The sun., 1900-07-04
CROKER TURNS HILL DOWN
HOT TIME Nv THE NEW YORK lsTArs
DELEGATIONS MEETING,

u
Croker in Keeping HlI on the Platform
Committee Van wyck selected
Instead-JOhn N. Keller Named as New
Torks Candidate for Vice President = Mr..
Mack Chosen National Committesman.
KANSAS CITY. July 3.--The New York dele.
CATION had the most exciting meeting this af.
ternoon since the hour that the Hon Richard
Croker succeeded John Kelly as the leader Of
Iammany Hall In 1856. 1t was at that tirns
that David Bennett Hll had succeeded Grover
Cleveland as Governor OF the State. Those
who are familiar with the political and pr.
sond history OF these two men have known
that they have never been able to get along
with each other. The friends OF Mr.. Crokeg
have always insisted that he was straight.
forward in his dealings and that he is q man q
keep his promises TO his political assooiataaL
MI Croker's friends have always accused ma
Hlll OF subterranean methods and they assat
that while he WAS Governor he did many
things which Mr. Croker has always said VVeO
done for no other purpose than to attempt b
disrupt the Tanmany Hall organization Moss.
over. Mr.. Hill at public banauets has on ~.
eral occasions indulsed In various nine -
Mr. Croker. There has been bad blood b.
tween the two men, especially for the lsse tn
years. MIR. Hill has accused Mr.. Croker cf
being "racehorse statesman" Mr. Crokev
on one or two occasions has not hesitated 10
say that Mr.. Hin could not tell the truth n b
wanted to. The quarrel between these two
men has extended to the Kings County DEM
ocrats ard the lieutenants OF Hugh MoIauGh.
lin. like James Shevlin and Senator Patrick
Henry McCarren. have sided with Mr.. Croker.
although In times gone by Mr.. Mclaughlin
has been Mr.. Hills ally in New York State pol
itics
The vitriolic feeling between Mr.. Croker and
Mr.. Hill resulted year or 80 ago in uggins tn
Senator Edward Murphy. and he, too. has taken
the side OF Mr. Croker. All OF these men-Mr.
Croker, Mr. MoLaushllns heutenants and Mr..
Murphy and his friends-have seemed TO think
that Mr.. Hin was more or less OF a trickster.
They have been afraid OF him So Mr.. Croker,
Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. McLaughlns lieutenants
haze been looking around for several months
TO see how they could absolutely humiliate Mr..
Hill twas Necessary for them to get little
more aid. so they gathered In the Hon. Norman
E. Mack of Erie county The lines were thus
drawn when the New York State delegation met
this afternoon in the Midland Hotel to decide
who should be the officers OF the delegation In
the convention. but. above and beyond all elso.
who should be New York rs member Of the COM
mittee on Resolutions or Platform. The dele-
CATION didn't seem TO care copper who 1t should
present for Vice-President for the reason that
Mr.. Bryan has shrugged his shoulders and lifted
his eyes at the Vlce-Presdential timber which
has been sossipped about. Neither did any
body care who was to be the member of tho
Committee on Credentials. This was the first
time that Mr.. Croker had got Mr. Hill in The
open and he decided to have 1t right smack out
with him. bang. He did. And the Croker CON-
bine defeated Mr. Hill for New York member
on the Committee on Resolutions by q vote of
So to 20, eight not voting. The story of how
this was brought about will be interesting read
ing for every Democrat, not only in New York
State but in every other State in the Union
where Mr.. Croker and Mr. Hill are national
figures.
National Committeeman Frank Campbell Of
Bath called the delegation to order. He was
National Committeeman for the State and this
was his province He Is also chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee Of New York.
No sooner was the delegation polled than Senator
Thomas Francis Grady. the silver-tongued
orator Of Tammany. moved that ex-senator
Murphy Of Troy be made chairman !of the dels-
cation. Mr.. Murphy was elected unanimously.
and John NJ. Carlisle Of jefferson county wsS'
made Secretary. Instantly John NJ. MahonV
OF Albany was on his feet making a plea that
W. X. Cute and F. W. Cantwell Of the Twentisth
Congress district. which Is Albany county.
should be recognized as the delegate to thiD
convention instead Of P. f. McCabe and MaFk
Cohn. Mr.. Mahoney made a long plea for his
clients and claimed that they had been reGu
arly elected.
Ex-senator Hill spoke up for MoCabe anA
Cohn. He said that this matter was practically
Detted when the Democratic State Committee
was elected In New York Immediately altar the
Democratic State Convention was held In the
Academy Of Music Mr.. Hill said Q numbse
of very kind words for Mr.. McCsbe especially
and added that Mr.. MoCabe had not been always
friendly to him. but that didn't make any diffee.
ence. lie believed the Mr.. McCabe and Af.
rohn had the right of the matter. and on motion.
,f Charles " Bulger Mr.. McCabe and Mr..
cohn were seated.
Then came the real circus. Bridge Commis.
,ioner John L. Shea OF Kings county moved that
,1-Supreme Court Justice Augustus Van Wyok
,f Kings be made New York's member Of the
Committee on Resolutions
Mayor James Mcclure OF Syracuse moved
hat ex-senator David B. Hin be elected -
New York member of the Committee on Rsao.
utions. Mr.. Mcclure in making his nomt-
patton said
L think IL would bee a blunder from tho
standpoint OF tact at this time. when We have