New-York tribune., 1902-09-05
SULLIVAN WINS HILL.
COLER TO BE NOMINATED
FOR GOVERNOR.
To MAKE SULLIVAN LEADER OF TAM
MANY AND REHARILITATE GAM
BLING SYNDICATE.


Big Tim" Sullivan yesterday accomplished
the grea test feat Of his political career He met
ex-senator David e. Hill at the Hoffman House
and persuaded him definitely To accept Bird :.
Coler candidate for Governor on the Demo
cratic State ticket this fall. Coler's name here
tofore has been on the slate in tentative and
shrinking manner Sullivan and Hill have
scratched it i'm so that it won't readily rub off.
This most remarkable political combination
Of the decade is expected by its trainers to
furnish the following results:
sullivan TO deliver tho Tnmu,nny deIeEa-
ton to HiU for COIer.
TOier. &c elected, to declare for sullivan
the lender of Tnmmany Hall.
sullivan to dictate the MnyOrnIty ticket
next fall sweep the Low administration out
of power, and secure control 0f the Police
Department. of this city. This Will restore
the gamblers TO power In Tanlmnny Halt and
furnish sullivan and his particulPr friends
ample reward for their IabOrs.
The combination Is not one that Hill would
choose If he could win easily. but it is the only
one that affords ray of hope. He expects TO
see Coler attacked as "Sullivan's man." but he
thinks this will he more than offset by Coler's
supposed strength with the labor interests.
The further fact developed yesterday that the
anti-Coler men working up boom for Bor-
ough President Cantor in the expectation Of
throwing the Governorship to the upstate
'1rlil''l aus IT was announced Oy MI 1dHIpT
friends last night that Chief Judge Alton r.
Parker who is regarded as one Of the possibil-
tiles for the head of the ticket. was in favor Of
Cantor if the nomination should come to this
city. Sullivan is against Cantor for Governor,
hut hints 10 Cantors friends that he would
back Cantor for the Tammany Mayoralty nom
ination next fail
Hill and Coer breakfasted together at the
Hoffman House. and had a long chat about the
situation. Mr.. Coler went TO his downtown
office looking supremely happy, and he in
the same frame Of mind when seen later in the
day by Il Tribune reporter He was uncom-
municative about his political plans. however,
further than to say that any man who was
against the Ramapo grab, the West-st grab and
friend Of labor would have no trouble in
winning this fan against OdelI
Hill has patched up peace between the Kings
County opponents Of Coler, and Shevlin, who
hrutally snubbed Coer at the Saratoga con /
vention two years ago. will he compelled to
take his medicine Senator McCarren, who |
shares the State leadership honors with HILL !
Gene" Wood and Tim" sullivan, was one of
Mr.. Hills callers yesterday and consulted with |
Sullivan. After talking with ex-senator Hi, |
Big Tim came out of the room and said,
'Tammany Hall will he solid behind Bird s |
CoIer If he is nominated Coler could have been |
elected if he had two years ago. If ne |
should head the ticFet in this campaign he |
would sweep the State. New-York County |
would give him ninety thousand majority"
Ex-senator Hill saw n number of the local |
leaders before returning to Albany last night |
It Is expected that Mr.. Coler will soon engage !
rooms at the Grand Union Hotel. in Saratoga |
for headquarters, and that the announcement |
will soon be made that he is a candidate for |
the nomination.
other callers on Mr. Hill Elliot Dan |
forth, John B. StanchfeId. Norman +. Mack |
and James X. Mcclure
Mr. Hill is in the saddle and beyond any |
dispute is the actual leader of party affairs in |
the State. He Will draft the platform and |
name the ticket to be nominated at Saratoga |
1t is unnecessary TO say that Bryan and the |
Kansas City platform will not receive even
honorable mention. The recent Ohio State Con- |
vention its Endorsement of Bryan and the plans |
Of Tom L. Johnson were subjects broaChed 10
Mr. HILL but he would not talk. These are
painful to him.
After luncheon yesterday Hill took cab and |
accompanied by William F. Sheehan, drove 10
Brooklyn. where he had lonS talk with Hugh
Mclaughlin, the veteran leader of the Kings
County organization. 1t was said that at this
conference 1t finally agreed that Coler
should be the man. Somehow or other the news
filtered out, and late in the day friends were
cheerfuy greeting Coer with, "Howdy. Gov
ernor.' This pleased Coler nightly.
Mucn surprise was caused in Westchester
yesterday by the announcement that eX-Sena-
tor Hill had written to Congressman Cornelius
A Pugsley inviting him to take place on the
Democratic State ticket Hill, It is said. has
no intention of giving Pugsley the nomination
for Governor but wants him to take minor
nomination. The State organization it is re-
ported regards the Democratic outlook in West
chester gloomy and has grave doubts about
MI Pugsley's chances for being reelected To
Congress, now that the New-YOrk City end has
been cut off his district They believe that Mr.
Pugsley will do much better for the party. and
himself we'll, by keeping out of the Congress
night and getting on the State ticket. The lead
ers in the county are inclined 10 urge Mr.. PuEs
ley TO disregard the invitation of Mr. Hin un-
less he can get the nomination for Governor.
II Mr.. Pugsey should accept a nomination on
the State ticket il would put end to the boom
of Mayor Fiske of Mount Vernon for Controller
as two Westchester County men could not he
on the same ticket
An INTERVIEW WITH CRONTF