Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
Madison Square Demonstration a
Trick of Croker.
BE WANTS CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Shrewd Scheme to Open National
Committees ~"Bar'I."
PLANS FOR NOVEMBER 3
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

NEW YORK. October ~. 1900.
great deal has been said about the ma
| chine-made exhibition at Madison Square
Garden, especially in Tammany's wigwam.
where there were many quiet chuckies over
the way Bryan had been fooled week
ago the insiders realized that the demo-
cratic candidate would talk to no valuable
end. But the reason why Croker put up his
big so-called bluff has leaked out. and from
now on the chuckles will be broad smiles
and hoarse laughs, because tho word has
been passed along that until election day
| there will be rich pckings in the demo-
| cratic camps in this city, well as up the
state.
AS the story goes. before Bryan came to
town there was talk about the bluff" and
when Croker began to plan for the recep-
tior to the Nebraska statesman, 1t Is said.
the Tammany followers wondered what
was to be gained by making the candidate
believe that he stood a fighting chance Of
carrying the state. Some of them even
went SO far as to declare that there was
going to be a needless expenditure of money
while he was here and that too Of money
that might better be distributed in the dis
tricts where money was expected, and in
fact. demanded by the Tammany adherents.
That those who made the protests were
wrong, and that Croker was right when he
| arranged for a big celebration, all the
braves who are in the know are now ad-
hitting. 1t is said that the news that there
was going to be plenty of money distributed
here before election day came from Chi
cago, and more than this, it came direct
from national headquarters where the DEM
ocratic funds are kept. When the Tam
many leaders made the good news known
they gave an explanation. too, and the ex
plaration was in part, praise of Croker Ac-
cording to the explanation. Croker, seeing
that the voters here We're opposed to free
silver and business Stagl1tiOn and strongly
in favor of an honest dollar and good times,
decided that if he could not work up some
enthusiasm, the democratic leaders in the
west would come to the conclusion that the
state was hopelessly republican and let 1t
severely alone. which would certainly not
benefit Tammany either now or in the
next election. He. therefore. invited Bryan
to come here. and when he did como pro-
vided enough made-to-crder enthusiasm TO
make the candidate think that he was much
admired in New York. That's the story.
Bryan Caught by the Bait.
Bryan, on the morning when he left for
his tour I'D the state declared that he had
never before seen such demonstration
as he had witnessed the night before, and
1t is alleged that after he left he did just
what Croker wanted him to do. that Is. to
persuade Chairman Jones and his closest
advisers to concentrate their energies on
this state. Bryan. it is said, all last week
was in communication with the headquar-
tiers in Chicago, and the result came when
it was announced there that money, speak
ers and literature twereI to be sent here
from all over the country. and that there
would not be let-up until after the cleo
ton.
Following out the program to make a big
democratic vote for Greater New York,
Croker today went down to -Tammany Hall,
which he will make his headquarters until
after election day Rsfore going to l4th
street he visited the politicians at the dem
ocratic state headquarters and told them
that he had done all he could for them, and
that 1t was now up to him to look out for
himself and for Tammany Hall All the
district leaders were present when Croker
arrived, and he at once assumed control
and began to give orders. There was
great deal of handshaking and mutual con-
CALCULATIONS among the braves at the re-
turn of their chief.
That Croker mad been doing some plan
ming for the city campaign, even II he had
not consulted with the district leaders
he used to do. made evident soon after
he took his seat and looked over the gath
ering. For fifty years Tammany has been
in the habit of holding a big mass meeting
in the course of the last week before any
important election, and it expected
that Croker would say something about
this years meeting He did. He an
nounced that there would be no big mass
meeting this year, and the announcement
SO surprised most of the braves that they
could scarce believe their ears. Noticing
the looks of establishment, Croker said that
instead OF the annual mass meeting there
would be number of meetings held in the
different assembly districts. and that they
would all be held on the night of Novem-
Der 3. The big sound money parade of the
republicans is to be held on November 3.
and it is very evident to every one that the
chief intended to do his best to offset any
effect which that demonstration might
have. ...
WhfrIvina Close NJ C,m,.,.,
u"
Speaking of the sound money parade
brings to mind the projected whirlwind
close of the campairn-RooseveIt October
DC. Rr,,,p ootohar %. +ha H. ra,,ao NJ
ver,har o. os ne ~, .ne D's pa,aue t Az,
Hefhper D, ana the Iammany assembly dis
trict celebrations on the same night OF
course. the parade will he the biggest thing
of on hto,,ar ,tax ~ - fo,,n 90. a.-s
80" " on sse, IMAM 'haL % iour years ago.
Grand Marshai Anson & McCook SAID that
up 10 noon today his official records showed
that the names OF III. 900 men had been sent
IN by tWenty.eight of the thirty-hve bust
ness ORGANIZATIONS enrolled to take part in
the parade. He has still to hear from the
remaining seven organizations as to how
many men they will turn out. Some of the
ticjna te in the 5.r.5e I'd a conservati,e