The evening world. Newspaper, October 14, 1901, Page 2

i Minha oak ae 3 H i ‘ammany Hall on Thura- | 3 Sets Wednesday night T shall the room, a throng of district leaders SQUIRE HG THE REINS. Croker Has Formally Taken Charge of the Tammany Campaign. GREETED BY SELECT FEW. The ‘ Boss” Met the Mayoralty Canaldate, E. M. Shepard, at the Hoffman House. Richard Croker took charge campaign at Tammany Hall thie aft noon. From now until be there every day behind the old desk in the back room, approachable to all At night he will be at the Democrat! Club, save at such times an he shall decide to lend his presence to meetings of the faithful in various parts of the city. One of the first acts of Mr. Croker was to dictate a scorching letter to every district leader in the m- taining censure for the showing made on the two first days of registration, Mr. Croker was plain in announcing that he was not satisfied. He compured the showing of strong Democratic dis- tricts with that of strong Mepubtican districts and attributed jt to lack energy on the part of Tammany work- ers. the ection he will ® 16 Hossing the Hons, A Political Tragedy in Three Acts. CAST OF CHARACTERS. mast! Me, Hickard Croker | The letter informs leaders that they tor Mr. Timothy 2 Bullen Will be held personally responalble for MsneEseeeeraar every vote in thelr districts, It orders | potters. villagers, thelr that there be no Tammany meetings ext Friday or Saturday, and that the entire energy of the organization on those two days be expended in getting out the yote. Mr. Croker did not reach the WikW until 6 o'clock. He found Carroll hind the old desk, and grouped about mn an Tammany politicians. Among those who greeted him were Bernard F. Madden, Senator Patrick Trainor, Tax Commiasioner Sheehey, Benator George Plunkitt and the juntor member of the renowned firm of archt fects, Horgan & Slattery. » When the Boss entered the Wigwam ayry and Juanty in a well-fitting bult of blue and a derby hat. are roli vacated his seat behind the texk Mr. oker looked over the mail and thea held short conferences with the Ten who had been awaiting him. After this he took his meat at the desk and the Wigwam looked Ilke old times Surrounding Mr. Croker on every hand (Were piles of Mterature which has been “prepared by Willis Holly and Thomas . Smith. by these Additional iterary effustons distinguished authors e Submitted to the Boas for approval Mr. Holly announced that the presses will be kept running day and night Untll the result of the clection shall ve known. ., Doubtless because of the Inclement Weather the usual throngs that grectloxecutive discretion ts rightfully exer- the Boss when he takes up his hend-|ctsed if tt fr inquiry ins Quarters in the Wigwam did not ma-|to alleged oMectal Goeuabies terfalize. Mr. Croker finished his work [evidence that Ix tenderst In good faith in Fourteenth street soon after 2 o'clock [and overrides a fundamental political And betook himself at on Via Broad-| tight which fs one of the foundation way car, to the Democratic Headquar. |Staca of good government tera in the Hoffman House, where he| “The refusal by Commisioner Murphy Was billed to meet the Democratic can- didate, Edward M. Shepard. _ Not since the great Bryan rally of last fall in Madison Square Gunten, when Mr. Shepard made a specch tntro- ducing the Democratic Presidential san- idate, had Mr. Croker met ihe m from Brooklyn. A great crowd, anxious to observe meeting, had gathered in roome $1 §3, which have been set aside for the Shepard headquarters, when Mr. Croker errl The first to greet him was Senator Edward Murphy, wh the bellef that the Tammany from top to bottom will be on election day. Mr. Croker held a short conference with John A. Mason, scoretary of the Democratic State Committ who is in charge of the headquarters, The bons was jovial in demeanor and shook hands with all who approached htm. Mr. Shepard was not as prompt 5 usual in reaching the Hoffman Houne. He was expected at 3.15 o'cle took his own time. In the me there had gathered to greet him a of Tammany men that overtiowed the falls. Among the most leaders gathered in F. Carroll, ¢ Wea Lantry, Bre Board, Join B. Platzek, Bernard J mes J. Cummings, Zucca, Charles Ht. Knox, the Supreme Court dolph Guggenheimer. Shepard Cleeeted with Croker. It was 4 o'clock when Mr. Shepard arrived. After shaking hands with Wticlans and newspaper men, he win ho Mr. Croker for half an prominent of th ‘roker wer of Char- eveten ales Peseta Antonio candidate for bench, and Ran- same time if bisinly "impatient. eal Gi aia Shepard, and age of & few namplimantary: remark aha other leaders were Introduced. Many of them scarcely knew Mr. Shepard. 