Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-27
TJrO REpUBLfCAy CoNvENTIoNs.

INO HEf CDLfc6N tON bN AfONS'
The republicans OF New York and
Massachusetts, held conventions
Wednesday and nominated candi-
dates for state officers. New York does
not elect a governor and lieutenant
governor this year, but Massachusetts
chooses full state ticket. Both con-
ventions appear to have been enthusi-
astic and confident OF republican sue
cess in November. The chairman OF
the New York convention SAID that
reported disputes and contro-
versies among republicans exist
only in the imagination OF the enemy.
This statement OF tho situation is reas-
suriug. That there has been some dis
affection, however, is not TO be doubted,
though IL has been much exaggerated.
The problem presented to the national
administration by the situation it found
in New York had many difficulties. but
there is reason to believe that most OF
these have been overcome and that
the party is now well to-
gether. 1t has been SAID that ex-Seua-
tor Warner Miller was disposed TO sulk
and might cause the party some trouble,
but his uniform fidelity to the interests
and cause Of the party in the past for
bids belief that he will now be found
unfaithful to it. So loyal n soldier in
the republican ranks will hardly sulk
in his tent even in this off year. The
republican party of New York will need
every man in order to win. Besides bat
tliug against the democracy, it will have
to fight the liquor interests and
the prohibitionists. which are practi
cally allied in opposition to the republic
can policy OF high license. The liquor
dealers will dictate the democratic can
didates and support them, while the
prohibitionists will put forth extraor-
dinary efforts to draw voters from the
republicans.
In Massachusetts there has been q
very ardent conf test between the sup
porters of Lieutenant Governor Bracket
and eX-Congressman Crapo, resulting
in the choice of the former as candi-
date for governor. 1t was said In
advance of the convention that the nom
ination of either of these contestants
would result in a more or less serious
republican disa ifection. In view of
the character of the struggle that has
been waged this is not to be regarded
as improbable, but the republicans of
Massachusetts can stand a considerable
disaffection and still succeed. When
it is considered, however, that Mr..
Grape still has political ambition it is
reasonable to expect that he will not do
anything to embarrass or endanger his
party at this time. He will doubtless
set a proper example to his supporters
by accepting the situation and going to
work to keep the party in line and elect
the ticket.
This is a poor year for political plat
forms. They are for the most part con-
structed of platltudes that are ''stale,
flat and Improbable" The most inn
portant respect in which the New York
and Massachusetts platforms agree is in
sustaining the policy of civil SER
vice reform. Certain republicans
who have taken q pronounced
position against the reform will read
rebul1e in the demand of the New York
convention for the qualification and
elevation of the civil SERVICE" and in
the declaration of the Massachusetts,
platform commencing the presidents
civil service policy, and pledglng the
support of the Massachusetts repub-
licans to root out the evil of patronage.
The New York republicans take an un
qualified stand for protection, while
those of Massachusetts ask for a revis-
ion of the tariff so as to adopt the pro-
lection which it affords to the changed
business conditions affecting New Eng
land industries. There is thus given
most significant expression of the change
of sentiment among the republicans of
New England regarding the tariff, the
effect and influence OF which will not
be confined to that section.