The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-08
DEMOCRATS IN SARATOGA.
TAMMANY AND M,LAUGHLIN CHIEFS
STILL FRATERNIzING.

Conventional struGEl Going On for the
Control of the New state Committee.
SARATOGA, Aug. 7-Where1s the Hon. Elliot
Danforth. Chairman Of tho Democratic State
Committed They telephoned for him to-day
at Hormandie-by-t Sea. cambridge. Che
mango county. and at tho Hotel Endicott, New
York city. Mr.. Danforth's country homo Is Mt
Bainbridge. his city home is at the Hotel Endi-
colt. and for several Sundays OF late he has
been with ex-senator Hill at Normandie-by-
the-Sea. They did not find him to-day.
but thoy believe they will reach him
tomorrow. Who are "they"7 Why. the
Tammany Indians and the Mclaughlin
Democrats, who have been fraternizing like
30 many joyful kids since their arrival in this
charming village yesterday afternoon. Richard
Croker and his friends in Tammany. and James
Shevlin, Hugh M~cLauRhlin's spokesman, and
his friends. Senator Patrick Henry McCarren.
Supreme Court Justice August Van Wyck. and
Bridge Commissioner John b. Shea, got to-
gether again this morning and decided that,
all things considered, It would be the wisest
course to have the meeting Of the Democratic
State Committee. which Is to lame the day for
the Democratic State Convention, called to meet
hero at 8 o'clock next Saturday evening, Aug.
IL. at the Grand Union Hotel. The argument
used was that a great many Tammany and
Alovhlyu bClllOCIuNb II hlTtduy HtTt, NeTY
many more are to arrive within the next few
days. and this place. under the circumstances.
Is quite as accessible. and very much more
agreeable at this time Of the year, than New
York city.
The Tammany chieftain and his friends and
the Mclaughlin men were unanimous in de-
Gliding to request Chairman Danforth to call
the Democratic State Committee to assemble
here at the date and time mentioned. Then the
messengers Of the two camps we're started out
to hunt up Chairman Danforth's whereabouts
The long distant telephones were called into
service. but. as already said. the Chenango
statesman could not be unearthed. He Ia ex-
pected to be at his New York Office on Broad
way tomorrow. While Mr.. Danforth il spoken of
rs Mr.. Hills Chairman Of the IL Is
not expected that he will demur to the unan-
imous request of the Democrats Of New York
city. Richard Croker desires the committee to
meet here at the time mentioned, and so does
Hugh Mclaughlin, for in all matters James
Shevlin is empowered to speak for that veteran
Democratic chieftain, and Mr.. Shevlin heartily
agreed with Mr., Croker in the proposed pro-
gramme. Then again. Mr.. Danforth, it was
made known. since the campaign last fall,
when Alton b. Parker. the Democratic cam
didate for Chief Judge OF the Court of
Appeals. was elected. has had a tender
spot in his heart for the New York city Demo-
Gratis. for the reason that they and they alone,
together with one or two other eminent Demo-
Gratis, supplied Mr.. Danforth with the necessary
funds to conduct the campaign and to pay the
bills for his headquarters in the Hoffman
House. In a word. if it had not been for
these series Of revenues, it was averred. Mr..
Danforth would have had a mighty difficult
time of it.
Mr.. Hill in years gone by has not been partial
m SnrnfnUn nI "a DnnnfinD pnnt aithar f~n thn
Democratic State Committee or a Democratic
State Convention. The ex-senator is a very
serious-minded statesman, and Saratoga has
been associated in his mind with places of
~frivolity and soufl6 craftsmanship. He has
invariably preferred to have the meetings OF
the Democratic State Committee held at the
Hoffman House in New York city. and he is
partial to Albany, Syracuse or Buffalo as the
Gratis, T@mmany and McLaughlin men
mittcc and the convention shall assemble here.
friends Of senator Edward Murphy, Jr: The
Democrats already on the ground do not hest
tate to say that they do not expect trouble in
their state Convention, over candidates or plat
despite precautions to the contrary. A great
strGEGif Is g2ing on beneath the surface at this
which 81 o be named by the approaching State
Convention.
me state NOmTnlttee Is the Democratic or
gianizati2n OF the state. It is the State ma
chine. Horatio Seymour did not care a copper
TO control the Democratic state Committee, but
the control OF the State Committee one OF the
primary and essential steps to leadership. and
his especial mentor and guide in the manage
ment OF Democratic state politics. Mr.. Hill. in
other words. Is a Democrat of the Tilden school
and Tilden methods in the details of party
management.
II is in this matter. more perhaps than any
thing else. TINT rho 81 fnn 9TH 1t HnUh Mol nnUh-
lin and his Brooklyn delegation OF Democrats
is to be demonstrated. As already said. IL is
circus in the Democratic State Convention
over candidates or a platform. but it is already
determined Immediately after the temporary
work OF the convention has got under way.
in Erie. Monroe s'a and Yates ~ and POSSIBLY POSSIBLY
Y other counties. and the verdict in
t tn@Srd PTdG s9sgmin ir eoG tSa {sc %III 20 o a long rs way
of the new Democratic State Committee to be
named at the close of the work Of the approach
Is. OF course. to name q successor to Mr.. Dan
forth as Chairman. Mr., D%anforth was made
tom 3on'F N Mr. Of H ill., & &EefD6 aSfcPth Is q c Sy fifss5
for Governor. and his friends say that he will
ih'nnd5 ed d isS g SSHvG At Ris S E'9R GTSE5 sas lslo a
E g2rtn r1GiGGpll the Spartan work Mr.; Dan,
thusiastis recoiiections, the work Mr.. Danforth
did for Chief Justice Alton = Parker a year
hb's. ~ VI 'hlllo WI lull W NaiIbllIt lnt
nomination for Governor, his friends desire
that he succeed himself as Chairman of the
Democratic. State Committee. While the
Croker and Murphy Democrats are per
sonally friendly to Mr.. Danforth. they
nevertheless desire. it is known. thut he he
replaced by another man as Chairman OF tho
committee. TOR the reason that the retention ~
Mr.. DanfOrth would mean the continued domi-
nance OF ex-senator Hill Of the State Commit
tee. which Is the state machine. The Croker
Murphy Democrats have not said who they
favored as their choice for Chairman. but 1t has
been whispered about more than once that
they were partial to the elevation Of Mayor
Francis Y. Molloy Of Troy. the personal friend
I'll fion s%p1 to se M"ttpRyMi a mpis m tGa ofh SPS d %s% At
Long Branch.
oh. no." he said in reply. I'VE cannot spare
Mr.. Molloy from Troy. Re is too useful a citi-
zen there. Il he, vas made Chairman of the
State Committee he would be compelled to give
his time and attention to campaigns which
would probably be run from New York city, and
this would take too much Of Mr.. Molloy's time
from his duties in Troy"
Yet no other name save that of Molloy has
been heard up TO date az the one selected 10
succeed Mr.. DunfOrth,