The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
COLER'S BOOM FOR MAYOR.
Tnmmnny and Anti-Tnmmany Talk
of His Candidacy.

NEW YORK. Aug. A--COmptrolier Co-
Ter was at the New Point Hotel, Amity-
vile. today. He was reached by telephone
and did not seem displeased by the talk
his candidacy for mayor has created. His
latest boom has RELOCATED to the rear all
other mayoralty booms. Nothing was
talked of in political circles today except
to succeed Van Wyck.
Opinions differ as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
Mr.. Coler either as an anti-Tammany
candidate or as standard bearer of the
wiewam, but whether Mr.. Coler will get
the nomination or not. he is undoubtedly
a strong factor in the political situation
today and must be recognized. That he
has a numerous personal following and
also the heavy backing and support OF
those who believe he can win. regardless
of his political Affiliations, there is no
question. Again, he is opposed by power
full politicians inside of Tammany Han.
John j. Scannell, than whom there Is no
more influential friend of Richard Croker,
is Mr.. Colers unrelenting enemy.
on the other hand, Mayor Van Wyck
and John + Carroll, the last named OF
whom is generally credited with being the
sponsor of Van Wyck. are apparently
very friendly with Mr.. Coler. In fact, the
friendship between Mr.. Coler and Mayor
Van Wyck is of long standing. All
through the attacks on the Tammany pol
iticians for jobbery which Mr.. Coler eN-
posed the mayor and comptroller re-
manned the best of friends; Mr.. Coler kept
discreetly out of the ice trust fight, and
made no personal references to the mayor
during all the time attacks were made on
him for holding ice trust stock.
In his North Fridge fight the
comptroller was backed up by the mayor,
who generously allowed the comptroller
to take most of the credit for it, and in
the long battle against Ramapo the comp
trolier kept the mayors name out of 1t.
On his record in the Ramapo and North
River Bridge matters the friends OF the
comptroller Will demand OF the indepen-
dent forces his nomination for mayor
These friends pointed out today that IN
all the talk of candidates for the nomi-
nation of mayor not one has so far been
mentioned except Mr.. Coler who took the
leading part in saving the city from the
grasp or the Ramapo pIotJers and the
North River Bridge grabbers-
Mr.. Coer's candidacy is also regarded
with deep interest by Republican poliu-
Clans whose view of the political situa-
ton extends beyond the boundaries of
the Bronx. They are looking with en-
quiring looks toward Capitol Hill, Albany,
and ask themselves what does 0dell think
of Coler's candidacy II nominated for
d
formidable rival to Odell for Governor?
But all this gossip and these surmises
are idle, say the wise men of Fourteenth
Street and the amen corner of the Firth
Avenue Hotel In the opinion of these
sages there are 10 plums on the political
tree for Mr.. Coler; they recall the words
of Senator Plat and of Richard Croker
in which they both denounced Mr. Coier
when he was a candidate for Governor
and when he was talked of for mayor
before. But Mr.. Platt has since said that
he will take anybody the Citizens
Union wants Mr.. Croker has not been
heard from on the subject.
1t will depend, of course, upon what
Mr.. Croker says, and II he says yes
there is no question but that Mr.. Soler
can poll the full Tammany vote, and his
friends rely on his drawing support
enough from the independents to have
walkover to the city hall on January
next. Therefore, Mr.. Colers friends pre-
fer him TO have the Tammany nominal
ton. OF the Independent nomination they
are not confident of a walkover. be-
cause it is doubted by many OF them
whether he can poll all of the Republican
vote, and whether he could carry with
him the independent Democrats who
would support him as Democratic nomi-
nee, but who would not vote for him as
candidate OF the Republicans.
Mclaughlin, the Democratic boss of
Kings County, is admirer of both MIR.
Hill and Mr.. Coler He is reported as
saying today that Mr.. Hill is one of the
ablest statesmen in the country, and that
neither he nor MIR. Color had been
''shelved."
Governor Odell who from his summer
ing place at Lake Mohonk is watching the
trend of events, has adopted d policy of
non-interfegence. If members or the Re-
publican party" he is reported saying,
are attributing to me any share in an
effort to throw out OF balance the con-
ference OF the antI-Tammany groups.
they are mistaken. That effort comes. |
do not doubt. from those / antagonized in
relation to the attempted police legisla-
ton"