New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
"LOS7-PARAMOUNT ISSUE. y
LIBERAL REWARD FOR IT'S RETURN TO
DEMOCRATIC STATE HEADQUARTERS.

DEMOCRATIC STATE HEADQU ARI ERS.
Jobr r stanch1eId. the Democratic candidate
for Governor, spent only little more than
twentv-four hours in town and went back to
Elmira last night at II o'clock; hut in that snort
time he did to demOralize the present
State campaign than any other candidate Mr..
Stanchfied says that the paramount issue is
trusts and that he is going TO hammer away al
trusts and their near relatives from now Till the
close of the campaign.
Senator Mackey. candidate for Lieutenant
Governor says the paramount issue is imperial
ISM and that wherever he goes. up and down
the State, he will raise his voice against i'm
perialism as that is what Bryan is doing
The paramount issue" is the paramount is
sue at State headquarters. No one knows "h8t
the paramount issue is, and each fellow taxes
his choice The paramount issue problem kept
about dozen members of the Executive Com
mittee up until nearly midnight on Wednesday
and when they got through one knew what
the paramount issue Mr.. Croker was the
paramount boss but even he was silent when
asked 10 name the paramount issue. Were 1t
nor for Tammany's queer record in connection
with the Ice Trust, it would be easy, the braves
say. for Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Murphy and others
to come TO some decision about a paramount IS
sue But Mr.. Croker says some people are max
ing fools of themselves over Tammany Han
innocent little diversion with ice, and that the
campaign speakers are likely to be interrupted
by the old query Of How about the Ice Trust!
II trusts are made the main issue.
Another question discussed at the meeting was
money for the campaign. Mr.. Croker and MI
Murphy seemed to think that every member OF
the Executive Committee ought to go about
passing the hat. 1t is said that CHAIRMAN
Campbell reminded Mr.. Croker that he croker
had selected the candidate and that the burden
Of electing MIN and carrying on the campaign
rested with him. When asked last night what
was talked about on Wednesday night MI
Croker said:
Why, that an executive session. ANY
one, who would tell what took place at an eX-
ecutive session is not to be trusted, and should
not be allowed TO attend another one
Chairman Campbell said that while there had
been a long session there was dscord, and
Mr. Mcclure and Mr.. Stanchfeld corrooorated
him. Mr. Stanchfed, after spending the after
noon with Augustus Van Wyck at the latter S
law office discussing the platform was at the
Hoffman House last night. where he met many
Democrats. When asked 70 state just where he
stood on expansion he said:
II am in favor of territorial expansion along
the lines laid down by Mr.. Bryan. I stand with
my party that question
Didn't you say in your speech last winter
that you were a EOOQ enough fNepupiiCdH W up
hold the Administration until the Philippine
question is settled?" Mr.. Stanchheld was asked.
We'll. as a matter Of fact, don't know what
I did say in that after dinner speech last win
ter said he There were fifteen or twenty Of
US there and the speeches were about five
minutes long There reporters present.
II there had not been printed what purports to
be my exact words. should say without hest
tation that I had been misquoted. II I fol-
lowed my usual custom. dictated my remarks
TO my stenographer. and then committed them
/ to memory. If my superstition is correct then l
shall find the speech at home in the stenog-
raphers notes. and I shalt have nc hesitation in
sending It 70 New-York for use in the papers,
II II is wanted
What 60 you consider the main issue?" he
| was asked.
Trusts" answered Mr.. Stanchfeld. Il shall
dwell more at length trusts in my speeches
than on any other thing
Mr.. Stanchfield and ex-senator Hill are to
! address a Democratic mass meeting at Elmira
| on Tuesday night of next week.
Il want to deny the report that l have given
| $50. 900 the Democratic State Committee or
| to any other political body. I have not that
| sum TO give II 1 mortgag ed the property of my
| self and wife. l my living by practicing
! law and being in the courts every day of the
! week ! annually earn from $1,000 to 81 600
| are great II is not large one The report
! does an injustice that l have contributed
large sums to the campaign. | shall 60 into the
| campaign and devote my services to the party
| and try my election and the election
of Mr. Bryan and the whole ticket"