New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
CROKER AT SARATOGA.
THE DEMOCRATIC SPHINX MEETS
SOME OF HIS LIEUTENANTs.
MAYOR VAN WICK MENTIONED FOR GOVERNOR
PLANS DISCUSSED FOR oUTwITTING HILL"

friend who said ne had seen portrait or the
ex- Governor depicting him seated on uro"ie
dary I'm front Of the Pyramid or Cneops' IeS'
was over in Egypt few months ago. anu Wv"
I'm the sphinx" This statement was later US
puted by the clerks Of the Grand union f1o'ei'
They said they took In the SPHINX III INC
shane of Richard Croker at o'clock tonight
and that therefore Mr.. Flower was utterly
mistaken
Mr. Croker came here directly from New
York. In company with John Whalen' Corpora
ton Counsel Nathan Straus. John l.. Shea'
Bridge Commissioner, and Senator Patrick II.
McCarren Of Brooklyn. At the station mere MI
Croker found waiting for him John J. Scanhen'
one OF his leading lieutenants All THESE per
sons walked from the depot to the Grano Union
Hotel. where 1t announced SHORTY ai'ei
ward that Mr.. Croker in his character OF
political sphinx, Intended to seek the seciuS,o"
Of Moons. at Saratoga Lake. and there thihK
about the condition of the Democratic party III
this State.
John Fox ex-Fire Commissioner, VINO ar-
rived here yesterday, said when he heard ABOUT
,h,s announcements IT understand Mr. Croker
thinks It time enough to talk about poh'icai
matters when September 1 arrives. and that
is over three weeks distant" Bur athous"
tho leutenants of the Boss make this an
rornceuent that ne Is here without INTENTION
OF undertaking any political ntrgues. proi'''
nent Democratic politicians now IN oara'oe
believe that his work In the place VIII i"iiu
IN n remarkable degree the fall campaign "a
the Democratic party in this state
SEEKING TO DEFEAT HILLS PLANS
1o has come into the interior OF the State, In
their opinion to get into communication WIZ"
the rural Democrats. with the aim OF defeatihs
any plans David b. Hill may have foriheo u
control the Democratic State ConVeh'''"'
Mr. E,u has bean constantly at WORK TOT BIN
,nonths mast among the rural Democrats seen
ing 70 combine them against Croker anu lam
many Hall. He would name the Democratic
candidate for Governor. and then. 1t the De'io-
Gratis carry the Legislature. the 'eiioo' "''s
candidate for United States Senator as "ei
In attempting to carry out THIS ann MI nm
has lured into becoming car dldates ioi '"0
Democratic nomination for Governor 'aise
number Of rural Democrats. TO not one mas
he made any pledge, but 1t Is obvious 'ha' lie
intends to unit, all their votes upon some one
man selected by himself. Probably Mr.. Hill
himself does not know who this candidate VIII
be. and he will not commit himself TO the sup
mort OF any candidate until he sees thal ne
probably can nominate him.
While Hill was thus making his combinations
in the interior OF the State Mr.. Croker was IN
Europe Now he has returned. and ne mas set
out 70 break the thread Of all OF Mr.. Hills
combinations. When he arrived here ne al
ready found In Saratoga John +. Carroll. John
y. Sexton and Senator Thomas F. Grady, WIN
Judge Augustus Van wyck. James Shevln and
Senator Cofrey OF Brooklyn and Major Okeefe'
Register OF Arrears. 1t will be observed that
politicians
composed of men from Brooklyn. who are be-
ueved 10 be Boss" McLaughlins chief lieu
tcnants Judge Augustus Van Wyck. a brother
Of Mayor Van Wyck for many years was Hugh
McIauehlln's secret mouthpiece at State and
local conventions.
TALK OF THE MAYOR FOR GOVERNOR
Democratic politicians say that no man was
more influential In bringing about the nomina-
tion Of Robert c. Van Wyck than Augustus
Van WICK He II who brought over Hugh
NcIaughln and then Richard Croker, to his
support II is natural. therefore. that he should
be nut forward at what may be considered
meeting on neutral ground OF the Tammany
Hall and the Brooklyn Democrats.
II was whispered about tonight that Crokers
candidate FOR Governor might be Mayor Van
Wyck and further that Mayor Van Wyck would
be here on Tuesday. with the aim OF learning
what those present at the conference thought
OF the scheme
.'The Mayor does not desire the nomination
for Governor said Democratic politician,
"but neither did he desire the nomination FOR
Mayor But eventually he accepted the nomi-
nation for Mayor. and II he sees 1t 10 be his
duty. he will accept the nomination for Coy
ernor II elected Governor In 1898 he could
hardly fail to be a strong candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President in 1900.
An Eastern candidate Is the only man the DEM
ocratlc party can elect against Mckinley In
1900 and Van Wyck could surely carry New
York State az did Cleveland In 1892 David B.
Hls desperate attempt to defeat Mr.. Croker at
the approaching Democratic State Convention Is
really based on his fear that Van Wyck Will be-
nominated and elected. and thus forever destroy
his (Mr Hills) chance of a nomination for the
Presidency But Hill is dead politician and
no one knows It better than himself"
TRYING TO DRAW MLAUGHLIN FROM HILL.
Would Mayor Van Wyck be acceptable to
Hugh Mclaughlin a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor? AUGUSTUS Van
Wyck so influential with Mclaughlin. is be-
ieved to be here in his brothers interest to
bring over McLaughns lieutenants to the lat
ter's support They are to go back TO Brooklyn
and persuade the "old man" to abandon David
3. Hill.
The men closest TO Mclaughlin, with one ex-
ception Bernard ]. York. all here-McCar-
rem. Shcvlin and Augustus Van Wyck-and It
may we'll be believed that. since Bernard j.
York was made Police Commissioner by Rob-
ert c. Van Wyck. he has had no thought Of de-
featng any political desire OF the man who gave
him that place
.,f no,
guard his interests. and John c. Sheehan. Will
lam +. Sheehan aad Jacob A. Cantor alb
sent. Nor are am rural Democrats of promi-
nence here yet. No man is here TO speak for
Mayor Mcclure OF Syracuse, Mayor Warner OF
Rochester or Mayor Diehl OF Buffalo.
Inhn L Stanch1ell Of Elrnira. Iudge ID