New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
WORK OF THE FREE TRADE CLUB.

THE ELECTION OF DEMOChAIo ~ lhI@
LEGIsLATrRr..
Letters received from all parts of the State by the
Republican State Committee give cheerful assurances
of the election of Justice Daniels to the Court OF
Appeals bench A well-known Democratic member
of the legislature who called al The committee rooms,
EXPRESSED the feeling of mtny Democrats IN these
words. have often tried before Justice
Daniels and am satisfied shat he is pre-eminent'y
oualiied Tor the place. He is thoi oughly nom
partIsan and in That respect contrasts strongly Will
Mr. Peokham. ] never heard OF Mr.. Daniels seeking
any office. Mr.. Peckham has personally sonc'ted my
support TO- more than one Office Ills actlVlty III
poitlcs would be less of objection II te had not
ALWAYS been fighting for faction. am Tree 10 auhll
that haze not always agreed with him. but would
vote Tor him If he had not been nominated ny me
Administration tn repay hin for his activity IN
supporting SECRETARY Manning in the past do not
believe IN using the Court OF Appeals bench TO pay OH
political debts iud shall vote Tor Mr. Daniels
heheye that to he The general sentiment OF members OF
the bar But aside from that. think Mr.. Daniels
snoulo be supported because he is such splendid
somple OF American manhood. lie ola not have rIch
father like Mr. Peckham, bat was an orphan, without
any advantages. lie has risen from the ooDDiet
bench direct result o his own ability ana "a rd
york Now | think il nv duty TO vote for sucb a
man particuary as | can do SO without any INJURY
to my party lha' Is WHY 'H"'i wv '''
Letters received from Tompkins. Chemung and other
counties indicate that the Democrats are making
special efforts to elect members OF the Assembly Inc
and agents OF foreign manufacturing estapIs"nen,S
Is contributing money to help elect members OF the
Assembly and of the House OF Representative Saiu
the agent of a large English woollen house who IL n
| member of the Free Trade Cmo: believe tnat the
chances better than al any time SINCE Tue war
for the a1optiou of free trade IN THIS country ne
President and the Secretary OF the Treasury praccay
declared in favor OF il IN their annual messages
| Secretary Bavard, Secretary Lamar and attorney
C|neraI Garland are conspicuous advocates OF free
trode If we can get majority OF the Senate there
will be large additions to the tree list by the ne7t
| Congress- Free ships and the tree admission VI
| won1len and cotton manufactures Will be OF great
benefit to us in England. believe that 1t would also
! benefit this country. For that reason our mouse IS
| willing to contribute to the elcton OF Democrats 70
Reerrngt to tins NOV ement Chairman Cole yesterday
said New-York City is the largest manufacturing
! citv in the country and the State has enormous
interests at stake in the maintenance OF the protective
tariff With wages y per cent higher here In ian, ~
! Fnglond il would be Impossible under frec-tradt
for our manufacturers to continue III Business Ill com
oetition with England without making reduction o.
! x pcr cent in the wages OF employees, which woulc
niuriously affect every interest except that oil te i
nSrters and their foreign principals Junk th'
neople OF the State appreciate this movement on lh'
mari of the foreign houses aud their agents 10 sssV
t.artv committed to a trec-trade ialacy. but on
friends are In danger of Understanding the enec'
this money contributed by these Iorelsners Iheio
no doubt think. of the election OF MI Dances al
the tariff question does not come in there, nor do
think that there much doubt OF our gaining instead
of losing members OF Congress ana Assembly. nuo "
can only do 1t by working hard. The committee ,
now engaged in urging the Importance OF nara Woii
ON the local committees We hear frequently OF tn
as.istance given the Democrats by the Free Trade
Club and by the Third Party Prohibitlonsts. but We
hope fully to cOunteract II"
there i a good deal of dissatisfaction among Demo
Gratis in this city the deal made betN cen the t%
Organizations The part Secretary Manning and tn
| Administration took in this matter Is varously com
mented on by Democrats but the prevailing opinio
ia that il was very discredtable. Many Democrat
will refuse to support Hewitt. The Irving Hal
orqanization which did moi get anything in the deal
vii quietly support Henry George This condition
Of affair. gives the Republicans hopes OF carving IN
CITY The nomination OF Mr. Roosevelt was commences
6y all Republicans who called at headquarter
Yesterday. ..... sr
Chairman Cole received letter yesterday iron
Georpe W Van Slden. Henry L. Sprague, John
Cameron and other Republicans OF the Alilth As
sembly District asking that the influence Of the stat
COMMITTEES he exerted secure Poo1 nomination 10
Assembly in that district These men protest that III
Republicans lost Senator last year IN the Senal
| District OF which the Xlllth Assembly District Is
mari owing TO the division of sentiment IN regard to IA
| nom,nes and they say that another member oil ia
Legislature will be lost this year unless candidate
| named whom. all the Republicans can support, an
| flat this might cause the loss OF United state
senator The State Committee is powerless to d
ANYTHING in the matter; but ts influence VIII prof
| ably be exerted in the interest OF harmony