New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
CROKER BREAKS SILENCE.
HE ISSUES A STATEMENT ABOUT THE
ALLEGED CARNEGIE LETTER OFFERS
A REWARD. AND CRITICIsES THE
BAR ASSOCIATION.

Richard Croker made the usual political rounds
yesterday. He departed slightly from his past po-
sition OF remaining silent all political questions
He spoke Of the action OF the Bar Association in
declaring Mayor Van Wyck unfit for judicial
honors He also talked about the letter purport-
Ing 10 have been received from Mr.. Carnegie. IN
which he is quoted as denying that he ever maze
the remarks attributed 10 him about the city gov
ernment under Tammany rule Mr croker sa" /"
few visitors the Democratic club in the MORN
Ing. Then he walked down to the Hoffman House
to the headquarters of Edward NJ. Shepard MI
Shepard was not there but he had talk with
John A Mason. who Is in charge OF Mr.. Shepa'u :
campaign. Later he went to TAmmahy nan.
When Mr. Croker reached Tammany han ne
found the leaders much wrought up over the car
negie letter alleged have been sent 10 lAHcoli
W Kent After a short consultation with several
of them Mr Croker had the following statement
issued:
The desperate straits in which the Repnbgadd ad
parry s pan" characferistc Republican fashion
At the opening OF This municpal hght ne Yor5 hd
strung banners and placed in All OF the ot
declaration made by MI GmrnssiT neg yord ana NewYork
pubic schools and public institutions are m@shih-
This declaration was made by Andrew carneEie
AZ az Soutbampton m England, on Wednesday. March
M The deearaon lar 6, T2s mafe ia is Sn6on
respondents, representing NV I'D nIinted in
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The New-York papers OF the foo~inS morii,s,
In addition TO the words use" ~, an, are these
sent out by the Democratic orgahlzaIiou air ,i. w
words published as coming from MT. aFieEiri 81
Some time her Srroh ost cIi@ism fl Ir WG of NewYork
always wash our dirty linen III p"h'le-" ; '''
"a better indication Of the character of MI Low
can be found than in his Performance al Gnu M u II
drowning poiifician crasping at straw to save
himsf ana 4 fnd ms on whether the alleged letter
read by Mr.. Wanmaker was GENUINE t "t NJ W.S Car
remotely connected with anything !lal MI ~ a.
negte said or did he acc@pJ@ d. Of the New
York press and of The Associated Press as d mar
The words quoted from Mr. Carnegie by the
Democratic organization of This city were t1heh
the cable reports pnhiiShed IN NE his
euiogv on the Tammany administration Of Mayor
49, 'U-,-cL else the letter which was read so
an ti 80 bF George Wsnmaker the Republican
leader Of the XVIII Assembly District pirporttlhs
TO come from Mr. Kent OF BROOKLYN Is Il Io'-
The Democratic Organization believes that the
Kent letter is base forgery an1 IN me III t ~,
the depleted campaign fund OF the ltlze,s ei
Union check for $2o i they can prov ina. ead NV bI
rI.e ~ TVendeIf's Assembly Rooms las; night
i4TttlhF .Ti III "r! 80 o,, t5e mart of the Re3ub-
ReS Eair3 psrtY ~ ~ +" wage Campaign Of sIander
villfcation and Misrepresentation IN vain at
tempt 10 bolster up lost cause
AIr Croker was asked what he thought of the
action OF the Bar Association in protesting against
the nomination Of Robert A. Van Wyck for Justice
of the Supreme Court and he replied;
The Bar Association did the. same thing two
There IS no more popular justice on the Supreme
Court bench to-day than Justice Leventritt He Is
all their cases before him. The action of the Bar
Association will have much influence when it
that way The lawyers don't always follow
what the Bar Association says.