New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-08
COL. BLISS AND THE sENAToRsHIP.
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE CANDIDATES.
HOW HIsCocK HOLDS THE BALANCE OF PorEx-
TILE TENDENCY In his DIRHcrInN


reporter yesterday In his ollce, No 100 broadway,
looking q pile Of legal documents preparatory 10
flying trip to Albany. Looking up In response TO
query Colonel DIisss blue eyes twinked be replied
"Yes have naturally taken some interest IN tho
Senatorial contest. ] have all the candidates,
Miicr, Morton and Hiscock and think know what
they and their friends claim. and have formed de-
cided opinion as 10 how tho canvass stands. am
clear that neither Miller Morton has a majority Of
the members committed to him. and equally
clear that the election Is to be declined by those who
have not only not committed themselves bu. have not
yet made up their minds. I think Miller has to-day
more votes that no rely upon than Morton has.
though the difference between them is not great and
though for few lays the Morton men have been
making more noise in the papers. Neither OF them has
much over thirty votes and forty eight are needed
canvass recently published BY "1he Herald" Il thor
oughly Incorrect to my personal knowledge
Il am equally CHAR that Hiscock has moro votes
than II Is the policy Of ethel the Miller men or tho
Morton mon to admit lie certainly holds the balance
Of power If the men who / believe are uncommitted
are divided equally between Morton and Miller. And
in that situation hsvoe Is likely 10 grow. There are
a good many districts where the members are being
pulled and hauled by the Morton and the Miller
men ono has contributed u their election expen'es
while the other has, his friends have, aided In their
nomination. ami more than one member can name Is
In serious difficulty but begins to think he sees an o.
cape by going for Hiscock
And this even from broader point OF view Is
natural course The earnesness Of the fight Is between
Miller and Morton. Country members who from
various causes are opposed to Miller naturally feel
that il Is not good policy to vote for Morton AMI
thu, 10 take b..th Senators from the city Of New
York, for such q course would inevitably sooner OF
later make hcartburnlngs and lIfceinga The At
tempt 10 make Mr.. Morton resident OF the country
iecause he has bought place at Rhinebeck IL an
absurlity, only worth not cling because tho men
putting it forward show that the force OF uc ar
ment against taking both Senators from this city
"a felt Then again there are who would 60
for Morton were they not prevented by the obvious
fact that 1t Is TOM Plat who Ia running his cause
and who Is really giving him all tho votes which
liberal election contributions do not give. That
this lie so Ia certain. Mr.. Morton has the suppor
OF General Sharpe and or two others, - TRIO,
who have not In the past been always Trends OF
Mr. Platt, though some Of them In go ng back 70
that crowd are simply removing old ASSOCIATIONS.
Now while the old fact onal feeling IN the party
has mostly died out, 1t happens that Mr. Patt ls
precisely the only prominent man against wnom tne
feeling continues to be strong. Such mem'ers as
! have described and Others wlll II seems 10 mo-
lind a natural tendency toward Tiscock. And why
should they not 20 thercf No one douDts MS
ability or his integrity. In the latter quahty De Is
tho equal Of ether Of the other candidates In tho
former quality be Is the superior OF both In OK
perience he ls greatly the superior of Mr.. Norton
and at the best the equal Of Mr. Miller HIS po-
ston on the tariff. too, gives him strength
"Nor would be, I tn nix, excite any anImosities.
He is free from whatever of feeling still remains
against Platt and his associates, While MI morton
has to contend rather unjustly, think. with tho
feeling which excited two years ago when no
allowed himself to be made the SPECIAL candidate OK
those who were opposed to General Arthur, thoush
up to that time all his party affiliations mad 1een
with the other portion Of the party. True most ot
the old factional feeling In the party has, as
have said. died out. Stalwarts and Half Breeds as
such have disappeared. but in the case OF Mr. Morton
there does exist some Of that feeling which is excited
when a man Is supposed " desert his friends and
ally himself with his enemies. Yet Mr.. Morton
did not, ! know, mean Willingly to get into any
such position and would not have done 80 had no
been In tho country. But he did not help his
position when In the following State Convention he
placed himself expressly In the hands OF friends and
then against their ADJ ice allowed his name TO 10
used for Governor with the only effect OF dividing
the city delegation and obta nine very snali sup
port In this he abused and mi,ied by friends
who were urdDg him TO become a candidate
while saying behind his back that he stood no chance
OF q nomination. These things with his location
In this city. tho absence of any conspIcu0usy su-
perior qualifications and cry Of Doodle WILL 1
believe, surely prevent the nomination OF Mr. Morton
"As for Mr. Miller he has surprised both friends
and foes by tho quiet ability he has shown in tho
Senate He has excited no new anm0sities or OPP
position and has quieted much that existed. Whio
there are many who we're opposed to him four years
ago who would not object TO seeing him elected.
stl do not perceive that no has gathered u bin
self many earnest supporters"
"Have you any knowledge of whero Mr. IIscock's
supporters would go in his chances seemed
hopeless p
mo. / haven't the remotest idea where any Of
Mr. Hlscock's twelve Gfteen-I think he has the
latter number-of earnest supporters would go
Hlscock out Of the field. Without knowing the per-
sona bias OF single one Of them. have. however.
idea that majority of them would go to Miller"
"Whlt about the Speakership2 y"
AS to the Speakership don't know anything and
haven't interested myself IN it. There 70 be
general idea that Hustled will turn up winner. lilo
l. certainly tho be.t equipped nan. but it does not
seem to that he will BIZ pnoulnated. He Is said
10 be Morton man, and perhaps might pull through
ito ed candidate of the Morton Assembly men.
but do not think that the united Morton strength
coull be carried Hustled Still to all about
the SpeaBership, 1t Is on ry part the most super
hclIl guess work"