The sun., 1901-02-17
COLER As CROkER'S MASK.
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tc~ordins IN Dsmpof,ts inside snd out-ii~
~ tswrsnv Us1 vho hsvs sp'tr.Hs ~ 'nfof
ration In f@safi . 'hs innsr'npst s7rsin -
~ ,hs, organization Wsrs is gpirs ~ ~ a
NOS. spes 'aruisf ressfsn rn'1'~'t ~ 'h~ s"snsTv
IN The ofgsrgs,lon vithin short 'iru- shi0h
VII completely rhsnss he stUeafAncs ~
the Hall 20 the sv-f,s. c'iIsr N" fe-'d,
~ the tssrfsnsen'ent ~ saa ssif y--'sfdsv.
would he that the ~lsfnsnt shich .tspres"ntsd
nv the Hon Lewis Nlr1n vouli cows veil ~
ths front. that The Hon Riohard Croker
-c'ili bs PIT - ths back ground and th1f
Tammsnv would a. hefprs the r, rule In 'rr
rstt campaign. n vofst csr.- D. sorst u.'h
Colm a. h.c.nd date Tor mayor In"chensr,
s~srs~r - ~ ~~-~uv ~ me -'sES '.- -
and behind th- scsn". iccord'ns 20 th..story.
Mr Croker oil still hs STAGE manager
Mr color wants 20 10, oard'da's ''r rnavot
and beIlsvs. that hl. personal popularity sul
e,rrv him through no ms,tsr What ticket
he srun.on The developments TO the political
sitistion IN the last tso or three days have
been very significant VI. t,l"rs stack
On the system Of pure hase ~ supplies 'p- the
Flre DEPARTMENT c"asei before II hsi well
h.Sin rhraughsut ths few dNys that 10
lasted NJ Color vN' slNsys careful Ia sav
with great po,itlyoue-s that he d,i not impIte
any ~rongdoins 10 ,ommi~sionet Ncsnncu
bridge Courlis~.oner Shea ,t said to have
reoOncHsd Co.sf and james Shsy.n. VINO
helped Croker snoDs Colsr out OF the nomiua
ton Tor Governor at saratoga
twas said YESTERDAY th4s Mr. Colsr would
,oon make q statement on matter In which
he Ia much IN t.rested M which he Voull
show plainly that he Is not the bitter foe OF
Tammauy that the CITIZENS Union hls be-
U,yed him u h~ 1hi' statement Il was
declared yesterday. would he followed by
sctinn by tho Iammany members OF tho
Legislature that vii convince everv one that
they have forgotten III. harsh things Mr.
Croker .Ald AooI I Mr toler last year
Ths prograium". IL was sad Yesterday
ha, already been latd out by Mr. Croker and
ms friends, and votd has been passed along
that Mr. croker O.. 10 be opposed and de
iest.d' In the municipal campaign ono
dny tbs week . Iammany man opposed 10
Mr croker euter-i the oHir" ~ Rry AL
Dernoorat who ha, 'aS|n c,n. n so'erA
We've got Nhiskers done. exclaimed tho
ienw,ni 40 /, WHI.kers7- said tho Rryan,te.
Why. croker. 81 ccuIsy. reVhrd III. Tam;
many man "Ne've g., him Licked. and
we're gong to roommate. Coler ioT mayor.
croker will b- beaten Ia the executive com,
lullt-e and III the Convenuoy, ana he VAL
lave - 90, ou, Of tho leadership We have
IWrnty-tso leaders ag aust h!n now
NE man Who sad this did not know the
whole story Mr. CToktrs Ilcads are Al! lu
tie game and so 10 tuisr They intend NAV
Mir croker shall continue hl- uppueilon t9
Mr Culer from nov on. and tuat ther. SNAIL
be an Ants, tOker' movement IN A,nnahS
which VAL, Of course, be crntrnled abso-
lutalv hv IN. present chieftsun's friends 40
cordiug to the plans that have been made,
Mr. Croker viii appear TO the puullc dH
beaten man "a tho 1ammanv eNecuuNe com
rrittc. AID tho vote 10 beat him Nmo's NE
district leaders viii be twenty-nNe nA alust
thirteen. IN, thirteen of the district leaders,
Who. according to the presrnt plan, are -
remain ostensIuly loyA to Mr.. troker afo
ti~erd / ftspaircs William paiton.
!, ksatins. Georec " pIunbr,, HAIRY {.
Hart Maurice FestheTs'n. Daniel r VI, Aahon.
IEomas + McAvo,, and Z J Dvo!ius
There are tNcnty-Nvs members 81 the
.,rcutiye committee who ar" not distri't
leaders These are 20 Ia divided between
tur ti-CTok-utes" and N ''rokeriies
50 dat Mr. Croker will he defeated. lhcn
Mr. ,ruksr ls to make little speech sa INK
That II IL evident that b. - no longer scccpt-
able tn the organization a. leader ana that
hs Will rstir. MIR. Croker Viii promise 10
labor as q citizen Tor ~. ticket. but HIS open
rs.le! I'll ip ~ the Hall Viii end Then he
VIII get out Uf the lIpelght and VIII pun tNe
wires from darA room.
After election, II things SO Tor lamrnAnN.
NJ Croker will resume his position o' dc;
tatur II As IRrumanv ticket u defeated
Mr Croker will hike back - his home, in
England. saving tlat 10 would have resulted
Utherwis. II lie had been in command