The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-20
"BIG TIM" SULLIVAN IS HOME.
IIiD or IT, roo, THOCGX UE
SAW MANY SIGHTS.
wants 10 Get Back to Senate 1t Albany as
Fast as Friends Will Lot Him Munici-
pal Ownership Cinch for Tammany
Paris Shocked IIlm-Saw Croker.

pal ownership Clncn TOT rAmmany
Paris Shocked IIlmsaw Croker.
The Hon. Timothy d. Sullivan Is home
from his holiday in Europe. He arrived
Yesterday morning on the Cunard liner
campania. Little Tim or, officially,
Alderman Timothy p. Sullivan and Col.
Mike Padden, big Tins" military secre-
tary, wearing plain clothes by request,
met the Congressman and his suite at Quar-
antine. The suite included the following
we'll known statesmen and men OF letters:
Jack McAuline and the Hons. Westhouse,
steinberger and Downing.
The Bowery in particular and the entire
East Side in general had planned recep-
ton worthy Of the home coming OF the
car Of the East Side. Mr.. Sullivan heard
If the plans and headed them OF by cable.
He wanted no fleet OF tugs and battery OF
brass bands to toot and bray welcome
homo at him. Therefore, Only Little Tim
and Col. Mike went down the bay.
On the Cunard pier, however. there was
roodly company to meet the ship and Its
distinguished passenger. There was
delegation from the Metamora Club and
Larry Mulgan was there, attended by
numerous members of the Lawrence Multi
pan Association. So were the old guard
If the Occidental Hotel and Senator Fitz-
gerald who took the big Fellow's' place
in the State Senate when Timothy d. con-
Guided to go to Congress himself instead
of intrustng the interests OF the district
to the Hon. Perry Belmont.
But Timothy D. won't run for Congress
again, even to please the biggest carpet
merchant that ever lived. He himself
hath said it. The cheers that greeted him
rs he stepped down the Campania's gang
nlank had hardly died away when, reply
ing to the first question he caught of the
gross Or two popped at him. the Congress-
man said:
Not any more OF Washington for me.
not if 1t were handed upon a gold plate.
IT, all right but It's too far away from the
Rowary. want to 60 back to my o place
In the Senate just as soon as my friends
will send me there"
And that ended Mr., Sulivan's remarks
on hiags political. He wouldn't be drawn
into anything that Rad any resemblance
to discussion of the locel political stia-
ton
Cut cut politics" re said to his inter
viewers. I'm an organization man and
that covers the ground-my virtues and my
sins. But let me tell you this: II We had
municipal ownership in New York. Tammany
would be in power for the next $50 years.
Chica go imported a Scotchman to instruct
the Chicagoese in municipal ownership.
He came from Glasgow. think. Why, say.
in Glasg gov they are talking OF disfran chsing
the employees on the tramwsys because
the reformers over there-they'r ones on
the outs just like they are here--sny the
votes Of the men are controlled by the party
in cover. Give us municipal ownership in
New York and Gabriel will find lammany
ruling New York when be blows the wake-uP
horn
Just the n some one asked the Congress
man about Mr., Croker. Like flash tie
eoodnaturcd smile that had been playing
over the big Fellows bronzed Iaoe
vanished and the big blue eyes became
Il visited Mr.. Croker in Ireland he
replied -and was handsomely entertained.
He has a splendid place there snd great
breeding establishment He heads the list
Of winning owners on the irish turf, and
among his horses in training he has two
or three that are believed to be the fastest
in Britain.
But the old gentleman is little like the
Croker you and used to know. The death
Of his two sons has saddened and eubaued
him He seems like man burdsned with
weight Of sorrow almost greater than he
can bear. His hair and beard are almost
white and the old time vigor and fTe which
he had when he was our icader have gone
There is no longer the set OF the jaw and the
backward tilt OF the head that we all knew
meant a fight. He is bearing his sorrow
courageously. but the memory Of his boys
Is always with him. DO not think he Will
ever visit this country again, but ne asked n
never lose interest in the welfare OF Tam
many Hall.
What about PARISH the Congressman
was asked.
Any reformer that compares New Yorh to
Paris ought to 6e jailed for the rest OF his
natural life. Paris is the permanent ad-
dress Of the Old Nick. l would rather see
York at the bottom Of the ocean than
ny, l saw a dance at the Jardin de
Paris which, il it was given here, would
land the whole outfit in the Tombs. New
York is like a Sabbath school compared to
Paris, and the reformers, il they were hon
est would say So too.
There is another funny thing about
Paris to ne; why, on the level, every other
person met while l was In Paris was q
New Yorker. There are a heap OF good
Gothamtes in Paris. ! even found % one ,S OF
guides at Napoleon's tomb. who was show
ing me about said How do you do. Tim;
don't you remember me? l am French
John, from around Fulton Market
voted for you last election
1t was French John, sure enough, and
knew him well.
Il took trip to the raceoourse while l
was in Paris. 1t is beauty, just like
garden, the handsomest / have ever seen.
From an artistic standpoint we have moth
ing like it in this country"
Some one else asked the ongressman
what he thought Of King Edward.
He Is the most democratic man you
could meet he replied. No guards or
detectives follow him, and he walks around
Just lie any well-to-do New Yorker, snok-
ing his cigar at an angle.
y saw him at three racetraeks. which
In England are very uncomfortable places
and managed without any attempt TO make
things pleasant for the plain people:
The royal box and the seats for the aris-
tocraey and the exclusive Glasses are very
Inc, but there are no seats for the crowd.
Yet, in spite of the fact that 1t takes from
Ill to $50 to see a race in England, 1t Is
most popular sport.
On Bank Holiday there were. $4,000
People at the track. But the prices, ac-