New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-30
NO." SAY HENDRIX AND ORR.
WOULDN'T HAVE TAMMANY NOMLNA TTON-FUSION
DIFFERENCES SMOOTHED
KINGS STILL WANTS COLER
POSSIBILITY OF A FIGHT ON THE
FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION
GROWING

With the city convention less than one week
OFF the Tammany leaders seem to he all at sea
to who will head the municipal ticket Rich
ard Croker screens himself behind a wall OF
silence and will say nothing. Every one in the
organization appears to be guessing. including
the big chief Croker at the club last night
He seemed TO be worried and distressed. but no
inkling of wnat he intends to do came from his
lips Most of the other leaders, taking their cue
from the boss. were as silent as the grave
The city committee will meet again tonight
to discuss candidates This committee has now
some twenty-eight names before IL for consid-t
Grafton. meeting held Saturday night
but, reported in The Tribune. it failed To fnd
solution Of the problem. At that meetnh
Kings County. which up to that time had din
ciared for e1y one candidate. BirI & Colsfe
and had pugnaciously announced it would carrst
the fight for CoIer TO the floor of the conven--
tion If Croker did not agree to nominate the
Controller, suddenly receded apparently from
this arbitrary stand, and offered for the con-
sideration of the conference the names of sew
eral other Brooklyn men, The name of Joseph
c. Hendrix president of the National Bank OF
Commerce. was among them. After the meeting
II was said that Mr.. Hendrix would he accepta-z
bic TO both Manhattan and Kings and would
be agreed upon a compromise candidate This
was all right until last night when Mr. Hendrix
not accept the nomination. Alexander e Orr
also named by the Brooklyn representation in..f
dignantly denied the right of the conferr-es 60
use his name. II became evident that ESings
left with only one candidate Coler. and
last night It Indicated that Kings would
stick to him TO the last. In fact tt . : whis-
pered last evening that the Kings County people
well knew that the men proposed as compromiss
candidates would not consent to the use Of their
names.
Mr.. Croker. however, is still against the Con
troIIer, and has so told the Kings County rep
resentatives. Coer. it is said. tried 20 patch
UP peace with Croker but without any degree OF
success The boss's personal choice is Lewis.s
Nixon and he is working for his nomination.
Nixon. however. is unpopular with some OF tho
East Side leaders in whose districts enormous
Tammany majorities are rolled up. These lad
ers have much influence with Croker. and it is
said they will be able to overthrow Nixon. Kings
County is also opposed to Nixon.
There was talk yesterday that Justice George +
G. Barrett might be named. The name Of the
Justice was added to the list Of names before
the city committee Saturday night II was Of
fered by John F. Carroll and this was regarded
significant II said last night. however
that Justice Barrett would not take the NOM
ination.
The Tammany situation. in fact. r. rnugzy
and foggy- Whether the meeting OF the city
committee tonight will clarity It no one could
tell last night compromise candidate must :
be reached before the convention on October
None OF the leaders doubt that such candidate -
will be found II such an agreement is not
reached then a split between Tammany and
Kings County may be expected with fight on
the floor Of the convention. Kings County urging
Coler. and hoping to get support for him from
OF the East Side Tammany leaders OF the
more independent stripe.
Ex-senator David B. Hill who Is acting az
the adviser of Hugh Mclaughlin and Coler IN
this complication was In the city Saturday Mr.
Hill would Ike 10 see fight between the Tam q
many and Kings County organizations precipi-
tated. He wants the support OF Kings County
10 regain control OF the State machine Kings
for the last three years has supported Tammany
in national and State conventions and thus
made Croker dominant in the State II this
combination be destroyed Hill will be ra-
stored TO State leadership.
Mr.. Coler said last night that he would he zIas
10 support Mr.. Hendrix for the rnayoraltv nom,
nation So far as he himself was Concerned ha
would be glad 70 accept the place az the head -
the ticket. but that he could not sacrifice his
business for the ContrOllership the borough
presidency
TT would give great pleasure he addad
ito support Mr. Hendrix for Mayor il he vOuId
accept the nomination. In far as I am con-
cerned personally. all I have said about this
matter TO any one is that. n the people Of New
York wanted me 10 be their Mayor / would hs
glad 20 serve them There are plenty OF otbar
good Democrats who would make good Mayors
II elected
Asked il in any circumstances he would ac.
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