New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-07
RrpnRLICAN CHANCEs IN NEW.YoRK.

REPDBLICAN CHANCES IN NEW-YoRh.
On the day after Tomorrow the Republican
State Convention will meet to nominate state
ticket 1t has great opportunity to distln-
onish itself The Democratic party is COM
mitted to the support of a portly gentleman
nlethoric as to his purse He has long pubhc
record of self-compacent, unvarying incom-
netency. So far as we know, he does not pre-
tend that he ever did anything OF public I'M
portance He claims merely that he is anna
BILE. loyal to his friends, and ready with MS
money, and upon these qualifications he THINKS
TO become the chief officer of the greatest Oh
the American States. The Republican Con-
vention will name the man to run against the
Hon. Roswell p. Flower.
We say that this is great opportunity IL
enables the Republicans Of New-York to snow
their degree. They have chance to draw IN
the person of their candidate an interesting anu
valuable contrast. The obiect-leSSon that VIII
be enforced upon the public mind by the spec
tacle of commonplace person with oarrel oi
money standing for Hillism and Tammany liali
and man of fire, intelligence character anu
ability standing for himself and the principles
of the Republican party will be worth thousands
of votes to the Republican ticket.
The convention will come together az an
opportme time. The Republicans of New ork
are without a single disqueting con0luon' lhere
is not a note of discomfort to be heard IN any
county. Every delegation in the convention VIII
be free to vote for that candidate who' III ns
honest Judgment best supplies the qualitleS
needed for a leader at this time, without the
warp of factiona prejudice or the pressure Vi
machine dictation. No convention since the
war has been more truly representative or more
froe in ifs movements than this one Will be- IL
will act for party united, enthusiastic, full OF
nublic spirit and partisan valOr. 1t will lind at
its disposal the services of at least half dozen
candidates. any man of wnOm VIII honor the
party and bring to it distinct elements or
strength. And it will act in the presence of
an enemy whose camp is divided.
This ought to inspire, as we feel sure 1t WILL
a session from which the spirit OF victory Will
20 into all parts of the State. There IS no
doubt that the Democrats are ANXIOUS ana
troubled. Hill men and Cleveland men In
every election district are struggling for that
mastery which will place their particular cham
MON in the lead for the Presidential nomination.
The tendency of events since 1888 has been
to consolidate hepuoiiCdh rdiihS' o"O '
the Democracy have been affected in just the
other way. Mr.. Cleveland's friends well under
stand that the election of Flower means the
ascendancy of Hill and Tammany, and that Is
to lead to the selection of the Goyernor-oenator
as NETWORKS candidate in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention next year. Weakened by
this quarrel, by candidacy openly in the in
telest of Tammany Hall and the Saloons, and
by score OF petty wars in the organization in
this city, it ought not to be hard to beat the
Democracy this fall. Nor will it be if the
Rochester convention puts its best foot forward