New-York tribune., 1900-09-13
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BuxE.I

Saratoga. N. Y. Sept. 12-Richard Croker TO-
day defeated Bird S. Colec as candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Governor, and
nominated John B. StanchfieId. of EImira, thus
stamping the latter emphatcaHy as Tammany
Halls candidate for Governor
Mr. Coler had the support of all the rural
counties OF the State uncontamlnated with Tam
many's influence or money. 1t is true that his
candidacy was sustained by master of the
arts Of politics David B. Hill, but Mr. Hill has
no patronage at his command and is a poor
man. and therefore Mr.. Coler obviously had a
widespread and intense support among the Dem
ocratic voters OF the State Clearly, in their
party could nominate for Governor. Their senti-
ments in this respect were expressed again and
again by prominent Democrats on the floor of
the convention, but Mr.. Croker sat unmoved by
all their arguments, and finally accomplished
Mr.. Coers defeat
An analysis of the vote Of the convention since
its adjournment shows that if Mr. Croker had
not used his Committee on Credentials to de-
prive Of their seats in the convention large
number Of Coler delegates. the Kings County
delegates, sixty three in number could have
nominated Mr.. Coler 1t need not be pointed
out that the representatives of Kings County in
which Mr.. Coler lives, aided Mr.. Croker to grasp
control of the convention, and name the Com
mittee on Credentials, 1t should be stated, also
that there a powerful movement in Erie
County in favor Of Mr.. Coler's nomination, but
that it was suppressed by the device of Mr.
Croker and Norman E. Mack of Buffalo in
making Senator William F. Mackey pretended
candidate for Governor There We're twenty
four votes in Erie County thus that were con-
gregated together, and finally transferred to
the Tammany Hall candidate for Governor.
sTANCHFIELD'S SECRET CANDIDACY,
Lastly. Mr. stanchheld's secret candidacy for
Governor deprived Mr.. Coler of a goodly body
of delegates living in the Southern tier of coun-
ties who would otherwise have favored him.
Notwithstanding all of Tammanys influence
and money, Mr.. Coler received 154 votes for
Governor, and his support came from forty-four
counties of the sixty having representatives in
the Convention Mr. Stanchfield received 2S4
votes There 1O5 votes from New-York
% votes from Erie County, 81 votes from
Kings County. 8 votes from Rensselaer, County.
and votes from Albany in the list of the votes
for Mr.. Stanchheld. 207 votes in all. 1t only
requires 226 votes to make the nomination
Practically the cities of NeW-York, Buffalo,
Troy and Albany in which the machinery of the
Democratic party is unresponsive 10 the will
of the Democratic voters. nominated Mr.. Stanch-
field for Governor.
David B. Hill plainly indicated his intention
tonight of giving Mr. Stanchheld his support
since he has received the nomination for Gov
ernor, but Mr.. Hill and the rural Democrats
who with him supported Mr.. Coler for Governor
must be bitterly disappointed over the result of
the vote in the convention. Mr. Hill depicted
Mr. Coler as the best candidate TO be nominated
ard his opinion was re-echoed again and again
by other speakers before the convention. Never
theess. the rural Democrats heartily sustain
Mr.. Stanchheld, the candidate of the man who
defeated Mr. Coler
Mr.. Hill also dexterously put into the minds
of the rural Democrats the thought that Mr.
Croker was debating the nomination Of Mr.
Stanchfield for Governor He said quietly that
he agreed with Mr.. Raines that the paramount
issue" this fall was to be against political die
tatorship" Then he added: Where can you