New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-01
RICHARD CROKERLIY' TOWN.
A CONFERENCE IN HIS ROOMS 1r THE
SAVOY. * 80
ALARM IN THE TAMMANY CAMP AT THE ATrf-
TUBE OF THE BRYAN syMpATHiZERs-
HILLS VISIT t. MLAUGHLIN AND
r,-rFR.s STAND.
THE LATrER's STAND.

THE IATrER's STAND.
Richard Croker after a fishing trip which put a
deep bronze on his skin and added several pounds
to his weight reached the city last night little
before O'Clock, and went TO the Savoy Hotel
Mr. Croker had boon In town hardly an hour be-
fore he gathered o,nd him his trusted poht''''
l!eutenants and soon they were deep In DISCUS
sion of the political situation that led the lam
many boss to knit his browr In deep study one
Of the frat to greet Mr.. Croker upon his arrival
nj tho Savoy was John f. Carroll. Word was sent
10 the Hoffman House and Senator Patrick IL
McCarren soon appeared at the hotel others were
also on hand and no time was lost In getting down
to business.
many notifies Is expected to develop rapidly no"
,hot rho chief is on hand. Mr.. Croker Is expected
70 study the situation closely and to act soon
There are many perplexns things for him 10 race
and II will be interesting to see wfat ne does j"
the way OF selecting Tammanys cannluae io'
Governor There is no doubt that Mt croker IL
much worried over several subjects First HI"
forcmos, Of all. the silver wing In the party mas
refused 10 be still and a large danger cloud hangs
Syracuse.
II il first necessary TO remember that In all Their
plans for gaining control OF tho state -onF'""o'
the party machinery I'm the state ana iof 'ol-'"e
the nomination OF candidate this fai' inc Siui
nhv-croker combination figured on skirtng the Chl
,cntou and ignoring these issues altogether IN ''
state campaign and making the hshi on purely
local issues When this programme pe''ne n"o"'
at first some OF the more radical silver me" s"o"'"
their resentment. but they we're speedily s"e"'e"
II VAS not until IS. j. stone. formerly GoVrhoi
OF N9souri. "A warm personal friend and poA'ea'
adNis Jr OF William j. Bryan, and candidate io'
chairman OF the Democratic Natonal 1omHl''e
In 1900, appeared. that trouble really occurred
Mr. Stone As announced in The Tribune. came
here last week. Within a day or so ne mao
statement that II the plan Of ignoring the Chicago
platform and free silver in the stat" tonVen'o"
was carried out. the organization here wou'a De
denounced as irregular, the New-fork delegation
would haye no standing in the next National Ion
,cntion and a new organization would DC ou''' "P
In the State to preserve the principles ehuhc'a'e
in the Chicago platform. The silver men backed
hins up with the open threat that In the event o'
the Murphy-Crokcr combine carrying out their
MAN two conventions would be held In Syracuse
and that the silver men would put complete
ticket In the field The Tammary men are oi''e'
agalnst Mr.. Stone. and say that nc mas aIieha'e'
many friends In New-YOrk by his work Whatever
may be the faSt n this matter ne certainly mas
stfencd the hearts ana streng' her.ed the hands u
tho silver men. ana they will not be appea-'
without open acHnowlcdgc ment of the princlpi y
they support This makes ugly situation ana
Mr. Cookers efforts TO solve the problem dre
awaited with interest.
Another piece OF alarming n"Ws lOr i.lc'd'"
Croker and the Tammany men g. that ex-senator
I'm Will make his annual plgrmaee TO James2ort
within the next ten days see Hugh Mclaughlin.
the veteran leader 4 Brooklyn meetinG between
HI and Mclaughlin at this line IS important a"
along Mr. Grocer and the Tammany leaders. WIN
out express assurances from Mr. Mclaughlin nave
rested confident that N tho State Convention inc
BROOKLYN delegates would vote with the Murphy
Croker combination without these votes even
Tarngnany men ,iespatr Of Controlling the conven-
ton with them Tammany men ADMIT that Mr.
AN can win And II he gets rs down once 4
prominent Tammauy man said yesterday, ne VIII
grind us 20 powder lie VIII never 1T UP. ~
Croker gave out after the Saratoga conferences lnal
senator NcCarren and James Shey IN pracucaib
bledted the Brooklyn delegates 70 Taiamany; Il
maj were So said a politician yesterday, II u
now evident that they Will De unable To lever the
goods as Mr. Hil and Mr.. Mclaughlin understand
,o Jam.sp,rt on q fools errand TO be laughed at.
lie c"riainIy has advices from Mr.. Mclaughlin.
/ and knows that his Visit and suggestions VIII Oe
TSi. is distur5ng news and here i another IN
,ercstinK situation for Tammany Han 10 race. IN
NJ McIaughlins personal h'Wspaf,t Vhan az
Interesting paragraph published yesterday
Reading heiween the lines; IL vas o'l,keu 10 - =.
press the sentiments Of MI Mcl,ahgh,n ana 70
,het he viii probably be found under the Hi ban
nor I'm the State convention. The paragraph readt
mir MI seems 10 think hoT"ver b ma alagSj sr
yosl;lye attempt OF Tammany Hall 10 deihrone
him from the leadership 81 the state. lie realizes
I'm Mr. McLaughiih the truest anf n'st iriT I'LL ~
cro,ir leader az one Of the wisest and most saga
cious politicians in the country. ana places h,sh
estimate on his judgment HIS conhdsn,e n Mt Mt
VrIauehjir's ndelliy to him II unbounded lie ne-
i,,,ioa IA; when the state convention convenes the
vo,es ~ tho delegates from Kings County VIII be
act Tor any policy or candidate he specifies