New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-15

A-Not that know Of -,
Evening WORTH " q SS Jan az !. q tbs year. A
o-I am sure Mr.. Croker. that "The World win
PpGss o So n Wepd II hs bs BUSINESS
II you take your facts from THE World" you are
song T to get all mixed up ,s ,,n,,rsr,,
You know what that sort OF compliment is.
EOT Croker s Us arrived the
rerI at 1872 o rotr 1t lsn ay fa1 nat
the five boroughs OF the city of New-York.'" You
Q-Then S SO ar ET The World is right A-what
The @orG ai Tor but II %oTd
what il is All is sustaining you pretty well.
Q.-"The increase in salaries will not foot up
Mayor Mare abon Ss last nHh ns but Suppose wa
as 5s high S S you say % WIZ don't you n kn0%
piece Of real estate in the hye boroughs?" Did you
you did talk ak W MIA the Mayor about It. ddn,
you? d think did r; PTG rob Myvdr believe did
o.--The Mayor could not have appointed these
gentlemen who were friendly to you and Of whom
you did talk With him? H~No. not very we'll
sQ-And 50 the appoin,ment OF the heads OF the
Judgment and also the viii Of the organization ex-
prevail
HIS STAND ON RAPID TRANSIT.
Q.-Yes. and he as faithful member of Tam
Il
| upon? Ayes. sir.
Q.-And the organization had not decided upon
that in mass-meetng. had 1t? A.-No. sir
Q.-But had decided upon It in the conclave OF
| leaders? Ayes
Q.-And you were looked upon as the most in
| nuential of those leaders? A.-You have said
| that already
ct has been suggested" said the reporter.
that possibly the increased tax rate has been for
| transit Look here. young man. just print what
| ! say am in favor of rapid transit; am for H.
| Tammany is for it. everybody is for It," A-Yes.
| Q-Then we have 1t that this business was
matter which was in your mind, and you had talked
with the Mayor about 1t? A-What way did you
Q5This tax matter the increase was in. in your our
talked with the Meyer about the n f OF
S1 QYes ana A 50 I0d don't Know 'e
Q-Y9g had talked with the Mayer on the gen ~
forth? A.-The lnc;ease of salaries?
! Q.-Yes. Al don't know.
| Q-You have talked with the Mayor on the gem
era subject Of the increase of salaries? Al never
talked with him about the increase Of salaries
aries was made entirely without my knowledge, and
the increase in the city of New-York. as under
stand. don't amount to over $4,000 in the whole
city
! Q-The increase of salaries amounts to not over
$4,000? A.-so am told | don't know. but am
Q-Was the conference about the selection
of a president to succeed Mr.; Peters conducted by
| yourself, Mr.. Carroll and the Mayor! Aeon
l.-TO select the successor or Mr.. Augustus w
Peters: was not that conference entirely between
yourself. Mr.; Carroll and the Mayor? A-No con-
Q.--How did you talk, about it; how were your your
views gotten? A. Simply recommended him with
a lot of others. who recommended him also
o. understand that: but where were these rec
concentrations considered? Where. at the Demo-
CO Q'%B S'" Whom? A,-By the Mayor.
Q.-Were they not between yourself, MI carroll
and the Mayor finally? A.-No, sir; no conference at
o'~Were they not the gentlemen who consid-
! Cd he A
| consider it; but there was no meeting about 1t at
0.-It was known that you favored him. was it
not? Ayes: he was simply recommended by
! Ole was the gentleman who visited you in
London about year before, was ne not? les
as candidate for Mayor yourself, didn't ne! A.
Q.~You did not forget that when he was cam
didate? A.-That had nothing to do with It,
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Q.-Nothing to do with it? The organization also
discusses the candidacy for judicial POSITIONS does
! 1t not? Ayes sir.
Q.-And every judicial position in all the courts,
whenever there is an election? Ayes, sir
! Q-And the gentlemen who selected to run
| upon the Democratic ticket for judicial offices are
gentlemen who are acceptable TO the Executive
! Committee and the officers of the Tammany or
ganization aye they not? Ayes SIR
h a tn Se
the campaign? Al don't know about that
! GLOW? Al couldn't tell you that -
Q.-Arent you chairman of the Finance Com
rnittee. Mr.. Croker? Ayes. sir. 49,.
Q.-And you know what moneys come in don't
you? A-Not always; no.
ceived ard do dsbursed by You chairman Of the
Finance Committee? A.-No. sir the Finance Com
mittce very seldom has meeting | don't know
that they had a meeting at all last year. ,,,n
Q-AI the contributions pass through your
O.|Don't You often indorse the checks? Aft
they made out to my order ,o
Al say when they are. do IT,
Q-And you Yourself indorse them? as YES ST. ST.
| hands of the Finance Committee in the organiza-
| ton for election matters. are there not? A
! Sometimes not very large. Depends on what you
Or course What call large and what you
deal lately. haven't you. Mr.. Croker? A-Not very
| Q-You are in favor Of expansion. aren't you?
Q-Up to a certain extent, Of course And Il J.
| matters do not exactly agree. We are not on the
same basis OF course a6Su o Bp many or brongb
! the hands of the Finance Committee of Tammany
money ar IA all goes through the Finance Committee.
| Q-Who receives the money tor the campaign?
| A.-The treasurer.
MQUADE GETS 1T ALL
Q-Who is he? A-John McQuade.
$50 all the money received for political use
in the Tammany organization goes through his
hands-every dollar of it? AYES.
Q.-It has been the custom for many years, has 1t
not for candidates for Offices TO contribute to the
campaign expenses? Ayes.
Q.-That holds good of judicial candidates as well
as of others doesn't It? Ayes.
Q.-And have judicial candidates paid con-
tributions to the organization It's representa-
tives amounting to ten, fifteen. eighteen thousand
dollars? A.-rhey have paid some.
Q.-HOw much have they paid? Al couldn't
tell YOU that-nothing like what you say.
Q-Nothing like A. Qnterposng). Fifteen or
| twenty years ago
Q.-How about recent times? A-Recent times
they have not.
O.-Have they paid as much eight thousand
dollars? A.-Probably they have; seven or eight
thousand dollars.
O-Seven or eight thousand dollars? A-The
CountV Clerks returns would show all OF that