New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-05


can voters A majority of the Republican voters
ia not have n majority in the State Committee.
Eighteen seats out of the thrty.four in the State
Committee are held by men who represent 10000
less Republicans than the holders OF sixteen seats
Too great a represenfa ton in the State Commit
tee has been granted to the Democratic cities and
too little to the Republican rural voters who cast
the bulk of the vote Of the party. In my tudg-
ment the present State Committee is I'll organ
ICED as political machine. The State Commit
teemen from the interior Of the State have far 100
many counties 10 look after. How can state
Committeeman Inspect thoroughly the anairs OIL
five counties and report the result OF his ooserVa-
. tons to his fellow-membeis when they meet IN
New-York? IL strikes me that 1t would De ldr
more preferable to elect one state COM
mittceman from each OF the hfty SEN
ate districts. or else have the chairman
OF each County Committee member OF
the State Committee by virtue of his ONCE.
Certainly the various chairmen OF the county
committees understood thoroughly the political
conditions OF their own county. am opposed TO
Mr.. Bliss's plar of having one representative Of
each one Of the $50 Assembly districts in the State
Committee for ] think that such committee
would be too large Possibly committee OF Six
" Of the county charmen would be too large. In
any case 4 committee composed OF one repre-
sentative o. each OF the fifty Senate districts
would far better represent the republican party
and be better political organization than the
present Republican State Committee organized.
IL is the basis Of the Democratic Congress
siOnal apportionment Of the State. There are
few Of the Senate districts composed OF over two
counties. Such a small political division could be
easily supervised by member OF the state Com
mttee. We would thus have in the interior OF the
State where the Republican vote is found a suffi-
Gent number Of agents Of the Republican party
THEY WANT HARRISON TINES" AGAIN
Ex-Congressman John NJ Weber. formerly
United States immigration Commissioner. is now
President Of the American Exchange Bank here.
He is veteran politician and man of excellent
judgment. Republican prospects were bright
In this State he said to-day, until Mr. Roose-
welt began his Sunday liquor campaign in New
York. am LITTLE apprehensive that this action
OF his may stir up the German voters TO action
against the Republican party. A defeat Of the
Republican party in this State this fall might
not be altogether calamity. for II would bring
before voters the peril of Democratic ascendancy
in the Nation. Next year elect a President.
! should think il a great misfortune II the Re-
publican party approached that election in
TOO confident condition OF mind. The Democrats
will make desperate attempt TO retain the
Presidency The South VII swallow the fnan-
cial policy Of Mr. Cleveland and will throw its
vote for the Democratic party The people. there
fore, ought TO understand that there is great
danger Of Democrats carrying the Presidential
election The Sunday liquor question will not
cause the Republican party any trouble here,
but. as have said. am apprehensive of the
vote Of New-York The Republican party here is
in good condition. The sentiment is anti-Platt
ali along the line. | think shall elect two. and
perhaps three. Republican Senator'S"
Who do you think will be nominated for Pres
ident. Mr.. Weber,"
1T begins to look to me as though Benjamin
Harrison would be candidate The people
member Harrison times when they pros
porous. They have had several years of keen
suffering under a Democratic National admin
istration. The ordinary voter is convinced that
the Nation was never so prosperous as +, was
under General Harrison, and in the peril of
continuance of Democratic rule he will turn To
him 10 rescue the country"
THE FEELING IN THE WESTERN COUNTIES
Senator Higgins. Of Clean. who represents
Chautauqua. Cattaraugus and Allegany counties
in the Legislature. was here to-day He
member Of the Finance Committee Of the Senate
and in consequence is well acquainted with the
cause Of the increase Of the State tax rate. Tine
Republican party" he said. will not suffer any
loss of votes in the counties Of Aegany, Cat
taraugus and Chautauqua in consequence of the
increase of State taxes. because the people
derstand that this increase unavoida bic,
owing 10 the transfer Of the care Of New-Yorks
and BrOokyns INDECENT insane 10 the care OF
the State. The State Care Act has been as
much part Of tho policy of the Democratic
party as Of the Republican party. All that New
York and Brooklyn had II do formally to
request that the State should care for their in
sane and the State was compelled 10 accept
this burden. Those cities for several years have
paid half Of the cost of supporting the States
INDECENT insane as well as supporting their own
insane, and ii was mere justice therefore that
the State should take off Their hands the support
Of their insane. Anothe. cause OF the increase
OF the State tayes the neglect OF the Demo-
cratic Legislatures for several years to make
sufficient appropriation for the maintenance of
the buildings Of the State in good condition We
had to make appropriations Of this nature We
also had TO pay some large bills Of the Con-
sttutional Convention | am convinced that the
people that the appropriations made by the
Legislature are necessary and not in the least
extravagant and therefore will not seek to
punish the Republican party for any increase
Of the State tax rate
FARMERS NOT PROSPEROUS
Are the farmers Of Alegany Cattaraugus
and Chautauqua prosperous this year?'
II am sorry 10 say that they not" an
swered Senator Higgins, "for the hay crop is
failure and as the farmers are chiefly interested
in butter and cheese making, they suffer
severely from this failure Of the crop. They
selling off their cattle at $l4 and SIS a head
With the prospect of hay being $40 a ton they
cannot afford tc keep their cattle through the
winter. The farmers Of the counties Of my dis
trict therefore. have suffered great losses"
Has there been any increase in the numbers
OF the members Of the Peoples party"
Not in Cattaraugus County. where | live"
said Senator Higgins "for there IL is an old and
discredited party, but in Chautauqua County,
where IL is rather new, suspect il has had
some growth. There is quite free-sver move
ment in Chautaudua County"
r.. X. Hefford, OF Buffalo. who is promi-
nent Republican is chairman Of the Executive
Committee of the commercial associations Of
the State. which pushing before the peo-
pie the adoption by the voters al the fall cleo
ton Of the proposition to expend 100000 in
the improvement Of the canals OF the State.
These associations consist Of the NcwYork
Produce Exchange, the Chamber OF Commerce
Of New-York the New-York Board Of Trade
and Transportation. the Maritime Association
Of the Port Of New-York, the Canal Boat Own
the Union for the m of the