New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-23
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
THE SYRACUSE ELECTION.

The S1hACCSE SbHSNAA''
WITH MANY INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES AND
COMMENTS.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Some OF the interpretations that nave oeeh
made by certain New-York newspapers OF our cleo
,,r here last Tuesday are exceedingly amusing to
neopls who are all familiar with the facts OF
the political situation in Onondaga County ana
throughout the State. One OF your minor cohtem-
noraries whose editor has been exhaustinS MS
stores OF campaign abuse upon men VINO nave
horne the brunt OF every Republican battle In the
State for nearly quarter OF century. sees IN ME-
Re,den's defeat "a black eye for Mr.. Plat
This IL one Of the most refreshing exhibitions OF
polit,cal yerdancy that have been MADE by any
METROPOLITAN newspaper in some time Even we
DOOR Ignorant countrymen gasp as We read IT,
wondering at the same time how men with sucn
absurd notions and such imperfect knowledge OF
self evident facts ever get into the editorial c'
NJ n New-York newspaper. But. after all, with
what little wisdom the world IS goFerneu' 0u'e'S
there Is no tyro in politics who IS not aware "a
the intimate relations that have existed lot years
between Frank Hlscock and Thomas c. Platt, ana
the equally close relations that have exis'eu oe
tween Mr.. Platt and Mr.. Hendricks. VINO maze
Mr. Uiscock United States Senator? was II not
Mr. Plat? Was 1t not Mr.. Platt VINO trahsierieu
the Morton column to him in that HeHo'ap'e
contest between Mr.. Morton and MT Mier' anu
will anv one deny that Mr.. Hscock showed his
! aDDrpCinflOn 49,
throughout his six years of Washington Ire! Did
he not himself say that his fidelity to Mr.. fiat'
made him a. times "a messenger IN the
service Of the Tioga leader? And VINO made ran
els Hendricks Collector Of the Port or New io'"
The Mr.. Patt ,.
II Is true that Senator Hiscock ana Cohec'oi
Hendricks took the side Of President Harrison az
| MInneapos but no one could blame them for IL,
Mr. Plat least OF all. Mr.. Hendricks heid one oi
the greatest offices in the gift OF the Adn'h'S'a
ton, and Senator Hiscock had been given tns
patronage OF the State by President Harrison.
They were bound TO support the President III MS
was in an independent position 50 far as regara Mr
the President This naturally drew MN 20 H nc
| platt and while they have acted together DC
casionay OF late in some minor matters every one
familiar with the undercurrents OF reG hi1tsry Mr.
history knows perfectly well how pittery osa a.,
Belden has felt over the way In which the Presens
Legislature was organized John =, kenyon ny H Wfo was
man for whom Mr. Belden entertains hatred ana
when Mr. Plat approved OF ~ Mr. ecIsre WAR lie
would have declared war at the time put FOR the the
h HsPsem tnSt lie when ho%eVer Mr. favored
Colonel Dunn for that position Mr. Beiaen t9 COX
The wap % the Committee of Thirty in
York may not be known there. but 1t Is here where
tention to make F;hu Root president OF the Con-
stonal Convention In the gh IT, OF these %e
townsPe9pe to see wherein Mr. hstts Upc * ns
other New-York paper that Mr.. Hendricks wa:
opposed to the nomination OF Mr.. Fassett al
Rochester should IKE very much to see the EVIL
| dence on which this claim IL based. myself was
a delegate TO the State Convention at which Mr.
| Fassett placed in nomination. and l think
| was pretty well informed to how the various
leaders stood on the matter. This I know,tha
! while Senator Hiscock in doubt and Mr., Plat
himself in doubt at one Tina as to whether
! Mr. Fassett should be chosen or not. Mr.. Hen
bricks wavercd not for an instant but gave MS
| Judgment in favor OF the young man from Elmira
| on the morning before the convention assembled
made a tour Of the hotels. could find only among
| tho friends OF Mr.. Plat two men who seemed te
| think the nomination OF Fassett unwise and mex
! priient One OF these was Andrew H. Draper. theE
State Superintendent OF Public Instruction. and on.
OF the headed politicians we have ever nae
in the State: the other was John r. Miholland
the present head OF the Republican organza
| ton in New-York City. Both of these gentlemen
in my hearing expressed fears as 70 the result and
Insisted that the selection OF Andrew ID. White
would have been much better under the circum
stances They may afterward have changed thei
| minds but know that at the time they wer
against the Fassett nomination. and Mr.. Hendrtck
was heartily in favor OF It. Mr.. Milholland told m
then that he had advised Mr.. Fassett to STICK Z
! tho custom House. Would II not have been a goo
thing for all concerned had the advice been FOL
lowed? - 1900 ONO>DAuh-
Syracuse. Feb. 81. 1894