The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
CROKER GIVES BIG VOTE
SAYS Greater New York Will Give Bryan
100000 Majority.
PlAIr VIEWS THE SITUATION TRANQUILITY
pepoblicnn. Up the state VIII Not
BE Able to Overcome This
Big Lead.

New York. October 1.-tspecal TO Chi
cago Chronicle) Mr.. Cookers Statement
that Greater New York will give Bryan
and Stevenson plurality OF not less than
100000 has filed Hanna and his comnang
o. heutenants al the Eastern headquarters
with CONSERVATION. Senator Plat regaris
II with complete tranquility. He does not
deny Cookers ability to fulhll the promise.
Neither does he attempt to create the I'M
preston that the Plat machine is doing
anything to prevent the accumulation OF
so large plurality.
Undoubtedly MIR. Platt knows the re-
sources OF the Tammany leader in the /
greater city. He understands better tnan
Hanna the ramihcaiions OF the fine old po-
ntical organization which has been DON'T
nant IN New York politics for nearly
o,ntuiy 1t has seldom happened when
ever Tammany set out to make a record
on election day that 1t failed u do So
This year all the conditions are favorable
t. a sweeping democratic victory IL
Greater New York some OF MIR. CroNers
lieuteEants do not agree with his hgirts.
They place the missed mao lily at few
thousand less than the 100000 h i claim
llE, nut they are uuaHIMbNn III dNitcihN
that IL will be large enough 70 overcome
the republ can lead that will be met al
tho Brcnx.
Two years ago Van wyck carrisd the
giester city b. q plurality II $1,000 Rooer-
Welt was elected by Inc slender plurality
OF lT.7s6. He owed this partly to the tact
that be had just emerged from tire war
with Spain scf-proclaim@l hero AMI
partly because Judge Van Wyrk's candi
FarcE
tain democratic leaders who believed that
IL was an objectionable blunier u have
brothers occupying the posts OF mayor OF
New York ~ and governor Of New YORK
State. Van Wyck lost votes up Site OF
this account. He ran behind his ticket In
county after county, "a was shown by the
election OF Justice Parker the year pre-
vous TO the position ~ chief justice Ct
TIRE court OF appeals over Judge w llsce.
republican Ex-senator David Bennett
Hiirs friends resented the nom nation e
the brother OF the mayor to the point 81
cutting him numerically at the polls 1t
is conceded now that almost any other
democrat in the State could have won IN
that contest
People Tired of plntt Machine,
The people we're tired Of the domination
Of the Plntt machine, Of its corruptl-n. is
mismanagement of the affairs Of the state
and public bartering OF legislation at Al
bany. Conditions have changed mate
rally since then, but the change has been
In favor of the democrats. Plat aud IFS
machine have grown more unpopular
the past Two years. All over the State are
10 be found indications Of revolt amoai
voters who since 1884 have fol owed Ia
fortunes OF the republican party. Then
too. in spite OF the proclamati1ns is luei
that there IS nothing but harmony anon
the party woTkcfs--hhrmony ~ the va
rety that can only be destroyed by Gre
he organization is honeyCombed With dis
satisfaction, Just In what form II will b
manifested y a matter OF conjecture, hu
1t will exercise strong Influence In De
tcrmlning the result OF the voting in NJ
vember
Plat aided his own cause by h victor
over Hanna At Phlledolphia. AS wit
Quay. who aided him in that sensl' ioua
hght, he Was in a measure rehabli It.
at time when he was sotely in need {
the confidence OF the people. The victor
served 10 restore his old-Eme prestige as
boss which received such hard lol
1895. 1t also Increased tho difficulties {
the democratic leaders who are charge
with the responsibility of directing T.
fsht against Plat and his machine 81
the signs all point 10 the conclusion tbs
the glamour ct that gictcry "a fading
the campaign proceeds and the issuos al
discussed by democratic orators.
Easy Ross on the Defensive.
Plat has been placed on the dsfeusiv
He tried the expedlent Of assailrg Il
municipal administration OF New York al
used the ice trust as a shining example
the bad faith OF Tammany in general al
-. rrt.-
evlnced no enthus asm whatever In the q
raigrment Of the Van Wyck adnini t.
ton while the ice trust has fallen abs
lrtely Nat as campaign document
Obviously mud singing is not a popul
or effective way TO discuss the trust issi
The people are Ind fferent TO indivldu
who are associated directly or rero-'
with trusts but they are opposed 20
trusts as trusts. Mr.. Stanchlell tal
about trusts al every meeting which
addresses. Indeed. following the lead
Richard Croker. he has made that subj
the chief topic Of discussion, and he tire
II In such an original, interesting man
that he Is rapidly making it nearly
popular as imperialism.
Mr.. Croker did clever thing at the ~
outset OF The campaign. He emphasis
his or glnal declaration that ex-Senh
Murphy was leader OF the party In
State by causing Murphy TO assume
full responsibility OF that important
difficult place. He stepped aside for
ex-senstor and permitted him TO oeco
the actual directing head OF the orgnui
tion. Therefore. Mr.. Murphy Is the II
who communicates with district and COZ
ty leaders He Is the source OF all ord
ard suggestions. He Is the man who me
Political callers at headquarters. who
pears on the surface at all times as
actual leader. This was a political nj
on the part Of Mr. Croker. II has 81
friction and, perhaps disruption II
lart down the old animosity felt in c
ia parts OF the State against TaInm
Han. II Mr. Croker had assumed the I
CT leader. which he Ia, as a matter OF !:
~ he had assumed personal direction OF