Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-09-03

casual way Now. he, Of course, re-
members that, and he may feel sense
of gratitude that would enable me to
appeal to him on personal grounds.
and l have become so oppressed by
this feeling of responsibility that /
brought upon myself that / am ready
to do it unless you can see some rea-
son why shouldn't
There seemed to be no such reason,
and Mr.. Cookers house number was
/ Immediately rung up on the telephone.
He was just leaving the house, but re-
turned to answer the call. This con-
versation ensued:
Hello, Croker! is that your
yes
81 am Mr. Whitney. 1 want to see
you
"'All right
"'Can you stop here on your way
downtown
Yes.
fright awayr
eyes
"Mr. Whitney hung up the transmit
ter, walked across the room. lighted a
cigar. turned around to his friend and
said, with a laugh, L wish l could tell
what was the meaning of the way lie
said can right" but | might as well
try to decipher an inscription on an
Egyptian monument, SO we will wait
and See
Ten minutes later Mr.. Croker was
shown into Mr.. Whitney's library. Aft
er the usual handshaking. Mr.. Croker
lighted a cigar, dropped into an arm
chair, and, smoking meditatively. gaZed
at the mantelpiece. BY that time Mr..
Whitney had become so nervous from
overwork. lack of sleep and a troubled
walk back and forth. Not word was
said perhaps for FIVE minutes: then
Nr. Whitney stopped in front Of Mr..
Croker and said: Croker, I've got
something | want to say to you, and
don't know how to begin. Are you
going downtown?
Yes Mr.. Croker replied, without
taking his eyes from the mantelpiece.
How would you like to ride down
with me. and perhaps we can talk il
over on the wayT
"'All right Mr.. Croker replied. and
that ended the conversation. With a
word to his friend to meet him at his
Office in the Mutual Life building, Mr.
Whitney followed Mr.. Croker into the
waiting carriage, and away they went.
''Three-quarters Of an hour later Mr..
Whitney came swinging into his Of
fee loking twenty years younger. He
greeted his friend like long lost broth
er, threw back the lapels Of his coat.
tipped back his hat as he might have
done in his Undergraduate days and
paced the length of the room three or
four times with the gleeful spirit of
boy. = Exally he stopped and said:
II Is one of tue most extraordi-
nary hien have ever met. You may
have noticed that l was nervous when
! left the house Well. was could
not get started on what / wanted to
say even after we got into the car
riage, and ii Is an actual fact he said.
with n laugh, that neither of us said
a word until we reached Washington
square. Then / turned TO him and
said: Croker. am in the most uncom-
Portable position / have ever been in
in my life. The people think / nomi-
mated Cleveland, aud I suppose he
thinks ! may have had something to
do with it. That being so, have got
to elect him. and don't see how 1 am
going TO do Il. | know l can't do it !
unless | can convince the country
right away that New York is in line.
and the only man who can help me ont |
Is you. There is no use talking about |
it, we both understand the situation. |
All I've got TO ask you is, will you do |
it?' While / was making my speech |
Croker sat there looking straight 1
ahead as impressive rs a craven image |
and not giving the slightest sign OF |
what lac was thinking or what he in |
tended TO say, and he didn't breathe I
a word for a full minute. Then he 1
took his cigar out OF his mouth and 4
turned around to me and. in the most /
matter Of fact voice imaginable. said: /
MIR. Whitney. have been waiting for
AZ N'Naa > NsaA1 W AAAAA N0N IA n ilblE AuA
needn't worry about this l guess il
will he all right" Well Mr.. Whitney /
continued after momentary pause, 1 |
suppose ! thanked him. don't know
Anyhow. that is all that WIS said. ana
maybe don't feel better Now, lets
20 and get something TO eat
The next mornings newspapers
contained positive assurances Of Tam
many Halls determination to support n
the national ticket with all its might 1
and main. and within twenty-fOur
hours thereafter il was definitely
known throughout the country that
Mr. Murphy had joined hands unre-
servedly with his friend Croker In an
effort to carry the state of New York.
The effect OF this announcement upon
the workers Of the party throughout
the country was electrifying. 1t was
the beginning OF the end Of Republics
rule for at least four years"