New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-29
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.

pr ATS WORK ~ THE SOUTHERN Hen
,,p rAssr~r-r.s REPORT oN WHAT l. BEING DONE
rp THERE BY THE HOGAN
rs.ra,or / sloat Fassett and his sialwart CO.
,,,rk.r I'm IN. anti-Plait ranks John w D"ish''
~ rompk!ns County at the Hotel "aiuo'''
and saw many OF their associates OF the hepuo"'s''
state club yesterday. Mr. Fassett sa'' '"s' u"
would not deny that Mr. Platt was Hiah'"e w
stincs, kind Of hgh, to secure delegates 10 '"'
u,,,i,i,c,n STAT. Convention from chemung 'ouh-
80 Tn. opuonents OF the machine have not o"N
"a. pcrublieans OF the Plat stripe against Nne''
I'm ch.nung but HENS Democratic rhs u n''' 81
49,, +, H. .an in Platt's interest. The HI ring
and the Plat machine are hand In glove ho' o'''
in o.hemurg but all through the southern tier
pat IL simply inunia,lng my section WIN
r,ely.s railroad passes and promises of Office sad
A. r,.s..i The trouble with him. he VIII ma.
viii come when the men - whom ne mas PROMISE
favor. and Offices come TO demand payment Inc
majority vii be disappointed. The most a''N' .,
hi. .,,pporters are the Republicans who busiea
,,.,..','. ,,st ,nu trying to elect a Democrat 10
rorvr.s. and 10 defeat the Republican candidate
Henry 6. N'yes -
"ch.uung courty Republicans are for harmony
I'm, th.y nrr against outside interference lh"S 'e'
c,p,b.o Of managing their own AFFAIRS. We are not
road, AZ vet To- be- dubbed into the kind OF har-
r,nv thai Mir rait proposes to give Us our peop'e
believe that he who proposes to direct our po-
uticai affairs should have some at least of the
attributes OF a leader and not one who answers the
description Of ward boss
Tn. PROPOSITION credited TO John W. Nrooman for
sending IN. question ~ an enlarged state commit
tee AS advocated by Cornelius y. Bliss ana his m
au.ntial Republican coadiutators all over the state
Ia 4 sp.clal committee which should report 10 the
State Convention Of 1896. MIR Fassett did not APP
prove.
we should have tn change forthwith If 1t Is a
good one he said Il can conceive OF no good rea-
son for opposing the enlargement Of the committee
outlined by Mr. Bliss No one man can Iairly rep
resent four or five counties in the State commit
tee. II IS impossible that he should be tholousny
posted AZ the condition and needs oil al ol mn ,
Then. naturally. he VIII favor MS own COUNTY
Thi, leads To suspicious. contention and intrigue.
As the stands majority 81 the c ouii,,eS
are unrnpr,sentcd The argument That commit
tee which directly represents each one OF the l."
Assembly districts would be 'uInperS'ihr' y ~ u
sound for We all know that "A campaign committee
Mr. Fassctt thinks that Senator 'ogsesha. OF
oneida. is receiving tough treatment rom MI
Plat. after his years II work for the flaU ma
Il heartily condemn Coggcshalrs failure 10 sup,
pert tho measures Of reform last winter, SAID
| Mr.. Fasscti. but cannot help feeling that ne
| ls being cruelty deserted now by the men 70 whom
for twelve years and never failed TO do piatts
bidding Coggy' made no secret Of the fact that
his course the Police Reorganization bill had
/ the acquiesccnce II not the open approval. OF Mr.
P,att. II this conclusion does Mr.. Plat injustice
| have NJ doubt that the newspapers VIII give
HIM all the space he wants to explain his position
this bill from first 10 last. He ought 10 en-
| brace the opportunity ut once.
In Mr. Fassett's views the Republican outook
/ active men OF the party have been taught by las
winters experiences that they must use the utmost
state ticket Ne thought. ought 10 be renomlnateI
The ex-senator said however. with iacetious
| had been proposed with view, perhaps. OF meet
! ing the more emphatic approval Of Mr. Patt