New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
INQUIRE WANTS MONEY
TANIAIANY DECLINES TO CONTRIBUTE
FUNDS FOR UPSTATE WORK
CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN IN EARNEST THIS
WEEK-THE WIGWAM. CROKER SAYS,
WILL LOOK AFTER THE CITY.

WILL LOOK AFTER THE CITY.
Mayor James K. Mcclure of Syracuse, chair
man of the Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic State Committee, having completed the
preliminary work of the formation of his COM
mittee, the selection of headquarters and of
staff of stenographers and assistants, returned
to Syracuse yesterday afternoon Frank Camp
bell chairman of the Sta Z Committee who has
been in consultation with Mr. Mcclure for two
days, also left the city in the afternoon. The
little coterie of Democratic leaders from all
parts of the State which has been in session at
the Hoffman House for the last few days. broke
up yesterday. and all of the leaders went to
their various homes.
The real work of the campaign will begin this
week, when Mayor Mcclure returns from SYRIA
cuse. He expects to come down tomorrow or
Tuesday. He will at once establish himself in
the rooms in the st. James Building, Broadway
and Twenty -SXth-st., where the committee will
have headquarters, and start the machinery
1t is the intention of Mayor Mcguire to get in
touch with even the most remote districts and
TO stir up the leaders all over the State to work
hard He talks confidently of making an eX
cellent show, but there is big obstacle in
the path-money.
The Democratic leaders admit that il is going
to be hard to get the money to carry on the
campaign. Tammany has been sounded, and
Tammany has been found recalcitrant Tam
many Is the richest Democratic organization in
the country, and the upstate Democrats gave
Tammany and Kings County large representa-
tion upon the Executive Committee in the hope
that the Wigwam and Kings would respond lib
orally, 1t may be said that the Tammany and
Kings County leaders have declared bluntly
that they need all the money they raise for
home consumption, and there will be little
or fror n he
up the State it is said Mr Croker and Mr.
Mclaughlin have said to Mayor Mcguire and
the upstate leaders, practically, I'VE will be
responsible for our sections of the State; you
look after your end" This has been extremely
discouraging, for the upstate Democrats are
poor in purse and short of patronage. Mayor
Mcguire is going to make the best of the situa-
tion, however, and he is doing everything he can
to interest upstate Democrats and to raise
money for work above the Harlem. He isn't
sanguine. however as to the outcome.
AS TO THE CONTROL OF THE COMMITTEE
There has been considerable useless specula-
ton to who controls the Executive Commit
tee. 1t has been pointed out in The Tribune
and it may be repeated here that Richard
Croker, by his combination of NewYork, Kings
and Erie counties controls the State Commit
tee having twenty-nine out of fifty votes. He
doesn't care, however, to parade this control or
make a fuss it. He is content that eX-
Senator Hill and the upstate Democrats should
have charge of the campaign in their part Of the
State and be held responsible for results, and
to this end Frank Campbell is retained as chair
man of the State Committee and Mayor Nc
Guire is placed the head of the Executive
Committee. Both are loyal Hin men, but If Gro.
ker so desired he could depose either or poth OF
them. If there comes up any issue in the cam
paign or in the convention where he wants 70
force matters, he ran do so, ana MT ftlll ana
his friends know hHGyts
1t is pointed out that Hill and his friends, by
placing a majority OF Cyoker men on the ENecu-
tive Committee. are trying TO SHIFT the responsl-
bnitv for the 'can9p8fch up the State 10 the
shoulders Of croker Croker won't have this.
In talk he had with Frank Campbell and
Mayor Mcclure he said bluntly; "Tammany Will
look after tho city and give a good account OF
itself. All Tammany,s time, money ana work WORK
will be in the city. You need not bother with
that. You look after your end up the state ana
il you give as good account OF yourseI as we 90
in proportion will carry the state.
PRACTICALLY AN ARMED TRUCE.
That is about the situation to-day. Croker
won't interfere up the State, either 10 help or
hinder, and he doesn't want the upstate men to
interfere in the city. He consented to serve on
the Executive Committee because of the city
solely With this understanding. which amounts
practically to an armed truce, the two factions
are preparing for the coming State Convention
and the nominations. II has been pointed out
herewith that Croker controls the State Com
mittee. Through this control he can dominate
the State Convention and force any nomination
he may desire. The Democratic leaders all over
the State on tiptoe 10 know whether ne VIII
force the nomination of man personally OBJ
noXious to the Hill faction If he does so 1t is
admitted on all sides that whatever chance the
Democrats might possibly have will be utterly
gone If, the other hand, he comes TO a mar
monious agreement with the Hill faction and
they agree upon a candidate, then the leaders
believe they make rousing campaign, with
a gamblers chance of winning.
III lra1 Fa-f1DN " no
the State Committee would he called to name a
time and place for holding the State Convention
He replied that there would probably be some
decision this week as To the date of the call
Mr. Mcclure had little more to say about his
Executive Committee. 1T is a harmony COM
mittee all the way through he said. In max
ing it up there was thought of who We're
| Croker men and who Hill men. The idea was
to get the strongest Democrats from all parts
of the State, and to arouse enthusiasm I think
we have succeeded admirably"