New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
COLER BEATEN IN KINGS
COUNTYs DELEGATES WILL BE FOR
CROKER AND MURPHY
NOW THE TAMMANY BOSS Is TALKING
ABOUT NOMINATING MURPHY, WHO. IT
IS SAID. WOULD LIKE THE PLACE


The candidacy OF Controller CoIer for the
nomination for Governor on the Democratic
ticket received a pronounced setback at the pri-
maries IN Kings County yesterday. II was con-
ceded that Tammany would sweep everything
IN Manhattan and The Bronx. and Coler could
not hope for delegate Sheehan, the only in
surgent who would have been with Coler had he
won was overthrown in the IXth District by
Frank J. Goodwin, the Croker leader, and the
three votes from the district will be against
Coler in the Convention The Coler people
hoped for great things from Kings County
They expressed the belief yesterday that they
would carry from four to seven districts in
Kings Late returns last night indicated that
the Coler people did not carry q single district.
Senator CofTey was beaten by a narrow margin.
Stapleton was also beaten and Patrick Hayes
cid not put a ticket IN the feId-
It has been believed that the way the primaries
went in Kings County would Determine the con-
troll Of the State Convention, and that if Coler
could get from fifteen TO twenty votes in Kings
he might win in the Convention Hugh Nc
LaughIin kept his hands OF. The opposition 10
Coler in Kings was led by James ShevIin. Sena-
tor McCarren, and others. They carried every
district yesterday. and the sixty-three votes
from Kings County will be cast with New
York's 1O5 votes for any candidate Croker and
night declared positively that Coler was no
longer to be considered factor. and that Croker
and Murphy would easily dominate the Conveu-
ton. The politicians went further and declared
that IL was matter for serious debate whether
Croker had acted wisely in defeating Coler for
the nomination. They declared that this made
Coler an absolute certainty as a candidate for
Mayor in the city next year on a Democratic
anti-Tammany ticket. and meant the formation
OF a separate Democratic organization in the
city opposed 10 Croker and Tammany Hall
This was, however. in the future. and the thing
talked about most last night was the defeat OF
Coer
There was great JOY az the Democratic Club
last night over the result in Kings. Mr. Croker
smiled and looked happy Ex-senator Murphy
was not in the city. He went up 70 Troy yes
terday afternoon. Around State headquarters
there was gloom Frank Campbell, chairman OF
the State Committee, and Hill man. had moth
ing 10 say. Croker declared that the good Dem
ocrats had ra5uked those who were trying 70
tear the party into factions and destroy the
chances Of winning this fail
When the results became known last night the
politicians said that Croker and Murphy were
row safely in control. ana they began 70 specu-
late upon what ticket would be agreed upon II
was announced last night from the Croker head
quarters that ex-senator Murphy was being
considered When Mr.. Croker was asked about
Murphy he replied,
He is a good man. isn't he? What would be
the matter with nominating him." He wouldn't
say whether Murphy was candidate or not
The report yesterday morning that the Croker
ticket would be Stanchfield and Nackey
denied yesterday by Mr.. Croker. Mr. Murphy,
Mr. StanchfeId and others. They declared that
Mr. Stanchdeld was not a candidate and would
NOT be. Mr.. Croker would not say last night
who would be nominated. but declared that
II would be a Democrat OF strength and the
man who could, il the opinion Of the leaders
poll the largest vote The talk about Murphy
was started by Croker himself Mr.. Croker.
while talking 10 a party Of friends in the Hoff-
man House yesterday afternoon said when
questioned as 70 his candidate for Governor:
7 have no one. but what do you think OF
Senator Murphy for Governor He has been
United States Senator and is an able man
The story afterward got out that Mr.. Crokers
candidate ex-senator Murphy. Mr.. Muir
ply went 10 Troy yesterday afternoon TO at
tend his sons wedding.
The story told by a close friend OF both
Mr Croker and Mr.. Murphy is that though ex-
Senator Murphy had said that he did not wish
any office. he really desired to be Governor OF
the State He wished TO be Governor for social
reasons. so II was said He is rich. and has
made money in connection with various inter
esIs and has been closely connected with Mr.
Croker II was said that Mr.. Croker interested
Mr. Murphy in the fight against Coler BY prom
ising him the Governorship.