The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-16
viii Lend His Energies TO the Sup.
preston Of Vice.
Mr.. STRAUS TALKED TO TAMMANY.
lie Told About The wickedness Of the fasl
Side.
WAS THERE At TIE REQUEST OF CROKER
The rnmmany chicftnin supplements
ed strans' Talk with Some Wig
oroua Language.

Now York. November 15.--The executive
committee Of Tammany Hall held meet
ing tonight at which Richard Croker babe
all the leaders goodbye and took hand
in starting movement to rid the city or
vice In little speech the Tammany
leader said he was going to Europe for
his health, not pleasure, and introduced
isadcre Straus. president of the Educa-
tlonal alliance, as man who was ac-
auainted with the conditions OF things on
the East Side, adding: II hope you will
give attentive hearing to his statements
as to the condition OF vice that exists
there and That after you have heard what
he has to say you will use your every er-
f.rt to correct those evils as far as lies
in your power"
Mr., Straus said he had met Mr. Croker
at dinner accidentally and had talked with
him for TWO hours over the conditions In
the East Side ana MI Croker had asked
him 90 talk To the executive committee OF
T4mmany Hall. and then addressing tho
committee. Mr. Straus told OF what was
needed on the East Side to suppre
crime He sald that he, as 4 democrat,
had frequently had cast up to him inc
statement that Tammany Hall receives
the greater part of Its revenue from peO-
PIE IN these evil conditions Of life and
that no good cnu be accomplished unless
the power Of rammnny Hall IS destroyed.
Mr. Str9us had repeated this to Mr..
Croker and the later asked him TO coma
before the committee with une statement
and had promised him aid,
Lewis Nixon then, by resolutloq. had a
committee Of hye appointed 70 'inyesti-
gate the moral conditions OF the city and
20 receive and suggest remedies for the
correction of abuses"
MT. Nixon WAS made chairman and the
other members are George G Clausen,
president OF ahe park board; Colonel
Michael G Murphy, president OF the
health board; John J Scannsil IRE COM
missioner, and John w. Keller, charities
commissioner
Mr.. Croker then said; II have nothing
10 add TO what has been saa To you by
Mr. Straus because he Is familiar with
the matters OH which he has spoken 10
Won. I hope that this entire committees
win give ITS full strength toward helping
him in his work. We should heartily
indorse his remarks aud aid him in the
work Of crushing out this awful crime.
And right here / want 10 roiterate what
said three weeks ago TO you aud that
is that not one dollar comes into my
possession Of landlords of pool rooms
ana houses of IN fame ana If any one o.
Won gentlemen are coHoctlng from any
OF these people you had better get out OF
the organization. II has no use for YOU.
You are a disgrace 10 H. The organiza-
lion can not and will non stand for any
such thing"
The meeting broke up in confusion be-
cause OF the attitude Of Coroner Ntz-
patrick. the Tammany leader Ia the
Fourteenth assembly district who denied
THAT there was any disfepulable houses
In his district He said that II there
was vice there 1t was In tenement houses
and could not be controlled TO this Mr..
Croker excitedly replied that the coro-
ner aid not know what could be done
untn some effort was made.