New-York tribune., 1900-09-04

that the other day and he said he agreed with
me. me. / think it is wrong to nominate Coler.' he
said to me. but Hill wants it That's the
whole story. Hill wants il, and Mcclure is TAX
ing orders from Hill,'
Can the Democrats carry the State with any
other candidate than Mr.. Coler for GOVERNOR
] think it is going to be easy to carry the
State for Bryan. The people will not stand for
the Mckinley Administration. Just what
has happened in the Philippines. Aguinaldo and
his men helped us to heat the Spanish there
Then the Mckinley Administration agrees to
whipping the Fiipinos Bryan represents the
American sentiment and the people viii support
him. All young men should be Democrats and
with Bryan in this fight"
Mr.. Croker said he intended to go to Saratoga
on Saturday Il think the campaign will open
as soon as the State convention is over" he
said. AS parting shot. he said to the reporter
~ seems TO me that the Republican newspapers
are most eager for the nomination of Coler. 1t
is easy to understand why Republican news
papers want to have Coler nominated"
UNCHANGED IN KINGS.
State Senator McCarren was at the Hoffman
House a good part of the day. He said:
THE situation is unchanged in Kings County
Next Thursday the Assembly district conven-
tions will select delegates to the State conven-
ton The preferences of the delegates for Gov
ernor then easily be ascertained.'
Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo. went to see
Croker, Murphy and McCarren yesterday morn
ing. and he said later:
The situation has not changed any. Senator
Mackeys chances strong Two
years aGo the leaders, after the defeat of Van
Wyck threw Up their hands, and said that it
must be a Western man the next time. They
promised 10 support Western man. Now is
the time for the carrying out of their promise"
Mr.. Mack said that even the most liberal
estimate Mr.. Coler only has one hundred votes.
votes that had been instructed for MacSey. He
declared that Mackey, with one hundred votes
behind him, controlled the situation as much as
Kings County did
van Wyck lost two years ago because there
was a large number of silver voters who were
against him. Mr. Mack said. AT that time
Mr., Croker had not declared for Bryan, and
there was a feeling up the State among the
silver men that the principle was being deserted.
1t is not so this year. but we must nominate
a man who true to Bryan four years ago"
That would not exclude Coler," was sug
gested.
mo. 1 understand he for Bryan four
years ago"
Mr. Mack was asked about the possible nom
inaton of James X. MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE" said Mr.. Mack, lis good fellow.
ana strong man In syracuse, but would ne be
a strong man in the State? like Mcclure, but
what we will have TO do is to select very
strong man."
Mr. Mack was asked If he had any assur-
ances from Mr.. Croker or from Mr.. Murphy that
New-York would support Mackey for Governor
Il have received no such assurance" said Mr.
Mack
When asked If the name of John B. stanchfield
had not been considered favorably by the
Croker Murphy combination, Mr.. Mack said:
Yes; have heard many persons mention Mr.
Stanchfied as a possible candidate"
MLAUGHLIN'S PARABLE.
Mr.. Mclaughlin visited the Willoughby-st
auction room yesterday morning. where were
congregated a few reporters and some district
politicians.
How about the Governorshp?" asked one of
the reporters OF Mr. Mclaughlin.
The old man looked wise. and said:
Il have nothing to say The weather is fine"
Pressed further. he said:
Il am feeling Well"
A little later the ex-Register grew reminiscent
and conjured up the feats of his early man
hood. He told a story of how. about forty years
ago. he whipped a man in Myrtle-ave II was
about that time that Mr. Mclaughlin was the
boss of a gang of who worked i'm the
Navy Yard.
That man." continued Mr.. Mclaughlin. was
much larger than | was. and weighed forty
pounds more but l whipped him Just the same
one man close 10 Mr.. Mclaughlin said tbe
story had significance whatever. Others who
heard the story tried make II out as
an analogy. The larger man was the Croker
Democratic organization, and the smaller man
the Kings County organization OF which
Mr.. Mclaughlin was the leader they said "DI5
IL mean" said one politician. that the fight was