The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-12
ROSS CR0CKER AT
DEWEY PARADE
HIS OFFENSIVE PROMINENCE
Attempt 10 Make the Demonstration
a Tammany Affair and Exploit
It's Corrupt Chief.

A lew days before the arrival OF Ad'
miral Dewer local osrtoonis, drew .
picture Of Richard Croker standing with
one foot on the Battery sea wall, tn,
other on Central Park, and waving on.
arm to indicate all of Greater New York,
he was saying; "Armiral, my town p
Dewey probably did not see this car,
toon, but being close observer, he must
have seen and felt the spirit OF It a thou.
sand times during the two days tha, he
was the guest OF the city. The welcome
to the hero OF Manila was officially an At.
fair OF the city administration, in sub.
stance it was a spontaneous outburst Of
popular enthusiasm, but in the general
plan and arrangement it was Tammany
affair, shaped to exploit Boss Croker in
the reflected glory OF the ADMIRAL, saws
Especial to the Globe-DemOcra,.
From tie time of the frs. formal vel
come down the bay until the end OF the
land parade on Saturday, the face of Gro
ker cast protruding and offensive shad.
Ow over every scene. He was thrust for.
wand everywhere by the plans OF his
faWning and bOOtlicking followers and
the mans own vanity kept him at the
front at times when tact and decepey
would have sent him to the rear. Hold.
ing no city office, he could not well take
the place of the mayor in the formalities
out he was placed upon the reception
committee, and in that capacity he made
himself more conspicuous than any other
man who had to do with the welcome to
the admiral.
Some incidents of the reception that
received little notice at the time will he
talked of for days to come in all sections
oi the country. because they we're wit.
messed by men who had not known the
Iammany leader before and watched
him closely. Many Of these spectators
were guests Of the city, and men of i'm.
portance in their own states. The rude.
ness OF the treatment they received
made them close observers of the man.
ner OF the bcss OF Tammany and the men
be has set to govern New York.
A fine steamboat was hired to convey
the mayor, reception committee and in
vlIed guests down the bay on Friday
morning for the ceremony of official
welcome and for the uava! parade. Thi.
boat was held at the pier ten minutes b,
yond schedule time, waiting for Boss
Croker. 1t would not have been he d as
many seconds for any other member OF
the committee. When it was discovered
that the boss would be late, the mayor
and all the other city officers on board
gathered at the gaRgway on the lower
deck to wait for him. Governors of
states, there as guests Of the city by spe-
;al invitation, made their way on board
as best they could, struggling through
The crowd at the pier No one met them
At the gangway. The mayor did not re.
'eive them-in fact, ignored their pres
'nce. When they got aboard they had
% shift for themselves. No one in au-
hority SO much as made on inquiry rela.
i've to their comfort.
When Croker appeared the band played
Hail to the Chief" The mayor bowed
lumbly before him and city commits
ioners turned erand boys to anticipate
lis slightest wish. Squads Of police
cleared way for him il be wished to
move across the deck, and the guests of |
he city were forgotten. No provision
lad been made for them beyond permit
ing them TO ride in the same boat with
he boss.
On the reception committee there we're
ONE distinguished men, but Tammany
Iad planned that Boss Croker should do
he receiving, and he did. He stood by
he gangway when Dewey came aboard,
he other members Of the committee kent
7eli back by two lines Of police. The
ituation was peculiar. It caused much
omment, but the boss seemed to epio,
be role he had selected for himself. he
.as first to greet the admiral, then he
ID him off to the cabin and stood at his
ght throughout the reception. Other