New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
CHAIRMAN COLE on STATE POLITICS.
NOT IN FAVOR OF CoNvENIIoN-LEGlsLArlv1
PROSPECTUS.

| NOT IN FAVOR OF CoNvENIIoN-LEGisLArV
PRosPECUs.
Cantain Chester $. Cole, of Steuben County
chairman OF the Republican State Committee. has been
consulting by letter with tho various mem oers OF the
comrittee as to acceptable time for holding
meeting of the committee decide on tue question OF
calling a state Convention IL Is probable Rom replies
SO far received that the committee Will De called together
in thi, city, sometime between the 10Th and the l2th OF
August to consider this and other matters that may
some 3eiore it, The question OF opening headquarters
and making general field fight for the Legislature viii
probably also up. Captain Cole was asked yoster-
day by TRBuNE reporter about the probability Of there
being convention and replied:
II am not In favor OF holding a convention myself
Yet have special prejudice IN the the matter be-
You'd desiring do what 70 be the best thing for
the party. been trying TO fluid out what is tho
best NJ DO done Iii should appear best To hold
convention. am agreed The sentiment as have seen
II over the state against calling About the only
person OF any prominence who is advocating conVen-
ton strongly Is Assomblyman Charles NJ THU. You
see our conventions very large something ike
l. 200 delegates. 1t will cost these 200 men an aver
age of $50 20 Saratoga and attend the meet
ing Saratoga and Naw-YOrk City are now about tho
only available places FOR holding the conventions, since
they havo besu enlarged IN representation Az Uticn
when only 400 delegates, nave slept In room
with seven other mon. With so little WORK 10 per
formed and work about which there IL no dispute thAt
tee, 1t useless expenditure OF money to bring
these l. 200 delegates together"
What about the Legislature Will the Republicans
they certainly will My notion is that that We
shall majority on JOINT ballot than We had
last year. can only Judge from the lncttlons tha
at home Mr. Baker viii 20 back VIII, MS n.lo 10 ~.
favor but enough 10 give MIN such iead as he un.
douOtedly The general DRIFT or sentiment over ths
countrv ia in onr favor That will make IL
for make the contests successfully over the state
We shall have hard hght because there arc
great many close Districts and the Democrats are uh
doubleday spurred up WIN th' luea uia sne1 "s ~
chance to carry tho Legislature lhey Will Try IT. IN y
will make necessary the utmost exertion on ut par.
With our vote there Is no question 81 the result We
should have carried the State as year II we could nave
the vote 1t one Of the arguments III iVot o.
state Convention this year. II Wil hep 10 arouse Tue
voters and bring them out ,,,..
am IN favor having any candidates for Speaker
or for United states senator uHt after the legislature
but tho speaker Is generally selected from ahohs
tho Old mbrr and names arc always cah'AsSo" e'on
before the Legislature closes its WORK o,, ,-.n..
"Mell, there are names enough no"-Ahou, htusrs
Erwin and Others. ~ . - a.. =, ala
=. do not ,hnk that he wants tho senatorship. ex:
cent for another man. He Ia aiming At bigger game anu
the United States Senate Is not Sooi vantage sFou1 LUZ
the office lie wants. .,,
"Who Is his candidate for senatorP
"No one seems 60 have any idea
chow about Republican caniiiatcsf'
Il am not in favor OF having any candidates as
told Won but OF course tnero talk about Senator Mer
NJ IIIscocx lanes d. Warren ami Mr. Morton. nava
al 50 heard General sharpe mentioned. NJ Da'ehp11,s
is candidate. He VIII 20 DacA 70 CohStess. iao
can tue Steubcn district as lonz as no
will serve" , -.,. 4, ,. ..
- nat about the congressman eo"'os'' !" ''"' '0"
tion ~ ,.,. -. .,,, ,v,,, M,
run again tue Enira district. Inc Dehovrt1S arc
fnr them They have not snccerde yet siO"t .-seV
=, an he elected from that district II hos nominated
..Wtl no make tho eIfOrtt" . ..
"Icant say. guess no one Knows nc ID !" '''|
fornia Oh a pleasure Trip