The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-06
TAMMANY LIKES COLER, BUT
CROkER DTNOTNCTD HTu over
AND CROhERS WORD ~ TJ\u.
Leader Recall This In Discussing IA.
Ma,oraIt, situation The, All Ire
Agreed That the WiSwam's Choice
Must sign the Croker Ironclad pledsc.

Agreed Tia the wiEwam's ,hoicc
Must sig the Croker Ironclad plrdsr.
Wherever Tammany Hall mon wore
yesterday they discussed tho Mayurarv
possibilities on their side of the fence
They admitted that they didn't know arv.
thing definite about the situation They
agreed, Ola" and all, tina, the matter was
IN the hands Of Richard Crokcr 81 Wan.
tage, England, and they admitted TIM,
they didn't kno what his Wishes vcre.
but declared that his wishes would L.,
carried out az the convention.
Then they went on 10 say that Comp.
troll"r toler was a very good man. and
that n Mr. Croker would consent 70 n1mi-
nat" him they would all work fot him
A. a matter Of fact. and a. TnR SUN Las
old many times. MI. Coler II popular
among the rank and hle ~ Tammany
Now many ~ them think that he would
be- n good nominee for Mayor, and tlcy
are willing to -ay this always with tho
proviso. however. that they are not 20 10
quoted and that their hel-fs are ALWAYS
subject 10 revision by their absentee and
lord. Squire Croker.
MIR Coler wants to be nominated for
Governor 10y the Democrats neIt year
He thinks that he could win Il may Ia
observed that Mr.. Coler thinks thai he
could 10 elected To any orice on any ticket.
He believes that II he were nominated for
Governor and elected he would make such
a record In the Office that hs would be the
logical Democratic nominee for the Pre-i-
dency In 1914. Mr. Coler Is perfectly honest
In this belief. II il because Of II that no
has been unwilling to declare hlmself OPP
posed TO Tammany Hall. IL Ia because 81
Il that during the past year he has BEEN
! making up with Tammany Hall. He wants
TammAny 10 be for him next year az Stats
convention time.
, He would like TO be MAYOR Of New York
He would like Il because he regards Il as
n stepping stone TO a higher Office His
friends said Yesterday that " he were
elected Mayor on the Tammany tickle,
he would he willing to be a subservIclt
tool OF MI. Croker. as Van WICK has been
Mr. Golfer IL ambitious. Ambition led
him 20 support Bryan and free silver and
II viii lead him TO support TammAny and
all that Tammany stands for. Az q matter
Of fact, Mr.. Coler's ambition has cau-si
him 20 do things which have cost him 'is
friendship and political respect Of a mum
her Of men Ia the financial district and 20
Iibi'rrH'buA NV WIZ ~ ~ AlAlr hblIhif Z
him greatly.
A. 10 the attitude Of Mr.. Croker toward
Mr. Coler, nothing could be earned from
authoritative sources Yesterday VIZ
Croker Ia the campaign for the nomina'inn
for Governor last year made a very serI.H-
charge against Mr. Coler IL was tha;
while Mr. Coler was Comptroller Il Oh"
city a large trust company offered 20 him
al par its stock. which, II wa then known,
would Immediately after heiug put upon
the market rise To a very high figure art
Mr. Croker said that Mr. Coler accepted
the stock and profted 10y the tr ansa ,i.r
MIR Croker mentioned this incident Only
10 show that he was a man Of more ng1d
personal honor than MIR Coler.
The ofer Of stock was made 20 him az '1"
same time that u was made TO NJ lol'f.
according Ia Nj Croker, and he, t-lrvlng
that n would he improper foI him O. rr'ti
10y such "A transaction, refused 70 t-SN,m" a
party 10 u Mr. Croker made this charge
In all seriousness against Mr. toler, aus
used very bitter words In duing-o Nhr'i'r
after Tint he would permit Mr. Coler =" -
ccive \ nomination nj his hands wa 10"
question which was being discussed N"-'"'-
day.
IN order TO understand the s~i'ga'i'n
Il must be borne IN mind that the 1amuIuv
nomination for any offce from Mayor down
IL absolutely within the gift Of Nj Croker
The candidates for ofic~ Will - hi -,
sonal selection, and II was questioned
NftifFNltN NifA FI Ht Nh'Nl ~ lFNA wv
look an offence which h. himself hrous1i
90 ligh, and condemned In 1870 IT,"
incident H. recalled only toShow The hi'i.f
ncss with which Mr. Croker regarded Mr
Colcr last year.
|, must also 10 remembered thai up 20
the present time Mr.. Colcr has ten ono
80 'hc Warmcs' admirers In this state -
ex-senator David Bennett HI, who is
the most bitter political enemy hat Nros''
has. Mr.. Croker has Mr., Hi down nov
IL So. - .asa.... ...-sN., 80. VhN THFma
many mon Yesterday whether h Nouli
permit Mr.. Coler 10 get into an Office wh'f"
he would H. able 10 aid Mr. Hill In every
way and NJ the same tim" 80 iniCne VIZ
Croker. u WIS pointed out that a. NAV
Mr.. tolcr would 10 anl- not only 90 mum"
the Tammany organization bv n"gleT ~
it, interests. hut that he would l. An'"
10 iujIr- II positively by distributing the
patronage Of HE ofiCs IN such a waN as
put the power into the hands ~ no tr-rfs
~ ex-senator Hi h qucs ion. aN~orl-
ing 90 ore Tarnmany He'll ksdrr. cam"
down to this
Il think that u Mr.. Croker. commonly
called His Whisk"r can SCI from Co,"f
a pledge that he will obey the orders OF tho
machine. To- will Civ" the nomination -
,oler, but this pledge must b" ~ such a
character that u will leave no lropho!e f"f
Mr. Coler 10 crawl n u That ", tiht
Mr. Croker, I hm convinced from the ON
Vcr~ation- that I have had with him. would
not anspt MIR Coler's word IN such ar in-
rorfAut matter This is benause Croker
do-~ not ir,st Golfer Croker thinks that
Col~r would no, h-~itAt" io attack ~"
1amnAny machine IL be- though thA u
would further his own I~uli'lcal Yru-T~rs
In nv opifiun. Mr. CroArf vii not con
ssu, to tho nominstion q IDirf. Athunsh
many - W. l-li~vc that Nj Cadet L. potu-
lar and would WaA" a s'ruaE Uanftfa'"
az cSur~e. ~. availaiil'N la t-~r iurrvn-i
ty tho tat that u" aft-IaWWsuN in4h-
Al fbg tHff-.ra' tNtssn gnT.rNarsd him srrH
iHusiy a. a Is--ibis nomir-s l. vouI
~ a E--s' thing fuf W n ~ ouuld Ans~'
H. attaHks ou ouf tirk-f ~ saving VA
81 10 had 70 a man ~ho "a -~ft"Isly of