The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05
MR.. CROKER SAILS ABOUTMCH.i
rs STILL TAKING No hand IN
LOCAL Politics.

since Ills Retirement He Has Not Inter
| fered, Although Some Van wych
OfficehoIders would Have Liked 90 Get
| Ills influence 10 Recover Pneir Places.
Richard Croker, his friends said yesterday
will eail for England on or about March /.
| 1t Is Mr.. Crokers purpose before sailing 10
| settle all the business Affairs OF his son
| Frank. 10 whom he was fondly attached
and In whose abilities he yesterday e1-
pressed the greatest pride
Mr.. Croker spent most Of the afternoon
with ex-Enited States Senator Edward
Murphy, Jr., OF Troy, Andrew Freedman
end other old friends. He was alert and
erect. and save for an air which expressed
the profoundest sorrow for his son. to whom
he frequently and touohingly referred, there
was little or no difereaoe from the MT
Croker Of former days.
Many people have already importuned
Mr.. Croker for his views on tho political
situation in America, New York State, and
New York city, but to all Mr.. Croker rs
had q uniform answer-he may say low
words before he returns to En- gland and then
again he may not; but certainly he viii not
at the present time, when the shadow Of
his sons death Is upon him, be Induced to
speak Of such matters
IL is known that several OF Mr.. Cookers
old friends in tho Tamnany organization
have essayed 20 interest him In the organi-
cations affairs, but up to this time there
has not been the slightest indication on
his part OF any intention TO change the
attitude he has assumed since he lett New
York city nearly three years ago. In those
three yeaYs Mr. Croker has adhered STRICTLY
and consistently to his authorized state
uent that he was out OF politics forever,
and dat after a career of seventeen years
as leader Of Tammany and only two de-
feats in al ttat time lie was entitled to
announce his retirement.
Within the last two years IN order TO
emphasize this policy on Mr.. Croker's
part he has rcfrained from making any
recommendations for Office 70 either Mayer
McClellau or Charles f. Murphy or any
other OF MS old friends in the organization.
believing that to DO the safest and surest
way to make 1t apparent that there was
no string 10 his retirement.
Occasionally some Of ex-Mayor Van
Wyok's ofineholders who we're applicants
for reappointment undar Mayor AoClol-
lao 10 their former pac,s and who were set
aside for new timber have suggested that
Mr.. Croker should come to their rescue.
This state of affairs recalled yarn which
ex.Gov. David B. I'LL told when he retired
from the Governor's chair at Albany TO be
succeeded by Roswell p. Flower. All of
Hills oflceholders had pestered him TO put
In good word for them with Flower. Hill
had been Governor nearly eeven years and
the Hill brigade-wanted TO bold on to their
comfortable berths.
Il cant help you, said Hill to one and
all. 1--WE done the best | could FOR you,
kept you In Office and oil that. but Flower
ought to have his own administration.
lie ought 20 have his own fellows In Office
Flower IL entitled 20 his own men, and as
result Of that policy most Of the chaps
who had fastened themselves TO Hills coat
tails for all those years were compelled 10
seek fresh fields and pastures new. II
may be stated that the present hopes Of
some Of Mr.. Croker's old friends. whom
he helped for many years, and who again
desire him to reassume an active participa-
ton In New York city politics, will not be