New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-26
WHY NEW YORK CHOSE HARRISON
THE RESULT OF HARMONIOUS ACTION.

ENTHUSIASTIC WORDS OF COMMENTATOR FROM
cuAuNcpY pEprw EX-SENATOR PLATT, sENA-
TOR HIscocK AND WARNER MILLER-rHE
DELEGATION THOROUGHLY PLEASED
WITH ITS CANDIDATE
rpY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
Chicago June 25.-The delegates OF New-1ork
were beaming with satisfaction as they leit the
Convention Hall after the nomination OF harrison
for President. Their good feeling was not wholly
caused by the fact that they had contributed so
| largely TO the result With it was mlngieu inc
thought that they had acted in harmony as
delegation and that this union of New YORK hc-
| nuhlicans in Chicago would be followed by their
union in New-York. Chauncey NJ Depew al
t,ibutcd the union among the New-YorlS delegates
IN the dinner he gave them on Friday last.
have been laughed at good DEAL" he said !usc
after the nomination of Harrison, " for declaring
that good dinner is the starting point OF all
| business and political and social success Ill III
had not been for that dinner on Friday nlsht' the
| New-YorlS delegates would not have become "c-
ouainted with each other, and have eAchahgeo
views which led them to vote solldly Ior iiarrisun
We killed off the dark horses at that dinner we
saw the political wisdom Of supporting stcutly
candidate from one of the doubtful States. Inc
delegation became moulded together ana acteu
| Ms one man. cannot but think that their unlteo
| qrf
York. The delegates will go back to New-A ork
ond TOLL their neipbbors and political friends Of the
| harmonious action among the New-lork men al
Chicago. and party harmony and union IN New
York will follow
AT the meeting of the four deegates-at-iarge
Of NewYork on Friday last, when told my
| associates of my intention OF wui-
drawing as candidate urged inc
selection of General Harrison. diu
| so on the ground that New-York's policy had peer
| To nominate a man who could win some douDtiui
State away from Democrats. Harrison. was
| confident, could carry the doubtful State OF
| Indiana.
| ~ consider fdx nomination an excellent one.
| We are fertunau party TO nave 50 soou "
| candidate lie Wis brave soldier. he IS the
| head O. the bar Of Indiana, his life has Deeh "
DISTINGUISHED one his character is above reproach'
Islander cannot touch him. he is sound on pro
fection his career in the Senate was no'aDle
one and then he is grandson of " I1ppecanoe
and there is immense poetic and political posi-
blities in that name 1t is name which carries
prediction of another redemption OF the people
from Democratic misrule. and of another triumph
and log cabin canvass
Ex-senator r. c. Platt said, in commentator
of General Harrison's nomination: ." II IS the
best possible outcome of the Convention ana INC
unanimity and cordiahty with which the hoDll-
nation was received proves that no mistake was
made . The Democrats blundered when they
nominated Thurman and set aside Gray, of Indiana
thus leaving doubtful State open to us. we
have observed this weak point IN the Democratic
line and have therefore flung Harrison against IT
to break it. With Harrison and Morton 'hIhh
we shall carry both Newly orlI and lndlaLa'
HARMONY IN THE NETWORK DELEGATION.
Senator Hiscock rejoicing over the ticket
this evening The New-York delegation" he
said did not take up Harrison carelessly ana
without thought We carefully considered the
wants of all the candidates and decided that he
was the safest, and that we were
the most likely TO win with hiIn'
We wanted candidate that we could win WITH
and we thought that with his record we could
J win in the doubtful State Of Indiana. What has
J specially pleased me in the action OF the New
York delegation has been its harmony OF actloh'
!, This morning, for instance. We entered the Coh-
yention with q common agreement to support
Harrison. l am profoundly glad that Oenerai
Harrison was selected. because he has high
character and statesmanlike Qulities, and L have
, no doubt of his ability to carry Indiana
:" served in the House Of Representatives
during the six years that he was Senator, ana
regarded him as one of the ablest Of our states,
; men lie was always faithful to the interests OF
the country lie is emphaticay in sympathy viii
the laboring men of the country and desires keeny
| IL
to us 10 have q soldier at the head of our ticket
The long deliberations Of the Convention nave had
the effect Of bringing to the surface man VINO Is
its unanimous choice for President. lie may be
said to be the result of the best judgment OF the
, delegates and the choice Of the other candidates
for President"
Ex-senator Warner Miller said: 1t seems to
! me we could not have made better choice than
we have made in nominating General HARRISON
He is a man of well known probity who was a
Senator Of high rank, sound on the doctrine OF
| tim with n
standing at the bar, and he lives in doubtful
State The Democrats were in the guidance OF
such amateurs in poftics as William l.. scott ana
William G. Whitney when they nominated Thur
man and rejected Gray. / did not believe II pos
sible when read the newspapers accounts OF Their
intention of abandoning Indiana that they could
make such political blunder. But they went
ahead with their programme and refused TO noml-
nate Gray. who is at the head of the Democratlc
party organization in Indiana, and they nominated
Thurman. They will not gain the slightest help
from Thurman in Indiana, while we, by nominal
ing Harrison have put ourselves in good position
State candidate for President is worth 5000 votes
TO any party. New-York has never been carried
in late years by the Democrats in a Presidential
! year. except by a New-IorS candidate. Look at
Horatio Seymour. Samuel J. 1ilden and Grover
Cleveland in proof of that assertion"
John W. Dwight one Of the Newly rl delegates,
said am delighted with the ticket, With iar-
rson for President, Levi 2. Morton for VicePresi,
dent and Warner Miller for Governor, we shall
sweep Newly orlS."
Senator George B. Sloan, also Ne--Yorll dele
gate, said: 4" We in this Convention the bene-
fits Of adversely. When were prosperous a
party in New ork we were sticking knives into
each others backs and never acted together at
these National Conventions We have had sense
knocked into heads by defeat, have acted har-
monousy here, have looked about for a candidate
that we could win with and think we have found
him in General Harrison"
STRONG WITH THE TEMPERANCE MEN.
WHY THE NOMINATION OF HARRISON PLEAsEs THE