The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-16
croker OF FOR Europe
TAMSTANY HALL EXECUTIVES cow.
MITTEE DISCUSSES VICE IN
NEW YORK
FITZPATRICK GETS WRATHY
Fourteenth Assembly District Lead
er Says There Are No Disrepu-
table Houses In His
Territory.

NEW YORK, Nov 15.-The executive
committee of Tammany hall held a meet
Ing tonight, at which Richard Crocker
bade all the leaders good bye and took a
mana IN starting movement in riding
Inc city of vice. In a little speech th,
Fammany leader said he was going 10
europe for his health, not pleasure, AMI
introduced 1sidore Straus, president of
the educational alliance, as man who
was acquainted with the conditions Of
Things on the East Side, adding: II hope
you will give attentive hearing To mis-
statements of the conditions of vice that
exists there and that after YOU have
heard what he has to say you will use
your every effort to correct those evils
as lar as lies in your power"
MT Straus said he had met Mr. Croker.
at dinner accidentally and had talked
with him for two hours over the cel-
dltlons on the East Side and Mr. Croker
iiad asked him to talk to the executive
committee OF Tammany hall, and then ad
dressing the committee MIR. Straus told
OF what was needed on the East Side m
suppress crime. He said chat he, as =
Democrat had frequently had cast UP 20
MN the statement that Tammanv han
receives the greater part of it's revenue
from people in these evil condifions Of
lie and that no good can be ACCOMPLISH
ed unless the power of Tammany hall is
destroyed.
h4r. Straus repeated this to Mr.. Croker
and the latter asked him to come before
the committee with the statement AMI
had promised his aid
TO INVESTIGATE VICE.
Lewis Nixon then. by resolution, had a
committee Of five appointed ito investi
gate the moral condition OF the city
and then to report and suggest remedies
Tor the correction of a abuses :,
Mr Nixon was made chairman ard
the other members are: G.. j. CIausen,
president of the park board; Col. Michael
=. Murphy, president of the health
board; ]. j. Scannell, fire commissioner.
and John W. Keller, charities cemmis-
sioner.
Mr.. Croker then arose and said:
1 have nothing to add to what has
been said to you by Mr.. Strauss, because
ne is familiar with the matters on which
e en- mas spoke spoken to you hope tins
strength towards helping him and his
WORK. We should heartily indorse his
remarks and aid him in crushing out the
to reiterate what I said to you three
weeks ago, and that Is that not one dollar
comes into my possession from owners
OF pool rooms or houses of ill-fame and
If any. of You gentlemen are eolIeetino
rom these people you had better get out
OF the organization. 1t has no use for
You. You are disgrace to it. The
organization cannot and will not stand
for any such thing A'S
The meeting brought up in confusion
because of the attitude of Croker. Cor,
oner Fitzpatrick. the Tammany leader
In the Fourteenth assembly district, de-
Fled that there was any disreputabIe
houses in his district. He said II there
was any they were In the tenement
houses and could not be controlIed.
10 this Mr.. Croker excitedIy replied
IN Sna5 tIle coroner did not know what could
De done until some effort was made