New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-28
STATE POLITICAL NOTES AND NEWS

The proposition 20 appoint Senator Edmund
O'Connor OF Binghamton. Justice Of the supreme
Court In place - Judge Martin Is not favored ny
The Buffalo Times" which declares: "A man with
rampant prcJuilc,s Ike Oconnor. Is totally uh''
for a judicial position. Fancy him roaring around
the courtroom az he roared around the legislative
halls when excited by his opponents" This Il
hardly fair Senator O'connor. with all his faults
ard one ~ the greatest Is his blind devotion 70
Piatt-is good lawyer. and possesses many
qualities that 10 TO make successiu JurisN ne -
naturally fair minded. and. freed from fla'ts IN
nuence would b. "A useful man TO the party.
Az TO John l. Platt's declaration that there is
nothing 10 fear from Plat In consequence OF tho
deal between Ham Fish and Lou Payn. The
poughkeepsie star Calculates: Nothing To fear!
what arrant nonsense, Now Is the time. II ever.
| that the STATE Committee should know OF the pro-
posed bargain In all It's details Lou Payn =
scheme cannot be circumvented after III" mischief
has been done and the bargain contaminated
'"rhc Syracuse Standard" whose editor. Mr..
White IL brooiing over his disappointment In con
seauencc of having the Senate nomination taken
away from him. tells the Hendricks people mot to
count strongly upon the annhila,on OF the Bel
den influence as force In State politics" This
sounds omir
'Mr I'm IL again angling for the saloon vote"
SAYS The Saratogian" 1T isn't record where
he ever appealed the conscience. the morality,
the decent loyalty OF the people. lie prefers the
theft OF a Legislature to policy that demands
public respect, ne will violate any code to OBJ
tain his ends"
Bob" Maxwell. OF Batavia. who. as headsman Of
the Postonice Department. boasts that he has beat
en- the records OF all other Fourth Assistant Post
General. recently paused In his cory work
TO urge Senators I'M and Murphy To step aside
I'm favor OF the young men OF the party Up to
date no response to his invitation has been heard
,,l, sorI hat Mr.
Hi cvlnced inclination to step aside was at the
last Democratic State Convention when foreseeing
the cyclone he tried To avoid the nomination FOR
Governor bat failed 10 10
.'The Plat organs" says THE Buffalo Courier"
complain that the Boss is greatly abused man
But Is a striking fast that from the time months
ago when The New-york Tribune boldly and
graphically portrayed Mr.. Patts personal methods
using the money OF corporations In politics to the
recent renewal Of the charges by Mr. Fassett
neither Mr.. Plat himself any Of his organs has
counts II half OF what has been said this
point is true 1t is enough to Justify an oyerwhelm-
Ing popular condemnation Of the Republican Boss
| and all those who are subservient to him and his
corporation money"
or Donaldsons defeat In the Saratoga district
ratt in "A section where his authority hitherto has
been und!sputed must be very disqnieting TO the
Hogan boss
'Mr Platts collar hangs very loosely on the neck
OF civil Service Commissioner Cobb says The
Buffalo News" But II still hangs there
THE Binghamton Herald" which has been max
ing such effective fight agair st the Broome
County machine. insists upon the nomination or
anti Platt delegates for the Assembly This
county," II declares, cannot AFFORD to send any
man To the Assembly who IL the nominee OF the
avowcd Platt The best element In the Re
publican party should adopt heroic measures If the
ring insists upon debating nominations we VIII
give the Democrats tip. Throw your BOSS over
board and put up good. clean men. and then II TIE
Plat ring Insists upon naming Republican candi
dates. the independent voters will go over to your
side. and Democrats will represent Broome County
In the next Assembly This IL radical talk. but
the Independent Republicans are terribly In earnest
In their fight against the machine.
Mr. Fasset recently declared that Mr.. Plat was
responsible for all the trouble In the Republican
party. To this The Rochester Herald adds:
From the public point OF View, IL IL better that
Plati's grasp the State government should be
loosened II will be loosened next fall we hon
estly believe: and absolute party control Will not
again restored until some Republican leader Is
evolved who is at once n statesman and a sagacious
party chieftain. and the anti-Platt Republicans
should hasten to ind such man. II he Is In ex-
istence."
THE PURITAN CLUBS LATEST MOVE.
The Puritan Club OF the new XVIII Assembly
District decided at n meeting held July II to with
raw from the Independent County Organization