. Croker or an!
OF the leading lights OF Tammany. nor die
the Hon. David B. Hill. Mr.. Daniorth sal,
that the campaign was progressing finely
He said that his reports from up tn,
State were all OF the most satsfactorl
kind. While Mr.. Danforth attended to the m or,
serious work OF the campaign. member
OF his STAFF who had heard OF tn,
annual Tammany appeal for meme,
spent their time practising writinl
out unsigned checks for amounts varying from
one silver dollar. the god OF the Bryanites. t.
| $4,000. the sum that would cause paralytit
| stroke