New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15

LIQUOR QUESTION.
fly TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNEl
s.rstora n Y Sept l4--The Republican State
convention to be held here on Tuesday began to
.xs IT'S coming apparent tonight Many promi-
~, Republicans arrived Ia the village by the
r,,ns which reached here late in the evening. and
,sa Offices of the big hotels were soon crowded
N,.h politicians Two former United States SEN
.,.,. Warner Miller and Frank Hiscock. were
.nong those who arrived this afternoon An
..nsr former United States Senator. Thomas c.
p,a,t who resigned his seat in 1881, arrived here
. o'clock tonight. Mr.. Platt started from
y.v.york this morning. tut when he arrived at
p,,,ac,iff he left his train and went to Eerslie,
..a summer home Of Governor Morton. All the Re-
hucan politicians here, when they heard or MT.
p,ous visit at Ellerslie said that they thought 1t
-o,her clever play by him for more State patron
.xs Undoubtedly ne would inform Governor
Marion that the State Convention certainly
would pass a resolution favorng his nomination
Or President and otherwise seek to ingratiate
,,msef with the Governor by soliciting his ad-
vice about various planks of the platform.
P1.ATTs INsINCERITY.
pr, the absence Of any effort by Mr.. Platt out
ia. NJ New-York State to bring about the nomi-
rat,on Of Governor Morton ought to reveal to the
latter Mr. Platts insincerity in advocating his Sc
lection as a candidate for President Governor
Morton will be supported for the Presidency oy
all the members of the Platt machine up to the
time OF the Republican National Convention. and
IN the mean time all the State patronage possible
will be extorted from him. But the favor with
which some other Republicans Of National promi-
penoe are spoken Of by the leading men of the
Patt machine when the Presidency is referred to
:lscloses the fact that they have no intention OF
pressing Governor Morton's nomination.
GOVERNOR MORTON GOING TO THE SOUTH.
The Platt Republicans say they Intend TO pre-
sent resolutions extolling Governor Morton ana
urging him as a candidate for President. and that
Mr. Merton decided To-Day to make visit 10 the
Atlanta Exposition and the Chickamauga cele-
bration. with view OF getting acquainted with
come Southern Republicans. Mr. Morton VIII
leave Albany on Tuesday evening In company
with the committee Of the Legislature appointed
to be present at the Chickamauga celebration and
the opening Of the Atlanta Exposition. The party
will go to Louisville. and thence to Nashville.
Chattanooga and Atlanta. Mr.. Mortons intimate
fiende think that in the OF this visit to the
South the boom given TO him at the New-fork
Republican State Convention can be expanded
into large dimensions. Mr.. Platt possibly may
have chatted with Mr.. Morton to-day about the
help this Southern tour might give to his canvass
for the Presidency. But Mr.. Platt himself should
set out of the State and hustle for Mr.. Morton II
he is to convince people that he is sincere In his
advocacy Of the latters nomination for President
PLArr TO FIGHT ENLARGEMENT.
Mr.. Platt's latest design Is to oppose any en-
lsrgernent Of the Republican State Committee
That announcement was made shortly after his
arrival here tonight. There will therefore be
hot contest in the convention over the proposition
10 enlarge the committee. Ex-senator Frank HIS
cock who is seeking denomination for senator
Mr.. Platts hands, said tonight that he thought
the committee should be reduced rather than in
creased in membership. Possibly Mr. Hiscock
thinks that the reduction OF the Republican State
Committee TO membership of one, and that one
Mr. Patt, would be an excellent step for the party
to take.
Wilbur F. Wakeman. of New York. general Sec
retary Of the American Prote, tive Tariff League,
arrived this evening and opened the headquarters
Of the informal committee advocating the enlarge
ment of the State Committee at Congress Hall.
Mr. wakeman said that the reports so far re-
ceved by the informal committee showed that the
number Of delegates pledged to enlargement was
growing and that in his opinion they would ex-
ceed the estimate seat out from New-York. A
meeting Of the delegater friendly to just repre-
sentation will be held on Monday, and the PROPOSE
zion 10 make a fight on the temporary chairman
snip OF the convention will be submitted TO them
II the majority agree to the plan. contest VIII De
made. Mr. Wakeman received reports to-day
from Queens and Duchess counties which indi-
cate that majority OF the delegates from each OF
these counties viii support enlargement
LITTLE OPPOSITION TO THE OLD TICKET.
The present Republican State officers-Secre-
tary Of State Palmer. Controller Roberts. State
Treasurer Colvin. State Engineer Adams and At
torney-Gerera Hancock-will apparently be re-
nominated without any opposition worthy OF the
rame Every leading Republican here to-nghI
sx-Senators Miller. Platt and Hiscock, ex-Con-
gresham Henry G. Burleigh and others, de-
cared that the old ticket" Of 1898 would be re-
nominated Indeed, with the record OF hdeity'
ability and honesty MADE by every one OF the
Republican State officers refusal to renomihate
them, as ar Platt well said, would be suicidal
The only opposition TO renonlna tion whlch mas
been made comes from Louis +. Payn. MI
Payn said tonight: THE Republicans of Coium-
bia County intend TO present the name of j.
Rider Cady for Attorney-General lie VIII DC
Supported by every delegate Of other counties In
the State There WIN also be opposition to the
renomination Of Controller Roberts. But Mr..
Payns remarks are not taken seriously. ihere
is no sign of opposition of any strength 10 'he
Nromination OF Controller Roberts ana Attor-
ney-General Hancock.
II is evident. however that there will be a
contest over the nomination for Judge OF the
Court OF Appeals Jesse Johnson. 1t Is now said.
viii be supported by all the delegates OF kines
County Judge Pardon C. Williams OF Water
town, apparently, also will have strong support
from the northern part Of the state. The south,
srn Tier delegates under Mr.. Platt's lead VIII
support Judge -elora T. Martin. The other
Candidates are Judge William l.. Adams. OF
Csrandaigua and Judge Henry L. Chllds, OF
Medina
FRAUD IN NEw-YORK DENOUNCED.
Colonel 5. V. r. Cruger. Of New-York arrived
here tonight. profoundly indignant over the
fraudulent methods By which the Platt Repuo-