New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

Edward Lauterbach's candidacy for United States
Senator has again assumed active form lie is in his
own estimation at least. very much IN the race Al
all events. is working industriousy. as was SHOWN
last week in the fight over the nomination 'or AS
semblyman in the XXIIId District NJ NJ Mckee Is
the leader there. Richard Giland Is the nominee
for Assembyman. Both supposed to be adher-
ents OF Mr. Piatt Previous TO the convention l.au-
/. terbach sent for Giand and demanded pledge OF
support Tor his Senate ambitions. Giiland declined
10 give the required bond. whereupon Mckee was
told that he must bring Gliland into line Mckee
also declined commit himself to Mr.. Lsuterbach's
fortunes. He was Immediately Informed ihat ms
leadership end. a tight followed in the
convention but the man selected 10 down Mckee
defeated and Gilllani secured the nomination. lhls
Is discouragng. but not necessarily fatal 10 Mt lau-
terbachs ultimate success
Mr. Iauterbachs candidacy puzzles some OF Mr..
Platt's friends They have proceeded on the theory
that MI Patt himself would succeed David b HIN.
and since he declined 10 run for Governor they have
felt absolutely sure that he intended to go To tho
Senate. The explanation made by the knowing ones
is simply that the whole affair is joke. and that
Mr. Plat enjoys much as anybody else. one man.
however, seems ID be worried over IT, Charles W
Hackett who is chairman of the State Committee
considers Lauterbaoh dangerous rival The spec
tacle of him and Lauterbach struggling for the
position once held by Roscoe Conking is to
inspire every Republican in the State.
Some complaint is made by Independent newspa-
Buffalo Express" believes that his intense devotion
10 his party may bring about good results A break
with Plat, IL holds is liable follow when once the
young Governor is placed in a position where full
party is impressed oil him"
merited tribute to the common sense OF the
wage-earner is paid by THE Troy Record" .The
American worker" /. says, rs all right He has
demonstrated his value as "A patriotic citizen He
knows his rights and his privileges. and he has
learned how TO secure them in the honest American
way. He Is not revolutionist. and all the ha-
r. nsues OF the demagogues cannot make him He
Well Understands that in the United States he has
opportunitos not TO be found elsewhere and his
policy Is 10 increase these opportunities not TO de-
crease them BY resoring to Anarchis;ic practices
The latest advices from the South indicate that
North Carolina will cast its electoral vote for Me-
kinley and Hobart. 1t Is remarkable indeed what q
feeling OF confidence prevails in the inner circles
OF politics TO the South One clear headed politi-
cal observer Of sporting proclivies told friend
the other day that he had given up trying to place
any money on the general result. he was now
getting the best terms could on debatabe States.
His lis: included Kentucky. Alabama. Tennessee.
North Carolina. Virginia. West Virginia and Texas.
holders confidence beyond disturbance. He
receive 100 votes in the Electoral College. lie had
obtained odds. OF course but ne CONSIDERED , y one
OF his nsss sss nor rns ysr lie
seen in the uptown resorts. where election money
is PLACED %s sf mds, H Of his him
IN hts hs prevails as to the
outcome OF the election
~ Carl Schurz's recent speech In Chicago under
Oh. auspice. OF the Honest Money League The
pnehamton Republican" says: Whether or not
pie = 20 king for the indianapolis nominees
nc Mmew,imp would be likely to- he fred big qua
for the Republican ticket
Governor Bradley OF Kentucky tells the Repub-
lican National Committee that Mckinley and Ho-
hart will poll AT least 700 Democratic In that
State and that there not in the Governors opin-
ion the least possibility of Bryan and Sewall car
rying the state
NEW HAMPSHIRE'S pop CANDIDATE.
Manchester n H.. Sept. &C. II Greencaf Of
Portsmouth. nominated for Governor to-day By
the Peoples party.