The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-07-19
POLITICS IN NEW YORK.
WARNER MILLER AND DAVID R.
HILL PTrTED FOR THE FIGHT.


HILL PrrTED FOR THE FIGHT.
Morton Beginning to Open bis 'fRar-
REL" Boss Platt's Trick. The De-
mocracy Solid as Never Before.
Especial Cor. to Sentiaet.)
New YORK, July 17.-From two
brown stone buildings in the heart of
this city and almost within calling
distance of each other the captains of
the two great political armies will
give out the orders which are to shape
the course of the campaign. The Re-
publican commander-in chief: vested
with autocratic and almost absolute
powers, is Senator Matt Quay, of
Pennsylvania Bright, shrewd, tricky,
a natural politician, and successful
wire-puller, there is no man in the Re-
publican party, perhaps, better quail
fed than he for the work in hand.
Conspicuous among his trusted lieu
tenants, will be John G. New, of Ind;
ana, Cthe "soap" dispenser in the Han
cock campaign0 Sam Fessenden, of
Connecticut, one of the sharpest of
Yankee politicians; Clarkson, of
Iowa, and Fassett, of New York,
parasite of Boss Platt That the Re-
publicans have put their best workers
forward there can be no doubt.
No less eminently qualified are the
men who will put their heads together
around the Democratic council table.
There is Chairman Barnum of the
National Committee, cool, calculating,
o.I h,,k ~ f,,I NJ
perhaps ID more conversant with the
details of campaign work than he.
Then there is Senator German, of Ma
ryland, who did the lions share of the
work four years ago.
But the coming Napoleon of the
campaign. perhaps, is Congressman
William L. Scott, Of Pennsylvania.
Brave as lion, yet ever cautious,
brilliant strategist and das hing lead
er, his master hand will surely leave
its impress on the campaign.
Thus offcered, the battle will be de-
cided as nearly upon the merits of the
respective forces as it is possible to be,
in the nature Of such contests. There
will probably be no Long" Joneses,
no Burchards and no Vanderbilt Del
monico dinners. But the Democracy
is powerful enough to win upon its
worth. and here at headquarters the
outlook is for sweeping triumph.
1t is said that Boss Platt has car
ried his point with the National Com
.mittee -aad that the Morton "bar'''
will be Considerable lighter, when it is
rolled ove er the Jersey border. New
York shoi iiters come high but the Re-
publlcanJ must have 'em.
Elk Sehator Warner Miller is to
lead the forlorn hope of the Republi
cans in this State Whatever little
uncertainty there may have been about
it before was cleared up by the meet
ing of the Republican State Commit
tee Tuesday. The fine Italian HAND
of Boss Platt had traced his old antag
onist's name on the machine slate, and
there was little for the committee tc
do but to certify 1T in perfunctory
way and send it after the State Con
vention duly o. K. Saratoga, Angus
%, were named as the time and place
for the holding of TIE convention.
All the more notable party leader.
In the State were drawn to town b.
the committee meeting. The corri
dors of the Fifth Avenue hotel, wher,
the Republican State headauarter
are, presented n very animated ap
pearance. Handsome Frank Hiscocl
was there sounding the praises of tn
man he so recently beat for Senator
and who is said to have angrlly charg
n
money. Levi P. Morton, the gentle
man of the iron chest, strolled throug
the lobbies arm in arm with Boz
PIatt, the latter finally retiring to q
anti room, from which he pulled tn
string that made the committee dance
Miller himself was present keeping
sharp eye ON the Platt crowd lest the
should get in some Of their fine wor
under cover of the olive branch.
About the only interesting outcom
of the meeting was the appointment {
committee of sixteen to look afte
the State campaign Nine of the men
beas chosen, euriously enough, hav
been more or less identified with tn,
faction which has opposed Platt whel
ever il could muster the energy m
the courage to oppose anything. Th
to unthinking people may look like
shalt bred" victory. But the Lift
Boss knows we'll enough what he
about. AT least six of his seven henc
men on the committee are stalwarts
the stalwarts, and they are powerf
enough to run the machine az the
master may dictate. Since it il to
Miller's funeral, the craft Inanipulat
recognized the wisdom of giving M
Ter men ostensible direction of the G
bernatorial campaign. Then when /
after-election day "who killed coc
robin 7" goes up, there will be
Half Breed spooks around shaki
their CORY locks at Platt.
"Who will he the Democratic mol
inee for Governor p inquired o.
leading Tammany man last night.
aDavid b. Hill" came the ansu
quick and sharp.
A leading county Democrat v
asked the same question. Il thi
Hill will be re-nominated," he "a
nand of course he would ia that evs
be elected. fit 10 not Hill, the e,
will be between ex-Mayor Grace,
this city, and Mayor Chaplin, of Bro
iyn. Grace is the man the Indepel
enfs want, on account of his splen
record ~ Mayor. All the MugWur
would vste for him, though ,
mustn't think that he is At oil til