Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
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the calPmust be unanimous. I went into
the executive committee meeting and
stand up like man. Nobody stood. Then
Mr.. Sheehan arose and said he wanted
to announce that he was ready to fol-
low wherever I might lead. l will never
tend to return to New York shortly. as
alleged.
II considered returning to gather evidence
for my libel suit against the London mag
azine, but as the suit was settled by an
apology I will remain here.
This will be all my future. Concerning
Tammany's future the men on the spot are
the best judges. have no information as
but 1 regret the misunderstanding. and
hope some means will be found to change
Murphy's opinion of Mayor Mcclellan and
McClellan's opinion of Murphy.
Hearst's Reply to Croker.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONGVIEW, Tex, November 17.-Wil-
liam r. Hearst passed through here today
bound for Mexico. While here he re-
ceiyed this telegram from the St. Louis
st-Dispatch:
Croker in authorized interview with New
York papers says you asked Croker in
1903 to come back and resume leadership
of Tammany Hall and offered to help him.
Would appreciate Geographic statement
from you"
Mr.. Hearst said:
'Croker's statement is nonsense. 4 have
never cared whether he went abroad or
stayed at home. I don't care particularly
who is leader Of Tammany Hall. AS a
citizen can't imagine worse leader than
Croker, and as democrat I could not
imagine a more disastrous leader. I rather
believe the best thing for Croker to do Is to
stay abroad and I should think 1t the
safest thing for him in these days OF in
vestigations and jail penalties"
Has Gully Conscience.
SpeciaI Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November H.-Ex-Judge
Joseph F. Daily, whom Richard Croker
calls in his interview IAN unfit judge SAID
TODAY at his home on Hudson terrace,
Yonkers:
"All that Mr.. Croker says shows plainly
that his guilty conscience In REFUSING 10
nominate me in 1898 is still working ana
won't let him rest. He was condemned
nv public opinion then, and he still feels
it strongly. But the enormous amount OF
monev Mr.. Croker is said to have made
in this city in politics, operated by him
as business man, his retirement to
England, mis- llVIu6 III eihoSiSS civ PO'-
inc. as a sage or statesman, is likely to
Hind a new generation to what he was
and frankly confessed himself to be
while actively engaged in his political
business here.
.He attempted to punish a Judge for adj
m,nistrating his office according to his own
sense of right He endeavored to get the
Judges of the common pleas to remove
their clerk. Samuel James. formerly chief
Justice Of the superior court. In order to
make way for his personal friend. Michael
Dalv. They would not remove Judge Jones
for that purpose. and for the further rea-
son that Michael Daily was not lawyer
The main requisite of the incumbent OF
that Office Is that he be lawyer.
"That was all there was in regard to the
c,erkship. I had no candidate for the place
and If had there was no vacancy. Neith-
or did 1 have the court name the man Mr..
croker refers to and to whom he says
made standing referee in practically every
case. There is absolutely no truth in that"