Evening star., 1898-08-02
HILL AND CROKER
Both Were Visited by Many People
Sunday.
An INTERVIEW With TEE BOSS
Says That All He Wants is a Har-
monious Democracy.
j U DIG E DALY'S POSITION
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening star
NEW YORK, July 81. 1898.
AS plein Mr. Richard like a king, in
cognito, came Richard Croker to his braves
and wigwan.- on the good ship Lucania last
Friday. There was the expected love feast
down the bay; a drive to the Savoy where
the Democratic Club has headquarters dur
ing a course of repairs, and on Saturday
the boss" left for the Jersey coast 1t
was expected that there would be a mighty
pow-wow by the seashore but there was
no pow-wow, at least If one can believe the
repeated assurances of important repre-
sentatives of the parties who were expect
ed to participate therein.
David B. Hill is at one end of the north
Jersey resort country and Croker is at the
other end. Up to the present writing they
have not had a meeting and 1t is not prob
able that they will come together, for
Croker will leave about Tuesday for Sara
toga and the Adirondacks. Hill will spend
his summer, is his custom, at Norman
die-by-the-Sea.
Mr.. HiIFs Visitors.
Hill today is being visited by the up
state leaders, chief of whom are Chairman
Danforth of the democratic state commit
tee, Frank Campbell, New York's member
of the democratic national committee;
George NJ Palmer, member of assembly
from Schoharie county, and John r.
Stanchfield, former democratic leader In
the assembly. Among the democratic lead
ers from New York city stopping at Nor
mandie-by-the-Sea is Willis ]. Abbot. Abb
bot was regarded as Bryan's representative
here in the east in the neyer-to-be-forgot-
ten campaign of two years ago. In the
Henry George campaign Abbot framed the
platform for the democracy of Thomas JEFF
ferson. Abbot has been doing considers bic
talking to Hill, and the latter, breaking
his accustomed silence, is said to have ex-
pressed to Abbot the view that, owing TO
the mistakes of the republicans in New
York state during the past year and half.
victory is certain to perch on democratic
banners. The presence Of Abbot at Nor
mandie-by-the-Sea is material around
which to weave many bits of imagination
The silver men, who are outside the breast
works of their own party, say it indicates
that the Bryanites and the henry George
men will support Hill in the event of a
struggle for supremacy between Hill and
Croker in the next democratic state con-
Vention.
All Conferences Denied.
Croker, during Saturday and Sunday, has
vibrated between Senator Murphy's cottage
al Elberon and the Holly wood Hotel, the
headquarters of the Tammeny leaders. Sat
many leaders, went to Pleasure Bay, at the
head of navigation of the Shrewsbury river.
OF course this was a pleasure trip; no con-
ference about this. Today, in company with
Senator Murphy, Croker visited Deal Beach
and examined the Improvements being made
at that new summer resort; and there was
no conference about this.
Hill, Croker, Murphy, Danforth and, in
fact, all of the democratic leaders now in
the vicinity Of Long Branch emphatically
deny that any conference is now going on.
They assert that they are at the Jersey re-
sorts for rest and recreation and that poll
tics is subject far from their thoughts at
the present time. However, to a man up
tree growing somewhere in this vicinity, the
control of the next state convention would
seem to hinge upon Kings county. The
question that is everywhere being asked is
whether Hugh Mclaughlin is for Hill or
Croker. In case he is for his old-time
friend, Hill, the secondary question occurs,
can he deliver the goods or the votes of
Kings county to Hill? There are plenty of
aggressive leaders in Kings county, includ-
ing Barney York." who received tat
prize from Tammany's appointment store
house, who would be glad to wrest the con-
troll Of the Kings county democracy from
Mclaughlin, and, backed by Croker and
local patronage, a man like York could
probably split the Kings county delegation
and deliver a large part of the votes to
Croker no matter what Hill and McLaugh-
lin might say or do.
In this connection an interview obtained
with Croker is of interest. 1t was secured
by a person who has in the past evidenced
a strong leaning toward Hill.
Talk With Croker.
What are your plans for the future" Mr.
Croker was asked
Well will go to Saratoga for a short
vacation" said Mr.. Croker. Then he add
ed: After that I have nothing for some
time to do but rest"
"'Will you make an effort to control the
state convention?"
'I doh't think so. At any rate haven't
any such intention now. I believe the state
convention should be a harmonious gather
ing, and I am for the best man who can be
nominated for the office of governor. The
democracy this year can win with good
candidate"
What becomes of your preference Of Sen
ator Murphy for state leader?"
THAT preference is as strong today as
the day it was uttered. 1 always believed
Murphy the state leader and have always
recognized him such. My recognition OF
Murphy, howeyer, does not mean that am
against harmonious convention. A man
can recognize another as leader without be-
ing always fighting. But l never did recog-
nize anybody but Senator Murphy as the
democratic leader in this state"
Then you have no desire to control the
mot in the least. New York has no can
d;date for governor or any other place on
the ticket. Whether, when the convention
comes around, New York will or will not
have candidates 1 cannot now say. One
thing am sure of, and that is that We will
be for the best men for the nominations"
What are your views with reference to
an early or late state convention?" asked
the reporter.
'I believe most certainly in a late con-
vention. think we ought to have late
convention. For my part l favor letting
the republicans first show their hand. That
has been the custom, and believe in it."
At this juncture Mr.. Croker was inform
ed that 1t was said reliable authority
that the republicans had fixed September
81 and Saratoga as the date and place for
holding the convention, and that the date
was the latest at which convention could
be held.
well, then," broke in Croker, 'if that
is the situation, am in favor of letting the
republicans first show their hand. That
would be my policy"
Judge Daly's Retirement.
What may prove to be one OF the bitter
est contests that Tammany Hall ever ex-
perienced is threatening to divide that or
ganization. 1t is likely to arise over the
proposed retirement of Judge Joseph f.