Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-30
CROKER Is THE BOSS
New York State Democracy Under
His Control.
THE TICKET NOMINATED YESTERDAY
Plans for RooseveIt's Campaign to
Be Arranged Tomorrow Night
9TH E r POLITICAL NEW S

The whole state ticket nominated by the
New York democrats in convention at SYRIA
cuse yesterday is as follows:
For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Van WICK of
Kings.
For lieutenant governor-Elliott Danforth
of Chenango
For secretary of state-George w Batten
For controler-Edward S. Atwater of
Duchess.
For attorney general-Thomas b. Conway
of Clinton.
For state engineer and surveyor-Martin
Schenck of Rensselaer,.
For state treasurer-E. B. Norris of
Wayne.
After the announcement of the ticket had
been made from Mr.. Cookers room where
the conference was held, news was given
out that Frank Campbell of Bath had been
selected as chairman of the state commit
tee to be chosen by the convention.
Campbell is a Hill man and his Sc
lection is a concession to Hill. who, not
W1thstanding his reputed success over Gro
ker in the makeup of the committees on
credentials and platform yesterday, fares
rather badly on the state ticket There are
three Hill men on the ticket, Batten, Nor
ris sand Danforth. but the CrokerM Murphy
After the conference it was generally con-
coded that Croker had proved himself to
be the real boss of the democracy of New
York state. 1t was said, too that the NOM
nation of Judge Van Wyck, who is a
brother of Mayor Van Wyck, would unite
Tammany and the Kings County Democ-
racy in closer bonds, and make the united
democracy of the Greater New York the con-
trolling power in state conventions for
years to come. When the ticket had been
announced by Croker the various candi-
dates at once closed their headquarters, and
they and the delegates started for Conven-
ton Hall to ratify the work done in Gro
kerS room.
The Vote.
The voting for governor was completed
at 2:36, and the result, as announced was:
Van Wyck, $50 Stanchfield, 50; Mcclure,
=; Titus, Al and, on notion the nominal
ton was made unanimous.
The nominations for the remainder of the
ticket were made by reclamation.
At $50 the convention, after having
adopted the star as the ballot emblem and
appointing the usual committees to fill va
canCies, adjourned sine die.
TIE state committee met at the
Yates House soon after the adjournment
of the convention and organized by the
election of Frank Campbell of Bath as
chairman. John M. Carlisle of Watertown
secretary, John F. Gaynor of Syracuse
treasurer. Charles r. Defreest of Troy
clerk and Leonard Wager of Troy sergeant
alarms.
The Chicago platform democrats who, in
conference Wednesday, night, adopted res
olutions empowering and instructing the
committee on organization composed of one
member from each senate district in the
state. to place in nomination a full ticket
by petition, should the convention fail to
affirm the Chicago platform, had another
meeting yesterday after the result of the
regular committee on resolutions report be-
came known. -
Under the instructions of the conference,
which require that a full ticket be nomi-
rated within forty eight hours, the commit
tee on organization will meet at the Union
Square Hotel New York city, tonight and
select a candidate for each place upon the
state ticket.
Van Wyck's Career.
Augustus Van Wyck. democratic candi-
date for governor of New York. is a de-
scendant of Captain Abraham Van WycK
of New York city, a soldier of the revolu-
tionary war, and brother of the present
mayor of Greater New York, Robert A
Van Wyck. He is fifty-two years old, and
is graduate of Philips Academy, Exeter
n. H., and of the University of North Caro-
lima.
In 1884 Augustus Van Wyck was elected
to serve a term of fourteen years as
judge of the Brooklyn city court When
the city court, under an act of the legis-
lature. was abolished two years ago, Judge
Van Wyck became a justice of the su
preme court, second judicial district, and
his term will expire this year.
Mr. Van Wyck has been active and prom
inant in the regular democratic ranks in
Brooklyn, being a strong supporter of
Hugh Mclaughlin and his intimate friend
He was thrice successfully president of
the democratic general committee of Kings
county, has been a member of the New
York democratic state central committee
and frequently has been a delegate to DEM
ocratic national, state and county conven-
tons.
Mr. Van Wyck has been the grand mas
ter of the Zeta Psi fraternity and is a
member of the New York Holland Society.
He is also a member of the standing COM
mittee and of the committee on canons of
the Epscapol diocese of Long Island.
Mr. Van Wyck married Miss Leila Cor
den Wilkins of Richmond. Va. William
Van Wyck his son, is assistant district
attorney Of Kings county, and his son-in-
law, James w. Osborne, Is assistant dis
trict attorney in New York county.
Republican, Plan of Campairn
A general conference of prominent re-
publicans will be held at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on Saturday night to arrange the
formal plan of campaign. Colonel Roose-
welt, Senator Platt and several other prom
inent state and local republicans will be
present.
AT Colonel Roosevelts request 1t has been
decided to have the committee appointed
to notify him of his nomination go to his
country place in Oyster Bay early next
week.