New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-22
COLER THINKS 1T OVER,
M4YT4KE SECOND PLACE.
Mcclellan Fly Fishing for CIeretand
Endorsement.

The announcement is expected from Brooklyn
within forty-eight hours that eT-ControIer BIG
s Coler has been agreed upon as the TainmAny
candidate for Controller. Mr.. Coler does not
want the honor. He had four years OF 1t under
Van wyck and got from il all the prestige
that could he squeezed out In the political press
Besides. he ran for Governor last fall. and 1t Is
more or less Of come down" for him TO men
tally put on again the harness Of 1871.
please take me off the slate and keep me
OF" said Mr. Coler % the newspaper men yes
terday at his Cedar-st. office. Il am not
candidate for anything. have not BEEN ana
would esteem IL a great favor II the leaders
would leave me out of consideration. am salts
fed to attend to business"
IF requested by Mr.. Mclaughlin TO make the
race for Controller would you acquiesceF was
asked.
..Nr. Mclaughlin has not asked me to do any
thing Of the kind. and is not likely TO- was
the evasive answer.
"wouId YOU consider il rndignihed to run for
Controller this year. after being the candidate
for Governor year ago.
mot necessarily" said Mr.. Coler. THE once
Of Controller is ar exalted one. almost as great
as that of Mayor Charles S. Fairchild ran on
the Low ticket for Controller after being Sec
reta-y of the Treasury IN President Cleveland s
Cabinet
This suggestion indicated that Mr.. Coler had
been thinking IL over"
DO you apprehend that the directors OF the
Guardian Trust Company, who made the fight
against you a few months ago, would rene"
that fight to your disadvantage if you we're up
for Officer" he asked.
Il wouldn't care If they would quickly re-
piled Mr.. Coler. 81 would get all the more votes
would like to have that business well aired.
MCCLELLAN UNDER COVER
Colonel George B. Mcclellan. Murphy's choice
for Mayor was under cover yesterday. He
told his friends that he expected 10 go to
Princeton before the end OF the week. 1t Is
understood that he will make friendly CALI
or ex-President Cleveland. tell him how sure he
is that he can boss his boss Mr.. Murphy. and
try to get, without directly asking for it. an in
dorsement OF himself for Mayor. 1t is said that
Murphy Is willing to return the compliment by
indorsing Mr.. Cleveland for third term. There
is good deal of curiosity among political fish
ermen over this fishing excursion OF the can
didate. Mr.. Cleveland is something OF fly
fisherman himself Mr.. Mcclellan will do his
best to get a rise out OF him by using a
strictly high grade tariff reform. gold stand
ard. 1904 fly. The chances are against the can
didate's success.
\ GENTLE HINT DROPPED.
CnaTieS +. OIOppSO q BeLlle nlul dUOut
his wishes esterday at Tammany Hall
1T would be interesting to know what you
and Nj Mcclellan talked about Saturday" Mr..
Murphy was told.
oh no: II would not interest any one"
Don't you think that George is looking rather
thin?"
Yes. do not know but what he IS thin. But
he is stronger than he looks" said Mr. Murphy.
and then added as all gathered about him
laughed, and you take that any way you
wish" smiling himself
Or. Parkhurst saws that II the angel Of light
was nominated by Tamnany he would still be a
Tammany candidate"
Il agTee with him. replied Mr.. Murphy
Reports gay that the representatives Of all
the four boroughs besides Manhattan opposed
the candidacy of Mr.. Mcclellan at the meeting
Of the city committee Friday. Is that soy
I VIII not say a word about it..
Mr.. Murphy declared that he did not know
anything about the Metropolitan Democratic
Club. which is alleged TO be supporting the
candidacy Of Lewis Nixon.