New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-05
MR.. FASSETf"S CANDIDACY
He SEES NO BASIS FOR THE CLAIMS OF
MR. MORTON'S ADHERENTS.
IT Is STILL. aSyPopY.s RACE. HE ASSERTS his
DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST En-
SENATOR THOMAS c. PLATT.
rBY TELEGRAPH Tc TIE TBIBrxI.,

E.mira, " V. Sept. 4-There Is no nistakins the
fact that the candidacy of j. Soat Fasse;t Tor Gov
ernor is supported by all the young RepuoEcans OF
this par, Of the State. He always was popular
among them but the brilliant campaign ne MADE
for Governor in 1881 especially endeared MN 70
them and now they most heartily favor MS NOM
nation once more for the office OF Governor Al.
that Mr. Fassett said In 1891 agains; Tammany
Hal and the thieves who control the organization
Of the Democratic party IN this State has. In their
Judgment been brought home vivd.y TO the voters
OF the State by the theft OF the State Legislature
by the passage of the "Hucklebsrry" Railway char
ter BY the gerrymander Of the Congress and leg.s-
atve districts by the lnsoent defiance OF the STATE
courts by John Y. McKane, and by the murder al
Robert Ross While defending the baot-box in Troy.
Moreover they believe tina; Mr. Fassett, owing 10
his long service a member Of the Legislature IN
highly responsible positions has an Intimate Know
edge of the Affairs of the State Of New-iorK pos
ssssed by few Of her public men. Such know
edge in their opinion would be Of high vain" 10 me
neonle OF New-York 4. he should be elected COY
ernor Added 20 this IN View Of the dep.orabe
condition OF the State service In consequence OF
three successive Democratic State Administrations
man OF exceptional physical and mental Ngor is
needed they argue to take the management Of the
State affairs and initiate and carry 10 a Site
cessful conclusion many reforms which are In the
interest OF the peop,e
EVILS NEEDING REFORM.
The State Department of Agriculture. with a
payroll Of 100000 yearly. instead Of being pro-
fector of the interests Of the farmers OF the State.
has become merely an agency for the payment
OF salaries to horde OF petty politicians attached
TO the Democratic State Committee. The great
Canal Department 0. the State has been put In
charge OF a war1 politician OF Troy All OF the de-
parments Of the State government still In the con
troll of the Democratic party have thus been placed
i under the management Of men who had no train
ing for their positions. and who have not dis
ftoya
Fassett his friends declare. from his personal
familiarity with the State departments. and his
large acquaintance with men well equipped 1or
the service Of the State, would unQuestonaoiy
vastly improve the character Of the administration
Of every State department
MI Fassetts friends here say that he Will nave
the earnest support OF large proportion of the
delegates TO the Republican State Convention
from the southern tier Of counties of the delegates
from the counties composing his Old Senate dis
trict and bis present Congress district. ana
OF delegates from u good many other counties In
the State Only small number of the delegates
to the State Convention have yet been elected ana
Mr. Fassetts friends say that he vii! receive sup
port from many counties where his strength as
candidate is yet unsupported 10y his opponents Mr.
Fassett has engaged head9uarters at tne franz
Union Hotel. in Saratoga. for the period covered
by the convention and expects TO De ~ MaS
Of the delegates TO the State Convention Will then
before the day upon which the convention Will
meet
AS TO A DECLARATION OF WAR"
Mr.. Fassett for several days past has been al
work attending his Jaw business To-day ne
was much amused by discovering In Il Buffalo news
paper dispatch indicating that ex-senator THOMAS
c. Piatt IA; created a literary bureau with the
purpose OF giving 10 the average rural Republican
the notion that he (Mr Platt will have not the
slightest trouble in nominating Levi i. Morton Tor
Governor and that tn. other Republican candidates
may as well retire a. once to private ne Ine
J. Slcat Fassetts declaration OF war. CSnuoIes
that he is in the held to stay
causing ex-senator Plat any loss OF Steep MI
70 claim e' everything in sight by arguing thai at
least 90 delegates out OF the .Sz present al e ,e
Commenting upon :ais statement today M
Ease r,asss war saa upon Mr Pia,t and noting in this
world would be further from my thoughts than to
S to . neT until after the Republican State
Yen,ion is held am afraid | should be tempted to
10 80 this year. The othe: candidates also. think.
who DO not enjoy his support as Mr.. Morton does.
would probably like 10 have Mr. Plat removed as
position Of saxton. Robert and Fassett is merely
.:Sne sskS "s f Of M Pat ~ how s ae
Roberts wadsworth: Russell and myself are pre-
pairing a waikover for Mr.. Plat by remaining In
do say ABOUT he Me-,aa @ ,I in this
c,.s mon The fir.t ballot?' sad The Tribune
r resIied: wi
DELEGATES INSTRUCTED FOR MR.. MORTON.
.sThe claim that Mr.. Morton will have 600 votes
on the first ballot when at the present writing he
has only q pledged votes-Dutchess II.
Columbia 6. jefferson I-seems to me a
tribe overstrained. but then l believe II is usually
considered good politics to claim everything and
admit nothing / do not know who the New
York correspondent Of the Buffalo newspaper his
dxures but they absurdy clustering and mac
ct,rute He Is accurate in only one respect. namely.
that there win be 732 delegates In the convention.
He grants James A. Roberts only ~ votes.
NJ Roberts unquestionaby Will have over 10
votes upon the first ballot. There Is reason 10
think that Senator Saxton VIII not have. In addition
-----------------
=, Weak and Weary