New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
HE'S BEEN BIShING.'

lust about a month ago II statesman WI" h'N
been halanc,SI for several years on III" ''' "'
IN. public eye like a sly ihat ""ui" "'''"''
mature. nor >hrivcl all at one" went "u' al >'-"'
~ suddenly ~ IL hc had stepped on 'hlh ''
or struck the top of a tobogsan slide S''''''
weeks previous 10 his di>lpp"aiahN ~ III"
been an extremely conspicuous nsure al con
veulion In Saratoga; had, In fact. presided Over
II with distinguished success. Inc hu>lhF-S ~
the convention was, among "'h'r """HN' ~
nominate the Democratic candidate Tor '"'
ernor There were not many canoiha'~ i"i NV
,,,ninotIon The. present incumbent ~ the
office having remarked that hc didn't car"
damn for VOTES" this statesman had gently
suggested 10 him that he left his mouth uh'"N
cred too carclessy and WAS not available i"f
communication. whercupon he Withdrew. leaving
the field quite open Nobody s"rm'N !" ~
husilng for the nomination except an Aip'"s
person whose name just now escapes Us ihH
person had incurred the expense al having MS
name painted on banner. ana srndihI sinai
procession Of the unemployed OF Albany I"
Saratoga accompanied 10y II brass bhhh 10 $50
that It was properly parad'i III ia" streets anu
imprcssivey waved In the convention bu' III"
man who made the nominating speech Tor '"'
ALBANY person was so tedious. ana thc reno"
who stood in the aisle and waved III" Dhhh'r
did IT In such wcarcd and pcrfunclory way
that the boom persisted on the threshold. lh'i
Bourke Cochran who probably knows p''''r
than any other living orator Just now many
DAYS in the year she most illnsirious statesmen
I'm the party are really popular, rose up anu
told tile gentleman In the chair that he was by
all odds the most popular man In the parry all
the year round. and that 1t was his duty 10 take
the. nomination and lead the hosts. The gentle
man took H. though he manfcstly did not
want 1t.
Then a great many Democratic newspapers
broke out In admiration OF his heroic attitude
and selfsacrificng disposition. The gentleman
himself took the stump with great energy ana
proceeded TO enllghten the voters or the STATE
upon the imminent peril 10 which religious I'D
erty would be exposed II he should be defeated
and Mr. Morton, the insdous foe OF free lnsli-
tutions. should be elected. He also expressed
great confidence I'm the result; for he could not
believe that the honest voters OF The STATE
would permit the bulwarks or religious Tree
DOM which had been established at such INFINITE
cost by the Tannany Association or this city.
| TO be thrown down by Republicans and lanai
les In conversation he was heard 10 say mat
with a mere ma jorily Of 10000 In Ncw-lork
CITY. which was a ridiculO,Isy low estimate, he
| would be triumphanty elected. He addressed
large audiences all over the State, and was
greeted everywhere with demonstrations Of I'M
usual enthusiasm His speaking tour WAS so
| successful In arOusng the masses that the
| champions OF religious liberty who keep In
| touch with the people by dispensing liquid re-
| fresbments at reasonable prices were very much
| encouraged At one stage Of the canvass some
| Of them expressed willingness to wager fifty
dollars against hundred that the interchangeable
| hero and sef-sacrificrr would be elected But
when the votes were counted II was found that
| the voters thought differently by 10000 ma
| iority. Then he slid ont Of sight. Inquiries AT
Wolferts ROOst and other roosts frequentcd
by him ELECTED only the information that he
| had gone South But he said never word rs
he went
| On Friday. however. he reappcarcd AT Wash
| ingtop. TO n representative Of THE NewYork
sun" he said. In answer to inquiries. that he
| had been I'm Florida, where ne had baskcd In
| 1.-THE Floridian sun, gathered goldcn-hucd or
| "angcs and r1Isset-brown cocoanuts and fishcd
..for blue0sh and tarpon" We rejoice TO learn
| that he found place where he could "bask"
There were 10000 obstacles 10 his "baskng"
| at home They intercepted his sunshine. Even
at Washington he has not been able at all times
| 70 '.bask as he would wish. on account of
massive and bulky person from his own State,
temporarily residing in that city. who inter
posed his large proportions between the Sen
ator and the sun. He was wise In going To
Mace where h, could safely and sercnely
| "bask" without interruption Interference.
He will do well to send Florida guide-book