The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-03
CROKER PORESEEs DEFEAT.
No Muster Of Leaders 20 Predict what the Vote
Will Be.

The Hon Richard Croker let IL be known
yesterday that he would not call the leaders
OF his organization together this year for a
final pow-wow over the election prospects and
to learn from each one of them just what the
vote in his district would be. Ever since MIR.
Croker has been the chieftain OF Tamm any
he has had the leaders meet him on the Satur-
day before each election day and tell him how
many votes they expected to get for the ticket.
Wcnderful stories have been told of these
election forecasts. IL has been said that leader
after leader would predict TO within a dozen
votes OF the total in his precincts. and that an
error Of 100 would bring contempt and ridicIle
on the leader guilty oft. The annual prediction
gathering at which the vote was foretold has
been one OF the fixtures of each campaign. and
that Mr.. Croker has decided not TO have Il this
year is regarded as significant.
Tammany men were Of one opinion
yesterday about the omission Of the
yearly meeting. They said that It meant
that Mr.. Croker had no real hope of Bryan's
success and that he did not want TO run any
chances Of having the real conditions in New
York county become known.
y figures will be given out this year, said
Mr.. Croker at Tammany Hall yesterday. In
years gone by We have given out figures. but
this year we have found 1t impossible to make
4 ally SUNNI lbb lA'NAe ~ hll u
in making any figures. II has been impossible
because there are so many voters who refuse
to tell how they are going to vote. Thi, is
something new. The reason why tIey
wont tell In that they are afraid
of the trusts. They don't dare to tell. |
am not surprised Suppose that we
worked for n trust. and sonc ono
came TO us and ask ed US how We were gong
to vote. Would We tell ii we were EOinE To-
vote for Bryan; No: because We would know
that IL the trust found II out we would be pun
ished. We wouldn't know whether the man
who asked us wa. trying To find out for tine
trust or not. We would keep quiet. That IL
what the voters are dome. Therefore We can't
get the figures TO base estimates on. But
know nat Bryan Is tolnk to- poll a big y"i"
sound money trust parade tomorrow VIII vet"
for Bryan.
i know that because Of the letters which 7
have received on the subject These letters
tell me that half the men III that parad" VIII
march IN II under protect and trat they in
tn me all N" time. one of them j. from n
man VIII" saws that Gi'"ca mon from h' shop
are going Ia march ia ~" parade, but are going
to vot' for, Br' an hey are thinking of
c%1rryirs umbrellas win Hry an mot'oe- on thctu
Another man saws he j. going 10 wear "A No
kinlev hutton on his coat an a BRYAN button
vote for Bryan. This silent vote IL what VIII
tell in this election. Men dare not say that
they ar" going To vot" for BRYAN, lccau-r they
are depen ont on the trusts for their lIvinC-,
hut NJ one can toll how they are going 90 vote
or how they do vote. They will vote for Bryan.'
Mr.. Croker sad that one Of the letters telling
81 coercion which ho had received was from
Henry White, the general secretary ~ Ihr
United G1rncnt Workers Of America, who
charged that tho clothing manufacturers in
the CITY have for 'cd their employees to take
part In TIE parade. and that the manufactures
have al-u told the wnrkig"n that in ca" Brva1
j. 'lc"'"! they Viii not make up any ~tooN
Nj Croker aid that p" had no doubt OF q 70
truth of all this.