New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
GOTERNOR MORTON AND THE PRESIDENCY.

cOTERVOR MORTON AND THE PRESIDENCY
Whether or not the report is authoritative and
tr,e that Governor Morton contemplates making
q formal and public announcement that he Is
candidate for the Republican nomination Tor
President we are unable to say. 1t has. ut any
rate gained wide circulation, and as the read
ors Of The Tribune were informed by letter
from our Albany correspondent printed yes'er-
day. is generally credited in political circles ut
fine State capital We take leave 10 express the
homo that II Is not true. And for this reason:
II is unnecessary that Governor Morton should
rosort IN any such unusual procedure. even by
tho Indirect and crcuitOus method when mas
hoon nonted out. of procuring a letter OF IN
ourv from some personal and political friend
20 which he should make answer ayowing MS
nosition The indirectiOn would not conceal the
nurnose and the whole proceeding would be
unidentified and trivial. BY a unanimous vote
tho last Republican State Convention put Gov
amor Morton in nomination as the candidate
% tho Renuhlicans of this State for the Presi-
doncv nledging him 1.-THE loyal and unstinted
.srnnort Of New.York in the coming RepuD-
olcon National Convention and unless he pro
him and withdraw his name from the list OF
candidates no action on his part IS heeucu. -
would be entirely supererogaory. Without any
seeking on his part he Is already IN 'he ne'o'
and. If the convention was honest ID us ueci"'a-
tion. assured Of 1.-THE loyal and unstnted sup
mort, of his State in the Republican Natlohal
Convention
II was asserted, and not without some SHOW vi
rooson that the State Convention when auop'-
cd this resolution was directed ana coh'roilcu
Lax Mr. Platt and that this resolution I'D par
ticular owed It's paternity to that gentleman. IL
was not Governor MortOn's fault that the uh'
chartablv disposed attributed Mr. flatt Zeal
10 his desire either 10 make payment Tor past
or secure future favOrs. However that may nave
been. the understanding was general tha' TIE
resolution was adopted at Mr. Platts sugseS-
tion. and il seems certain that 1t could not nave
been passed without his approval II may DE
said Of course that the action Of the state Con
vention is not binding upon the party. since me
district delegates to the National Convention
ora 70 ho chosen bv the districts themselves, aud
= now state Convention will choose the four
do,ecates.at-large. But the claim Is made lhat
the next State Convention will be under the
,nnuoncc is sufficient to elect his own delegates
in a majority, if not all, OF the Congressional
districts In this state of things there should
not be any doubt that the resolution pldglng
IN Governor Morton THE loyal and unsinled
support of NewYork in the coming Kcpuo-
"lican National Convention" will be honestly
and faithfully carried out.
One reason given for Governor MOrtons con-
tempated action is that his friends have been
disappontel ut the naction of the prominent
RcnublicanS who were so etuSive in their adNo-
cacv of the resolution in the State Convention
naming him as candidate. 1t is said that willie
the friends of other candidates have been activ"
in forming alliances with Republican leaders III
other States. Mr.. Mort0n's supporters have not
only done nothing of that sort in his behalf. OuI
as a matter OF fact that some of them are report
ed 10 have been in consultations ana confer
ences the purpose of which was to promote Inc
interests Of rival candidates. Among other DIS
duieting reports is one that Mr.. Platt himset
has an understanding with Mr. Quay, OF Penn
svlvania and others who favor the nomination
of Thomas b. Reed whereby he will undertake
10 transfer TO Mr. Reed the vote Of New-Iork
after II appears that Governor Morton has no
chance for the nomination. What foundation
there NAV be for this uncanny rumor we are
unable to say 1t Is barely possible that ii may
have been put in circulation simply to discredlt
Mr.. Platt with the Governor As matters now
stand. upon the public record Mr. Platt seems
bound to give the candidacy of Governor Nor
ton loyal and unstinted support as distinctly
pledged in the resolution of the State COnven
ton That forbids the discussion Of a second
choice: for the very fact Of such a discussion
turns into an empty pretence the pledge Of
loyal and unstinted support" But even if
Governor Morton has good ground for suspect
ing the loyalty and sincerity OF Mr.. Plat and
others who helped in passing the State Conven
ton resolution, do not think it would be
wise polite or dgnfeI for him TO take the I'M
usual course he is said to contemplate in order
to emphasize the fact Of his candidacy.
Governor Morton, doubt, has an ambition
to be President of the United States 1t is
worthy ambition, and he need not be ashamed
of IT, The action of the last Republican State
Convention has placed him before the country
in the attitude of candidate. Nothing that he
can say can add to his prominence or prestige
in that regard