New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-10
VIII TEMPLE AND TABOR WITHDRAW'

WILL TEMPLE AND TABOR WIIHDhdo'
For weeks before the Democratic state Con
vention met so prominent an organ OF the party
as "Tbe New-York World" advised against
tbe denomination of Controller Wemple or Al
-. cono,ol Tabor "If the Democratic
leaders are wise as their opponents" said ne
World.v they will not nominate 1or o'"Vo
or a local office any man who is In any MANNER
connected with or responsible for the (Assem-
hIv> ceiling iobo Another Democratic journal
"Tbe Albany Union" declared that Mr.. TABOR
record on the ceiling job was "teTriple' anu
closed an article calling for his retirement WIN
these vigorous words: "Pure politics ana d
demand for integrity in public ofhclals anu
democratic consistency for prosecuting thieves
call for the nomination of ticket this fall free
from the faint of a papier- mache fraud"
The opposition to the papier-mache state
officials was renewed on the floor OF the 0yrd-
cuse Convention. Mr.. Clancy, IN opposing
Wemple's candidacy, said to the convention :. :.
"you have heard voice in the air. beware"
Colonial John O'Byrne referred to " the ground
swell Of public opinion against the present
Cont,olleru and he added, significantly we
mist have a man for CONTROLLER who has Deeh
tried and has well and worthily performed I'M
nortant functionsn Nor did the feeling IN inc
convention against Wemple cease with MS re-
nomination. The delegates who had protested
against him went to the unusual length OF re-
s;stinc the attempt to make the choice unani-
mons Mr.. Tabor encountered similar severe
treatment. In secOnding the nomination Oh
Senator Foley for AttOmey-Genefal MI FUR,
ROY observed: "That man is politically Dllhu
who does not see that there is strong 1eehng
AGAINST the nomination of certain OF our state
officials. and it would be foolish to jeopardize
our success for the sake of any lndlVldUil'
MIR. McIntire, in his plea for Foley, begged the
convention to "heed the appeal of tie united
delegation from New York and give us that
man whom we can faithfully and honestly sup
port"
Well. the paper- mache Controller and the
napier- mache Attorney General, thanks to the
unprincipled dictation of Whiskey's Governor
were both placed on the ticket. But by this
time Hill must have become convinced that IN
not dropping them he committed 1rlgntiui
blunder. Look at the record OF the two pailieS
on the ceiling scandal. No Republican legls-
lator who was involved in that disgrace has
Heen renominated, not one. On the other hand
the Democratic Controller and the Democratic
Attorney General, both of whom were deeply
involved in it, are both candidates Tor re-elec-
ton. These contrasted attitudes OF the two
rarties are proving powerful factors in the can
yass. They demonstrate that the Republicans
of New-York Hpudiate the ceiling fraud and
the Democrats of Newly ork condOne it, There
is no escaping from this conclusion and
reputable voters will remember it when they
60 to the polls.
Perhaps for the good of the party Wemple
and Tabor will withdraw. Perhaps Hill, who
forced them on the ticket, will force them of
it. One thing is certain, if they are not got
rid of the supply of whitewash in Democratic
newspaper Offices will be exhausted long before
Election Day. As milstoneS about the neck
of the Democracy, Wemple and Tabor are
distinct success. They are winning votes for
the Republicans every day.