The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-16
.TAMMANY HAIL
TO FIGHT RICE
Croker Took a Hand in
Starting the Move.
WON'T STAND FOR IT.
Must Get 0ut of the Organization of
Fight immortality.
MEETING BROKE UP In DISORDER
Coroner Fitzpatrick Denied That
There We're Any Disreputabie
Houses iu Fl is District. and That
vice in Tenement Houses
Could Not BE Controlled.
Cruk.r Iscp.ied.
MEETING BROKE UP In DISORDER
fBr Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, November 12.-Tne hAs-
:utive Committee Of Tammany Hali he.o N
a n,aorjng tonight, at which Ric!saTd
Croker badc all the leaders good pye. ana
took a hand in starting a. movement 10
rid the city OF vice.
In a little speech, the Iammany ieauT'
said he was going to Europe for health.
NOT Measure. and introduced 1Sidor
Strauss. president of the Educational Al
lance. as a man who was acquainted
with the condition of things on the East
side, adding:
u hope YOU will give attentive hearing
tto his statements OF the conditions OF wee
that exist there. and that after you nave
1rarl what la has to say you VIII use
your every effort to correct these evils
as tsar as lies in your power"
PROMISED HIM AID
Mr. Strauss said he had INST Mr. Croker
at dinner accidentally, and had taiked
with him for two hours over the condl-
tions in the East side, and Mr.. Croker
had asked him to talk to the Executive
COMMITTEES of Tarnlany Hall. and then
addressing the Committee, Mr.. Strauss
told OF what was needed en- the East side
to suppress crime.
He said that he, as a n1n1ocrat, had
frequently had cast up to him the state
ment that Tarlmany Hall receives the
greater part OF lis revenue from people In
these evil conditions Of life. and that no
good can bs accomplished un-sss the
power Of Tamn,any Hall is destroyed
Mr.. Strauss had repeated this TO Mr..
Croker. and the latter asked him to come
before the committee with the statement,
and had promised MS aid
Louis Nixon, then, by resolution had q
committee of i've appointed 10 investigate
the moral conditions OF the city and to re-
ceive and suggest remedies TOR the correc-
ton of abuses.
Mr.. Nixon was made the chairman, and
! the other members are: GeorGe-C Ciau-
sen, president OF the Park Board; Colonel
Michael c. Murphy, president OF the
Health Board; John j. Scanneil, ire com
missioner, and John ". Keller. charities
commissioner.
RECEIVES NOT y DOLLAR.
AIr Croker then arose and sad: II have
nothing 20 add to what has been said t1
| you by Mr.. Strauss, because ne is familiar
| with the matters on which he has spoken
| to YOU l hope that this entire committee
| will give its full strength towards helpiEls
| him and his work. We should heartily
endorse his remarks ana aid hlnl II tis
| work of crushing out this awful crime
f, and right here want to rcitcrate what
said three weeks ago to you, and thai i:
| not one dollar comes into my possession
from landlords of pool-rooms and houses
! OF ill-fame, and if any enc Of you gentle
! men are collecting from any of these nfo
J pie. you had better get out of the orsani
.:a,iou. It has no use for you. You are {
| disgrace to it. The organization cant ans
/ won't stand for any such thing
| The meeting broke up in confusion be
| cause of the attitude OF Coroner Fitzpat
! rick. who denied that there were any dis
I reputable houses in his district He saic
l 49, Il
| melft houses and could not DE controlled.
| To this Mr.. Croker excitedly replied tina
! the Coroner did not know what could b,
/ done until some effort was made.