The evening times., 1898-10-31

Democrats at tae.> Hoffman. House.
! Pnyn md AIdridge suIky and
Lukewarm-Orafor oufbursfs
of the Last Weci<'ss't: ANA pa sniners
New York, Oet.-- SE--Gov. Black -Nill
make his first speech OF the campaign IA
LenoX Lyceum In this city tonight. He
is not going on the stump, under The aus
pices of the Republican organization con-
! trolled by Mr.. Platt, but branches out for
Col. Roosevelt under other guidances.
There is great curiosity as to what he
will say.
! Gov Black owes his opportunity of en-
J tering the oratorical lists TO the Plaza
Republican Club, which has the manage
ment of tonight's meeting in the Lenox
! Lyceum. The Plaza club is an anti-Platt
| organization, and the men who are most
| prominent in it are the anti-machine lead
ers, who supported Gov. Black for re-
nomination because he gave them the pri-
| mary election law.
| Former Mayor Strong will preside over
the meeting, and Col. Roosevelt will be
one of the speakers. Others who are
scheduled to speak are Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, EIihu Root, Gen. Stewart l.. Wood
ford Gen. Anson q. McCook, the Rev.
DR.. Il. 5. Macarthur, Lemuel f. QuiSg
and Phillip r. Low.
Touched to the Quick.
Gov Black feels Inundated and hurt at
| having been ignored by the Republican
campaign managers. lie has not been
| urged 10 speak at single large meeting,
| and Col Roosevelt was sent into his home
county without consultation with him. on
! the other hand the machine men are not
| satisfied with the attitude of Gov.
! Blacks friends. Louis +. Payn and
George W. Aldridge, they say, are sulk-
ing because Roosevelt was nominated in
Blacks place Mr.. Payn knows that if
! Roosevelt is elected there will be new
| superintendent OF insurance as soon as
his term expires, and Mr.. Aldridge knows
that if his party wins "a new superintend-
ent OF public works will be sworn in
soon after January /. All Republicans
| understand that these two changes Will
! be made.
In view of all this. the outcome Of the
l meeting this evening, therefore, is await
ed with anxiety. If the governor should
persist in trying to answer the charges
| OF fraud along the canals, il will be tab
en for granted that he shares the hUstili-
ty OF his friends toward Roosevelt and
his supporters.
No Man Can Own Van Wyck.
Whispers floating in the political at
mosphere that if Judge Van Wyck is
elected governor, as all present signs in
dicate he will be, that he will allow no
dictations TO be made to MIN by Mr.
Croker or any other man. Tammany in-
tluences ii is limited, Will have little or
no weight in Albany. The fact is recall
ed that Mr. Van Wyck was an old TIL
den follower, and that he was one of the
delegates to the convention of 1879 that
nominated Robinson. He mas always op-
posed Tammany. II has been tenet of
his political faith. Some are even going
so far TO say that Judge Van Wyck
realizes as well as any one else that If
he is going TO be successful candidate
for The Presidency. he must go before
the national convention with Tammany
Hail against him. Every Democratic can
didate heretofore has been nominated
chiefly because Tammany Hall opposed
him. they point out.
1t is also being whispered around that
Mr.. Croker and Judge Van Wyck have
met only twice during this campaign. One
Of these meetings is matter of much in
terest.
II occurred al the Hoffman House. and
present One was Mr.. Croker. another
was Judge Van Wyck, and another was
Senator German of Maryland Mr. Gro
ker took occasion to remark at that time
after complaining of the antipathy o.
country Democrats to Tammany Hall
which ne could not understand; tha
''Tammany would probably ask less o
Judge Van Wyck than any other count!
organization in the State, and that abou
. all it would ask of him would be to b.
let alone He addressed this remark di
rectly to Judge Van Wyck, as if expect
| ing a comment. but the judge made n,
reply.
Last Week of CampaiEninE
Though there is only one more week OF
4 campaigning before the electors the lead.
ers on both sides declare it will be a
particularly hot one. Both candidate
; will be busy. Judge Van Wyck. who left
{ this city this morning. will speak tonight
in Utica, where David B. Hill will be his
fellow-orator. He will make an address
in Poughkeepsie, November 3. in Albany
November 4 and in Troy, November 5
. This the campaign managers say, will
!. end his personal canvass.
!. He will not be heard in New York city
!. although big meetings have been arrang.
]. ed by Tammany and other Democratic
|: organizations
!. Democratic leaders, among them Mr.
: Croker, say they do not think there i:
!. any need for their candidate TO address
!. the voters Of the Borough of Manhattan
!. because large plurality is assured
!: Chief of the big meetings at which
!: Judge Van Wyck will not be heard 1.
}: the one to be held Wednesday night il
!: | Carnegie Hall, under the auspices of the
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