2Before his conference with Mr. Croker ‘Be, candidate. aaid: to-day on T shall be here trom P.M, every day. [ after ile ex- spare Brookiyn.” declined to answer point- lenl questions, saying that he itreat of uch matters in his ed a! “Camp Seth Low. THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, OCTORER 14, 1901. Y SAY Cone’ THE BOSS 1 MEAN TiM SULLIVAN WISHES TO SEE You ¢ “TELL DICK CROKER a 4 WANT 70 SBE wild INIIEPIATELY — SEE * Boooo Or tug, doling, tor Sullivan sass hh tr First Ite ain't that kid First’ Villager—Isn't ft, indeed, bah | aaye yout aan | vet © Egyptian cigarette, of | ‘The Senator—s Mike. Here (to : i Have a Egyptian elgarett i go up and’ tell the Boss that leaps to hin] su | Retainer—No, thanks, ol’ chap. a ACT. 1 Th’ of man etmme ar Just now An’ |eape from the window. | 2 r UR es eirerets Seene—Wine room of the Democratic | 1 amoke It, see NCR IT ter th Hall to. utters rlek of despalr and falls under Club, in Fifth ay ». The Senator: ir Protector (aside)—Choke, the Chet! the tnble. and others discovered in conversation, fergittin’ th’ ace: m8. He is Phe Rowe—Dil vou want te gee me (Curtain) LETTER 10 VAN WYGK. Merchants’ Aeon Again Demands that Murphy Be Tried. In a new letter to Mayor Van Wyek the Merchants’ Association to-day ¢ mands that Pollce Commissioner Mur phy be placed on misfensance {n off ‘The letter calls the Mayor's attention to the fact that he fatled to reply te Its former demand and saya: “No rational person will contend that sper hearing to this asso: this lan not presented this tas the asserth hereby renew We et earnestly request: that you will at once reply to this and our trial on charges of | POTEDISDESTLOPOOGOSGOSGOEGDISGVOS! ch and T turns , officeholders, chair protectors, a he ‘Senator—So All—So long, Senator, (All nalute. Exit the Be Senator, up stage.) {enter the Hoss. ‘he Boas (busines pulls on gloves, walks el | Music (“The Bowery"). (Curtain.) ONE DAY IN EDWARD M. SHEPARD’S | LIFE AS NOMINEE FOR MAYOR. ———— Makes His Schedule: and Sticks to It and) LANCER LAUCHS AT DEMOCRATS. @| CAUSE HEIS A REPUBLICAN. Is Always Courteous, O 5) | and Good-Natured. 3|Now They Have to Go to ¥ \ iQ) loughby Street and Explain 3 ‘Their Mistake. cdward M the Tamm: 2 candidate for Mayor, Ike hia polittea! ot opponent, Seth Low, does cert iB AL GUAt’A: certain timer tle th euch &| If the Democrats of the Third Alder- busy man these days that a divergen ’)| mantic District, of Brooklyn, had looked fa few minutes from his regulary | betore they leaped they would not to- Planned programme seriously interfere | dey be without a nominee for Alder- with the entire arrangement for th: @| man, and all Brooklyn Borough Repub- next twenty-four hours, While Mr 3) | lcans would not ‘be laughing at them. Shepard is always courteous and keeps % | Nor would they have to go to the Wil- In the best of good mature, he will not loughby street headquarters and e brook a disarrangement of his d schedule, When ten or twelve reporters called at Bie sister's house Saturday morning M mind patiently answered such ques- Hons ag he thought were proper and teed fo anawer those whieh he de- Aned an “political Me «at. throu the ordeal for half an hour or more and prepared tu leave promptly at tim rid enable him to ke © politteal appointment, Just at that moment four other photegraphers ap. rhed him. entlemen,” pleaded Mr. Shepard, ‘1 am very anxtous ta be accommodating, but T have only time to reach ap appointme: 1 beg you will exen: to-da, her communteation, and inform us ntentions respecting our proper BITS OF HUMOR IN THE CAMPAIGN Ex-Convict Failed to Register. on arrested before Cullagh deputy, addreseing a ged man with a square Jaw nis left eye, ag he entered he polling place on the Bowery, near Bayard atreet, Saturday evening, Law yer EF A Sullivan watcher, pressed ever middle A cas) led the man who had 1 to regi#ter fram a Bowery lodge It was In Te ote, then,” sald, ing fellow," des know the law Massachusetts ed Just because better than you don't get dlatranc You happen to do time He was not