New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-02
GOV. MORTON'S CANDIDACY
A REPORT THAT HE WILL MAKE FOR
NAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1T SHORTLY.
MANIFEST INsINCEEITY or HIS MACHINE
BACKERs LEADS TO THIS DECIsIoN-THE
SARATOGA PRESIDENTIAL DECLARA-

IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUNE.l
Albany. Dec l.-Governor Morton, it Is SAID
; here. will announce shortly that he is can
didate for the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent. There now three avOwcd candidates
| for the Presldency-Wil Mckinley, william
! b. Allison and Thomas B. Reed-and one Repuo-
lican Of emInence Benjamin Harrison. who can
reasonably be suspected OF being candidate
Mr. Morton, therefore, would make fifth can
didate for the Presidency seeking support at the
Republican National Convention.
THE SARATOGA DECLARATION
The Republican State Convention in Septem-
ber last adopted the following declaration re-
garding Mr. Morton:
We heartily ndorse the, wise and excellent & sd,
! m!nstration OF Governor Leyi p. Morton He mas mas
been mindful OF the desires OF the people and ne has
been always in sympathy Win the best son Gl
dence given him by the people at the polls last NO
Sear pbn nov career o distinction
his clear and Haw,ess record and his Acknowledge
SSy M the y IN 1 a. he cand
date Of The Republicans Of the Empire state @ for me the
The loyal and ID unstinted SUPPORT Of New-Yor in the
coming Republican National Convention
Since this acton was taken at Saratoga moth
ing has been done In the way Of promoting Mr..
Morton's chances of obtaining the nomination
by those having control Of the organization Of
]
contrary. Thomas c. Plat. who has great In
| fuence over the official chiefs of the Republi
can party has had conferences with Matthew
&. Quay and others. which seemed to point
toward his laboring to nominate Thomas 3.
Reed or some other candidate not living in this
State. and tc throw aside Mr. Morton.
candidate.
THE GOVERNORS FRIENDS NOT PLEASED
| not be pleased with this inaction of those who
had spoken ut effusIvey in his favor at
the Republican State Convention and their
seeming desire to form alliances in other States
! for the nomination Of some other Republican OF
| emnence for President. If sincere in their adj
vocacy of Mr.. Mortons nomination. they said.
they would be at work In other States seeking
support for him This State for him. No
| labor for him needed here. What alb
! soluteiy necessary to bring about Mr.. Mortons
nomination the securing of votes for him
| among the delegates of other States. But this
! effort of those in command of the Republican
organization in this State was lacking.
1t true that they occasionally spoke out
in favor OF Mr. Morton's nomina tion but these
| speeches lacked fervor that one could suspect
that under guise OF IA Joring his nomination they
were intending to pick up delegates to take away
to some other candidate for President.
HUNTING FOR NETWORK DELEGATES.
Meanwhile Mr. Ha risor and Mr. Reed have
| both been in New York State and sklful agents
| Of Mr.. Mckinley and MIR. Allison have also been
within it's limits T. L. thus plain that candidates
living In other States nope to obtain some of the
delegates Of New-York Mr. Mortons friends
do not like this fishing in the political waters Of
New-Yorl1 State by the friends of other candi-
hat, ,la
have been told by those having possession Of the
/ organization OF the Republican party in New
York state that Mr.. Morton's nomination will
be pushed BY them for only two or three ballots
at the Republican National Convention and tina:
then he will be abandoned.
Another feature Of ,he talk of the Plat Re-
/ pubiicsns which has been disagreeabe to the
friends Of Mr. Morton has been their chatter
about a Second choice" In fact they appear
! 10 have two second choces"-One Thomas 2.
Reed and the other William B. Allison Why
I \ second choice" Is asked IF Mr. Morton is their
candidate for President and they intend to do
All In their power to nominate him? second
/ choice before the conflict fairly sets in at the
| Republican National Convention seems To imply
lack OF faith in their ability 20 nominate their
own candidate &nd therefore such a sentiment
could not bat be very damaging to hm.
WANT MEN WITH no SECOND CHOICE"
Mr. Morton's friends say that II he does an
| nounce his candidacy for the Presidency it will
! be 4 e.rc-re declaration On his part and in
tended to bring about the election of delegates
who will have no second choice, but will be for
him as the '3u6' were for Ulysses :. Grant in
! 1850 Plainly they think there is danger, if he
/ defers becoming a candidate formally Tor the
| Presidency that other candidates for the same
Office will through friends in this State secure
| a large proportion of its delegates.
| New-Yorks delegate To Republican National
| conventions has rarely been united on any one
candidate Elected by Congress districts. as
.1sI,. -
| cult to bring about unanimous support of any
| man The delegation was divided between Grant
and Garfield in 1850, between Arthur and Blaine
/ IN 1854 and between Harrison and Blaine In 1892
/ In 1883 1t supported Chauncey NJ. Depew for
several ballots and then II went to. Harrison.
NOT UNDER BOss's THUMB.
II is idle to talk ABOUT Republican boss con-
trolling the seventy-two delegates OF NewYork.
! The LEGISLATURE jus. elected has a large proper
ton Of independent Republican spirits. as their
action upon the bills presented to the Legisa ture
will quickly make manifest The same feeling
of independence prevails in many Of the thirty
four Congress districts 1t will therefore be
impossible for any boss to pretend to be for a
New-York candidate for President and then to
transfer the sevcnty-two delegates In bulk to
some other candidate living outside the State.
what will be the medium through which Mr..
Morton will make his cendidacy FOR the Presi-
dency known has not yet been disclosed. 1t Is
probable Judging from Mr. Mortons ca1eful po-
itical methods that in response 10 the letter or
some friend making inquiry on the subject-a
letter of course. solicited-he viii plainly tell
the Rcpublcans Of the Nation that he is cam
didate for the highest honor IN the gift Of the
people ~ the United States
|, WADsWORTH FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
Mr. Patt's political heutenants say that they
have candidate for Vice President in the per-
son Of James w Wadsworth. OF Geneseo. former
State Controller and now a Congressman. This
is another token Of their earnest support OF
Mr. Morton for President. with Mr.. Reed and
Mr. Allison as tf cir second choice" for Presi-
dent they now push forward a candidate for
Vice President This policy will not gain dele
gates for Mr.. Morton outside OF the limits of
/ NeW-York state.