New-York tribune., 1901-12-02
cROKER's TROUBLES GROW
HIS TOWERING AMBITION, POLITICIANS
SAY WILL O'ERLEAP ITSELF-OR-
POSITION ALL AROUND.

Richard Croker, who mysteriously dtsappeareo
from the city on Friday, returned TO town ast
night. He had been at Redbank. The IaHliailS
leader had little say, and was not incHiiea ~
discuss the storm raised in Washington by MS al
tempt to secure from the caucus of the DemocTatc
members of the House of Representatives an III
dorsement of a platform submitted py MIN 'hroueh
CONGRESSMAN George B. Mcclellan 1t is unoef
stood that Edward NJ. Shepard wrote IL; tha' II
will be practically the platform to be adopted ps
the Democratic State Convention next year, anu
will be the text for the principles TO De nrseu
by Croker in the next National Convention OF tie
party The gossip Is current that Mr. Snepara is
to be nominated for Governor by Croker next year
on this platform If the Wigwam leader can bring
ii about.
As announced in The Tribune. the platform sus-
gested by Croker in Congress received seaii'
courtesy from the Democratic members OF congress
II was evident from this action in Washington that
Croker still aspires dictate In national alairs
and it is further indicated that the Democrats u
the country at large do not intend 10 ailo" hii'
to do So While Croker is crying for harmony III
the State and nation, Democrats from the "est
and South openly charge him with trying 10 foinehl
trouble. They say that Croker by attempting ~
force a platform upon the party has only causeu W
trouble and that advice from him comes with III
grace in the light OF the series OF reVetses MS
leadership has brought to the party In New-1o 1ofh
They say that Croker is working to knife f1iii anu
all Democrats opposed TO Tammany hethouS' il
that he is not playing fair with the bisSh ".-7
of
closed incident and the country committed 10 .iie
gold standard They add that he would better
attend strictly to business in New-1ork o4'S anu
leave the party affairs of the nation alone
There are no ndica ations that CTokers plea ior
harmony is meeting response. IN ldc', lHe ~
,-arv is true The Democrats who have peell hsil-
ing Croker say that he is humbled indeed "hfi As
comes out and admits that factonal disputes nave
hurt the party. They realize that theS nave u
under Crol,ers armor and they are going 10 isii.
all the harder They do not intent to harhaohl~e
along the lines Of continued eictalorship u '''
Wigwam's head 49,
obseryant polit1eians assert that Croker is being
forced into the position of taking sioes "i.i Inc
BRYAN wing of the party. Certain friends OF Will
lam J. Bryan say that Mr.. Bryan does not want
and will not accept the Democratic nomination III
1904 but they say at the same time that no man man
shall be named personally dSfasfe1u 10 MIN on ,,n
and above all, ex-senator Hill Is personals ~
satisfa ctory to Mr. Bryan Hill is popular IN tne
West and soth and oddly enough his Populariitty
is based almost entirely upon Crokers emmy snfniIy
toward him. Hill has been ignored by the B%ryaH- %
the sending out of tnVitations 10 b
national prominence to attend me ailhIan paIt
ouet of the Jacksonian Club in Omaha In January.
This is said be intentional and to De Que 10 li H
nominated in 1904 and Bryan doesn't want HiI
nominated They agree IN TINS ana III Il CroHer en 9a
ton it said it Will be against ti II the mean mean
time Hin is working to 6rng gan. aoo4s IL
Croker's antipathy to him, because the democrats
of the west and South hate Croker and Tammany
nd are with Croker and TamDlany oppose.
Croker has his hands full with his attempt to get
his organization in this city IN snare 10 ~an s mis- his
hold on the State machinery. te head OF ftlli from
the Presidential nomination, and to get contTei OF
the delegation the national convention OF ls}i
and dictate the party's platform and poilcy ana at
the same time bring about harmony. The poiiti-
mental and political eabre. and that he is troting
straight ahead 10 other and even more serious Dun
ders than those which have fallen 70 his !ot re-
Gently