New-York tribune., 1901-11-28
.JEER AT CRORER'S PLEA.
ANTI-TAnIsIANY DEMOCRATS SAY REA'
SON HE WANTS HARMONY is PLAIN
BIT THEY ARE NOT BITING.


r2icI,ard Croker said Yesterday that he had
no appointment TO meet ex-senator Hill ana ais
cuss harmony plan for the party IN the 0'a'e.
His remarks about harmony, he adoeo' hau
been made in a general way onl9' ne
~ seq the partv get together, but he hao no
definite plan at the moment. The aliiaiiS ~
are jubilant over Crokers peace oNeTtuleS'
want IN see the party united of course Ihe
-, - ,.,,o, iaar They say Croker
doesn't want any more pounding; that ne mas
mare 70 lose than they have, and they ask
,,,,,,no ciorsIz- who started it?' They ooh
,ren+ rea.e. as vet They believe that the f'e-
nubIicans will win a sweeping victory III liie
State next fall eecting a Governor ana iesls-
lature. and they want Croker TO commune a'
State dictator name the ticket anu run e
campaign and get all the blame toT uelea''
this reason they are not nibblng at the palt
Frank Campbell Of Bath, chairman OF the
Democratic State Committee a loyal f1lii Ii"n
and powerful Democrat up the state salo a'
the Hoffman House yesterday. ui3o"''iiie
Croker's plea for harmony:
Mr.. Croker appears. TO be strongly IN faVor
of harmony Well so am l. I'm in favor OF
harmony of the right sort. What kind IS the
right sort? This kind: 1t will not be sufclent
for the rival Democratic leaders to shake hahos
and announce that they have made up 1t VIII
be necessary to convince the people OF lie
State that the Democratic party Is IN earnest
and intends to serve the best interests OF tile
people Public confidence in our party mas peeh
DESTROYED and Wen have to regain 1t IN order
f. win at the polls In order to do all this it
will be necessary to begin by allowing the oele-
gates not a leader or a few leaders. . run the
next State convention. Our delegates must be
selected from the best Democrats in the State.
no matter whether they known as CfeTe-
land men or Hill men OF course. would nave
leaders in the convention. but they must not
attempt to dictate nominations, as mas peen
done before. They must learn the sentiment
of the delegates and conform to it. That's the
right basis for harmony. and there can be no
harmony on any other terms. Inc rank ana
file in the Democratic party will not be fooled
by a few rival leaders shaking hands ana saying
that past differences have been forgotten ana
there is harmony in the camp.
Croker's harmony plan is not welcomed by the
Greater New-York Democracy. William Hep
burn Russell chairman Of the executive COM
rlittee OF that organization. in reply 10 a queS-
ton yesterday said:
Yes the Greater New-York Democracy is in
favor of harmony. but are unalterabiy op-
posed TO a leadership that has DESTROYED the
Democratic party in this State We are in favor
Of q reunited organization with Croker. Carroll
and Sullivan the outside OF 1t, we stand
horse foot and dragoon against the conlnatloh
greatly mistaken, the Greater New YORK Denoc,
racy stands for non partisanshlp In municlpai
ca anlpaigns and this subject VIII doubtless De
fully discussed on Friday night at the meeting
Of the executive committee. The organization is
enlisted for the war to a finish-not for single
Campaign J..
Jacob a Cantor. Borough President-elect Is
incredulous concerning Richard Crokers plea
for harmony. ,
That's fine proposition to come from croker
or any one connected with him. SAID MI. can
tor suppose Tammany had won. why, !ot
Of US would not have been permitted to 1--we IN
Ne1v-Yo.k He would have harmonized with a
club if he had Won. Now he talks about con
cessjons' What concessions can he make he
has nothing 10 offer. II he thinks he can hood-
wink the Democrats opposed to his rule ne Is
mistaken The Greater New York Democracy
IS not TO be absorbed by Tammapy through any
tax Of harmony We shall go right on working
for the best interests OF clean Democfa NC
marty If there is to be real harmony in the
democratic party in this State, croker ana ali
The crew around him must step down ana "u..
Tnev must get out for good, disappear. ehguit
themselves in political oblivion. the decent
Democrats OF this State VIII have no more ol
Croker and th4 gang around him. IheE nave
wrecked the party and driven all decent Demo-
crafts into organizations opposed 10 1ahlrldIiN.
Now that they are beaten and dlscredlted' theS
talk . bout peace and harmony, II there IS 70
he harmony the plan for 1t must come from 'ne
men who have won. and their plan VIII INCLUDE
the complete and final retirement OF croker ana