The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-05
AND CROKER
Why Tasnmany Hail Supported
Cleveland In IsOa.
now AHARD PROBLEM WAS PACED

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~ That Enasa h EIsetIsn % = Press
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mer Tammany chief.
Colonel George Harvey. the editor
u HaFpers Weekly. tells IN recent
issue remarkable story Of the man
ner in which the late William G. Whit
ney harmont1ed the anti-cieyeland
Democracy in 1892 and paved the way
for Mr.. CIsysland's second election
Instead Of having TO harmohszs the
petty bosses VI the two boroughs Of
New YORK MI whitney had 60 plaeate
the entire working element Of the
whole state. Colonel Harvey writes
that tbs next morning but one after
his return from Chicago Mr.. whitney
summoned 10 bis honss in Fifty sew
eRth street, Sew York, friend with
whom he was accustomed 70 discuss
bis most trying political problems and
stated the situation IN substantially
these words
1t may seem strange, but u IL a
fact that until last evening I did not
begin TO realize how serious a respoa-
sibillty I had taken upon myself Ia
doing what ! did TO bring about the
nomination Of Cleveland. II IL quite
possible. although l do not think 30.
that another candidate. n nominated
with practical unanlmlty. might have
proved successful at the polls. Con-
Requeatiy ay responsibility il not on
~ 70 Mr. Cleveland whom | have
urged 80 atr0ngty 10 make the trial.
but % the Democratic party Itself
with which / have always been iden,
tined and from which have received
many honors.
4 hare been - busy ever sinoe !
returned from Europe In tFylng 20
accomplish the nomination that. % teii
the truth. ! had overlooked the grave
pFohiems bearing upon the election u
the aoniinee wheh / sat down last
9vening and randidly reviewed the sit
nation I mnsg say that I Was appalled,
u 10 uselams 70 deny 10 ourselves that
practically all ~ the old time ncuao
eTagie inaderu. thu uaWn who would
naturally b. booked u 40 the guiding
and most einclsnl helpers IN the cans
paiKn, arr bitterly opposed 10 Ar
Cleveland Not that th~y viii fail 10
vote the giekes. bpt their support sI the
prsssnt moment ceuatniy promises 10
b. iaekadaisioal and tinetuued with
frpiinss Of personal hostility.
Tbs nssk aud most npFioHa problem
10 solve - here Ia New Nork. and
feel that ! have not al hour 10 lose n
I hupn 20 anrcwed "a breaking che rom
hiaatian that insisted upon ulil aud ia
agAH hostile and likely 20 coutinne -
g Cleveland feei - strongly tie
nerwesigy fag the greatest promptitude
- scsioa that I shall - utterly dis
eguFuErd Il 81 10 bed tonight without
having mnde distihct pFugr~as. That.
he addcd. with . Characteristic ahrug
% the shoulders and a laugh that his
friends would recogulEc. IL what I
waited 70 tax 20 you about
a discussion % ways aud mcAna
followed writes STR Harvey. 'cnd
ing In a recognition % the Necessity "
obtaining st once the hearty co-opcra,
lion Of one Of tins three dominant fac
tors In the argnnismtiUn Mr. Hlil. Mr.
Murphy nT Mr. Croker Mr. Htu'a
name was promptly eliminated from
consideration. iIss disappointment had
been too great: his wounds wCre too
recent With AR Murphy. Mr.. Whit
nry had. ct that time. vsry slight &C
quaintance. snd IL was partly Tor this
FRason that be had called Into con.
euitatiou one who knew Mr. Murphy
more intimately After careful con.
sidsration Of that ReutlvmaBa charac.
lertstics, bis feeling that both the party
and himself had suffered unnecessarily
at the hands Of Mr.. Cleveland. his nat.
urally unforgiviug spirit in a situation
Of that nature aud hls inclination TO IL.
llsve that Mr.. Cieveland'a reelection
would bring more harm than good 10
the Democratic party. his name. too.
was dismissed.
'Ouly Mr.. Croker remained
- don't know MI Croker Mfr
Whitney said, I suppose I have aeen
him twice In ton years and then only
60 speak TO him casually. can think
VI Hlf4 HAts NsseAtNAiAAf w fNNNNANAHl
with him. When I was a young prnc-
ticinR lawyer. just beginning TO Ect
ahead. the two men whom looked up
20 most IN the Democratic party were
Mr. Tiiden and Mr Hewitt, aud
knew them both pretty we'll ono day
Mr.. Hewitt sent for me and said that
Richard Croker. one of the minor lead.
ors In the Tammany organization. had
been indicted for murder and seemed
likely 70 suffer unjust punishment be
cause Of his doREed refusal 60 clear
himself Mr.. Hewitt said that he had
made thorough investigation aud
was absolutely certain that tho guilty
man was not Croker, but man who
had befriended him and whose name
Croker would not under any circum.
stances divnlge, Mr. Hewitt added
that he considered Croker an honest.
faithful and faanrvfnt vnrnv man ana