New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-31
CROKER REMAINS IN HIDING.
HIS FOLLOWERS BEwILDERED AND IN
DIGNANT.
peooxr.yS DEMOCRATS OPEN ~ THEIR DENUN-
CITATION OF HIS COURSE

BROOKLYN DEMOCRATS OPEN ~ THEIR DENuN-
CITATION OF HIS COURSE.
Dasn,tA rurnors that Richard Croker was in the
c,,r yes,ardav an effort 70 find him was unsuc-
cessfrl At the Democratic Club, at the Murray
Han Hotel and at the Office OF mis- partner feter
+ Never all knowledge Of his Whereabouts was
denied The Tammauy leaders are all 'o0hl"s i0'
NJ Croker The district leaders are UNWILLING l"
tax about the Ramapo water matter, but there Is
.l, ,-be,, think that Mr. Croker ought TO
no here and declare himself upon this momentous
ouastion II was learned yesterday that al the
rneeting OF the Tammany Hall Executive commit
tee held OF Tuesday night. which MT C'oKer ulu
not attend leader from the West Side spTdHg 10
his feet with a query as TO where the laH''i''''y
chiertaln was and why he didn't announce MS stauu
upon the Ramapo question. He was speedily
stIenced and his question went unanswered All
OF tho leaders are anMously waiting FOR orders
From, Mr. Croker and meanwhile are not hcHheu
10 talk Most ~ the Tammany leaders oeleVe Li"'
Mr. Croker will denounce the whole scneme "he"
the time comes but they are at loss 20 uiiue'
stand why Fire Chief Croker and Fire CoHlniIs
sionsr Scannell favor the scherne' II WI
10 repudiate IL. -
There we're rumors without end yesterday one
said that Mr. Croker was in conference win 'i"' VI
Van WICK down at Freeport. Long IslAho. AHo.n-
or ruuor was that Mr.. Croker had gone 10 Na''''-a
,rhers was some comment about the cordial greet
JOnn {.
Tammanv Executive Committee. which was looked
on as having A certain bearing upon the lacioha'
fight in the organization.
A nrominent district leader said yesterday we
want 10 know what we 10 do about TINS Ram
ano business and want TO kno" right away
As things are We don't know whether the oIsdhi-
cation is going 10 stand for or not and II leaves
us IN an embarrassing position. The hamapo
business may be all right or II may be all wrong
but Tammany is held responsible for 1t just the
same and we ought TO be set right
That a bitter tight Will soon be on between Ger
tain leaders in Willoughhy-st and the Tam
many Hall sub-chefs who are Interested In the
Ramapo water steal is made clearer every day by
the nIaln words Brooklyn Democrats use when
thew speak OF Il. Bridge commissioner shea mas
been with Controller CotsT' rom the beginning IN
his nght against the Tammany hghwaymen eS-
terdav in commenting on the absence OF MI
Croker from the meeting Of the TaIrInany peherai
Committee on Tuesday night. he sald:
Il cannot see what Mr.. Croker Is about he mas
neglected an opportunity that viii never come 20
him again II he had appeared Al me nettlhs ~ =
The Tsmmany General Committee iast mRht anu
made a declaration against the deal ! aInmany ss
an ORGANIZATION and Mr. Croker as leader CouIu
NOT nav. been held responsible. However me op.
r,or,unitv il gone and can DSVer come asatl- -
seems 10 mo that the secret way IN "hlCh u We
stternpted 10 pass this contract ana ue Wnue atI-
tuda ~ The Board ~ Public Improvements from
Manhattan gives the public the impression tntt
Tamrany Hall IL behind IN" zeal