New-York tribune., 1899-10-13
CROKER'S GRIP CLINCHED.
BRYAN NOW OWNS THE NEW-YORK
STATE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE.
HILL HOPES FOR REVENGE NEXT YEAR
TAMMANY BOSS MAY YET BE NATION
AL LEADER-CAMPDELL SAYS 1T
WAS INEVITABLE.

/ William J. Bryan. owner. Richard Croker.
resident manager. That IS the way the state
+ organization Of the Democratic party IS labelled
for the present. The meeting OF the State Com
mittee at the Hoffman House on Wednesday
evening was gathering Of the organization
that controls the party machine in the state,
/ the committee in Itself being the machine. The
surrender Of this committee. which hitherto.
/ under the guidance Of David B. Hill. has refused
to abdicate to Bryan and his Western allies
was absolute and abject William J. Bryan.
I who in a way has organized the Democratic
party into n sort Of trust. with himself as the
head Of power absorbed the most formidable
if not the last independent competitor in his
line of business
The inevitable has happened" said David p.
I Hill regretfuy as he went of to his room AT
o'clock yesterday morning. worn out and
agtated by the trying ordeal he had Just passed
through. The city has at last dominated the
State The State organization has been Tam
manyized" He would say nothing more. Mr..
Hi would not talk yesterday He consulted
with several If his eutenants, but all Of them
were silent and sombre. on the other hand
Tammany men were jubilant They looked
upon Croker's victory as the hardest blow ever
dealt Mr H.ll and predicted that In time Croker
would be not only the state but the National
leader of the party.
Aside from the defeat Of Hill. and his TEN
norarv If not permanent retirement from leader
ship IN the State serious minded Democrats yes
terday were taking another view Of the stua-
ton They were glad. they said. that at last
the party was flying It's true colors When Hill
and his followers were in power. and doing
everything they could to stem the tide Of Bryan
ism. many clung to the party in the hope e
final redemption OF it from Bryan and his kind.
Now they point out. the State organization and
/ the party in the state are going into the fight
this fall dying from every masthead the banner
of William j. Bryan with his motto Of repudia-
ton. conhscation and plunder and commanded
by the chief political pirate in the business
4 Doesn't il wiring your heart" said an up state
Democrat yesterday. "to the good old ship
! surrender 10 the bullies turn pirate Iun UP the
/ black flag and start out?'
CROKER INsOLENT AND ARROGANT.
Mr. Croker was insolent and arrogant in the
hour Of his victory. lie won because he forcel
Hugh Mclaughlin TO come to his aid. In the
past Mr. Hill has always had the support OF the
Kings County delegation. The dispensing OF
patronage is IN the hands ~ Mr.. Croker. and the
price he made the Brooklyn men pay for recog-
milton and patronage was treachery to Hill.
/ When McCarrcn. shea and the other Brooklyn
men turned on Hill and voted with Croker Mr..
! Hill cried ont. You don't represent the grand
old leader Of the Kings County Democracy. I
think I am as close to his heartbeat any man.
and l say YOU don't represent him"
You arc talking baby talk" was McCarrens
answer. Croker crinned The Brooklyn men
voted with Croker. and his grip upon the State
machine was clinched His first step feeling
the power Of state leadership. TO foist
Bryan upon the country members and secure
the adoption of the resolution recognizing him
as the National leader Now that the meeting
is over and the smoke has rolled away two
things stand forth concisey defined. one is that
Richard Croker dominates. controls and directs
the state organization and Will send dclega
tlOn pledged 20 Bryan 10 the next National con-
vention The other is that there will be no shift
ing or evasion IN the future on the part or the
state organization in declaring its creed ana lts
The statement was freely made yesterday
I that not single Democratic Assemoyman
Mr.. Hin and his friends would not say what
they intended 10 do. yet there VIII be no enort
+ made hy them To carry an Assembly district uP
the state. on the other hand, they VIII work
against CrOkcr's success.
When the National campaign comes on next
wear II is urelicted that Croker viii be more
than State leader. II is said that he may be
made chairman Of the National Committee. and
# not that he may he placed in charge OF the
-dsteln No.. .t ~ I'M ond HE friends hope
xeAO Eta' '''' t,,,, ~, 'i'' t boii'va and none
~ s'a h,i1,.a nat Rrvan can carry
- ~ -. 80 e,,, sirgls Lastarn state
~" % n ,.,oa Xt-6ilo s11ortiny over tho
OF can . ~. -, - - - Trett, good
lltSc'' u'.'%., a., ir , 80 doa,l,. tnt.oived 7-ith
1,i.lE E L" ~ ~ b MIN 49,, - s,and mr. falI with
~, ord y-be, the election takes place next
year and Bryan is defeated so badly that he Will
Di,,tc. ,bon ,bov noint out Croker will go
down wiki him. and the party IN the state VIII
have % ne reorsanl"e' Inv" III" VIII y"
'uI Ae' ~. ,,~,I ~ tho state Committee will
ca,,se man. changes In the makeup of that
body In the first place Frank Campbell, OF
Bath "a" present chalrilaH Is a cIose itle''.i " :"