The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-21

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archist agitator. He has all the vicious
hess and fierceness of manner Of Senator
Jones, with none OF Jones refinement or
dignity. He dresses like tramp and
looks dirty. He came down and spoke
to Senator Murphy OF New York, 80 l
got a good chance to see him closely.
He looks positively low and brutal.
The New York crowd ATTACHED the
most attention, Of course. was 80
close to Croker j could hear his CONVEX
sation and stayed by him most Of the
time. Hill is hesvy-bodied, sleek and
shrewd looking man, who looks just
what he is-a shrewd. brainy, polished
and successful lawyer and politician.
His face looks just like his pictures. but
fuller and fatter. Danforth is large,
handsome, polished looking man OF the
we'll dressed type.
Sherlin of Brooklyn, Croker's ally. is
about like Croker-a dumpy gray.whis-
kered man who looks a little like Croker
and is about his size and build. Murphy
Of New York is handsome old gentle
man with fine features, clear, rudy
complexion, smooth skin without a
wrinkle, though he must be sixty-five
or more. hair and moustache as white
as snow ond fine and glossy as silk. He
lie said to be the best dresser in New
York state, excepting the young swells,
and is certainly we'll dressed man.
He is very wealthy and was United
States senator from New York until
recently, when he resigned, l believe.
He is big "Injun" in Tammany and is
now with Croker. and sat beside him,
but one seat, during the convention.
Grady. another of Croker's lieutenants,
is commonplace looking man, Irish.
who looks like Dutchman. He is fat
and not we'll dressed and sat on Cookers
right, Sherlin being on his left and
Murphy in the next seat. Next to
Murphy sat Augustus Van Wyck, the
brother Of Mayor Van Wyck Of New
York, and the man, who. with his BROTH
or, was mixed up in the ice trust. He
is very large man, six foot two or three
inches, should say, and heavy built;
wears a close. cropped pointed beard and
eye glasses. good clothes. notwithstand-
ing he looks big. stupid, brutal dub
a lazy, coarse, slow-brained animal.
And Croker! The master and abso-
lutte boss of them all. The man whose
personality dominates every act Of the
millions which constitute New York de-
mocracy and who is probably the most
discussed and most interesting person.
atty Of all of them. Once a common
mechanic, locomotive builder, unedu-
Gated in the way of book larnin'," but
knowing politics better than anybody
knows any book. abused and villified
and accused Of all that ia dishonest and
low by his enemies, praised and exalted
and respected as an able and honest
leader by his friends. he is undoubtedly
the most picturesque parsonage in the
Croker is a medium-sizeJ man, round,
smooth little figure, short all over, short
neck, short arms. short body, short legs,
short, heavily shod feet and short of
speech. His face looks like the maya
zine portraits, but not like the newspa-
per cartoons. Those suggest a big.
tough. heavy. brutal, thug; and Croker
is not that.
He has the mildest, kindest, gentlest
and most child-like expression in the
world on his face. He is the most alb
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