New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-18
THE ARENA OF POLITICS.
SENATOR HIscocK IS Confident.
HE raopHEsIEs REPUBLICAN SUCCESS IL NEW

| HE REPUBLICAN SUCCESS IN NEW
YoRK-HIs TRIP TO THE FAR N~CRTHwEsT.
Senator Hlsoock came to this city yesterday after
having returned TO his home in Syracuse oa Thursday
last from a six We trip TO the extreme northwestern
| corner Of tho Union. The Senator was found by q
| Tribune reporter last evening at the Fifth Atenuc
Hotel, looking bronzed, hearty and unusually robrst.
al have been having q wonderfully enjoyable trip,'
he said. " and IL was all the more enjoyable becaue my
family accompanied me. I went to visit my son who
* AZ Tacoma, Wash. l left home on ouly /. and trav-
elIed by way of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. ihave
boen all over the State OF Washington, went to the high
est ~navigable point Of the Columbia River. ard made a
thorough voyage Of discovery about Puget sound.'
AFTER such extensive opportunities for Observation,
| senator, what IS your opinion Of tho new State7'
at is going to be one OF the richest, If not the
very richest of the States Of the Republic. In timber
and interests Of that description l Leleve that IL VIII
outstrip every other State. In agriculture 1t Is eSpecialy
strong and in mineral wealth 1t will find few compoa-
tors
"Did you see any Republicans up therei'
"Nearly evcry man l saw and talked with was :
Republican. saw a few Democrats, but they did no,
all belong to Washington. Chief Justice Fuller, OF the
United states Supreme Court, was one OF those
"Thare Is this to be said OF Washington that does
not apply in the same degree to any other part OF the
country I have ever visited. Go into It's cities and
larger towns and you will find more highly educated
young mon who have gone there 10 aid in the develop
ment Of the state and make permanent homes
than con be found elsewhere. These young
men ae principally graduates OF our Eastern
colleges. universities, polytechnic schools and In
situations Of learning OF all kinds. Many OF them are
married and have taken their wives with Them FORM
Ing ~congenial, delightful, indeed elegant, society," more
so than anywhere else that ! have ever been.
"Returning." the Senator added, 81 came through
the Yakima Valley and stopped at the Yellowstone
Park. Americans who have never been ont through
the great States bordering on the Pacific ana those ~
ing directly east Of them have no idea what a great
country they belong to-
what do you think of the political outlook In the
State Of New-York1"
ain my opinion Few York Is a Republican
State. A majority OF her voters believe IN
Republican principles. Such enthusiasm among
Republicans as now exists l have never
known except In o Presidential year. II we eau Se1
ont a full vote we shall elect our State ticket this year,
and the Interest which is now apparent Is propheuc
Of a full vote and consequently Of a Republican
victory"
senator Hiscock did not care to speak OF
possible candidates for the Governorsnlp'
. Tho nominations this year., he said,
" will be made By the convention which Will meet at
Rochester. Careful effort will be made to obtain the
very best opinion of the popular desire from every
quarter Of the state. and the ticket VIII represent inc
voice Of the people and nothing else
Collector Fassett and ex-senator Platt were dnlonE
Senator HiscOck's callers last evening. MT: fldtt TO
manned only a short time and returned TO his summer
quarters at the Oriental Hotel. Both senator HlSCOch
and Collector Fassett cOntradlctcd q report that thelr
meeting possessed any political significance, or related
i'm any way whatever to rumOred changes in the man
aSement Of the New-YOrk Custom House.