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lin that he will not support ColerT
II won't discuss that" replied Mr.. Murphy
CROKER BREAKS OUT AGAIN.


Richard Croker broke loose with vehement
attack on Coler when asked about the situation
so Coler SAYS he is the only honest man IN
the world does he p" sneered Croker. Il want
TO show that he amt as honest as some people
think he Is. I want to make an answer 10 VIVA.
he said in the papers this morning. nave oe en-
saving these things about Mr.. Coler because ne
has been trying to put me and the organization
in a false position before the people. personally
l have nothing against the gentleman; out "heh
he talks about bringing commercialism into pol
itics and says that Tammany Hail is worse TO-
day than when Tweed was IN power, theh II u, Is
his duty as Controller to let the people know It.
and let me know, when Will go as rar as any
body TO straghten it out.
He has charged that Tammany has intro
duced commercial or business methods INTO
politics, making money out Of everything. he
is worse at that than anybody. He went INTO
the City Trust Company at par. and when the
stock went up to 46, he sold out and made
money at it. He bought stock in the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Company at lZo,
and when 1t went up TO l4U. $50 and $50, he sold
out and made $4,000 He quarrelled with
Freedman for selling his stock. because it de-
preciated the value Of his (Coler's) stock Freed
man needed the money. Coler came to me and
complained of Freedman and l advised him to
to the fact that people in his office were bonded
in the company and that he ought not to hold
stock while he was Controller. Mr.. Coler is in
terested in other companies that doing bust
with the city, and l have worse things
than anything have said to produce when the
time comes. I have letters and documents to
substantiate what l say
Il want to give Mr.. Coler credit for every
thing he has done good but don't want to be
put in a false light, and that's why am saying
these things. Coler, / am told is interested in
a construction company that is doing work on
the East River bridge and on the rapid transit
tunnel. He is also stockholder, interested,
in other companies doing business with the city.
If he should be nominated for Governor all
these things would come out and the ticket
would be cut all to pieces. That is why he
would be a weak candidate. Coler sets himself
UP to be the only honest man in politics and
tries to make out that all the rest of us are
thieves, that we worse than the Tweed ring.
say that If he knows where the city is being
robbed by Tammany it is his duty as Con-
troler to let the public know the facts and to
tell US about it. Why don't he do that If he is
honest? L should not have said anything
about him if he had not tried to put me in
wrong light before the public"
MR. CoLER IGNORES THE ATTACK
Controller Coler was asked yesterday after
noon what he had to say in reply to Mr.. Gro
kers criticisms.
Nothing" said Mr. Coler hastily. Such
stuff is not worth answering"
The wouldn't talk about the situation.
The talk about Mcguire as compromise can
didate for Governor was general last night
Mcclure received several kilograms from up
State Democrats yesterday asking him to be the
candidate for Governor. Last night he had a
talk over the long distance telephone, evidently
to the same subject, for he heard to
reply: No; 1 don't think I am the man. Mr..
Coler has a strong following among the indie
pendent voters, and do not think there is
other man who can poll as many votes from that
class as he"
Mr. Mcclure said that he was proud of the
they had in his ability TO make successful run
for Governor.