The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08
CROKER ON THE ELECTION.
EVERYTHING CENTRED, HE sAYs.
Nv THE M<zET DISTRICT

Republicans in City, state and Nation Con-
centrsted Their Dinbolical Efforts There
but the People Got On to Them
Last Nights Doings at Tammsny Hail.
Mr.. Croker heard the returns at Tammany
Hall. He arrived there about O'Clock and
went into the room on the main floor at the
west OF the entrance. where tho news was re-
ceived With him were many OF the big and
little lights In the organization. including Cor
poration Counsel whalen. John F. Carroll.
Charities Com missioner Keller. Thomas Bren-
nan and Isaac Bell Brennan. District Attorney.
Gardiner and thirty or forty others. From the
chief down. their interest clearly centred In
the Nineteenth Assembly district. All In
auiries In the early evening were as to whether
or not the returns indicated that Mazet was
beaten. When Mazets defeat was assured.
they all felt better and became more laxative.
Then Mr.. Croker and his friends went up into
the auditorium for the speechmaking. II was
an unusually small crowd that greeted the
Tammany leader. but IL was big In voice and
gave him noisy welcome as he walked on the
platform with the Lord Mayor Talon. OF Dublin.
John +. Redmond. NJ. p. and Richard Croker.
Jr The Lord Mayor and Mr.. Redmond made
short speeches and Senator Thomas F. Grady
delivered the long talk. He spoke OF the result
OF the election as the greatest victory Tam
many had ever won" He said he could safely
promise the people that there would nevor
be any more investigating committees and
that New York had seen the end OF the dis
missed. despised and degraded BLACKBOARD.
Jack McCullagh." He then alluded to the sit
uation IN the State. saying:
As was coming down town. saw q bulle-
tin which read: Albany. HIS county. has
gone Republican. Tell Croker am sorry.
my friends. that any county has gone Republic
hut ~ the Democrat IA N ha NJ rIo 90 h~
State will get together and lead. Tammany
Hall will follow In the greater battle OF next
year. But ~ they will not lead. we will lead
and shall expect them to follow"
Senator Grady's speech closed the meeting
and then Mr.. Croker talked about tho election
He said:
The result Ia very satisfactory. The Repub-
licsn organization in city. State and nation did
Its utmost TO carry the Nineteenth As.
sembly district. Beth Low wrote personal
letter to every voter In the district
and TINT United States Judgo-thats where
the National organization came in-fned Mr..
Stewart. Then Chauncey Dspew went up thero
and made speech. Such a thing was mover
heard ~ before In an Assembly hight in this
city But they couldn't fool the peope and
that fellow-Mazet. mean-was beaten. Them
mon that tried to elect him are now hiding
behind the American flag for protection"
How about Brooklyn ?" Mr.. Croker was
asked
Brooklyn is all right"
And the rest OF the State?"
oh. guess they didn't have much OF an
organization up there"
What effect do you think tho result Of this
election will have on 1902"
1t will mean that the A N erican flag will be
upheld as It never was before. But IN
this city the issue was perfectly plain,
Mr. Depew represent. the New York
Central railroad and Mr. Platt represents
the United States Express Company. two
great corporations. and both these mon arc
In the Senate. Furthermore. Tracy. Boardman
d Plat e1pends about 100000 to make a
million It's Just a plain investment. The
people understood these things and wouldn't
be foolsd. This election means a trlum ph Of
the peorles' rights and homo rule"
Abiding TO that part OF Senator Grady's
speech in which reference was made TO the
Democracy up the State. Mr.. Croker said:
i don't want to criticise any Democrat up
there. but II they've got together up there. |
we'll follow"
Mr.. Croker left Tammany Hall about 1880
o'clock and went to the Democratic Club.