The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-23
Double Headauarters.-By direetic

Double Headauarters.-By direction
avowedly OF Mr.. Croker the Hon. Edward
Murphy, of Troy. opened political head
quarters yesterday in the Hoffman House
The declared purpose of this somewhat
surprising move is not to antagonize the
operations OF the regular organization Of
the party in New York under the real or
nominal management Of the Hon James X
Mcclure, of Syracuse. who more than a
month ago was installed in well equipped
headquarters in the st. James building
Mr.. Murphy. on the contrary, announces
that his only wish is to hear lily cooperate
with Chairman Mcclure, aud he believes
he can do this more effectively through a
separate organization, with headquarters
and complete paraphernalia of its own.
than by concentrating all the party forces
in the Mcclure organization. But In spite
of all of this fine talk. it is evident that
Mr. Murphy's move means more trouble
for Coler and Hill than anything else.
Mcclure Is a Hill partisan, and there
fore, is strongly suspected by the Croker
ties of desire to so employ his power as
Chairman of the Executive Committee as
to boost the Coler gubernatorial boom.
II the organization which Mr.. Murphy is
now working up goes out of business after
the Saratoga convention, September II, or
after the State ticket has been nominated
there need be 10 fear OF a serious breach
in the party in New York. But IL 1t is
maintained through tn campaign there
will be considerable danger of widening
the chasm between Hill and Croker to such
an extent that all hope of Bryan and
Stevenson carrying New York will be de-
stroyed 1t is considered probable that the
national managers-perhaps Mr.. Bryan
hiuiself-wiIl feel called upon. in view Of
the most recent developments of the plain
threat Indicated by the Croker Murphy
latest move 10 intercede in New York at
an early day AID Sc tie TIE dispute between
Hill and Croker by putting the campaign
in entirely new hands There is already
talk Of sending ex-GGverG3r Stone, Of Mis-
souri,, back TO the Empire State 10
straighten things out and keep them
straight TO the end of the campaign.
j. West Goodwin.-The Hon. J. West
Goodwin. of Missouri. has been very great
" exploited during the past week 1t APP
pears that he has been celebrating him
self joyously of late by reason of the fact
that. after careful consideration, he has
concluded to support Mckinley and Roose
Welt. The news Of Colonel Goodwin's an
nounced determination is being published
broadcast by Mr.. Hanna's literary bureau.
accompanied by the explanatory state
ment that Colonel Goodwin for many
years has teen one of the most prominent
and influential Democratic editors in Mis-
souri," II so happens however, that Col
onel Goodwin attained undying fame in
The campaign OF 1896 by reason of the
unique distinction of being one of two
Palmer and Buckner Democrats in Sedalia.
a city of about thirty thousand population.
Since then the colonel has borne his honors
modestly, even though he has been writ
ten much abou: In the newspapers of the
East whenever he came this way. Fiji
teen years ago Colonel Goodwin was a
successful railroad printer at Sedalia. and