The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-10
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strength for him than he possesses either
in this city or in the country.
Chairman William Brookheld, of the
Republican state committee, who has
just returned from tour Of the north.
ern counties, is not yet disposed to con-
cede Mr. Morton's nomination. He
says: "There is lots Of talk of Denew
MP the state as we'll az in New York
City proper, and if he ia q candidate
have no doubt ne will have strong sup
port in the convention. There are
many Republicans in the state besides
Mr.. Platt who would really like to
have something to say about the gov
ornorship. They do not agree with Mr..
Platt that everything is fixed. and that
no one besides Morton is in it."
MILLER TO THE FRONT.
Another significant fact in connec-
tion with the fall campaign in this
state is the entry of ex-United States
Senator Warner Miller. the sage of
Herkimer, into the gubernatorial field,
as candidate also against Morton.
This il the second time Warner Miller
has entered the lists against Levi p.
Morton in state contest. The pre-.
vious time both Morton and Miller were
candidates before the Legislature for
one of the New York seats in the
United States senate. Each developed
so much strength that neither could be
nominated, and Frank Hiscock, who
had managed to keep u handful of votes
about him, was elected by the transfer
of the Morton vote to nominate him.
The appearance Of Miller in the fight,
when it was supposed he would not in
terpose any objection to PlatJ's plan to
nominate Morton. is giving courage to
the anti Patt forces, although they
admit that their only chance lies in so
separating the delegates among the
six or eight candidates that neither
Morton nor any one OF his opponents
can be nominated on the first ballot
The Republican medley as thus pre-
sented to view is yet further height
ened in places by bitter local fights.
An instance of this may be cited in Syr.
acuse, where the Regulars. or Belden-
ites, nave just passed bitter resolutions
refusing to take any part in the local
Republican primaries next Tuesday,
their excuse being that the compacts Of
harmony entered into with them by
the Independents. or Smith. Hendricks
lde faction, nave been systematically
broken by the latter. Onondaga county
has always bean noted for the number
and intensity of its factional feuds and
these have apparently been emphasized
since the Beldenites started their ex-
pensive new newspaper, the Syracuse
Post, which, run upon scale which
parallels the cost Of the metropolitan
journals. is gradually cutting into the
revenues of it's Independent compsti-
tors and curdling their opposition into
bitter enmity.
DEMOCRATS GAIN HOPE,
This Syracuse illustration is typical
OF the nrsty battles that are waging in
dozens of counties within the Rspubli.
can party ranks The task of harmon.
ization, always difficult in state with
New York's phenomenal allotment of
ambitious politicians, has this year been
made next to impossible by the pros
pect OF party triumph and the appar-
emily uncommon value Of party n0mi-
nations, The hue und cry against Tom
Platt is genuine in some instances: but
in many it is believed merely to cloak
personal ambitions which hope to fur.
ther themselves along the line Of the
popular prejudice against machine die
tation, rea! and alleged.
To sum the Republican situation up,
the apparent advantage enjoyed by
protectionists in consequences of the
present unpopularity OF Democracy
among the masses, has bred such a
surplus Of Republican confidence and
OF Republican arr mbitions in the Empire
State that unless common sense coun.
sells can be made to prevail at this
weeks convention, the realization of
victory at the polls will become exceed
ingly difficult. At one time it was
known here that the Democratic man
ayers had practically conceded the
state to the Republicans, aud We're pre-.
pairing to save Governor Flower the
expense OF hopeless denomination by
turning the gubernatorial nomination
over to some such man as ex.S5cretary
Of State Frederick Cook, of Rochester.
Mr.. Cook was even sent for by Senator
Hill, who had long conference with
him. But the rapid growth of dis.
sensions among the Republicans has, it
is believed, already changed this plan,
and the Hill-Murphy forces expect now
to make sharp and aggressive fight
all along the line, fact of which Re
pu6licans. If they are wise, will not
lose sight.