New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-09

poll Of St. Lawrence County showed falling off
of 1,2OO in the Democratic estimate he asked:
Are you going to quote me?'
NO" was the answer.
Well" said he, eff I am not TO be quoted I
will admit that that is about what the poll
shows, but if you quote me as saying it I'll deny
the interview"
The result of the poll was given TO Ny Croker
last week. and he very angry limiting that
it was about what he expected from the Hill
people It was remarked yesterday that Mt
Croker is not betting as much these days as
formerly
The Democratic campaign is in a state Of utter
decentralization The speakers working under
the direction of the State Committee are turned
loose and no tab" Is kept on what they say.
When one of the campaign managers was in
formed yesterday that John De Witt Na'ne'
had abused American soldiers fighting in the
Philippines the manager expressed the greatest
surprise and said he hadn't heard If 1t before
The Hill men are intensely jealous Of the
Croker-Murphy headquarters in the Hoffman
House. and resort to all sorts of devices 10 keep
informed as to just what takes place there.
Mr. Campbell and Mr.. Mcclure think that
Murphy and Croker have no right TO have sepa-
rate headquarters. They construe II as re-
Election on themselves, and think that 1t Is an
advertisement to the Democrats Of the state
that +be1, are not worthy Of the confidence Of
Manhattan Democrats Mr.. Campbell, however
{s holding his tongue. When an effort was mace
Yesterday TO get him TO comment on certain SUD-
iac+s he refused point blank to say anything.
The nou of the upstate counties recalls the
,,eiIed threat of Judge Charles n Bulger' OF
Osvego at the State Convention when ne 'ola
croker and Grady that the gentlemen of the
cornAeIds' would hold the State Convention 10
strict accounta bity for what II dld
Executive Chairman Mcclure will be IN Town
to-day. He is said 10 be in poor health on ac-
count of the hard work he is doing.
John b StanchieId. Croker's candidate lor
Governor. was at the Hoffman House YESTERDAY
He called at the rooms Of ex-senator Murphy
and remained there for more than an hout -
consultation with Croker, Murphy, CaI!ipDe -,
Senator Grady and James Creelman. a. ~ s .1v
close Of the conference they all reIuseu ~ say
what was the subject OF their Talk
Mr.. StanChfield said;
I prefer not to he interviewed on the subject Of
politics. l say all have 10 say on ma go 5bat
80 n saw on that subject come down 70 FRO
bibitioo PARK on Staten Island, where l speak TINS
evening. and l will be glad to see you
Mr.. Stanchheld said he had heard from Mr.;
Mackey and that he was much improve 60
would be out again on Wednesday Of this week.
The condition Of things upstate. he said was
most encouraging. a., A.
Mr. Coler is doing yeomans work. SAID Nr.
Stanchfeld. He strikes out right I i IL IL
shoulder and is a most effective speaker. li ~,
is proving that he is not a soreheaq' out -
abiding by the action of the convention, az az
should have done had some one else IMAM MY 9e'i
been nominated. 80, -, c.o,cb
6aId said that he was not in the Assembly
Chamber when the bill was passed anu &c. i
ne did not know it TO come up at thaI t'iiie-