Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-20
Probability That Croker Cannot Name
the Governor.
ANYBODY TO BEAT GOLFER
Census Shows State is Entitled to
More Congressman.
BETTING ON THE ELECTION
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

indeed, there are many who doubt that he
can poll enough strength to defeat Hill and
name the state ticket to suit Tammany.
Controller Coler's friends feel that he has
a strong fighting chance and they figure
that he can win if the Hill forces only stick
together. 1t begins to look IL Coler will
be backed up by good part of Kings coun-
tvs voting strength, instead of all that
strength going Cookers way. The foes Of
Tammany claim that Coler will certainly get
nine of the sixty-three votes in this coun-
ty, and they declare that there is a fine
prospect that fifteen votes will go against
Cookers crowd. They depend upon local
factional fights and the Hayes-Coffey re-
bellions to secure the fifteen votes in Kings
county for Coler.
The calculations Of the anti-Tammany
people make 1t impossible for Croker to do
anything else but lose. He will have to
have 228 votes If he controls the conven-
ton. He has only 105 in New York coun-
ty, and if he should have all of Kings
county. that would be only sixty-three
more This, with his twelve votes In Erie
nine in Rensselaer, nine in Queens, three In
Richmond and six in Westminster, would
sum up but POI certain votes. But the foes
of Croker claim that this will be reduced
by the subtraction of fifteen votes in Kings
county and possibly six in Buffalo. He Is
very hopeful of winning in two Of the Erie
county districts now given to Croker. The
Coler people are not losing heart by any
means. They believe that the hopeful signs
for Hill will influence many delegates to
flock to his banner, and that If 1t ever be-
gins to look like Hill, Cookers forces will
be weakened and demoralized. 1t is said
that Hill has promised to nominate him if
he can get twelve votes in the state con-
vention from Kings county.
Somebody to Beat CoIer.
Meanwhile, Croker is looking around for
a candidate to beat Coler. and 1t is said.
has found him in the person Of d. Cady
Herrick. When Hill was silent and sulked
in 1896. Herrick, a justice of the supreme
court, then now, came out for Bryan.
He was severely criticised for taking
open part for a candidate who stood on a
platform denouncing the highest court in
the land, but that made no impression on
Justice Herrick He had never ceased to
take an active part in politics since he went
on the bench, and until a few months ago,
when he was beaten by Hill, he was boss
of Albany county. Herrick is a thorough
going machine man-just the sort of a man
Croker would like to have for governor, II
he could depend upon him to be loyal As
against Hill, there is no doubt that Herrick
will support Croker but he is boss used
to boss methods and to bossing others, and
the main question is, will be submit to be-
ing bossed himself? The danger with Her
rick, as with Hill, is that he would most
likely use his power to set UP machine of
his own. He is able and fearless, but dan
serous to the ambition of q boss, except
that boss be himself The only questions,
therefore. are: Shall he be trusted? Can
he be trusted? VIII he pledge himself to
Tammany and act with Tammany? II he
does. there Is no doubt that he can obtain
the nomination He is considered strong
man in his party. and thing particu-
larly in his favor with Croker is the fact
that he Is anti-Hill man. His term
supreme court justice expires in 1905 but
h,a n ha han d,
before election if he runs for governor 1:
would not surprise the Tammany politi-
clans If Herrick were named The defec
ton from Mackey in his own delegation
from Erie in the state committee meeting
at Saratoga yesterday puts Mackey out Of
the race altogether Golfer. too is elimi-
mated: in fact, any candidate from New
York city, regardless of the personal likes
or dislikes of Croker. is out of the question.
Croker says so. The field outside is still
an open one, and Herrick has a good
chance of being nominated as any one.
States Increased Representation.
1t does not follow. it is confidently said.
that because of the city's increase in popu-
lation shown by the returns of the pres
ent census, there will be an increase in it's
congressional representation. The congress
sional apportionment, of course, is based
primarily upon the entire population of the
United States and then upon the population
of each individual state. The probable in
crease in congressional districts. therefore,
In this state can only be estimated upon
the estimated increase in it's population.
based upon the city's increase. This would
give the state a population of more than
1,00O,OO, and on the same basis on which
the congressional apportionment of ten
years ago was made the state would be en-
titled to forty-one instead of thirty-four
representatives in Congress-. That this in
crease, however. will be made is altogether
unlikely. 1t is the pretty generally ac-
cepted theory that Congress, with its 257
members, is large enough already. 1t is
thought. therefore, that at the coming de-
cennial apportionment the number of per-
sons represented by each congressman Will
be increased. rather than the number of
congressman. Only the rate of representa-
ton will thus be changed. IL, however. ac-
cOrding to political observers, Congress in
it's apportonment does grant more repre-
sentatives to this state and republican con-
troll Of the state legislature is assured 1t is
certain that there will be some radical re
apportionment" business done In this end of
the state. At the present time the repub-
lican party has no congressional district in
New York city which 1t can with any GER
tainty call it's own. It's leaders assert that
1t is entitled to at least two representatives
and if there are any more to be had they
purpose so to arrange the districts as to
be sure of getting them.
Persia to Have Electric Road.
John Marsden Ward. an Englishman, who
is the agent of the Shah of Persia now In
Europe, is in this country for a fortnight
examining the electric trolley systems of
Greater New York preparatory to introduce
Ing electric travel between Teheran and
port on the Caspian sea. These ninety-three
miles of trolley will be the longest electric
railway in Asia. Ward came over on the
ST. Paul. Mr.. Ward has been for more than
fifteen years attached to the personal serv-
ice of the shah and has resided at Teheran.
Frequent trips to Europe have kept him in
touch with the progress of invention and
art He has introduced into the shah's cap
ital the telephone and other modern appli-
ances. Since his arrival he has been In
vestigating the trolley systems in this city,
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Metro
politan having furnished him every facil-
ity. Mr. Ward has given an order to the
Secor shipyard at Bay Ridge for a launch
for the shahs use at his winter residence
on the Persian gulf near Busra-the Bus
sora Of old .Sinbad the Sailor"
Visitors to Skyscrapers.
The owners of the big down town sky
scrapers In most instances generously admit
the curious public to the tops for the view.
but visitors to the tallest and most noted
buildings are so numerous that 1t Is neces-
sary to have certain regulations regarding
admission. There are few buildings of this