The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-09

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insist on voting on his name. One thing Is
certain Becker will not take second place.
WHO WILL TAKE SECOND PLACE?
But that is not all the trouble. James W.
Wadsworth is here. along with Mr.. Sloan. Mr..
Hackett, and great crowd OF his allies. 1t is
said that HI votes scattered all The way from
Niagara county to Columbia county. are still
standing solidly for him. VIZ Wadswor'h
also declines 10 so on Mr. Plats sheet
OF tnnEle-foot Ny paper and get stuck with the
Lieutenant G overnorshlp. lie says that he
much prefers his seat IN Congress to seat at
tho head OF the State Senate. He ia not angry.
but he 10 rs flrm and as proud and as stifr as
any scion Of n proud old family Is known
to To- His followers are not so tenn
,crate. They insist that he shnll he
taken into the Convention and voted on. In
the heat OF their disappointment they insist on
this course in order to show Wadsworths
strength. They are blind to the more appar-
ont tact that this would really show his weak
ness instead OF his capacity. 1t is more than
likely that the tidal wave will sweep this Half
Breed crowd or their feet in tho Convention
and they will stand up to be counted for Fas.
se,t 1t is Sigh, and slender Fassett but 1t is
turned on full head. and It pou.s out . big
lot OF water for wave.
Mixed all up with the Wadsworth refusa! to
take the second place is the question whether
Senator George b. Sloan will take 1t. The
Plat people wish him to do So hut the Miller
folks wish him not TO. At 10 o'clock tonight
Senator Sloan said he was thinking about it.
He said he was going to see Mr.. Plat to discuss
tho platform. but 1t 10 believed that the talk
was over the new feature OF the proposed
slate. At II o'clock. after the interview. it was
positively declared that Mr.. Sloan would not
take the Lieutenant q overnorshp. Tits known
~ tt ;,.l a
he now says he has not changed his mind.
Perhaps John W. vrooman will take it.
| 1t is now Is plain as the nose on a mans face
that all tho anti rlstt forces In tho State are
! anxious to force Plat to make his ticket up
entirely OF his own followers. This is
because many Of them think that tho
ticket is likely to get beaten GU.
OF sight on election day. and they want 10
mako Mr.. Plat wholly responsible for the
wreck. 1t is known that Mr. Plat believes the
ticket will have good show and that
Legislature but daylight was never
clearer than tho fact that the Miller men have
little confidence In Fassett's running power
or Mr.. Platts generalship.
KINGS COUNTY WANTS PLACE on THE TICKET
There is q little music in Kings county
where tho Republicans think they ought &c
have . plncs on the State ticket. They are
likely to get a place. either with Eugene
O'Connor as Attorney. General or with George
II. Mason as State Engineer. 1t Is though,
they may want to cast vote for Stewart l.
Woodford in order to give him dubious
honor in the Convention.
1t Is therefore evident that tho shape OF
the ticket cannot be foreseen as clearly
as seemed tho case yesterday. whom all
was jubilee and the tackers were absent
| roll call OF the Convention tomorrow
| will show that its nom bers include very un-
common proportion OF independent statesmen
from all over tho State. There 10 hardly a
| county that does not send iorclble and intelli.
| gent men who are apt to have oIinions OF their
own.
There ismuch combustibe and inHammatory
matter IN the great body. and 1t could be Sc,
auame were 1t not that the great majority nre
really heartily In favor OF Fassett and heartily
glad to be rid Of Andrew D. White. Gen. Carr NJ r
| Woodiord and a lot OF other burdensome tim.
Der. But a. it is there Is little or no danger o.
anything more than very feeble echoes Of al
this surface dissen sion. When the forces mee
in the rink tomorrow there may be honorary
and complimentary votes for two or three can
dids,es. but that is all.
| There is always more or less confusion nnd
pickering at the edge OF a convention Of this
importance. and there is also invariably
q great deal Of confusion and foggl-
ness ut this stage OF tho capitalization
OF partys plans. BY tomorrow the sky will
be far more clear. and it looks now as though
1t will clarity so as to leave matters as thel
were being shaped yesterday.
FAssETT WILL ACCEPT.
But there is a very bright side to the picture
and it is contributed to by great. a very grea
majority OF tho men who will mako up the
| L.. tha ,,ta
ture ]. slost Fassett has stood all day. band
| some and genial young man. playing the par
Of host to the delegates.
He has held his levee in the suite OF rooms
engaged for him at tho Bartholomay. ncx
| door to tho Powers Hotel. Every other man IL
the incessant stream OF callers has called hin
Governor" and his frank and smiling fac'
and hearty manner have made good impress
sion upon all who have seen him.
| This has come upon me very suddenly" h,
said to THE SUN reporter. " So suddenly IS tt
upset plans. break states. and disarrange al
my personal affairs So far as can ascert ali
its source. the movement to mako m,
the nominee has como from those
who were my friends rather than Mr.
Platts. In that view OF tho case and In tn,
belle! that my candidacy may heal differ
ences and strengthen tho union OF all ou
forces. am willing 10 accept the nomination
II 1t comes"
What sort Of campaign will you make :;
IL will make an active. vigorous. and az
Gressive campaign. 1 will 40 all over tn
state and work as hard as 1t lies IL
Iuy power to do. ] will not only pre-
sent the local and immediate interests OF thu
Jarty that are at stake. but l will endsavor Il
show the importance of the bearing OF thi
election on the Presidential campaign and vel
fare OF tho patty throughout tho nation nex
year"
Mr.. Fassett Mr.. Plat. Senator Hiscock. ant
ex-Congressman Baker won't to dinner
Frank W. IIawley's country place near the cit
Today. and left the delegates to themselves 10
two or three hours.
Mr.. Fasse,t wore q tea rose. the emblem o
sisterhood. love. and peace MIR. Platt wore
red rose. the emblem OF valor. war. and blood
shed-at the expense OF the Democrats exclu
sivsly. OF course.
HOW A GREAT PARTY BOSS SPENDS DAY BEFoRl
| A CONVENTION.
| n ~. a., IL, lob