The Washington times., 1904-08-25

SAID, All right. but 1 might as Wen
try 90 decipher an inscription on an
Egyptian monument, so We viii walt
zen minutes later Mr. Croker was
ter the usual Handwriting. Mr.. Croker
lighted n cigar. dropped into an arm
chair. and. smoking meditatively, gazcd
at he mantelpiece
His Success.
"By that time Mr. Whitney had be
come so nervous from overwork. lack
Of sleep and troubled mind that he
could do nothing but walk back and
forth Not a word was said for perhaps
FIVE minutes; then Gir. Whitney stopped
I'm front OF Mr.. Croker and said: Croker
I've got something l want 10 say TO
you and l 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 it
over Oh the way?
"'Au right Mr.. Croker replied. and
that ended the conversation. With
word TO ais friend 20 meet him NJ his
Office In the Mutual Life Building, AR
Whitney followed Mr. Croker into the
waiting carriage. and away they went.
-'EurcC-quarterS OF an hour later ny.
Whitney came swinging into his Office
looking twenty years younger He
greeted his friend like long lost
brother, threw back the lapels OF ms
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 Gie"ful spirit Of
Il boy: finally ne stopped and said:
That is one Of The most eXtraordi-
nary men have ever met. ] on may
have noticed that / was nervous when
left the house. We'll, was.
couldn't get started on what [ wanted 90
la sr-fsrn a "a inf o. O..
and 1; is an actual fact. ne s@id with
laugh, that neither of us said word
until we reached Washington square.
Then / turned 20 him and said. Gro
ker ! am in toe NEST uucomfCrtab.c
position l have even been I'm in my life.
The people think ] nominated Cleveland,
and / suppose he thinks ] may have had
something TO do with IT, That being
so, J have got TO eject him. and 1 don
see how / am going 20 do d.. } know 3
can't do Il unless / can convince the
country right way that New York Is IN
line and the only man who can help
me out IS you. here Is no use talking
about II. We both understand The sitHa-
ton. All I've got 10 ask you is, VIII
you Go it,
Waited Years.
while I was making my speech Gro
lzer sat there looking straight ahead
as impressive as q craven image and nos
giving .he slightest sign Of what nc
was thinking or what ho intended TO
say, and he didn't breathe word for
a fun minute. Then he took his cigar
out OF his mouth and turned around so
me. ana. IN the NEST matter OF fact
voice imaginable said: M Whitney, !
have been waiting fifteen years 20 md
YOU iu d hole on needn Worry about
this j guCss il will be al right. -ttr.l.
ar. 80 Ulucy continued. aftcT mCmCu-
taTy pause 1 suppose 4 thanked him
i don't know. Anyhow, that IS al that
nc 1 O. I...f
Now let S go and got something tp cat.
The next morning newspapers CON
taiutd positive assurances OF IammauE
Halls determination TO support the ma
tloudl ticket with all It's might and main,
and within tweuty-four hours thereafter
IL was definitely known throughout the
country that AIR. Murphy had Joined
hands UErcscTvcdiy with his FRIEND
Croker lu am effort 10 carry the State OF
Now York. q be effect Of this announce
meut upon tbs workers CI the party
throughout -Gc country wa- c-cvtHh yluB.
10 was tho beginning Of the md OF
Republican rule for at least four years.