The evening times., 1900-09-10

paisn-Gossip About the Situation.
SARATOGA, Sept. i0.-Richard Croker,
who is in apparently undisputed control
of the Democratic State organization has
not yet disclosed the ticket to be nomi-
| mated in the State Convention that is to
meet here at y o'clock tomorrow. 1t is
said that the platform has been written
and the temporary officers for the conyen-
tion selected
MIR. Croker said this morning that he
| has no candidates for any office and is
waiting until all the delegates to the con-
vention get here and express their choice
| The knowing ones say there is clearly
play going on behind the scenes, and some
of the plans of the Croker and Hill par
tisans are carefully concealed.
Until this morning Messrs. Croker and
Murphy were not aware that Comptroller
Coler is coming here to take personal
charge of his fight for the guberaatorial
nominal tion.
The Comptroller has engaged rooms here
and is expected TO arrive late this after
noon. His coming Will he a surprise and
may cause a decided change in the situa-
ton.
There are well-founded reports here that
the Brooklyn delegates are waVering and
cannot be held in line in oppos :tion to the
Comptroller. In connection with this,
there was another report in circulation to
the effect that urgent appeals had been
made to Hugh Mclaughlin, the Brooklyn
leader, TO come here today. 1t was as
serted here this morning that some OF the
Kings county delegates had openly threat
ened to vote for Coler if his name was
presented 10 the convention.
Ex-senator Hill is stll slated to make
the speech putting Coler in nomination
before the convention. The friends of The
Comptroller have taken the precaution to
arrange for another nominating speech if
Hill refuses at the last moment
No one here expects to see Coler nomi-
mated No one claims more than 80 votes /
1or him unless he can get the Kings county
delegation. but his friends say that the re-
sponsihility fnr nj. defeat must be fixed
where it belongs. in open convention and t
not In secret conference.
Mr., Croker has. repeatedly charged that |
Hill viii not stay in the fight. There IS j
little chance that Mr. Hill can bring about |
the nomination Of Coler. but the BROOKLYN /
men say he can hold his forces together
and make stiff fight if he cares to do so.
The Democratic state Committee is TO
meet at S o'clock tonight at the Grand
Union Hotel. The only business scheduled
to come before the meeting is the selec-
ton OF temporary chairman and the dis
tribution of tickets OF admission IN the
Convention Hall.
Messrs, Croker and Murphy have Sc
leeted Senator Patrick H McCarren for
temporary chairman ana they have enough
votes 10 elect him.
There viii be no fight in the commit
tee unless it is p-ecipitated by Mr.. Hin.
This morning he talked the matter over
with some of his followers and then said |
he would make no row in the committee
unless the dominant faction made soma
move.
The Hill men are in favor of reseryins
their strength for the fight in the con-
vention- This morning Mr. Hill talked
with Elliot Danforth, Frank Campbell. and
a number of delegates from up the State.
Alter their talks it was announced that Mr.
Hill would go into the convention and fsbt
ior the nomination of Coler to the end
The present plan of the Coler men is To
have his name presented to the conven-
ticn by a Kings county delegate possibly
Bridge Commissioner John L. Shea, If
Tor any reason Shea does not make the
speech. then Hill will take the floor and
nominate the Comptroller; at least. he
says he will =
When q reporter told ex-senator Muir
ply that Hill had said he would place
coler in nomination if necessary, Murphv
said:
I will bet you a fine hat that he won't
10 anything Of the kind
1t is understood that when Mr.. CoIer
gets here he will take personal charge of
lis campaign and that Hill will be asked
o declare his intentions positively and
inally. The so-called Hill forces here are
or Celer first, last, and all the time and
hey are very much in earnest
There are a number of delegates from
p the State who have been instructed for
he Comptroller and they will insist upon
oting for him. There are other alleged
ill men who are wavering. Mayor Nc
iuire. Of Syracuse. is by common report, !
laced in the latter class. A big deIega-
ion from Syracuse is due here this after
oon, coming for the purpose of booming
icGuire for Governor.
The mayor is said to be very Iukewarm
ow in hfs support of Coler and is evf-
emily anxious to get on the winning side.
If. Hill keeps to his room and says little.
eyond a general promise to stand by his
andidate- Mr. Croker today repeated a
core of times the statement he had made
Dr. month TO the effect that TammanY I
as no candidate fer any Office. and viii !
ote Ter the ticket approved by Mr. Muir
by.
The latter promptly replies that he has
o candidates, and is for any ticket salts t
tctory to Mr.. Croker and Tammany. !
Additional Troops for China :
HAMBURG, Sept 10-The Government 9
arranging to send 5000 additional troops I
D China next month. .