New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

ANNOUNCEMENT CALLED FORTH AFTER
CONFERENCE WITH HILL. AND READING
sHEvLINs BITTER INTERVIEW
Controller CoIer last night. in plain and IN
equivocal statement. declared that h would
take the nomination for Governor n he vas the
choice OF the coming Democratic STATE Conven-
ton There has been no doubt upon this score
IN the minds OF The politicians for the last week
but It was not until yesterday that Mr. CoIzr
definitely declared himself H= did - after
long talk with ex-senator HuI The statement
from Mr. Coler was drawn forth by an interview
with James ShevIin. deputy leader OF the Kings
County organization Mr ShavIfn who vas a.
the Hoffman House yesterday in consultation
with Richard Croker. ex-senator Murphy. sen
ator McCarren and others OF the faction who
are trying % defeat the attempt 20 uominate
Coler for Governor spoke bitterly q Coler's
candidacy. The tenor OF his remarks was that
Coler was lending himself To a facrionaI fight
and that he had gone up the state seeking sun
port rather than coming 10 Kings County. his
own home. and was therefore distasteful 70
many Democrats. When Mr. Coler saw this
Interview last night he said
There IS no reason why I should Be considered
the candidate OF any Individual o- @a~rfo- -
SonaIIy, know OF no faction Certainly this Il
not the time for them Al have ever said Or
lnllnlated 70 any one. either IN repUted confer
cratic state Convention and The young men O.
the party consider me the most available car
---1l1' = NOuio Dc ny dUty 70 The people and
70 ne CeLloCrscy 20 accept and that II other
action should be taken I would supporr rha
nominee Of the Convention actively ana IovaIIy
II remember rightly, the first suggestion OF
my name for Che CfovarnOrshfp came from The
Brooklyn Citizen" which has always been re-
gardsd as representative OF the Democratic
party IN my own county. The indorssnenr OF
this suggestion by many OF the uu-State
Democrats has been extrer1ely gratifvf1e a.
H1z -T--F~
suggestion on my part have no desire what
ever that anything should be done but what Is
Tor the best interests OF the party. and nothing
could De better than that the whole matter
should be left TO the delegates ID rha Corvan-
Ilon ana the rank and file. who are always anx-
lous for success, and upon whose efforts success
always depends
CONFERENCE WITH HILL
Mr. Hu came down from Albany yesterday
morning. He went 70 the Hotel Manhattan
where he met Controller CoIer. and had a long
talk with him. Later he went 20 State head
quarters IN the St James Building. and talked
with Frank Campbell. chairman OF the state
Committee. and Elliot Dausorrh 1rr 9ru
seemed 10 be n exuberant spirits. but he
wouldn't talk. L IS understood that he told
Mr.. Coler that the sentiment for him ID tbe
State was strong that The Croker Murphy
combination could not stem or stop f. The
news from Erie County. Il Is said. Is the besr
the Htu people viii be able 20 break even II nor
get a majority Of the delegates from Erie
The situation IN Kings. II IS said. is Thoroughly
satisfactory 70 Mr.. F4in and Mr.. Coler Mr F4iH
viii not Is reported, visit 5aaesporr- Sc
Hugh. EcLaughlin. There is no need for him
10 do 50. II IL declared The opposition IN Kings
10 Colsr. 50 Coiers friends say, Is crumbling and
it IS believed thar at the proper time Hugh Nc
Laughlin. who Up 70 date has said nothing VIII
throw his support 20 Shea. York and other q
Coler's friends in Kings County. and discoun-
tenance the efforts OF 8IcCarren and ShevHn 70
turn the Kings County delegation over 70 Croker
10 use against Coler
While HII and Coler are doing little taking
they are working hard. and are apparently sat
isded with the way things are going. On the
other hand. the work being done by the Croker
Murphy combination Is said 10 be far from sat
tstacrory 20 thar crowd There IS a great deal
OF talking being done IN that camp Mr. Gro
ker al the Democratic Club last night would nor
say anything himself bur his Iiautananrs are
talking freely
Croker said last night that h thought too
much talking was going on, but this did not
deter Shevin, NcCaren and Murphy from talk
ing While, Hill, DaIfOrIh. Campbell Coler
and others OF that faction We're IN consuIra-
rion, the Croker forces were not idle 3Ir. Gro
ker. ex-senator Murphy. James Shevun and
other anti-COler leaders were around 8Iurphvss
headquarters. in -he Hoffman House nearly All
day yesterday. As every one Is daeply Interested
in the attitude OF kings and ShevIin Is r.
garded as Hugh NcLaughIin's deputy ne was
asked what Kings would do. M ShevIin SPOKE
N bitter terms. He declared, first that he was
sFeaking for himself. and not for NcLaushIin
or the organization. Coler's friends say that II
IS good thing that he made that explanation.
as he did not reflect the feelings o. the rank
and file or the district leaders or even M Nc
Laughlin. but only OF himself and q few other
politicians whose business Interests are 50 en-
tangled with those CT Croker that they have TO
follow Croker's lead Mr.. ShevEn said.
In reference 10 candidates 10 be nominated BY ths
Democratic state Convention. I personally favor a
gz ProIo0need god man and one who is not fden-
sell OF Buffalo: JUdge Eerrick. OF Alba7v s-9
ILos1 1aynOI or ',seph - E1enlirlN or Brooklyn
considering that hs did start his boom in ~
Mr. iii IS now working ror Coler. bur tvo years
ago Hl4 was opposed o Brooklyn man FOR
with IN Syracuse 10 ge- hln agree Coler i ~
strong with the rd pen tents as ne Il said 70 -
has- ~ NJ, - ssl 80 4, ~ ! @ Cl-aA y -
first Coler's Republican strength has come from
These are my personal opinions 7 do not spsak
lot LOT NJ. NcL,aIshlin. WI g 20 The eonvsnrton
owned By this man o. thar man I can say that
Kings owns is own delegates. recoEnize ex-
said that he recognized ex-senator Murphy as
State leader. and he is the state leader
MAKING NO PREDICTIONS
Mr.. saevIin was asked i. In tas even, % CoIsrss
nomination there would be any break - the Demo-
cratic party He said 7 am making no prsdic-
tons"
When NJ Hin. after his conferences. was asked