New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
VAN HOESEN FOR COLER.
THINKS THE EX-CoNTROLLER COULD
BE ELECTED GOVERNOR AND
WOULD HAVE BEATEN LOW.

George NJ. Van Hoesen. chairman of the Tam
many General Committee, was asked yesterday
by a Tribune reporter what he thought Of the
report that the Tammany triumvirate
break king up, and that Sport, Two Spot and Joke
would be forced to relinquish the nominal lead
ersl1ip soon after the primaries
There IS no such thing as the triun1virate,"
replied Mr. Van Hoesen with a laugh. 1T is
creation Of the newspapers pure and simple.
Murphy. McMahon and Hafen were appointed
to that committee to fill in gap. and never had
any extraordinary powers. l don't that 1t
makes much difference one way the other as
10 whether or not they continue in their present
positions They have had absolutely nothing to
do except routine business since the party has
been out of power and has had no patronage to
distribute The committee appointed be-
cause it was necessary that some one should be
at Tammany Hall every day to receive com
munications and attend 10 the ordinary routine
work. Murphy. NcAGahon and Haffen are not
the leaders of the party and never have peen
The newspapers have tried to make them appear
as the leaders in order to heap ridicule on the
party.
7 have no doubt that new leader will grow
up in the organization. Who he will be no one
can tell any more than General Grants leader
ship of the army could have been foretold- When
II comes to the leadership Of q great political
machine the man who fills that position must
know the organization from top TO bottom He
must know the men and what their weight is
No green man can fill the bill. A leader Will be
found. however. and within short time
Who Is the most logical candidate for Gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket Mr.. Van Hoe
sen was asked.
7 wouldn't like to say who Is the most logical
candidate. I prefer 70 leave that for the con-
vention 70 decide. think myself. however, that
Bird s Coler would have been elected Mayor OF
New-York City, and I think he can be elected
Governor if the party has sense enough 10 nom
mate him II was very poor return 10 turn
Mr. Coler down when he had risked his political
life by opposing RaTnapo, as he did. single hand-
ed What encoura cement can there pe 1or a
public man TO do 3 bold and brave thing for the
public il the public takes no notice OF IT toier
defied the leaders OF both parties and Destroyer
Rauapo Notwithstanding the millions he saved
10 the city and Notwithstanding the encourage
rlent that ought TO have been given to him by
all who appreciate bold and brave act, Coler
was thrown over. # the press would exploit his
action in the Ramapo deal and West-st grab
and call attention to the mans absolute fearless
ness l think he could be elected Governor
think however there would be a disposition 10
overlook these things and TO ridicule him. The
Democratic party has no official organ in New
York CITY and cannot get its record before the
sCoIer has made mistakes, but they have been
Things against q man 4 very large NUMBER OF
the leaders OF Tanlmany Hall were very much
inclined TO Coler at the last election thlnk
he would make an admirable candidate, with
good record behind him. and With an assurance
that Il any wrongful act was contemplated by
politicians of his own any other party he
would be the first man to oppose it He can say,
If you want to know what can DO look at
what I have done
Mr. Van Hoesen believes that William s Dev-
cry has good chance Of winning in the lAth
District. notwithstanding his bad record in the
Police Department
The fight that Devery is making for the
leadership in the IXth District said Mr. Van
Hoesen. reminds ne Of the nomination for Reg
.jster and defeat of Jimmie Hayes IN 1874 The
one thing that defeated Hayes was the fact that
he was friend of John Morrissey, and yet Nor
rfssev the very next year ran for the Senate
downtown and won by substantial! majority
Two years later he nominated for Senator IN
the Fifth-ave. silk stocking district. and showed
his enemies that he could win even there They
say that Edward NJ. Shepard was defeated
simply because he would not say that ne would
. remove Devery. and Low vas a virtuous man
. because he said he would remove him In less
than year all that said about Devery has
been forgotten. I imagine however. that the
Republicans are roofing for his election TO the
leadership, TO provide a good issue for them in
the next election.