New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29
PLANNING TO MEET Mr.. CROhER.
r.ux.Sy MEN TO WELCOME HIN HoME-PRoB-
Anr.r coxFERES At LoNG BRANCH AND

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SoRMAHDrp ny THE-sEA oN SUNDAY.
Richard Croker Is passenger on the Cunard Line
steamship Lucanin. which Is expected 10 reach
,o-o ei,her tonight or tomorrow morning a
number II Tammany men. including senator
Thomas + Grady John Carroll. Mayor van
Wvck and others intend 10 greet him either NJ 'he
pier or 20 down tho bay n tug and meet the VS.
sol They werc undecided Yesterday wh'ch they
would do As soon as Mr. Croker arrives ne VIII
no taken In charge by Mr Carroll lie may 20
down N Brighton Saturday to see the races
Long branch ana us Vicinity Will he Demo
cratic storm centre on sunday. Il the present pro-
gra,nrno - carried out It Is said tha' Mt 'roKer
,,ll. be there as the guest * John r aaron al
tho Hollywood Hotel. but no one can aosoIu'cIy
plan for him He - in the habit OF doing just
,yh,,ever he fancles. and ne may upset all plans
h,,, Tsrr,nv men are counting on his spending
Sunday N Long Branch and they are preparing 70
% there 10 meet him The report that Nj croker
will occupy Iioey cottage IS denied ~ MS ieI'uS'
Not far away AT Normande- by thc-Sea. eN-sen-
a,or I'M will be In consultation with MS friends
and IN. strongest men in tho two factions or the
Don,ocra,ic party in the State VIII be az either one
n,ace or tho other in all probability. There has
heon a pcrslstent rumor that a conference oet"eeh
A. C,oko- and Mr. I'm Will be arranged and that
they will meet on Sunday. This Is denied by one
~ tho most influential Democrats In the state
This authority says that actual conference VIII
80, 80, Tor tho nresont There will be- how
aver a thorough understanding between the two
rival leaders To Senator Murphy mas peeh uele-
gated the delicate task Of enectng truce ana
II Il said that ne Will conduct the negotiations
Just what the OF hia efforts Will be Is
rroblcnotical II IL believed. however. that ne
u,rI h. able n bring Mr. Hi and Mr. croker TO-
ccther on a common basis OF party wcItare that
factlonal feeling will be put aside for the time ana
that concessions Will be made by each when VIII
permit the party to enter the campaign IN mar
monious state
r,uIo, Danforth chairman OF the Democratic
State Committee. who has been consulting with
Mr. Hi at Normand,e by-the-Sea returned 10 the
CIV Yesterday He is not vet ready 10 issue
call for a meeting OF the State Committee MT
Danforth IL one of the most loyal OF the Hi rae
ton. and ne Is confident that the ex-senator Will
oor,roi tho Convention and the State Committee.
even II the Croker Murphy combination puts mp A
fight but he hopes for harmony. He said; We
are watching the Republicans When we IND out
,.bo, thcv are going to do. will act" This
practically means that Mr. HIN has told Mr.. Dan
forth to walt and see what Mr. Croker does
II present plans carry. nearly every Democrat OF
Influence in the State will be down the Jersey
coast on Sunday either At Norma ndle by the Sea or
AT Long Branch. Mr. Danforth will he with Mr.
HIN Others expected there are John b. Stanch-
field Frank S Campbell. OF steuben; the ex-State
chairman. James W Hnkley: -Leutenant-Gov-
ornor Sheehan and others. Over at Long Branch
With Mr. Croker will be all OF the Tammany lead
ers Senator Murphy has a cottage At Elberon. and
he will be on hand TO meet Mr.. Croker Others ex
pccted are John y Sexton. Corporation Counsel
NybaIen Asa Bird Gardiner j. Sergeant Cram
charles r Murphy. Congressman Suzer Congress
man Mcclellan. Augustus w. Peters; senator
t:radv Randolph Guggenhemer. Mayor Van Wyck
and many Others: 49,, , -. 1900.
rrohahle between the factions within the
harry the serious work Of making slate. writing
a platform and outlining a plan OF campaign Will
no