The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24
COLER MAY LEAD
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS TURN
ING TO EX-CoMPTRoLLER.
First Place on Ticket-Hill, Coler
and Others Think Democrats Will
win-Party in Fine Shape.

New York World. ,, o. ,a
Odell for Governor. ,.
Developments for the past week rSiiuei
the nomination of Coler to head the Dem
ocratic State ticket practically 1ore-
gone conclusion, unless the situation COM
pIetely changes between now ana tne
meeting of the convention dt oai"'oo
five weeks hence. 49,,
One by one the strong factors IN the
race-Milburn. Lam11t, Parker NlHonu
have been eliminated until Coler Is ien'
as practically the only avallaole man
combining the elements of general poPu-
larity with the party powers
For one reason or another JACOB "a
Cantor, Elliot Danforth, George M fa a.
mer, Judge d. Cady Herrlck, 1onn -, o.
StanchfeId and the others whose names
have been spoken of in connectlon WIN
the honor are believed to be unaple 10
marshal 1.-The strength Sufficient 10 cap
ture the prize; Cantor on account OF loG Gt
Affiliations which would inJure MIN WIN
Tammany; Danforth and Stanchneio ds
already beaten candidates, and Palmer
and Herrick as not being wen enous
known here. Coler. as the best-KnoWl "a
all candidates, and with a popular recoru,
is thus left apparently, with me cndhce
of receiving the nomination.
Democrats in position to know say ne
is the first choice of both DaVld Is. 1lii
and Hughe Mclaughlin, and that Tor Two
weeks past they have been telling tnelI
political intimates that he is the most
available man. 1t Is asserted Coler has
been in grooming by Hill and McLaugh-
lin all summer and that the eAs aular,,
campaigning carried on at the Albany
headquarters under the astute eye or Hlil
has been done with funds raised through
the instrumentality of Coler. -
A Surprise in Store.
Coler and Hill and Coler and McLaush-
lin have been in frequent consultation. IT
has transpired within the past two days
that they have in store surprise Tor
the politicians in the work of organlza-
ton they have been quietly carrying on
an orga nization more perfect, 1t Is de-
clared, than any existing in the State
since the DAYS of Tilden Organization
has been perfected in every school dis
trict in the State.
its hand. with few exceptions the dis
trict leaders are silent regarding their
preference and the triumvirs say 1t Is too
early yet to venture a prediction as 10
who the nominee for Governor will be.
Coler is known to be the preference OF,
perhaps. two-thrds of the district lead
ers. These same leaders begged croker
last wear to let them nominate Coler Tor
Mayor, and with the former autocrat or
Fourteenth Street away in Europe it Is
expected that they will this year assert
their choice. The Carroll faction In Tam
manv is opposed to Coler and Will make
q fight against him.
Tammany this year will he a minor
factor in the convention. Hill and NC
Laughln being supreme to name the
ticket and make the platform. Tam
many will not antagonze Senator Hill
this year and it is said the State Con-
vention at Saratoga will be made the
occasion of an enthusiastic reclamation
of the Sage of Woolferts Roost as the
leader of the State Democracy.
Not an Active Candidate.
Mr.. Coler is not an active candidate.
Still he is not entirely ignorant of the
fact that his nomination for Governor Is
likely. To a World reporter he declared
yesterday that he was out of politics and
a candidate for nothing; that he would
certainly make no effort whatever to Sc
cure the nomination for Governor.
This is what Mr.. Coler said: