The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-06
ALEAED LEwIs' 1EW BooK.
Sketches Of Tammany leaders Under
the Title Of Richard Croker"

the Title Of Richard Croker
fFailapelphia North American,
Among the books presently to be IS
sued is one by Alfred Henry Lewis,
which viii be entitled Rfchard Gro
kerr and upon the work 1Ir. Lewis
has devoted the entire winter. IL is not
biographical in the limited definition Of
the word. but in the volume are CO.'S
taiI,sd some Of AR Lewis views on
politics and men other than the sub
Jet, and a general discussion OF the
history Of Tammany in politics, WIN
sketches of Tammany leaders. ameng
them Aaron Burr. The authors story
OF the first successful Tammany cam
paign in which Burr IVES the leader,
is of much Interest,"
The Life Publishing company AlIttef
& Mitchell, issue the work. which wiH
contain 400 pages, and VIII be seld az
81 for the ordinary edition. The edi-
ton de luxe viii be printed for mems
bers of Tammany. There VIII be eight
German. Bryan. Burr. Hamilton and
others. and the book, which viii tell
the whole story about Croker and Tam
many, will be issued ia June.
Mr.. Lewis facilities Tor getting the
information necessary to the work are
of Mr.. Croker be. has NOT permitted
his Friendship to warp his views,
Mr.. Lewis, in leadtngs up to the story
of the campaign Of 1900. enters lnto a
defense Of Burr's reputation he
writes,
There has been no. one in history TO
be more died against and fnaligned ehau
Aaron BurFa 1t seems hard to speak.
the truth of eminence- Either IS fails
sacrii1Ce TO euiogy, as With Washington
u
victim Of the slandeHer, as In the case
Of Burr. Four-hfths Of present popular
estimate OF Burr depends on that
speechsOf ANirt against Burr Delivered.
during the Richmond trial, and which
was for wears sepb an the hands OF
those Readers witch were their text
books, and which had certain coniDi-
iation BY fedefallsts or their Btiff2has-
ing poster4tEa A most safe andexeel-
lent source surely to learn the truth
Of a mans acts ana character; the ADJ
dress Of that paid attorney who had
taken a fee 70 prosecute him.
OF the campaign an New York, which
resulted in the nomination of Jefferson
Tor the presidency, Mr.. Lewis gives this
entertaining story
In the sumner Of 1850. Burr at the
head OF Tammany HAN and Hamilton
chief Of the federalfsts- 1oOSed with
evil eve upon each other They sat
down to plan their Campaign. Hanl5l-
ton, whether as frapper or hunter ST
politics was never q match for Burr
Nhether u was TO set some nidnigbt
snare. or whether the plan called for
Battle axes at noon Burr showed
eleYerer, STRONGER Of the two hamilton.
VINO " as Immensely the egOtist and as
mueh ~ love win his own appearance
aware Of this. lie was son-iri- law Of
senator Schuyler; he was the flower .of
the local aRistocracv- n7oreh1rer his
party Of the federaiists lad never met
defeat, and in the year before. 1875
1 nae as ssFIted New KoFk by q majority
Burr, with Tani11arls> nan III h4e
back believed he would triumph. and
knew ne must work And Burr 1raxed
iIlQe5 atlgahie, He was the 6rst boss
@ anmany halls and resolved to
make q record Burr spun his policy
like a spider spins. its web fheff was
not a theft ia sparta unless discovered
IN process Of occurrence Burr and
Hamilton 50 FAR emulated Lycureus
thsft they scrubbed AT no, asst Of eaVes-
what else might .servec tearing re- slis-
grace where there was no defectio1
and holding with the sWart Warcnin
that fault unilnown Is Is thoueh uh-
acted
NBurr was as sedulous as sleapIesS
agent az the elbpW Of every oDoo5Tlirf-
ity, BaHr put on Tammangis tfckat-
making tocaD unfil Hamilton had
lneee MS burr EoC a co.'s r1f Hainii-
l9ll Jle2el oeIere Was public and
WITHIN twenty minutes after IT. svas de-
eided on By the F'edera3 niana eeTs
Burr was elated With the Hamilton
names There wasn't q good man .un
me list; each " as the hand made nllb-
net or Hamilton hiuself
ST AHen IamLnaHy. with Burr Ia con-
troh selected ats candidates There
were neNer strungeT names presented
to the voters Of New york Among
the ot1ees and leading them were ~
GoNernor IIinton Lldee T.ivirlrst-lrl