New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
HILL WILL STICK 1T OUT.
SAYS HE'LL FIGHT FOR COLER TO THE
LAST DITCH.

BAL TO FIND AN AVAILABLE MAN.
Ex-senator Hill sent word to his Heutenants
in this city yesterday that he would not come
down from Albany this week. At the same time
ne sent the assurance that there would be no
repetition Of the action he took at Syracuse in
1898, when. against his better judgment he
withdrew his opposition to Van Wyck and con-
CURED in the decision OF Murphy. Croker and
Mclaughlin TO nominate Van Wyck for Gov
ernor He added that he would go into the Con-
venton and fight. even if he could not swing
more than fifty votes. and that he would sup
port COer 10 the last.
Richard Croker ex-senator Nurphv Norman
f. Mack and Hugh Mclaughlin. through the
various delegates they control in the antf-HHI
combination have a clean majority in the con-
Vention, and they now need to determine on a
candidate But there is the rub. There are
plentiful indications that they are having a
hard time to get a candidate who will be strong
enough to hold the entire vote of the anti-FH
combination and beat Coler. They want 10 go
up the State for such a candidate. but where
ever there is an attractive candidate he is found
to be so tied up to the Hill faction that he Is
not available There was talk OF John B.
Stanchheld, of Chemung- Stanchheld was for
merly Hills law partner and one Of his loyal
followers. but lately he has not been so fond
of the ex-senator. StanChfeId. however does
not control the delegates from his own county
S. S. Taylor is the leader in that district and
he says that if StanchfieId runs il ends him as
a political factor in Chemung. For this reason
Stanchfeld is no longer considered. and he has
declined TO be a candidate The name OF Sena-
tor Mackey, of Erie. is prominently mentioned.
but there is strong oppositiOs to Mackey from
some Kings County men, some Albany County
delegates and from other parts of the State II
was said yesterday that the anti-Hin combina-
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joTity for Mackey; but as it is imperative for
them to have the twenty-four votes from Erie
County, it was declared probable that Mackey
would be named for Lieutenant Governor. Erie
County is worrying the anti-Hill leaders. Re-
ports from there are to the effect that its
twenty-four delegates will vote for Iackey with
the Croker combination, but that if Mackey
cannot win they will go to Coler.
LOOKING FOR AN AVAILABLE MAN.
The situation seemed 10 be yesterday that
Hin was ready to battle 70 the last ditch. while
the anti-Hil forces. with sure majority found
that majority rather unwieldy. and likely TO split
up at some time before the convention owing
TO the inability to get a strong UP State man as
a candidate. Justice Herrick. of Albany. was
talked of. but Herrick could not get the united
support Of Albany County. and his friends said
yesterday that he would not consent to be a
candidate. Ex-senator Murphy. who came down
from Troy yesterday, talked SIackey all day.
and Richard Croker. James Shevln and Senator
. MeCarren chined in. 1t evident. however.
| that these leaders we're only holding up Mackey
while they racked their brains and searched the
State for an available man
The friends of Mr.. Coler are greatly encour-
aged over this failure so far. to determine upon
a candidate They say that in the end Hugh
Mclaughlin and some others who for policy
have gone in with Croker. bur who are in reality
fond of Coler, will the futility Of trying TO
get candidate strong enough TO run and will
go over TO the Controller. This reasoning. how
ever was rather optimistic. and the belief was
general that Croker and Murphy in the end
would get some one they could lam through"
and that Coler was hopelessly beaten
Mr. COler was at his office yesterday but he
his position was unchanged. He will leave the
whole matter to his friends and will not make
a fight for the nomination. He will make an
address in Minneapolis on the day OF the Demo-
cratic convention. II was said yesterday that
friends Of Mr.. Coler would see Hugh McI.augh-
lin some time next week and urge him TO come
10 the support OF the Controller. and that ef-
forts would also be made 10 get Croker ~
withdraw Tammany's opposition. CoIer's friends
think they can win over Croker by giving as
surances that Coler is not Hill man and that
he will play fair with the organization Coler's
friends admit that the anti-Coler forces are in
absolute control, but they rely upon public
Laughlin combination and bring McLaughlin
TO the support Of the Controller. There were
would
go 10 Saratoga next week Immediately after
the Republican convention. open headquarters
and issue a statement why he was for
Coler- This confirmed.
BOTH SIDES THROWING MUD.
In the mean time the rival headquarters are
open and the two factions are bitterly reviling
each other. Mr.. Croker and Mr. Murphy were
at the Croker headquarters yesterday and
Frank Campbell. Elliot Danforth and others
were at the regular headquarters OF the State
Committee.
There was a report yesterday that the state
COMMITTEES officials all Of whom are Hill men.
would resign in case COler OverthrOwn-
This would place all the responsibility for the
campaign on the Croker faction When Frank
Campbell. chairman of the State Committee.
vas asked abOut This reDOrt he sai5 hrisfIv-
We not cutters"
Mayor Mcclure chairman Of the Executive
Committee. who will be here to-day to remain
until the convention sent a telegram to a close
political friend last night. in which he charac-
terized mschevous lie the press report that
prominent upstate Democrats would not ac-
lively support the State ticket unless nOmina-
tiOns suited them.
I am heart and soul in the fight 10 carry
New-York for the National and State tickets
wired Mayor Mcclure. Il have taken of my
coat for Democratic success. and expect to line
up with all good Democrats after the State Con
ventiOu to fight a common enemy ANY man
who charges that I will not do my full duty
a party man circulates a falsehOOd. There
will be no Shirktng on my part, and believe
and hope that will have united party in
New-YOrk State after the State Convention
The headquarters in the Hoffman House Oc-
cupied by Richard Croker and ex-senator Muir
ply were crowded with people yesterday. There
were many delegations from the upstate cOun-
ties.
Mr. Murphy was asked il II was true that he
might be a candidate fot Governor. and replied
in the negative. Whsn asked as TO Coler's nOmi-
nation and II he thought the Controller would be
nominated he replied Any man familiar with
events of the last few days ought not ask
such question"