New-York tribune., 1900-10-19
PRICE THREE CENTS.
CROKER Anglers HEBREWS
TREATMENT OF ASSENrBLYMAN GREEN
MAY COST TANIAIANY VOTES.
HIS FRIENDS CHARGE THAT THE NEW CITY
COURT JUDGEsHIP WAS DENIED HIM
BECAUSE OF HIS RACE


Justiceshfp of the City Court seems likely 70
antagonize a great number Of Hebrews who
have hitherto been adherents of Tannrnanv Han
some OF Mr Green's friends go so far as TO saw
that the throwing down of Mr. Green after n
had been definitely promised TO him that he
should have the nomination is another instance
OF Mr. Crokers unwiIlingness to accept as can
didates for office men who belong 10 the Tav,'sb
race. and that his discrimination in this resnect
VIII ALLEVIATE several thousand Hebrew votes
from the Democratic ii <et in the coming cleo
ton
From statements made yesterday by these
friends of Mr. Green 1t would appear that he
ana MS supporters really have a we'll founded
grievance against Mr.. Croker. Isaac Lawrence
who is well known in the Tammany tribe. and
VINO Is an old and close acquaintance of Mr.
Green. said that the bill creating a new CITY
court Judseshlp In this city was. after being
passed Dy the Legislature signed by Governor
Roosevelt at the request OF Mr.. Green
when Governor Roosevelt who has always
esteemed MIR. Green highly, was asked to sign
this olli' Mr.. Lawrence said to a Tribune re-
porter, he consented to affx his signature to
the measure only after he had been assured BY
Mr.. Green that the Tammany nomination for
the new office thus created had been promised
10 MIN (Green). That Mr.. Green never for a
moment doubted he would be named as the
candidate for the new iudgeship is shown by the
fact that only by Mr. Croker himself was
the nomination promised to him. but also by
Senator Maurice Featherson Lawrence Del
mour and other Tammany leaders But thess
promises were not kept. Ex-senator Murphy re-
quested the nomination for his brother-in-law
Francis B. Delehanty. of Albany. who is purely
and simply a carpet bagger.' and thereupon
Croker threw down Mr.. Green"
CALLS IT DUPLICITY.
This duplicity. as Mr.. Lawrence terms II, On
the part of the Tammany boss caused the great
est indignation among Mr. Green's friends and
as they had reason to believe. according to Mr..
Lawrence. that Mr.. Croker was largely infiu-
enced In taking the course he did by the knowI-
edge that Mr.. Green was a Hebrew, they have
devoted themselves to raising a strong senti-
ment against Tammany Hall among the Jewish
voters of this city.
1t was learned yesterday that after it became
known that the Assemblyman was to be turned
down." Mr. Lawrence was deputized 10 wait
upon Mr.. Croker for the purpose Of ascertaining
the reasons which induced the Tammany leader
TO break the promise which he is asserted to
have given TO Mr. Green The conversation
which took place between Mr.. Lawrence and Mr..
Croker was related yesterday to a Tribune re-
porter to have been literally as follows:
Mr.. Lawrence-Nir Croker have called to see
you in hehalf Of the many friends o. Asss m5lynan
Green. in order to know Why you turned him down
stone. Belmont and other leaders had pledged the
Mr.. Croker-i did not nominate the candidate
Mr.. Lawrence-Oh, no. You had all 20 do with
It, and it was your orders that we're followed.
Mr Mr G[okggl gfSe NO 8o SFdTs 5 suggestion and
expressed your wishes that you preferred Mr. Dele
elective Office / would like you to ten me what
Mr.. Croker-My answer to that IS that my nearest
Mr Lawrence-You mean Andrew Freedman.
Nathan Straus. Mr. Guggenheimer. Justice Leaven-
ITO this Nj. Croker only replied The Trtbune's
informant said. with one OF his peculiar looks2
men Of standing and influence in the community
innate with them for your own benefit; vet you
have opposed every Jewish young man who asPred
for political honors or political office Do you deny
Mr. Croker-it is not worth my while
Mr. Lawrence-No! You don't deny IT, because
you cannot any more than you can deny that you
they are too smart" You know that thoss are
your views as well as your words
This was too much for Mr.. Croker. apparently.
as he is described as having abruptly turned his
back upon Mr.. Lawrence and walked away.
SAY OFFICES GO TO HIGHEST BIDDER
The intense feeling which has been aroused
among Mr. Green's supporters in consequences
of his rejection has led some OF them to make
reprisals by asserting that Mr. Croker's method
Of distributing political plums is controlled en-
tireIy by pecuniary considerations. and that 20
the highest bidder in the way of campaign
contribution the Office is given. Some OF these
retaIiations were voiced yesterday by Mr. Law
renee. who. as the spokesman Of Mr.. Green's
sympathizers. gave away few interesting cir
cumstances concerning the manner IN which
Tammany candidates are selected.
For instance, take Isaac Fromme's nomins-
tion for Register" said Mr.. Lawrence. "as show
ing how Tammany puts public Office UP for sale.
When the candidate for Register was being
decided upon by Mr.. Croker and those around
1t was not intended that Mr.. Fromme should
have the office Ferdinand Levy was the
lected. but when he was asked II he would be
willing 20 pay an assessment OF $4,000 or S15.-
OOO-I am not certain as to the precise amount
he hesitated. and said he would give reply
the next day. Soon afterward, on the same
evening Mr. Fromme went into the room where
NJ Croker and his friends were. Say Fromme
he was asked. do you want 70 pay the assess
ment for the nomination for Register FrOmme
at once said that he did. and when the amount
of the assessment was named he sat down at
once and drew his check for the whole sum
Had Levy been as prompt with his check, in
stead OF waiting to think the matter over, he
would have been nominated
Again Jacob Rupert refused the nomination
FOR president OF the Council. because he was
asked to contribute $4,000 Guggenheimer,
however. was not unwilling 10 contribute so
iats. nrss Aii A-''''
5UGGENHEIMER AND LEVY DENY IT
When Commissioner Ferdinand Levy was seen
at his office IN the Tax Department
,e denied that any such proposition had been
made as related by Mr. Lawrence. 1T is lie.
md a wilfuI one" he exclaimed, TO say that
vas ever asked to pay an assessment in return
or the nomination for Register.
Mr.. Guggenheimer was equally concise but
more emphatic. when he was asked If he had
zen named as the candidate for president Of
he Council upon the understanding that he was
q contribute a large sum OF money 20 Tam
nanys Golfers IT'S a =" lie" he declared,