registered, Shepard’s Wondrous Whiskers. There is much satisfaction In the Brooklyn Democratic headquarters over the passing of Edward M, Shepard's truly original whiskers. They are not Kone entirely, but so near {t that tt takes a close examination to revenl jes rope ". For many years the whiskers have been the wonder of Mr, Suepard’s friends. They were what In technically known ax Galway, but actus {Ally belong to no known Fait, Shonara rings of beant about three-quarters of an inch wide, of a light Fatt cation running down the #ide of the face from say fa situated al Bwenty aft | street ote matit i slecton se a the carand under the chin. They wet thin and mild and peye the candidate @ sort of rural and old-fashioned ap- Te, ane, ra ceappeared while nse vee ke ae ‘ahs Paes ee was the charge?” asked tne deputy. “Liftin’ a safe, (hate all,” was the re- 0 4 you serve time? inquired the ara,’ was the response. Nominee Had to Ran. | Hut the photographers were impor- | tunate | “L will give you just three minutes,” | said Mr. Shepard. The cameras were | quickly adjusted In the big dintng-room, ut it ow fully twenty minutes before ie Shepard Kot away from the house, which he left on a run. In order to make up for th Mis luncheon that noon. To-day Mr. Shepard will get down to regular working schedule. He con- sitera that this week the real work of t mpalgn begins, When I get broken Into the harness,” sald he to an Evening World reporter, “Lexpect I shall be able to get through with much more business than when | first started In. My health has greatly Improved since I have returned home, and I feel that I am now ready for a Vigorous campaign.” jay he went without reat deal of tous s re. Charles B. Hewitt, and between ‘the houses there is a wide stretch of well-kept lawn, while on the corner tn an old stone church Not an Early Miser, The Tammany candidate for Mayor ts arly riser, as sometimes tt ts when he retires. Since he 4 into the campaign he arises He breakfasts at 830 and the morning papers and his correepondence, He makes a ums for the speech to be Mer wtest - ae Dy a Werle private few memoran¢ made that evenin, Well blocked out Th has tue he may call inone of hia atens Se Ol thorny, When there are lulls, MR. SHEPARD'S SCHEDULE agit eee and Kets it prett: the rough, ‘It he gh his lettars. he explained, "I want to be obliging to all, but 2 have to watch wary closely, or the minutes alt 8 A. M.—Arises, 8.30 A. M.—Breakfasts. Par Shepard e prompuy t2ae At 1.90 be goes to, Dom- Mtieal friends. s | about and te earivert to tho hall ty Bnepard ‘destrea to e that Shopard’s wkill as a lawyer ee avell in pin: Parries All Thrusts, He parties ali the cpearesente thrusts @nd when he gets in too tight quarters tte | Wosld every Sunday. VOR sere Cuiue sue UluEr visitors OL Lue which ht dictating a speech or going Chapman, an, old friend, has spre buleteg eo Bate wl erieaeo eats maine a aes time he can and devote it t <3 (@) S L G go there to sce the ee fo! fr. fe fhe ean And dvoug it to. ahat (put FOR HIS DAILY CAMPAIGN. & Si."icontutstatefotary tats at “do je absolutely retu: ae seo any one. va spondence and the ‘details of tho cam: “I must draw the line somewhere.” takes his luncheon at wey, ocratic “headquarte: remains In LAE DME past 10 ciclocke he wake over | 9,30 A. M.—Looke over newspapers and mall. tquek wih Mer tarinpeny, adore and which has been turned over fay Beret 10.30 A. M.—Goes to sister's house and receives reporters for after- Tecolves reporters for morning Papers. an office and 1 place for his po- noon newspapers and other callers, | Ho dings at 690, He leaves his ve tge,| Tow Want Fames of toe. Sunday | ntttende bettors plain why thoy put a life-long Republi- can on the Democratic ticket. When the Democratic Aldermanic [convention waa held in the Third Dis- trict_ there was much eloquence over the Democracy of Conrad Laager and his loyalty to the party. His name, too, wan no suggestive as to add to hix popularity. He was nominated with a , whoop. | ‘There was much aatisfaction among the Democrata until they found that M~. Laager was not free in oniering schoon- ers filled for the Democratic voters. ‘Thix was no puzzling that the leaders of {the district were considering the ques- tion of sending a committee to the nom- Inee to adviae him to “loosen up" when they learned to-day the real cause of his Inck of