New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-13
Mp CLEVELAND GOING TO LAKEWOOD.
,. cnovpp SIDE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIONS

WILL CROKER SIDE WITH THE ApNi N4"i
IN THE IMPENDING CoSFMCTf
Mr. Cleveland with his family and personal baggage
viii leave Ncw.York to-day for Lakewood ii' Has
made his arrangements 70 60 by the tram winch 'o'
I,,ortrst at 40 D. M. and arrives nt Lakewood al
$40 D. M Here he will abide In the c'l'"se VIA
he has made his winter quarters in past seasons uh'
he &c rcodv 10 depart for Washing ton lie mag return
oncc in n while TO New-York during the coming SIX
weeks which will intervene between no" al" ""
Presidential inauguration ceIcmohies u 'i"i'" - w
most OF his time will be devoted TO coiSderauo" "
his Administration policy. to the selecuoh Vi '''
Cabinet and most prominent oiiicer' ana 10 ''e pm"
uration OF his inaugural address.
Mr. CIeveands visitors yesterday incuded 'ne oc'r'
hrat.d Iioke smith, ID Georgia Congressman Johh D.
Uemphiil OF South Carolina. and W. d. hayme' WHO
WAS one OF Chairman lIarrity's colaborcrs III INC
National Democratic Headquarters In t's Guy uulnf
the recent campaign. Mr.. smith Is n cahuu"'o '''
Cabinet honors and until his present visit 10 Now
York felt extremely confident OF success if' n"s
hoen posnp az an original Cleveland man. but MS
Georgia opponents say that he was supporter Of iii
unt he was whipped into the traces just b"iore t'e
Chicago Convention. Mr.. Smiths denial last e''h'"H
that he saw Mr.. Cleveland yesterday was t'H'" "
mean that his interview with the PrcSidcntc WIS
not as satisfactory as he expected and that Ms chances
for seat the coun Il table in TIE VIII &c II u'c are On
the wnne.
CONGRESSMAN w. Bourke Cochran. the Admini'tra-
ton candidate for United States senator nj the Legs
ative caucus In Albany on Tuesday evening arr'''"
from Washington last evening and was seen III Inc
Hoffman House where he is staying. Mt COCHRAN
was DELAYED on the way by the snow storm i"r
several hours and did not reach New-fcrk In time
To call upon Mr.. Cleveland as he had Intended to 40
Dut Il is the expectation that he viii have an inter
yer, with the Presidcnt-eec today before the latter
rcts off for Lakewood. MIR. Cochran saw Mr. Croker
after his arrival.
Neithe- Mr. Croker nor Mr.. Cochran would talk
abont the impending conflict IN this State between the
Administration ard anti-AdminiSt'nlioh wings Oi
the Democratic PARTY but l. was plain tiat they both
realized the seriousness Of the situation and were pr"
porcd 10 take part in the struggle when 1t begins
Mr. Croker refused say anything abDn his dcclara
unn al Albany on Monday tia; senator liil hdd 40
business there, OF the meeting Of the New'forh E"o
Tors and Ought b. be in Washington attending To MS
duties Ills failure TO deny the statement or u make
any explanation tending TO remove tile sharp edge
from his cutting reflection concerning senator liilis
mcddung in the proceedings OF the Electors, was
,oohed upon as the best possible evidence that he said
whnt lie did designcdly and with tioipiSh
knowledge and expectation that 1t would be construed
rs an act OF defiance to the Ilill machine.
A great many OF Mr. Crokcrs friends In tf'is city
believe that he has up his mind 10 cast his lot
IN the Administration side vixen the war breaks oht
in earnest That he has been waiting for several
yeors for a favorable opportunity to break with H
has been known u politicians b)th h"plblicahS ana
Democrats OF this city. Richard Croker was never
known to utter a meaningless threat. Wien Mr. il
then Governor vetoed the bill passed by The Legs
Inture Of 1889 Placing the Park and Police depart
mcn,s under nonpaltisan control. with TWO com
,n,ss,orers each TO be selected By the Mayor from
IN. two political parties. after having gwen III,
word to Mr. Croker that he would approx" inc
measure the latter sald referring 10 assurances 'h'
he had gvcn
"Thls Is the first time man ever made n ihr out
Of nc ! shall embrace the first opportunity 10 re-
sent this betrayal OF Mr.. HILL"
n is only n few weeks since Mr.. Croker, while say
ing that Tammany Hall would ask for no patronage
-, NJ, t1eveland's hands. marked ont the course he
meant TO pursue regarding the ADMINISTRATION '""-
p,uy Hall he said would do all In It's power TO mp
hold Mr.. Cleveland and make ms "a.
mniSrat0n success, huoinS .n. "''
I,rrnocrnt who "re"tful Of his duty a. 10
Mace himself In antag0nism To- Mr.. Cleveland wonli
only wreck his own fortunes: he could not inlure
The Administration. Mr.. Crokcr's deivcranrcs sci
dom need interpreters, but those who are familiar
with The workings Of his mind say that he had the
canning rupture In MUD when he declared MS pur-
pose TO ally himself with the Administrations