New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-24
PLOTTING FOR A SENATOR.
TAMMANY'S INTRIGUES WORRY GOVERNOR
HILL.
AN OFFER FROM CROKER REJECTED BY THE
Willy BOSS OF THE BROOKLYN DEMOC-
RACY-MURPHY'S ATTITUDE-HILL
FOR THIRD TERM
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FOR THIRD TERM.
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Albany. Dec. ?3.-Thc news revealed here
tonight that Richard Croker of Tammany Hail.
has had the bodness to attempt to snatch the
United States Senatorshp without asking the per-
mission Of Governor Hill. II seems that Croker
discovered by brief arithmetcal calculation after
the election that the New-Yorl and Brooklyn
Democrats will cast forty-One of the votes in the
caucus Of the Democratic members of the Legis-
lature when they meet TO select candidate for
Senator. and that therefore they will have
majority Of one vote in the caucus. With this
fact prominent in his mind the thought came into
his head that by making a combine with Hugh
Mclaughlin. of Brooklyn, he could name Bourke
Cochran, of Tammany Hall. United States
Senator. The compensation Of Mr. Mclaughlin
was to he the nomination of Mayor Alfred C.
Chaplin, Of Brooklyn, for Governor. The man
selected TO negotiate this combine" it is said.
was James j. Martin. of the Police Commits
soners Of NewNork. But Mr. Martin upon laying
his proposals before " Boss Mclaughlin found
that sly old fox unwilling to enter into the COM
bine7 Probably Mr.. Mclaughlin remembered
that the Ncw-iork and Brooklyn Democrats TO-
gether have only i0s votes out Of the 3s4 votes
in the Democratic State Convention. and. there
fore that Tammany Hall might not he able TO give
Mr. Chaplin the nomination for Governor. The
rural Democrats have twO-thirds of the representa-
ton in the Democratic State Convention and, there
FORE Mr.. Mclaughlin. of Brooklyn, has always
shrewdly made his alliances with them and never
with Tammany Hall Whatever his thoughts
were on this occasion he declined the profcr OF
| Police Commissioner Martin. and consequently
Tammany Hall dropped Bourke Cochran.
Then the 1ammany Hall leaders sought 10
/ a aaDIiH TO for n
ator with their votes as a nucleus of large vote
| for senator which they believed he could roll ~
! in the interior of the State Mr. Whitney, how.
! ever pcremptorily declined 10 be candidate fol
Senator lie had had enough of political life for
| the present. When his term Secretary Of the
! Navy expired he retired into private lie deter
mined TO stay there for some time. lie was tired
of holding political office. Nothing could IN
duce him accept the responsible post OF senator
The Tammany Hall leaders. therefore, were dis
| appointed and were compelled 10 resume their
search for a candidate. They are searching for
one yet and IT is said may reveal him here at
| Albany in January with dramatic flourish as
they did John Kelly when the curtain rolled mp
on thc stage Of Shakespeare Hall in Syracuse in
1879. and disclosed that " boss" of Tammany Hall
posing as It's candidate for Governor
Governor Hill is said Ia hc much perpeNe ahoui
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office OF senator himself without conflict with
Tamnlany Hall and with Smith " Weed which
will disclose to the Democrats of other States
that New-York is not solid for Hill Some ot
Mr. Weeds friends boldly say that he is not
a man who will tamcly submit 10 being deprived
of the Senatorship by Mr.. Hill. after the latters
profuse promises in 1885, and again IN 1890, that
if the Legislature should be Democratic upon
Joint ballot he should have his aid to become
| Senator Moreover, the moment Mr.. Hill an
/ nonncrs that he is not candidate for Senator
several Of his licutenantS in the interior of the
State will step forward and demand his aid IN
canvasscs for votes for Senator which they VIII
at once begin Edward Murphy. jr.. Of Troy,
the chairman OF the Democratic State COMMITTEE
is said to bc one of these candidates for Senator
who stand now in tie background,
bn, who would Immediately announce them
selves as candidates for Senator if Mr.
Hill should publicly state that he IS
not one Mr. Murphys recent strenuous oppo>-
lion 10 the election of Mr. Weed now has an eN
planation which il did not have before. Mt
Murphy practically says to Mr.. Hill =" managed
Your political campaign for YOU ana rejected
you MS Governor in lo~s. demand my reward
Won can make me senator. and you are in honor
| bound 10 do 80 out of gratitude for what have
done for you.
| MIR Hill, IL il Sald is resolved 10 DrraK uoWn
the predominant power of the New-lork and Brook
/ lyn Democrats in the Senate caucus by having the
Assembly cNpcl several Republicans who now rep.
resent rural counties and put IN their places rural
Democrats The Republican As>cmbl \menelect
from MONTGOMERY. Saratoga and Columbia counties
are thus threatened with expulsion as soon as the
Legislature meets The Committee on Contested
seats will he appointed soon as the Assembly
meets upon January Is, and will he ready 70
MAKE a report cNpclling several Republicans he
fore tho legislature shall vote upon United States
J Senator. upon January 20.
But. although Mr. Hill thus cnlarGes his margin
Of comfort il cannot I've predicted that he VIII
have MANY peaceful hours before the nlted States
Senator is elected The editorial in The Albany
Times" Of last night. favorinG the nomination ~
/ Governor Hill for a third time. lS looked upon
here as "A ferler" thrown out 10y the GoNernor
- determine public sentiment upon that question:
The Governor undoubtedly dsIlEes 10 surrender
his Office six months in advance of the time of
/ meeting of the Democratic National Convention.
but il is doubtful If the Democratic party machine
will consent 10 Mr.. flillS having a third term.
/ The announcement of the fact that possibly the
! Governor may br n candidate for third term s
also regarded an attempt 10 lntlmldatr lam
many Hall whose leaders are annoying GOvernor
I Hill by their intrigues about the Senatorship.
/ Tho mere selection of Bourke Cochran by Tam
many Hall even temporarily. as its candidate for
senator was an insult to the Governor.