New-York tribune., 1900-07-29
JONES NO ANGEL OF PEACE !
HIS ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE HILL
AND CROKER FAILS.
Il. ! 1a1MANY Poss DECLINES TO ACCEPT
THE CONDITIONS OFFERED BY
THE EX-SENATOR

!
West End. Long Branch, n j., July 2S
| (SpecaD. Senator Jones is a disappointed man
! tonight His efforts as peacemaker between
! Hill and Croker have signally failed. Twice to-
| day the chairman of the Democratic National
! Committee met the Boss Of Tammany Hall and
! held out the olive branch from Hill. But Croker
| refused to take it. He said he did not like
! olives anyway, and intimated that the only
/ way to patch up a truce would be for Hill to
| eat crow. In fine Croker was unwilling to
| meet Hill even half way, and Senator Jones
sleeps at the Elberon Hotel tonight with his
reputation as a campaign manager and a recon-
ciler Of feuds within the party somewhat dam
aged
Messrs. Jones, Hill and Colonel Guffey, OF
Pennsylvania, had a long talk at the Hoffman
House in New-York City in the early part Of
the day and Hill, it is said. announced the
terms on which he was ready TO forgive and
forget Croker's treatment Of him at Kansas
City. Jones was enninently pleased. it is re-
ported, at the concillatory spirit shown by Hill
and expressed the opinion that the ex-Senator's S
demands were so reasonable that Croker would
surely be satisfied with them. The three con-
ferrees then boarded the o'clock boat for Sandy
Hook and three took a train for this place
Hill left tho train at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
where he Will remain. until Monday at least,
and Jones and Gufey were met at the West
End Station by ex-senator NIurphy's son in
carriage.
THE MEETING AT THE HORSE SHOW.
They were first driven to the Elberon, where
they engaged rooms and then they drove back
at once to the Monmouth County Horse Show
at West End Mr.. Croker and ex-senator Muir
ply were seated in a box there, and Senator
Jones and Colonel Guffey at once Joined them
The conversation at first turned upon horses,
but soon drifted into politics, and Jones. 1T is
understood, laid before Croker the terms and
conditions under which Hill was ready to bury
the hatchet, and Senator Jones added an express
sion of his own intense desire that Mr.. Croker
would accept them in the interests of Demo-
cratic harmony generally. Senator Jones could
be seen by reporters watching the group to be
talking with what was unusual animation for
him, but the boss of Tammany Hall preserved
as wooden and sullen a countenance as the IND
ian on top of the Fourteenth-st. Wigwam Only
by the savage chewing of his cigar and an oc-
casional surly shake of his head did he give
outward indication of what was going on IN MS
mind. Finally, when Senator Jones had nhIsneu
talking, Mr. Croker said few words not audible
TO the reporters and brought his hst down with
an emphatic gesture upon his knee.
The Senator's countenanCe fell. Guney put on
his hat The National chairman left the box at
once, took a carriage and was driven TO the Ell
beron He met Croker again at the horse snow
in the evening, but 1t is understood that the HII
topic ala not come up. 1O-lLOl LCN At4Ai -
informed of the deadlock and will be invited by
Jones to make his terms of settlement easier
stiu. Senator Jones' though disappointed is not
yet totally discouraged. He will keep on trying
TO patch up peace as long as Hill Will continue
to back water. When Hills limit is reached
Jones will quit Croker's limit was evidently
reached before the concessions began.
WHAT THE SENATOR SAID.
Senator Jones gave a brief interview to re-
porters at the Hotel Elberon tonight after his
return from the Horse Show. He declares that
he only talked horse with Croker at the show,
and was not mixing up with New-York
State politics at ALL" He could not afford to do
so, he said subsequently the Senator admitted,
however. that Croker thought the Democrats
had a good chance of carrying this State in the
fall; but on the subject of who might be the