New-York tribune., 1898-09-25
IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP.
LEADERS UNABLE TO CONCEAL THEIR
SATISFACTION AT THE SUPPOSED
OBsTACLE-MORE TALK OF
VAN WICK
VAN WICK.

Tho Democrats who came into the Democratic
headouarters AT tie Hoffman House yesterday
were, unable To conceal their satisfaction nj tnc
stumbling block they thought they had placed
in the way Of Colonel Roosevelts nomination al
the hands Of the Republican Convention at sara
toga by providing Louis f. Payn and Governor
Blacks other adherents with the afiidavt maze
by Roosevelt regarding his personal tax Inc!
generally expressed confidence that Colohei
Roosevelt would not be nominated by the con-
ventlon or IL he should be nominated. they salu
that he would In all probability resign the nom
nation At later day and give way to another
candidate who would be chosen by the RepuD-
lican State Committee Just why they should
feel 50 much satisfaction AT what they regarded
as this probability they failed TO explain nut
the reason is patent enough. As one OF Co'ohe'
Rooscvelt's advisers expressed IT, they have al
along stood in fcar of Koosevelts nomination
above all other things. and II that could be pre-
vented. Messrs Croker Murphy. McCarren ana
company would be as delighted as Governor
Black and his friends.
It was said at the Hoffman House headquar-
ters tnat the Democratic managers had had the
Roosevelt affidavit in nina for some time anu
that Edward Lautcrbach was the first Kepub-
llcan 70 whose attention II was called. II had
Aldrldge and the other Black adherents who
knew q 1t to reserve its publication until the
last minute In order to give the Roosevelt men
no chance To- prepare for H. but Chairman odel
and Senator Platt had heard Of the plot on
Wednesday md this had induced the Black
men to visit the Roosevelt managers ana pre-
sent tho case FOR their consideration.
Senator McCarrcn insisted that Roosevelt
would not De- nominated and that General stew.
art l. Woodford vas likely 10 be The choice OF
the Republican convention.
Regarding the probable choice OF the Demo
cratic Convention .ittle OF dehniteness was sald
II was declared. however. that the growth of the
Van Wyck boom IN the upstate districts was
remarkable. ana that nearly all letters from
Democratic politicians ~ that part OF the state
spoke fsVoraby Of the Mayors chances. There
existed among the Democratic leaders at the
Hoffman House no disposition TO encourage the
Van Wyck boom greatly. Senator McCarrrn
said that the candidate would not be decided
upon until the COM ention met lie also dened
the report that there had been conference at
the Hoffman House on Thursday night between
Richard Croker James Shevlin Mayor van
Wyck ana his brother. Justice Van Wyck.
When Richard Croker was asked which way
the Democratic "gubernat0rial frog" was going
to jump, he said that he did not regulate the
animals gymnastics. Thmmany Hall has no
candidate" he said. III the Democracy calls for
the nomination of.Mayor Van Wyck Tammany
Hall VIII not offer any objection. I, Is mis-
taken idea that any states have been fixed up.
That is the way We do things I'm the Democ-
racy." As hc said this no smile was observed to
ht over the intelligent features Of the Tammany
chcftain
Last night the general confidence was strong
at the Hoffman House that Van Wyck was the
most probable candidate.
Many NcwYork delegates to the Democratic
Convention at Syracuse will go from this city
over the West Shore road Tuesday morning,
leaving by the Franklin-st ferry al 300 n. IN.
and by the West Forty -sccond-st. ferry at 9:lJ
"A
There considerable gathering OF DEM
ocratic politicians ana Office holders lest night
Mt the Savoy Hotel, drawn thither. OF course, by
the fact that Mr. Croker was making his habi-
tation there. Mr.. Croker. however. left the ho-
tel early in the evening with Mayor Van Wyck
and had not returned up 10 late hour IL was
said by men who ought 10 know that Mr..
Crokers absence from the hotel was n matter
OF no particular Significance
Norman +. Mack was one Of the upstate
Democrats Of influence who went To the Savoy
Hotel last evening Mr.. Mack is reputed To have
sixty votes in his pocket. He said. when asked az
10 the state OF the sentiment in his county. that
up there Justice Titus was regarded as the lOgi-
cal candidate and that Erie'S votes would be cast