Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-16
A LEADING srALwARr.

LEADING STALWART.
The best-known newspaper man in Buff
falo is James d. Warren He owns the
Evening Commercial. James N. Mat
thews, who owns the Express, used TO be
in partnership with him, but they could
not agree in politics, so 1t was said, so
they agreed to disagree-a thing they
have vigorously done for several years TO
the sorrow of everybody who had to read
their respective papers. Politics was not
the real cause Of their trouble. 1t
was in the business department
Matthews did all the work and
Warren bagged all the profits. I'll
nally Matthews tired OF the arrangement,
and went out and took hold OF the EX-
press, and run that as q Half Breed
organ The two men have many times
since then lamented the meagerness OF
the English language in the matter of
savage epilhets TO huTl at each others
heads.
jim Warren--everyhody calls him
"Jm"-has for years been aleadiug stall
wart politician in New York sffairs, and
is At present chairman Of the New York
state Republican committee. lie is also
the local Republican boss of Buffalo
When Grover Cleveland was nominated
for may OF Buffalo, and again when he
was dominated for governor of New
York, 10 was the bitter TRADES OF Warren
10 his newspaper, the Commercial, more
than anything else that made Matthews
take his Express over TO his support, To
James n Matthews, Mr.. Cleveland very
largely owes his present wonderful adj
vancenent, for the movement he started,
not because he liked Cleveland, hut be-
cause he hated Warren, spread with great
rapidity, led TO his election as mayor of
Buffalo, md you know the rest Of the
story. Mr.. Cleyeand's FIRST success In
politics, the Tide If his fortune that he
took at its ebb, WAS very largely the re-
suit Of a newspaper fight between these
two warning editors Another instance
Of how great events often hang on small
and Insignificant beginnings.
jim Warren had charge Of President
Arthur's forces in the Chicago conyen.
tion of 1854, He was stalwart Of the
stalwurts and only supported Blaine mr.
der protest. Never having trained with
the Blaine crowd, he rendered bis resig
nation as chairman Of the New York state
COMMITTEES, thinking that hali-breed
wonld be the proper man TO take charge
If the half-breed candidates. political
fences in so important stste as New
York. In the Wilderness OF his alleged
heart. however, Mr.. Blaine thought TO
heal some existing differences by request
ing Warren TO keep his old place. lie
knew Warren was ia politics for what nc
could make out Of II aud naturally rea.
soned he would not give II up If i could
be retained with any sort OF decency. me
latter quality do, SUIT trouble warren 70
any alarming extent, so he Jumped al the
opportunity Of holding on to poillical
once. This action OF Blaine cost him the
presidency. No? Wen, there Is no other
way 10 look at the figures. fou must
confess Clegeland's heggary plnraliiy OF
100 votes out OF something over q nii-
Ion. east IN New York, IL nothing mncn
10 boast OF. Besides Cleveland was III
his own state. while Blaine was not. Let
ms he fair. even 20 our opponents. There
IA nothing gained by being Otherwise ~
was not month afler the campaign OF
1884 opened before the two committees
IN New York began qnarreling. Inc stale
with Warren at lis head, was.@t
loegerhesds with the national committee
the whole of the time, which would nos
have been the case had some man OF
Blaine's own political fsnily been chair
man. Of the Kew York state committee,
Owing TO these quarrels the lew Dlnnneie
Of the latter part OF the campaign we're
made poesibIe, and these blrnders ae'
fested ths Republicans anf cost blaire