New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-03
STATE POLITICAL NEWS AND NOTES

The contest over the Republican nomination TOT
Senator in the XXvIIth District-saratoga. sche-
nectady and Washington counties-grows warmer
Bracket who has entered the lists against Donald
sons denomination. is confident OF success pu' "c
does not underestimate the resources or MS eA-
perienced adversary He has cleverly DIVIDED me
Platt forces by having the support OF SheriH
Worden. one OF Platts most trusted adherents IN
Saratoga County an assistance which Bracket eH'
plains as being due entirely to personal friend
ship The younger element Of the party Is aiso
with him. and this means good deai AZ Up p s,ate
Bracket was formerly member OF the , Sta.e
Committee. He has been active IN Kepuiomoa an
ganigation has good law practice. and enjoys an
excellent reputation in SaTat9sa Snrre on August
J. Washington and Saratoga lave eacn e n h as'e
gates and SCHENECTADY hve 5 ysersn Ja
Austin A. Yates, who aspiret to the same position
ten years ago -
Andrew d. White. who Las just returned from
Russia, where he represented the 'm'eu "''e'
under two Administrat TONS has been telling inc
roon,e NJ Syracuse that they must manage their
city affairs on business principles ana drop pom
tics entirely from matters bearing upon ,e 'o
poration. "A city" says he rs coipoi"' 90
fits affairs arc business neutrality-suspicious. OF 'ne
city that relate TO such things as the laying ou'
Of streets paving sewerage. preserving the peacG
keeping down local crime water snppif an" business
Questions Of the community. 1t is inst as pre-
posterous to manage me city as p on,Ib or
n ny ober large mcrcantiie mouse manage us
house on political prncPles , me na dd None n II will
come soon The syracuse Post Mr. be i,h1,
paper ns Mr Hscock. Of course do likewise, but
their Inducements were not published
Judge Christie b. Mclaughlin. of Essex County
seems TO lead the candidates for Justice OF the Su
prcme Court Of the Fourth judicial Dis'rc'' Inc
convention at which the nomination VIII De nn'ue
will be held at Lake George on July % Ihere
in lie
sented as follows ST. Lawrence, two deiegaates'
Franklin. one; Clinton one Essex one. ac,adsS
one: Montgomery. one; Fulton and Hamlitoh' one
When the news came down from Washington
County that ex-Congressman Bureigh had routed
..Ike" Bakers forces. foot. horse and Dragons
scoring tremendous victory over the machi"e'
Mr.. Plat FASTENED 10 assure everybody 'ha' '"e
contest without significance. since poth eei."
men were his personal friends This was rather
noor exclamation to offer even in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel corridors where people are not always tnor,
ough.y Informed upon state politics but a1tehpten
s up Renuhcan journal as The Post the
par;ys official organ In Washington Couny' , 1an
conf fi Between the contcnding factions: 1T
was evident that S our sEnn Wh hs
county is anti Plat but by deals and compr0mseS
our delegates 10 him at the state Convention. The
cowardy despair of brute force was Anaiy Le,g
people were against him: We owe It, not mercy 10
ourselves but to all this Empire state at once
- est the question OF the introduction OF partisan
sheriff and his posse into the conventions oi me
r,eopea thing without precedent in the history OF
our state" 4 few more personal friends Ike
Nj Bureigh. Of Whitehall and Mr. han. OF rort
Ann and Mr.. Platt's fences in Washington |o"ii's
would suggest Kansas cyclone
Essex County Republicans will hold their con-
yenton to elect delegates 10 state. Judicial anu
Senate conventions and nominate county oicers' al
Elzabe thtown, on July IS.
The hght that Mr.. P.att started against the re-
nomination Of Senator Higgins in the Chautauqua-
Cattaraugus district seems 10 have proven as
NAL failure The latest reports indicate tnat inc
contest has been entirely abandoned. Inc BOSS ~
fond OF advocating aggressiveness, but TINS year
ne finds IL best preach this poltlcai doctr.Ie
as he breaches Cv.l Service reform-good 10 theorS
''but impractcabe, owing 10 existing cohd'uo"s'
Adiu,ant- General McAlpin will 20 . Europe III
sen,ember accompanied by his pastor. the Rev
j A. McWilMams. who travels as the Genera! ;
guest.
For the first time in history. the state senate
NEXT winter will cast one-fourth OF the votes lot
United States Senator Hitherto II has only hau
one-nfth the number Of votes on Jolht paIoe