The evening times., 1900-09-08

NEW YORK, Sept. st is asserted to-
day that the Democratic leaders viii go
% Saratoga with the candidate for Cover
nor not decided upon Efforts to bring
about the Withdrawal of Comptroller Coler
from the race for the nomination are said
TO have been futile, and the friends of the
Comptroller assert that his name will be
presented in the convention If he receives
only one vote.
Tho Croker-Murphy combination. ac-
cording to report appealed to members or
the Democratic National Committee who
were in the city to urge Coler to withdraw
in the interest OF party harmony. The
Comptroller is said TO have refused whes.
appealed to: hence Messrs. Croker and
Murphy are, politicians aver, endeavoring
to arrange a compromise with ex-senator
Hill by offering his followers prominent
places on the State ticket
1t is conceded without dispute that
Messrs. Croker and Murphy will control
290 or 800 of the 450 delegates to the
State convention. They will control the
organization, make the platform, and can
nominate candidates OF their own selec-
tion. With this complete control Of the
convention assured, Messrs. Croker and
Murphy, for reasons they have not made
public, do not want the name of the
Comptroller presented TO the convention.
There was a story In circulation this
morning that they are trying to make
various combinations with the Hill forces
to shut Coler out of the convention. II
SC hoT haS
Hill that he may name the entire State
ticket from Governor down if he will
agree that the name OF CoIer shall not
he presented. Hills answer is expected
tomorrow
Today there are rumors that Hill is
weakening in his support of Coler and may
accept the compromise offer of the opposi-
ton. The Brooklyn friends of the Comp
ttolIer are watching the Developments
closely. James X MCGUIRE and Elliot
Danforth Hill men. are receptive candi-
dates for the nomination for Governor
The former has had several conferences
wlth Murphy
There was an understanding among the
local friends OF the Comptroller that Mr.
Hill was to make the speech placing him in
nomination before the convention. Hill is
a delegate from Albany county, which is
the first county named in a roll call
II that plan IS carried through. Coler's
name will be the first one presented 10 the
convention when the nominations for Gov,
eTnor are in order, but Messrs Croker and
Murphy are working like beavers TO head
off the arrangement. They want to pre-
vent the nomination of CoIer first of all
and are especially anxious to keep Hill
from making the opening speech. It is
understood that Hill has already prepared
the speech placing CoIer in nomination and
that if it is delivered he will say that the
Comptroller is the only Democrat in the
State who would have any chance of cleo
ion and that any other candidate would
be doomed TO defeat.
Today Coler's friends are to sound Mr.
Hi.l and demand positive and final an
swer as to whether or not he will stand
by the Comptroller to the end If he
weakens, they say they Will go ahead and
select another man to present the name
of the Comptroller TO the convention.
It is understood that at the meeting of
the State Committee on Monday night Mr..
Hill will renew his fight for the selection
OF James K. Mcguire as temporary chair
man of the convention. Messrs Croker
and Murphy have already selected Senator
McCarren for the place and they expect
20 control the committee by two or more
votes