New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-25
MAKE THE BEST NOMINATIONS.
4 Lesson FROM THE FEDERAL ELECTION y
1900 IN NETWORK CITY.

Mako THE BEST NOMINATIONS.
| 4 Lesson FROM THE FEDERAL ELEOIloN VI
| $500 IN NETWORK CITY.
rotbe Edftor The Tribune
| Sir: In nv opinion the Republican newspapers
,,ou,hop, mo country cannot do better service "
tho n.on,e than TO urge the nomination. In every III
| stance OF the ablcst and best men by Tue H'pu'
| AZ candidates for once. Perhaps 10 s'e"'e' ~
| than in any previous political ea"p''e", ,~oIys
elec,ion will bc decided by voters WIN ."'i ' "a,
| ,,aas.nt. and they are largely Influenced ny '''
| character Of the candidates In homl""o no 80
a,dates who command the entire conI'ue"0' A
| .,. ,,,cb the hest chance OF all electoh' ~
ro,.h, illustration of this proposition was 'he eie'"o'
| In IN. CITY OF New York In $500, when IN ~
| largely of the ind0mitabe exertion anu ' -,
| one man. the Presidency was wres'eo Ho" ~ -,
| uortv and Thomas Jefferson WAS eieV'eu .a,,
=, y. tollow.d by twenty four years OF Dehnociau'
-, A, IA. election I'm the sprug OF l'e9 'he
r., Marty carried The election In the Guy Vi -'o"
Nh Nv mare tl,sp 900 majority. During tie SUM- ,.,
100 :, rss conceded that the result vi Tue ii'
san,isl election in $500 would depehu VI" -e
Mr. Jefferson wrote " Mr. Mso'so"' Aha. atty
In New-York all depends on the 9uooes' "a w
cleo ton, which is OF twelve ne"o'' ~ r,,,
MAKES a difference Of twenty four, when Is suh''e'
- a., ,uo hor.es Joined together Republican IN
~ I-pon the whole, l consider IL ~
,. -, dou,,,u, than the last election V'9o i'll
-. ,o. not deceived in more than vote Ut WV
y, ANY, ovsnt we NAV say that II the cy eiecuo" ia
Now York Is In favor Of the kepuDho"n " 49,,
,ssne will be Republican: II the feoehl u'Ae -, -,
c,tv Of New York prevails, the prop'oinea -,
. =. , rodsrsl issue because 1t wOud theh require
a Republican vote both from New-'c'se' ."N r,tcn
,.ou,a ,o oreponderate against New-iork' on VIM"
49, no,,,d M, count with any confidence. ''eh'i'""
80 g., ,bs habit of calling his party kepuDhoah'
m. democratic party in the city 0l Ne"-i "
oornnosed of three factions the CLINTON NV avn,
Rurr section and the Livingston secuoh' 'oio"'' ,.,
.o,.pts had commanded for him large ihhue"'o
,ho nsmocra,ic party in other States In the WIN
=, ,soo Ru,r exerted himself to bring abou' co'''
Of action OF the dscOrdant mn'erlas al" w -,
80. Uis friends were generally young "e" vi
enthusiasm who beheld III Colonel BUTT PO
hero Of the Revolution, and with them ne was MI p
mi For months before the eiecuoh VIC ' -,
o.r,ain distinguished men. venerable III !e"9 '
r.snected for their services, were put !"
a. candidates. Finally. the following Perso"o ~
- -, ,,o nominating committee: Governor George
IT., uoro.,o GATES n majorgeneral In the he'o'
,,tonarv Army: samuel OsgOod, Henry Rngers, r"'A
Xxoop Thomas Storm George Warner rh'hp -
Arcularius. James Hunt, Ezekiel RoOb'ts' D'ov"'o
livingston and John swar'~ouV' ,
1ivings,ou and General Gates Represented '"e Wv"
d,e.rent sections OF the Democratic pa''' at ,
election designated as the Republican phrN' %
~ , . ., nrocpr. the consent OF the gentlemen
., .,ond &C candidates a majority OF them ha'i"s "o
.,pectation o. success and shrinking from ooi'e "
nm os targets Nine of the candidates hnaly cose"u
~, covernor clinton, General Gates ana 'uuse NV
,o-,on yere for n time immovabe. Jndge LNIhs>''"
n, ogreed that he would serve II clinton III" ""'e'
,rnr,d Gatss finally yielded provided "oV'I"o'
c,,,o pould Clinton never did really co llsrmu :"
stand bu pledged himself TO Burr anu IN, vvsnaners
riot he woud publish nothing IN the ne ,,p. ru.ed
hmt reserved the right to state that ihs ha'o ~
without his perms'.'n -. fo,oro, pnrr such a
nau i not have been formed and IN me aoSenue
t wen a ticket the Federal party WOMB n.e , w."
VI tu'h ,,,snnbed Never before or slhCc wa
tpsrs sncb ticket placed before the cuDcs .. ana
VXnrtc comnosed of men OF the greatest Aen,, CA
h,gheet character and patriotism anu ~ eh, ,nv.ss
x,snr 10 The Republicans. After an rScltnx "nd
"a 3r Coionel Burr on the part OF the Repnpcans
nv Alexander Hamilton on the par. Oh se ling voted
~. Rennblican ticket (tle twelve mtnoeis
tnr an a general ticket was elected ~ az, acidsd
a,n az about 400. and the vote In ue Guy . mo-
ma!orn ,, :" s., The state 1t IS probably true tnat no
,wo men now living have so proIounu on , Ia, i,urr
over their fellow citizens rs od iiilh.ph a
trt there are now able politicians anu ap .rS ,h.
In .vsry county and state who can 90 nucn not
auinafion OF such candidates as VIII ,,, ,h.
ix tha vote of all members OF The parry, WI. Wv, w.,
independent vote, WIFI" WIN an "'
eide the contest ~, ,.orr hoet mon are TO
LOT a. b. understood that the very Det l, tr viii
, Areer'fnoted and men the hlghPst cilhin' o..
accept nominations, and. II eec1el. WIN oo,v In the
S. q. "a, New- York New Jersey ana SVincCN'ut
win be an earnest and II the hspnaDi' az ~
nominate such candidates as were put peIoio @ IN
ME in the city OF New YORK, by me De.o@ "
POO they will deserve and command success
New York, Aug. Is, 1sS2. "