The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-26
.CROKER'S AID
TO CLEVELAND
TO PAY a DEBT or GRATITUDE
re rELpED WHITNEY
"yOU'llDOASw wHITNtYSAYS"
When the Campaign Manager Turred
To the Tsmmany Boss Ne Was
Rewarded for Accomplishment
twenty Years Before.

Sew Yurs Iuly @, IN the current
.uo of the American magazine is an
iutor"stiur urticl" on how Richard
Croker helped WILLIAM &. Whitney
eject Grover Cleveland lu 1882. The
article says.
rho bate " e whitney was a
master in the game of politics. aud
w"ll hc might be-. for hc was the
pupil of TIldcn. who learned the
game from Van Buren,. who was the
disciple of Jefferson his passion Was
for the game 81 politics
Late In the winter of 1884 or earl,
im the spring ur 1892 Mr whitney
came home from Europe lie did not
expect to ro.outcr politics Iut he
hadn't been In this country long be-
fore the craving grew for the political
game the only gam" that aroused an
the powers OF his comprehensive
mind lie found peculiar situltiur.
ON the surface the democratic purity
was opposed 10 the nomination of
cleveland aud Indifferent To- the issue
of tarin reform Mr. Clcvcland's
own state WAS against him Most OF
the party leaders, who uursrd the
sores of old snubs and d.scOurtcalcs.
were against him The democratic
prcsa Of the cities was against him
Md 800. before hc knew iD De- found
himself leading Cleveland move
mcut
The details of the c.atunglr that be.
KAN chccrlrssly I'M the spring and
ended yictoriously In the summer are
well known lie was nearly beaten
ON the very might Of the nomination
llc held a scant two-thirds OF the
delegates, ami many of them he held
insccurcly lie knew that II the con.
r"ution adjourned his majority would
dwiudlc the more the DELEGATES re-.
ll"ctcd on the argument which the
New York delegation was driving
home that Mr.. Clrycland's own state
didn't want him Ills opponents
moved an adjournment aud the
weather was ON their side. for ter
rife thunder storm broke over the
frail "wiEwam." And Just before day
break, amid crashing thunder. light
ming rain. the uratOry of Bourkc
Cochran ana general prophecies ot
disaster Mr. Cleveland Was nomiu-
ltrd
MIR Whitney walked back to the
Ri,hclicu hotel tie had nominated
Mr ClcNvhni but how was he GO
INK 'o elect him The situation look, Z
hopeless While the campaigu mana.
ger Wis pondrrus knock came at
the door and Richard Croker stepped
into the room pd YOU ever see
Croker iu those DAYS ne had he
face of sleep, panther ana the
n"aNN hur uoiscl,-s tread of that
beast
Mr. Nmme,. said the boss. #
Just come over fo toll YOU that New
York Is am rgb, You needn't De-
afraid about 'ult Goodiay.' And
he slipped ont before there WIS a
chance 10 thank him
'Mr Whitney began tu have conf
dcucr After much Thought ne de-.
cidod chat the way to make dcmoc.
racy sIi up was 90 tcudcr the nomma
tion In Madison Square garden. When
he reached New York ne found Tan.
many very Indifferent So MIR Whit
ucN wired for Croker When Croker
arrived hc said Let's so see the
mayor IN the mayors Office Whit.
ucN stated his mission
'ut Nj Whitney the mayor hc.
gan
Noull DO what Mr. W'uury saws.
said Croker locking at the cloCh.
j Im hcgan the mavor again
Whatever Mr. Whitney SAYS yuu1
lo said Croker Wil We hc going
uptown Mr. Whitney"
.ou the way mp Mr. whitney turned
to the boss and said: Croker / want
to thank YOU for the way you have
behaved wouldn't have thought il
"ss.hlc VIII YOU tell mo Why
Nr Whitney SAID Croker. 10