New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-16


The friends OF Mr.. Hoops, the Republican candi-
date for Senator against Barney" Martin. on
the warpath. They are bitter over his defeat. and
DO hesitate to say that the responsibility for ii
rests largely upon the shoulders of Cornelius Van
Colt. Hoops went into the fight 10 win. and there
was reason why he should not win against such
a Martin. He appealed to Plat for assist
Plat declined to give him any, unless Van
Colt said so. Van Cott whose sole desire seemed
10 be to elect his man Gregory to the Assembly,
reported adversely as. to Hoops, whereupon P:att
declined to do anything The Hoops people de-
nouncc Van Colts action as an evidence of a deal
between him and Martin and their assertions seem
TO be borne out by what happened on ELECTION Day.
Hoops was beaten by less than 1000. He and his
friends believe that this could easily have been
machine There will probably be some china broken
m Ha a sFf'9H OK hs Fly at the o have pT
TO pay the bills
Nothing has convulsed local Republican circles
more this week than the announcement OF Edward
Lauterbach's candidacy for United States Senator
At first this rumor considered Joke but
when one of the leading Republicans in the State
went to Platt about 1t and came away without au-
thority to deny the statement, the matter assumed
a more serious form. Lauterbach's friends openly
declare that he has Patts promise of support, and
that he expects to succeed Senator Hill Ills conf
tHenG S ~ me matter Is appalling. IL makes the
htads or the old warehouses; swim as they contem-
Plate TINS assurance. OF course. no sensible man
believes that Plat is really in and that he
position once held by Roscoe Conkling but thai
I-autefDach believes himself to be the candidate Is
no longer questionable. Warner Miler's opinion on
me subject Is not yet matter OF record but when
II II the Mohawk Valley viii echo as loudly as did
the Haratoga convention hall over his excise speech
l'''u'ehaht-Governor Saxton's emphatic declara-
'oh that ne will not recognize Coggeshall as a Re
puOl'ah under any circumstances backed az IL Ia
py 'he previous assertions to the same effect OF
Such men as higgins ana Muliin Will make deal
HbS WIN the oneida senator exceedingly difficult
even by the Boss. Coggeshal's friends saw tha, he
uoes not .Npect TO do much this winter but n ven
hehce, when the election OF a United States Ken
ator comes up. they believe that an oppor,unity
VIII present itself for him 10 demonstrate h,s
power ana usefulness. to the eminent ADVANTAGE
OF himself, II no else "se
Poetic justice Is meted ont occasionally In ,ha
realm OF politics. Jake" Patterson's case ia
tmey Illustration OF II. Ii will be remembered
mat he Joined forces with the COMMITTEES OF Thirty
ana agreed to carry out that ch.merical scheme
or political reform known as the eIection-dlstrct
pan; The hrst object that he aimed Mt I'm this
combination was TO save himself and his organiza
Ion from destruction at the hands OF III. Anil Ma
chine ORGANIZATIONS the second was TO DIR We Thomaa
{. Pintt out OF New-York County i'm reven Va Tor
the way Platt had beaten him at the Syrscuse
convention To save himself, Plat toinaa hs nd
with the Milholland people, ana deserted them AT