The sun., 1900-08-20
CROKER INTENDS TO WIN.
NELL ne HERE TO-DAY TO LOOK
AFTER PRIMARIES.
Friends Say Hes Sure OF Taking IOS Loyal
Delegates 20 the Saratoga Convention.
where his Battle with HIN win he Con-
tinued-HilI. Too. PianninE for the Fight.


There is to be II great buzzng in the Dem
ocratic beehive this week and all OF the big
men in both the factions OF the party ARE ex
pected to turn up in this city before Saturday
10 take account OF stock und TO do what they
can to make interesting the primaries on Tues
duy OF next week. The interest In the prl
maries centres In the election Of delegates
TO the State Convention, where the battle be
tween Richard Croker and David Bennett Inn
will be continued Mr.. Croker Is expected
home from Saratoga TO day. He will make
his headquarters at the Democratic Club. Mr.,
Croker's friends are confident that he
will not have any difficulty In carry
ing los delegates loyal TO him TO
the Saratoga convention from this county.
There are several district fights. but only one
OF them Is Of character TO threaten the solldity
OF the delegation That is In tho Ninth As
senlbly district where Councilman Frank J,
Goodwin and Clerk Of the City Court Thomas
F. Smith are fighting against the leadership OF
John c. Sheehan. Ex-Lieut.-Gov. william f.
Sheehan appeared at the meeting OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee In Saratoga on Thursday
Unexpectedly and as the ally OF ex-senator
Hin. delivering to Mr.. hin three committeeman
which National Committeeman Norman L.
Mack had promised to hold for Mr.. Croker.
The Sheehans are brothers, and II John c.
wins in the Ninth. It's three delegates will be
for Hill. first last and all the time Mir Croker
would feel worse over the loss Of these delegates
than he would on account Of the loss OF six
delegates from another part Of the State. John
c. Sheehan has told his friends in the Ninth that
he will knock out the Goodwin-Smth COM
bination this month. Notwithstanding the
fact that the Croker forces overcame him at
the March primaries.
Mr.. Croker will be accompanied from
Saratoga by all the big men in Tammany
who have been there. These will include
the three. Hon. Johns-Carroll, Nhalen
and keller-Fire Commissioner Scannell. soma
tor Thomas 7. Grady and all the other political
aides who surround Mr. Croker. one Of the
first matters which will receive his attention
will be the attitude OF the Hon Hugh Mclaugh-
lin, leader of the Kings CouR+S Democrats.
toward the Hill-Sheehan combination. Mr..
Croker has been assured that not even the
promise OF the nomination OF Brooklyn man
for Governor viii cause Mr. Mclaughlin TO
desert him and the rammany city patronage
lt was said last evening, however. that since
Mr.. Macks control OF the Erie county Demo- |
Gratis had turned out TO be 50 unreliable. Mr. |
Croker was not going to lot any one have an |
opportunity 10 catch him sleeping again. Tam |
many men who have already returned from |
tion yesterday by saying that MIR Croker was |
going to take care not To buy any more gold |
bricks" some OF the Iammany men laughed |
over Mr.. Mack'S humiliation, Others looked |
upon IL as a serious matter and were inclined |
10 be cross about IL.
Chairman Frank Campbell and Chairman
James X. Mctiliire OF the Democratic state and |
Executive committees are expected at the ST. |
James Building headquarters to-day. Mr.. |
Mcclure came 10 town on saturday and II be-
came known that he contemplated visit TO
Mr.. Mclaughlin who Is now at his summer |
home In yamesport. J.. ]. Mr.. Mcclure dis
appeared from the hoffman Ii2uSe i4 the after;
noon and did not return. nor did he leave word |
where he had gone. Some Of hs friends said |
he had gone To Syracuse. Others said to James
nd all nm itadi N ~ la would he
between Mr.. Mclaughlin, and Mr..
Hill, whose firm supporter Mr.. Mcclure il,
MIR Hill wants to present the arguments for
his side Of the Democratic row to Mr. MClauch- |
lin in person. and il was declared by his ad-
make deep impression on the Brooklyn leader.
In 1903 Mr.. Hill crushed the aspirations Of John
b. Sianohneld his old law partner for the gov
who wanted him 20 support Judge
Augustus Van Wyck who was also the selection
Of Mr.: Croker Mr.. Hill Is expected p 70 come
OF the week II Mr.. Mcclure makes arrange
ments for his visit to Mr. Mclaughlin.
at his summer home in Liberty, sullivan county,
returned TO the CITY, late last night and put up
at the Murray Hin Hotel Mr, Coer didn't
but he will be at his desk in the Stewart Building
to-day and every day this week attending TO The
financial affairs Of the city, and greeting hls
friends who may drop in He will have talks
with Bridge Commissi ioner John l.. Shea aud
President Bernard j. York Of the Police Com
in the Democratic politics OF Brooklyn. and
both Of whom have declared for Mr. Coler for
Governor Mr. Coer will also see President
which has Just issued a report on the water
supply situation which upholds Mr.. Coler In
his position against the Ramapo contract.
for a State Office on record as TO Ranapo and
II may be used to aid the Comptroller in other