The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11
CROKER WOULD BEAT MAZET
AND SUPPORT CI7IZENS UNION
CANDIDATE TO DO IT.

VIII Direct the Tammany Campaign Per-
sonaily-sure Hoinhan and Dalton Are
Absolutely Honest in Pushing the Ram
apo Job-Has the Tunnel on His Mind.
One OF the results the Tammany Hall
campaiRners intend to work for this
fall 10 the defeat OF the Hon. Robert
Mazst. Assemblyman from the Nine
teenth Assembly district. and chair
man OF the Legislative Investigating Com
mittee which has been probing the Tammany
ministration OF this city. Tho leaders OF
Tammany Hall believe that II they can prevent
the return OF Mr.. MaZet to the Assembly. the
force OF the oommittee's report will be
weak on ed greatly. 1t has therefore been decided
that the organization shall exert every means
at it's disposal to fight Mr.. Mazet.
Mr.. Mazet's denomination by the Republicans
10 regarded az essential by the leaders OF the
Republican machine. as matter OF local and
general politics. When Mr.. QuiRg first suR-
gested that the Republicans and the
Ctizens' Union might find 1t advan-
tageous to combine against Tammany
in certain districts. he coupled with the sug-
gestion an announcement that the Republicans
would insist on making certain nominations.
Ono of these was the denomination OF
Mr.. Mazet The local conditions in the
Nineteenth Assembly district are such
that the Citizens Union leaders are opposed to
Mr.. Mazet. They have a candidate for the
bly, in the person OF Perez NJ Stewart.
and his nomination by them is talked OF In
Citizen Union circles as foreRo conclusion.
1t has occurred to the Tammany leaders that
| they might affect a combination with the Nine
| teenth district Citizsns' Union on the Assem-
| bly, nomination. The advisability OF such
union 10 being considered by Richard Croker.
| who had 4 number OF talks with his district
leaders yesterday, and " gathe ring form alton
| on which to lay out q plan for the fall cam
| paign. Mr.. Croker has not got all the in
| formation he wants yet. He intends to talk
| with all the district leaders and with mel on
whose judgment he relies before he commits
himself Because he has not made up his
| mind definitely. he 10 not ready to talk much
for publication. but In speaking OF the situa-
ton in the Nineteenth district yesterday. he
| said:
The question is whether Mr. Stewart is a
Democrat. II no is a Democrat, do not know
| at this time OF any reason why he should not
have the support Of Tammany Hall in the dis
| trict- II he is Democrat 1 don't see why
| Tammany should not endorse him. | think
| that the chances OF the Democracy in the State
| to control the Assem- bly, neItyear are excellent
| In this city there are some dstricts in which
| Tammany will be willing to combine with the
Citizens Union. or any other political organ
| ization and endorse their candidate for Assem-
bly, II they are good Democrats.
| viii the Tammany leaders consult the
leaders Of other organizations with view to
com bining on candidates for of1ice2" was asked
OF Mr.. Croker.
why. yes" he said. THE leaders Of Tam
many are always ready TO consult with any
! other citizens who desire to secure good
| government"
Police Commissioner John B. Sexton Ia the
| Tammany lea 'er in the Nineteenth district
| He dined with Mr.. Croker on Saturday even
ing. when Mr.. Croker appeared at the
Democratic Club after an absence Of
| three weeks. Whether they had q
| talk over tho campaign to be made
against Mr.. Mazet- Mr.. SaIton would not say
| yesterday. Other Tammany men said. how
ever. that the best Tammany spelDinden
would be sent into the Nineteenth district this
fall and that the campaign there would be the
| most picturesque OF all the district fights.
| Mr.. Croker spent part OF yesterday looking
over tho rapid transit situation which was
brought to the front by Corporation Counsel
Whalen while Mr.. Croker was out OF town on a
| vacation. Mr. Croker was asked what he
thought about it
Il had not heard of the latest proposal for the
city to build the tunnel until to- day. and have
not been able to inform myself on the details
| Of 1t fully" he said Il am, and always have
been. In favor Of any scheme Of rapid transit
which will give what the citizens want and
need. Rapid transit from one end Of MAnhat-
| tan Island to the other 10 necessary, and we
| must have it I don't care whether II
| Is obtained by means OF an underground
| road. or an overEround road. or any other
| kind OF road 50 long az the system which 10
adopted will give the city what 1t needs. Ger
tainly believe that the city is able to build the
road have always advocated m icipal own
ership OF franchises you know. and think that
the city ought to own the rapid transit road"
Mr.. Croker was asked whether he had m AIDE
any Investigation into the proposed contract
between the Ramapo Water Com pany and the
city. OF which no said that he knew nothing on
Saturday evening. Mr.. Croker said that there
had not been time for him to make any
| investi cation. Then he said:
Il have known President Holahan Of the
| Board OF Public Improveme nts. intimately and
| thoroughly for great many years know
that he Is an absolutely honest man, and II he
thinks that there Is something good about
that contract, there must be something good
| about it. He has not taken anybody's orders
In regard to II, and he isn't working for any
body. or for any body's private interests. Water
Commissioner Dalton. too. is an absolutely
honest man. Neither Of them has any per-
sonal interest In the thing. OF that I am
very sure. However. as l said last night, II
there is anything wrong about this contract In
any way, or in the manner II was proposed
Tammany will scent II out. and tho men who
are responsible will be punished"
President Holahan said that he had never
talked with you about it." said the reporter.
That's right" replied Mr.. Croker. He and
mover spoke a word on the subject"
Mr.. Croker will go TO his real estate ONCE al
Ill Broadway to-day. When the campaign
opens he will make his headquarters at Tam.
many Hall. and will direct the fight personally
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