The sun., 1900-10-06
CROKER'S TALL ESTIMATE.
PROMISES PLUTOCRAT HUNTERS TO
CARRY CITY BY 100 600.

Gum shoe BiII" stone. Just Returned From
Upstate. Supplements the TammsN
chiefs Figures with Others Equally BIG
for the state-McGuire and the Negro No'e'
When Gum Shoe Bill" Stone. chief Of the
plutocrat hunters who are now beating Man
haitian Island and the Eastern States for game
heard on Thursday evening that Col Joe Hickey
Of Missouri who is one Of his most trusted gun
carriers. had invented new drink TO be used
In the celebration OF hi' return TO the six lux
urlous parlors Of the Hoffman House whehco
the putocrat hunting expeditions start no
hustled right back to town, He got here yes
terday morning at o'clock Col Hickey. tho
Hon Jim Richardson Of Tennessee. Col blh
Nave, the politest man ir the Mississippi valley
Major Henry Ames, the Astor OF ST LOUIS
Col Phil Thomson Of Kentucky and Col jim
Carlisle Of the Dark and Bloody Ground. were
all on hand to greet him
Immediately upon his arrival Gum Shoe Bill
inquired in an eager voice Does George Ora
ham Vest stn ve?" lie was Informed that
the aged Senator from Missouri, whose seat he
would like to Ill., was still alive. and showed
no signs of quitting the publ service. Ihe
feeling Of disappointment which was caused
in Gum Shoes heart by the announcement
that there was as yet no vacancy in
tnO lnltRQ states Nfilut' ll'lH "lN''N''
was lessencd to some extent by the fact
that Col Nave. who Is said TO be
three times as rich as Gel. Nose Wetmore,
whose fortune is estimated at,l7, ,O0OooO. handed
his campaign contribution TO him. The e1-
Governor OF Missouri put the little slip of paper
In his pocket and would not tell how much IL
was, but It is confidently asserted that Col.
Nave would not contribute less than sjO,OJO
10 help pay the expenses of the plutoCrat hunt.
Major Ames who is also a very rich man. gave
"A small slip OF paper to Cum Shoe Bill, and
all hands went TO the Hoffman House where
they ate a light but sustaining breakfast
MIR Richardson had a talk with Mr. Croker
on THURSDAY In the course Of that conversa-
tion Mr.. Croker informed the toll Congressman
from Tennessee. whose intifnates sometimes
fondly allude TO him as slim Jim. that the
Democrats south Of the Harlem River In tho
state Of New York would give majority Of
10000 votes for Bryan and Stevenson on Nov,
a. Mr. Croker made this statement to
Mir Richardson with great positive
ness, and MIR Richardson j, convinced
thut Mr.. Croker knows what he II tnking
about Mr. RICHARDSON told Gum shoe that
he firmly believed Mi. Croker had based hi5
estimate OF 10000 majority on careful polls
MIR croker has refused to make any public
estimates up 70 TINS timed ,d As SJSd as le eSe eS
Of Information he got out IA lltle statement
which tod what he believed after having been
w the state This is what he said
Il spent three days up IN the state, having
visited Rochester, syracuse, Auburn aud other
places | met and talked with number OF
prominent men from different parts oi the
State From all | could SOC and hear | am
convinced that tho situation III the state IL
very good. from Democratic point OF view.
The Democrats are pretty much AZ IN line,
active, determined and confident Ihe leellng
among them l. first class The meetings at
Rochester, Auburn and syracuse were very
I.,y nutlusi11tlp We grow
HI,e. sGT '"t and am caaadeht that o45
people there viii give splendid
ncc6unt in November was assured by scores
nf tho best informed men that If Greater New
York will do, as well by Bryan this year as Il
nnation in the State To send the Republicans
down 10 the Bridge with majority. too small
when he ran for Governor In other words.
the upstate people tell NJ tlat they mean
pressed the greatest confidence in our success
Ii New York city shall do az we'll as II did that
Sr. StanchNcd il making a splendid cam
r1L;n Winning friends md votes wherever he
,oes and Mr.. Co!cr, Wh" accompanies nun lS
Isndiug the most valuabi" asst stance The
viu add that was grati'ed 10 be assured that
the large German American vnt" IN the counties
Is tcndiug strongly to Mr. BRYAN IN this contest.
and feel certain that We vii! make great gains
iy thgt direction. ,
When this statement nad Deen rehd Oy tns
Democrats in the Hoffman House they all
winkcd and said He's putting II w TO Croker.
| Ihrv rcrallrd that Mayor Mcclure Of syracuse.
/ chairman Of tho Democratic state Executive
| Committee had also put IL mp 10 croker, and
! he general opinion seemed 10 be that Tor what
| ever happens in New York state this fall the
/ Hon Richard croker L. To- be held directly re-
! ,puI,-,hlr by Democrats throughout the uation,
| At the Democratic club last night Mr Croker
| said that lac was not going to make any e-ti-
! mate of tho vote this year tor the public
/ 4 have decided NOT t. make an estimate tht,
year. he said I am not going 70 Try and tell
| what the people will de-. The whole thing rests
! with the people and il l. for them 70 decide
| | shall not have anything 10 say about II.
! Executive Chairman Mcclure discovered
/ a new element Of strength for Mr.. Croker 8
/ candidate for Governor, the Hon, John IS
| StagcI1a,d. Yesterday. MIR Mcclure ar
| rounccd That MIR otanchned was going 10 get
| 20 OOp out Of 5000 votes cast In thls state by
| uegrue, This Is because the negroes NJ in
J Ilmira which iu anti-RehelGou days was a
/ etaiiol Of the UNDERGROUND Railroad, cele-
! bratr every year the anniversary Of the rescue
| from the officers Of the law of an escaping
! slave named Jerry. Mr.. StanchAeld has spoken
| al 4 number Of these celebrations, which are
called "Jerry's Day" Therefore, says Mr..
Mctuire, Mr.. Stanchheld will get 10000 negro