New-York tribune., 1900-08-27
MLAUGHLIN HOLDING OFF
RESULT or THE PRIMARIES IN KINGS
OF IMPORTANCE IN CoLER FIGHT,

The warning factions in the Democratic party
are getting ready for the primaries which are 10
bo held tomorrow. The greatest interest Is Ia
the result in Kings County. There the Coler FORCES
will make a hard fight for recognition hugh
Mclaughlin the veteran leader Of Kings county
It said yesterday, has decided 10 remain uo-
aolutey neutral and let Coler work Out MS own
salvation If he The Coier leaders resnFu this
ms n great victory. 1t is known that James sheV-
lin Senator McCarren and other anu-Coier men
in Kings County urged Mclaughlin to throw his
influence against the Controller, bat ~ Is no"
declared that Mclaughlin has told the1n 10 go
ahead and beat Color IL they can, and mas IKE
wise told Coer and his friends 70 20 ahe"o anu
win II they
Croker and Murphy are still raolSing their brains
for ways and means by which TO encompass tho
defeat of the Controller They have SHOWN more
ingenuity and resource than their enemies were
willing to credit them with. Aceordins 10 the
stories that come from Kings County, Croker ana
Murphy are using money and patronage ireeiy ~
that county TO get ant-Coer Delegates Ihe saiiie
is reported from up the State. Whne McGuire anu
Campbell both Hill men and executive ofiieers OF
the Democratic State Committee. are badly ham,
pered by the need OF money and patronage Tor use
in this fight, Croker and Murphy are rioh IN eoth'
The first test OF strength promises TO come IN lhs
Slate Committee which meets on september 10 IN
Saratoga. OF course, a count of the delegates
named will give an adequate idea OF the Coler ana
anti-Coler strength in the Convention. but great
deal depends upon the control Of the State COM
mittee
The test will come over the naming OF the tenn
porary chairman of the convention. At the recent
meeting of the State Committee In Saratoga HUI
sprung a surprise on Croker and Murphy oy sug-
gesting that the committee name James X. Nc
Guire as temporary chairman. This was against
precedent and was a shrewd manoeuvre or Hill
TO outwit Croker and Murphy. Hill, when he made
this proposition. had enough votes pledged to IN
sure the success OF the plan, but he failed, owing
to broken promises. Perry Belmont, Beudrais, OF
afar6 6aG al
although he succeeded in breaking the Croker COM
binntion and getting two votes from Erie County.
Hills candidate for temporary chairman VIII be
Mcclure Croker has trotted out Senator McCar-
rem. of Brooklyn, as the candidate of his faction.
The selection of McCarren is made because II is
believed that he will have the solid support of
Kings.
The fight between the factions is getting more
bitter. The Hfl men now charge rank treachery
and deception. They declare that the paper Of the
state Committee has been stolen by Len" Wager,
sergea t-at-arms of the State Committee and used
to entice Hill leaders from the State to come to
New-York for a conference. When here they are
met by Croker and Murphy and by the use of pat
ronaee and money urged to throw their support
against Hill So far this scheme Is said to have
worked nowhere except in Amsterdam. Mcclure
and Campbell becoming aware of what was going
on have taken steps to stop it. and 1t is believed
that Mr. Croker and Mr.. Murphy will abandon that
plan although not remitting their efforts to get
upstate delegates
Richard Croker would not talk any further yes
terday Controller Coler was at Liberty. II is said
that lie will back in the city to-day The reports
received by the friends OF Mr.. Coler say that the
sentiment in favor Of the Controller all over the
State is so strong that 1t cannot be seInmed. and
that Murphy and Croker are bound to be beaten.
This however is contradicted by the Croker men.
They are practical politicians and believe in count
ing votes when you have them These Croker men
now say they can get their hands enough votes
TO win, and simply keeping up the hght 10
make the victory over Hill more decisive
There a report yesterday that Senator james
K Jones, of Arkansas. chairman OF the Democratic
National Committee, will come here some time this
week and open an Eastern headquarters Tor tne
Senator Arthur p. German. Norman e. Mack ana
James D. Richardson, of Tennessee, and other
prominent campaign managers would have con-
Gratis in the city who were seen yesterday sald
they knew of no such intention. So far as the
Democrats are concerned no one would know there
2 National campaign going on. They are so
Hill-Coler forces that they have no time to think
of anything else.
1t was said yesterday that the Croker Murphy
action had become alarmed over the reception
the State Convention that they had abandoned this
idea and would try to get enough delegates to win
without voting COler delegates under coercion The
report that In Kings aud other counties where
Coler delegates would be elected, but would be In
a minority, the unit rule would be enforced was
put forth tentatively last week 1t was received
with uproar from various sections of the State,
and the announcement made that II this kind OF
political trickery enforced the party would be
torn to pieces from end Of the State to the
other.
KFNTTCEY GOEREJ LAW