New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
rnix CITY TIE BATTLE GROUND.

THIN CITY THE BATTLE GROUND.
1t is exceedingly desirable, and especially in
view of the probable nomination OF Roswell r.
Flower for Governor by the Democrats next
fall that Republicans should consider the sg
niGcance of tie returns in the last two Guocr-
Material elections They tell, as it seems 70
rs q plain story, the moral OF which it greatly
behooves the Republican Convention TO heed
They show that the Republican vote in this
CITY is much more diffiCllt TO get out than Is
the Republican country vote, while the country
vote of the Democracy is just as certain to be
BOILED in its ordinary strength as II 1t were
nnder the supervision of a Tammany boss
The show that the New-York City Republican
vote in the last two elections for Governor fell
below the city vote in the nearest Presidential
election by percentage much greater than taat
bv which the country vote for Governor fell
from the country vote for President. They
show, on the other hand, that the Democratic
falling-off was greater in the country than IN
the city. but that even in the country it was no
more than the Republican. These comparisons
are fair. They relate to an election for Gov
enor In one instance in the year alter Ma
tional contest, and in the other in the same year
with such contest. They are convincing IN
the lesson they teach that the Republican can
didate next fall should be man who can be
relied upon to poll the full strength of his party
in the county of New-York.
In 1855 when Mr.. Davenport ran against
Governor Hill, the Republicans of this city cast
1884 votes They had cast for Mr. Blame
the year before 9OO93 votes They gave
Davenport only 1876 per cent of the strength
they gave Blaine. The Democrats. however
gave Hill 92.S per cent of the support they
gave Cleveland. They cast 123,6O3 votes Tor
Hill in 1888, and only 1884 more than that
for Cleveland in 1884 A very different story
Is told bv the returns outside Of New-lo rk.
They reveal the fact that Davenport's vote fell
off from Blaine's and Hills from Clevelands
in exactly the same ratio. Each candidate for
Governor received $40 per cent Of the fuIl
strength polled by his party for its PrcSldentlai
candidate the year preceding. Although the
political result would not have been changed
had the city Republicans supported their can
ddate as heartily as did the city Democrats,
Hills plurality would have been expressed in
feeble figures. and tie Republican party would
have been correSpondingly encouraged. The
figures in 1888 emphasize the lesson we draw
from those of the earlier campaign. Miers
vote in the city was only go per cent Of Har
rison's. while Hil's exceeded Cleveland's by
3.5 per cent. In the country Miller obtained
nearly 90 per cent of the vote cast for Harrison
and Hill ran ahead of Cleveland only 1.S per
cent In other words, the country Republican
vote was substantially as strong for the Guoer-
material candidate as was the Democratic vote,
but in this city the Republicans could mob be
brought as the Democrats were to their party
standard.
Roswell 2. Flower is a person Of no attain
ments, whose candidacy with voters who con-
slider moral and mental qualifications is simply
preposterous. He is portly, good-natured in
dividual, ordinarily sensible and extraordinarily
rich. But as Democratic candidate he is ideal
It doesn't occur to a Democratic Convention to
ask what candidate has done in rendering
public service or what may be his mental stat
ure or his moral worth. On the contrary,
morals in a Democratic Convention are regard
ed as not merely superhuous but positively I'M
desirable, and, as every election abundantly
proves when Democratic Convention has said
it's say few Democratic voters pretend TO
different opinion. Mr. Flower supplies every
Democratic requirement. He will "put OUT
his money among the boys In Ia way that will
insure the enthusiastic confidence of every
scamp in Tammany Hall, and the scamps are
the only class of Democrats who need to be
argued with before they put their tickets in
the box. That there are more Republicans In
this State than there are Democrats is still
fair question for debate. Harrison's vote in
| 1888 was 65033S. Hills, with the liquor
army solid at his back, was only 126 greater.
1t is deplorable to suppose that Republican
cannot be found whose name and fame will
bring out the intelligence and public spirit of
the State against doodle" candidate. But
it is clear that he must be one who possesses q
popularity of his own in New-YorS City. The
voters to he attracted to their duty live within
ten miles of the City Hall Park.
| In connection with this general subject we
would call our readers special attention to an
illustrated article which appears elsewhere in
this issue of The SUNDAY TRIBUNE. 1t con-
tains sketches of many of the members of the
Republican County Commttee-the real Repub-
lican leaders of the cty-accompanied in most
cases by their portraits. These men are practical
politicians in the true sense of the word, and
they realize the virtue of organization as an
essential preliminary to the success of politi-
cal party.
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