TAMMANYISM IN NEW YORK.
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, April 17. (Received April 18. at 0.50 a.m.) Mr Croker, giving evidence before the commission of inquiry as to the corrupt government of New York, admitted that Tammany controlled all the appointments made by the mayor and settled tho fate of laws proposed for the city and State Legislature. He stated that candidates for positions on the judiciary must contribute to Tammany's funds, and were expected to appoints partisan referees who award the lion's share of the proceeds of sales to Croker's firm. (Received April 18, at 1 a.m.) Croker declared that Senator Pratt and his sons were responsible for all the corruption in New York.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11400, 18 April 1899, Page 5
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