Evening star., 1898-09-02
That is the Order Now in New
York.
EFFECT OF BOSS CROKER'S RETURN
Not Yet Certain Where McLaugh-
lin Stands.
ROOSEV ELT'S CHAN CES
" The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence or Inc Evening star
NEW YORK, September 1, 1898.
With the return of Richard Croker from
his outing in the woods to assume full con-
troll of the democratic situation in New
York city. and possibly in the state, real
politics will be the order from now on. Mr..
Croker has nothing to say to the public at
present regarding his plans. and has ex-
pressed doubt to whether he would say
anything in the future. Croker's policy has
usually been to SAY nothing and saw
wood" He has so far in this campaign
confined himself to a few words and those
very much to the point. His Saratoga
speech, the outcome of which was the COM
mittee of ten with Senator Pat" McCarren
at its head. is the largest utterance of
which Croker has been delivered up to
the present writing.
There was large amount OF work await
ing the Tammany chief ain on his return
Aside from his contest, with Hill for the
state leadership there was plenty of poll
tics IN this city to Occupy his Immediate
attention. Possibly the most important of
these matters is the arrangement for the
primaries for the various conventions, the
dates of which have bean set follows:
Dates of Democratic Conventions.
County convention to nominate three
justices of the supreme court and one JUS
tice of the city court, in Tammany Hail.
October L..
Congressional conventions to nominate
candidates for representatives in Congress,
October 8.
Senatorial conventions to nominate can
aldates for state senators, October s.
Assembly district conventions to noNi-
nate candidates for members of the assem-
bly,. October 10.
The primaries to send delegates to these
conventions will be held on September %,
and all will then be ready for the advance
on Syracuse. II IS planned to send Croker
10 the state convention at the head of q
delegation from the twenty-ninth assem-
bly, district Former Senator Hill has al
ready been elected a delegate to the con-
yention from Albany and expects to be on
the platform committee, while Senator Ed
ward Murphy will go at the head of the
Rensselaer, delegation. This will be the
first time since 1894 that Hill, Croker and
Murphy have attended a democratic con-
yention to nominate state ticket.
Croker Will have the usual crowd of
'heelers" behind him. The boss will
take with him not only more voting dele
gates than will go from any other half
dozen counties combined, but he will also
have the largest delegation of "heelers'
that will gather at the convention. Six
hundred braves, in all the Domp and cir
cumstance of the Organization, will tail on
after the delegates, and they are expected
to quite Overwhclm Syracuse and the up
state delegations.
Boss Mclaughlin Uncertain.
There is some mystery connected with
the recent action Of the Kings county peo-
pie at Saratoga This action has been
generally accepted to mean that McLaugh-
lin had thrown Hill overheard and had
come over to the side of Croker and Tam
many Hall But now there are whispers
that the Saratoga Deal did not have the
personal lction of the ''Old Man Across
the Bridge" who at the time was seeking
for health at his home in Jamesport. and
further 1t is intimated that his support,
which is conceded TO be the balancing
power. has not been given to either as
pirant to the leadership of the New York
state democracy In short that McLaugh-
lin. who is now reported much improved in
health. is going into the matter personally
and is making terms. Senator McCarren
OF the committee of ten, who is McLaugh-
Inns most obediant servant, spent last
Sunday at JameSport with the Kings county
boss, and was the first man to be closeted
with the Tammany boss on his arrival in
this city. Both mSn are silent the
grave as TO what was said at this con-
ference, which lasted an hour or so. but
it is safe to say that the senator told the
Tammany chieftain just what are Nc
Laughlln's ideas about the state situation
and that Croker gave the senator an idea
as to the terms which he would Ike
to have the Tammany and Kings county
delegations to the state convention get to-
gether. Croker's greatest concern just now
is said to be the attitude Mclaughlin will
assume. II he acts with former Senator
Hill as he has without exception for a
dozen years Hill once more will come into
full possession of the leadership which his
elevation to the governorship in 1880 made
possible. and which Croker claims he has
lost by his action during the campaign
of 1896
In this connection democratic politicians
all over the state have been waiting for
To-, NSN,-t
to see his old friend Mclaughlin. This
visit. this year. from the most reliable re-
ports will not be made. An intimate friend
OF Senator Hill is authority for the state
nlent that the senator would hardly go
anywhere 1efort tie convention" This
nay be significant 1t may mean that Hill
is sure of Mclaughlin, or il may mean that
he is satisfi ID that the Kings county vote
will be in line with that of Tammany Hall.
The silver Question.
In regard 10 the silver question, 1t is said
that the fate of that issue has already been
settled ten -atively by the leaders. From an
authoritative source it is learned that moth
ing but state Issues will occupy the plat
fern. 1t was thought that something of 4
cCmplimenta 7 nature should be said of
Bryan, but the suggestion has few SYM
Psthizers. 1t locks today if the dem
ocrdtic parry, after col. graduating the peo-
Pie on the speedy determination of the war.
will get right into the canal issue. the cleo
tion issue. the Tillinghast issue. the per
sonal liberty issue and round up with a
general denunciation of the incompetence
and prOfiigacy of the republican state ma
chine. Hil is said to be drafting that part
OF the platform dealing with state issues
and but little surprise will be evoked If his
draft Is adopted.
Ex-Gov. William ]. Stone and his silver
ideas have been given the baby stare by
Tammany Hall Stone came to New York
for the purpose of getting close to Muir
ply and Croker The fact remains that
Stone has not been able to see either Muir
ply or Croker, and 1t Is said that both of
these men do not desire to have him inter-
fers in the democratic politics of the state
OF New York.
Republican Candidates.
As to the gubernatorial situation, the talk