enthusiasm, This knowledge was obtained through a letter In which Mr, Laager informs the Democratic leaders that he muat de- cline thelr nomination on the ground that he I and always has been a Re- publican, and a contributor to Republi- an campaign funds, Now the party managers in the dis- trict are trying to give an explanation to the party ruler in ty ruler, us Wiloushiby street. EVEN MONEY ON SETH LOW. OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE WAGER HE WILL WIN. The question of the betting in Wall atreet was, “Who did Eddie Wasserman bet that $10,000 on Low with?” Mr. Wasserman announced shortly after 10 o'clock that he had bet that amount at evens on Mr. Low, but he re- fused to glve any idea as to who took the Shepard end, F. A. Brooks, on hearing the story, sent over to ask Mr, Wasserman If wanted to bet anything more on the wame terms, from $1,000 up, but says ‘that his messenger could get 30 reply. Charles Minzesheimer bet $2,500 even on Low with L. J. McCormick, and H. Btornberger $200 even on Low with some one whose name could not be learned. On the curb there wns $1,000 in amall make himsele especially understood to} ‘12.30 P. M.—Takea luncheon. whore hema keg | bis apesc! mM NOW | amounts offered at even on Low, but |W. The Evening World reporter thar ni one will probably make at least one Syd headquarters during the campaign world 1,30 P. M.—Goes to Democratle Headquarters and sees political <f/ speech "a nlent, "and some ivi 10m tO, OF Hadi nbsinortibe eee sons erie} be at th Dainoeratis headquarters, He | 7h leaders. Shepard retume at once is house ount with W. J. an (got the utllized his atatern h . Shepard returns at once to ne, ‘utter |that amount wi |. Bry! lace where he might transact wh: 5.00 P, M.—Leaves for home. ¥ midninnt: editor of the Commoner) and he also Vesa busine he wiahed to attend | 3 5.30 P. M.—Recelves reporters for morning newspapers. an Tammany Bayo alt mn bur he te is pe hisreed ty sven Se, eerare with Bunnel g ron @ first persons he receives in the]. 6.30 P. M.—Dines. wiry "and alort, and 1. capal ot ane, .et i as enter any pron oamanaper Frank emitter: 7.80 P, M.—Leaves home for speakers’ hall pecan Bie fon: ood, care train ak a Mistrest by «Tammany syndt: iT | we x Le 7 “! ea a LS him when he comes and have blocked | « —Retii dail; 1K: gate. eo beens nearly Pall taken up. but ail kinda of Chinese pusalea tor him Tt f Midnlent er ; by done easel B'Go.wno hauled most of Yi, an: pounce that U Oa gual have enough to ao i vile Enter the Senator. DECLINES NOMINATION BE- “ONE DAY'S POLITICAL NEWS IN MANHATTAN. — “BOSSING THE BOSS;” A POLITICAL TRAGEDY IN THREE ACTS. DOHTSHOVHHOVLLIHHOAIHHIHHVSD VAN WYCK. The Bar Association Will Consider His Fitness. RECORD AGAINST HIM Stand on the Ice Trust Inquiry a Black Mark for the Candidate. 0 ACT ON What action will the Bar Association take on the nominution of Mayor Van Wyck for a place on the bench of the Supreme Court? The answer to this question {s awaited anxiously by politicians. The Bar Asso- ciation will meet to-morrow night, at ch tlme the Committee on Judicial Nominations will present a report. This committee is one of the standing bodies of the Bar Association, and its duty Is to pass on the fitness of men nominated for Judiclal oMfces. Where there 1s no objection to any of the nom: inees, the committee makes a formal report to this effect, and this report {9 sent to all members, who are privileged to vote as they please. p-openers ope ; wrap a aera . ACT IIT. The Committee has been asked to Epa NCA LE CAI a os to Dr Parka The Senator s what T did. Re! scene—Hailway of the Democratic| conalder the refusal of Mayor Van LEO he heat member tha track when they | tub, Retainers, politicians, wine-open- | Wyck to testify before the Supreme Court in the Teo Truat Inquiry on the ground that his evidence might Incrim- {nate him, and this will certainly re- celve, some attention, Members of the Bar Association say that the nomination of Van Wyck will by the Committee on Jud: tions and that the assoctation will "oe urged to use every endeavor to secure his defeat. Tuesday, Oct. 15th, Special. Ladtes Tatlor-made Suzts, of Venetian, Homespun and Cheviot, with plain or trim med coat, also fancy vest skirts with flare or trimme: flounce on drop silk lining, 22.50 & 27.50, value $35.00. 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