The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-26
AMBASSADOR TO CROKER.
STATE CHIIRMiN CAMPBELL CALLS
AND SAYS "HOW.o

"Much?', Some People Think He Added
The state Committee IL short and Tam-
many Il Flush and This Was tho First
Approach-The Rainbow Closet Leaks.
The Hon. Frank Campbell. Chairman OF the
Democratic State Committee called on the
Hon. Richard Croker at his club last night to
ascertain exactly the amount OF Mr.. Cookers
interest in the capture o! the next Assembly
for the Democratic party II 10 not known
whether figures were mentioned. Alter they
had been together an hour each gentleman
assured the reporters that the visit was purely
social
Tho Hon Mr.. Campbell has been missinR
from New York city and from the headquarters
OF tho Democratic Campaign Committee ut the
Hoffman House since the second day following
the meeting OF the Democratic State Com
mittee when tho Hon. David b. Hill
! tossed his silver crown to the Hon.
Richard Croker. Mr. Campbell sail when
he went away that he was going on purely
personal business to His home in Bath yet
whom he returned yesterday he displayed .
moro or leas intimate knowledge OF tho con-
dtion Of affairs politically in a large number
| OF assembly districts far removed from Bath.
Mr.. Campbell found when he went into
| State headquarters that the Hon. John
A. Mason occupied one room. that the
| Hon. Elliot Danforth. his chief. had
erected a cold storage room for himself and
that the Hon. Len Wager and typewriter had
the third room OF the suite. For the second
time since he has been Chairman Of
| tho Democratic State Committee there was
| only the bathroom left. Mr. Campbell sighed
| as he appropriated it, and he cast more or less
| longing eyes at the rude wooden door that
| guaranteed privacy to the Hon. Mr.. Danforth's
cold storage department. Mr.. Dantorth hastily
locked the door.
| Mr.. Danforth has been using the bathroom
| for the storage OF his rainbows and after .
half hours association with Thorn Mr..
Campbell. who had been inclined to DO
conservative on his arrival. came forth and
| announced that the situation up the State
| was even finer than could be expected. He de-
clarsd that there were nine Assembly districts
which are now held by the Republicans. in
which he was certain that tho Democratic can-
didates would win.
What are those Assembly dlstriots3" asked
| the reporter
"s-h-h-hp' said Mr. Cam pbell mo. no: I
can't give away that because 1t would simply
arouse the enemy to renewed efforts In the dis
tricts. but there are nine OF them"
| Mr.. Campbell had a long talk with the Hon.
| Elliot Danforth. They won't over the stua-
tion in the State together. Mr. Campbell
brought tho news that there were several
OF the up State districts whore cash.
| good and plenty was needed and he
expressed the opinion that It ought to be raised
without any loss OF time. 1t was after this talk
with Mr.. Danforth that Mr.. Campbell went to
Mr.. Cookers club and met Mr.. Croker In tho
| red room there.
Mr.. Campbell's visit to Mr.. Croker 10 particu-
larly interesting because 1t il the rst sign that
has been shown since the opening OF
the campaign OF a fraternal feeling between
Tammany Hall and the State Executive Com
mittse OF the Democratic party Mr..
Croker has not visited the headquarters
In the Hoffman House. nor has Mr.. Danforth
seen Mr. Croker since he opened his campaign.
No member of the Tammany Hall Executive
Committee has called on Mr. Danforth. After
Mr.. Campbells return to headquarters In the
Hoffman House there didn't appear to be
any particular amount Of Joy loose there. and 10
Is not possible to say whether Mr.. Campbell ac-
tually learned the amount of Mr.. Croker's in-
terest in the capture OF the Assembly.
Mr.. Danforth was more cheerful yesterday
after the arrival of Mr.. Cam pbell. and whom he
was asked whether Mr.. Campbell was going TO
stay here the rest Of the campalgn he admitted
that he was II he had to be chained to the bath
room Mr.. Danforth was visited ysster-
Ss' ths T%stts New YORK dstr1cs col
MCCLELLAN brought an gp;State Supervisor r.. to
talk with tho Chairman. Congressman
Scudder OF Queens was another visitor.
George V. b. Frost. the Democratic candidate
in tho Third Westchestsr district was another,
and while he was in cold storage he explained
to Mr. Danforth the situation in his dis
trict; how. according to his ideas. the sue
cessor OF the Hon. James W. Hustled. Mr..
Apgar. was elected last year because he was
more popular in Peekskill. Senator Depew's
native village. than the other fellow Mr.. Frost
declared that this year he was more popu-
lar, in, Peekski than Mr.. Apgar was
win. senator Haven and senator Norton wers
two other OF Mr.. Danforth's callers. They
made llae reports Of their dLstrIets Congres.;;
;he, saSh9psss dist district wa, hG' ding
about its returning fine plurality for the
Tammany candidates. SO all day Mr.. Dantorth
received nothing but good news, which.
perhaps. In connection - with the vsls
OF the Hon. Frank Campbell to Mr..
brokers' club. accounted for his buoyancy
early in the evening before Mr.. Campbels re-
turn when he said to The SUN reporter:
We expect money to come In here 90 last
that we will have to hire new rooms to hold 1t.
The Hon. Len Wager. Sergeant at arms OF
the state COMMITTEES, disappeared from tho
headquarters in the Hoffman House last Sat-
urday afternoon after exhibiting to the report
ers an unsigned check for 500. When Mr..
Wager got back Yesterday he produced tho
same check; 1t was still unsigned
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