New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-02
CROKER CALLS NA/ET LIAR.
FREEDMAH ALSO n 4 RAGE OVER THE
AssEMBT'YMAN'S CHARGES.
THE TAMMANY LEADER SAYS GENERAL.
TRACY Is "A NIcE OLD Man. WHO IS
PIT TO SLEEP ~ THE FIRM %

Richard Croker and Andrew Freedman we're two
~ ,ae angrles' mon IN New-York yesterday. ThA
charge made by Assemblym Mazof IN speech
that Mr. croker through Andrew Freedman had
tried 10 force the Consolidated Gas Company N
huv 1900 shares Of Nev-Anst' rdam Gas stock for
80 a share when the ruling price was only t1.
upon the threat that If the purchase was not made
the Astoria bill would not be allowed ~ become
law stirred them deeply This Offer. Mr. Mazat
said was rejected although tae Consolidated o.
ncials wanted 10 500 the BIN become .an Then
the Tammany members ~ the Legislature defeated
the bill Andrew Freedman VAS black as
thunderclouA when he was asked ao0lf mo matter
yesterday. lie said he nal just le1l TIE cnarE-
and then added
Mr. Mas. must be- pretty desperate when ha
eeorts 70 malicious lying Al this point IN Zoe cam
paien His statements arc absolute faseaoois :
never net any officer official Of tho 'onsolafed
Coupanv and never had any conversation with
am OH .ial Of the company. II g. mean. malicious
lie Why don't he call me 10 the witness s'anf7 7
Will 20 Willingly Let him call Frank Plat and me.
either now or after election. Let him call is both.
and get away from this campaign Of contemplate
living They know all about this business There
isn't move IN that whole ioo NJ the Astoria Ga
bill that Mazet does nor know. why Ni''f n"
question me- about il when J was on the sand; lt
had gone TO the Consolidated with any sloA prop
osition they would have known u ar me unl' lh'y
are simply using this 4 last resort.
Mr. Croker spoke right from the snoilGer
'Mazets a liar" he roared. and nooogy 'lt
robber would have introduced such bill as the
Astoria sas bill Mazet says that made an oHer
through Andrew Freedman 70 the cons '"1aied
Gas COMPANY 20 sell them 5000 shares o' Ne"-
Amsterdam Gas stock. worth S95 share ior 80 A
share the condition being that they were 10 pay
for II AT that price ii the Tammany memoirs Of
the LEGISLATURE voted for the Astoria OBI.
mover made any such offer to the Conso-la'ed
company" go,
How about General Tracys denial - was
asked that the firm OF Tracy. Boardman " Fau
sent money Up the State 10 influence elections or
legislation and that your statement % '"'' '"s-'
wy Ivel i"'S Won see said Mr.. Croker General
Tracy is a nice old man He Is just rep ,Aos
feurehead and he don know al, ,,,..,i.i-- lam,
what is going on He didn't Know any ..''''- y er,
II They put him 10 sleep !n me HIIt ',-Js
Plat and Boardman are the pets. lHey MAKE
Nr croker paid h= usual visit 20 TammaAy h al
him He once more denounced Assemo.yMa. slaz-
oe a lar and rohber he seemed 70 ilf l- lAe
most Of he day yesterday doing his RAJ, 80,
30 figures were given out AZ lainndhE u i' ,rs
the custom foi years ~ 10 seeieo,ior -ah,A
X districts fe da Hs' Of 0q% Se i %aI as
made their reports as usual this year bur T.
is said that the figures are far from Sti -aei 'tF
and That me district leaders admitted thar fr .n,
registration hurt the DemocIats az n lrcn e
publcan~. if not more. For this reason j. "is o.
cided not make the figures pubic. II j. SAY. .1ai
the Tammany leaders concele ne tls.o. s,.,i
iio COO and believe that Grei Will run FAR behind HE
,icket and possibly be defeated The Tsnmanv
Vote according 10 their figures, Is placed 10 about
$4,000