New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

War between Kerens and Filley has broken out
with renewed violence. and tn roar OF the CONNECT
extends from end OF Missouri 70 the o'he''
rillev a, present is top and proposes 10 stay
,bsre Kerens Is trying to beat him. and 70 90 80
IS charging ,reach"ry on Fileys part 10 Mch'n'ey.
7, ,ul he cifncult to establish this charge at ieast
10 Mr. Hanna satisfaction Because up 20 %'tm ar
ion DAYS ago he had implicit faith IN the oid war az
horse Kcrens has been trying 10 get G"nro' v Of
Missouri for several years but ne mas nsse '
e II G". .h's year. but
politicians say that the result VIII De aoou' INV
same as usual
Tho euegestlon Of Speaker Reed for Vice-Pres-
den, s..mn 10 The Buffalo Courier ridiculous
and "indiscrect" To The Troy Press IT is any
thing but that Failing OF the hrst. says Inc
Press" Reed would show sound sense 10y oropp,hhs
false vanity and accepting second place on inc
;icket."
Mr. Fassett Is still a bewildered statesman the
oItcome Of the ST. Louis Convention he declares In
The Elmira Advertiser" OF April Is 10 be a mat
ter OF great uncertainty" He had not heard
rom Vernon, or Illinois But all this Is pardon
able In man who Is willing TO say that who
ever the candidate may be he Is sure OF the cordial
snp dprbo "r' the linton Fassett loves harmony
moro and more as the days go ny
ra n ouc-.ion By one OF Its readers. why Is
Thomas c. Plat a boss" The Binghamton Her
al' replies: Because n great majority OF the Re-
publicans In this State are not yet awake to the
full understanding OF the influence he exercises over
the Republican party. Some day they VIII under
stand the whole situation. and then fatts run as
A boss will cease. This Is no prophecy; history re-
peats itself and the history OF The political bosses
i'm the past warrants the assertion We make.
Some OF Governor Morton's strongest friends In
this city and Brooklyn urging him to veto the
Greater Now York bill and some OF them actually
indulge ia the hope that he will take their advice.
PIatt's declaration. upon hearing the returns from
Illinois that Mckinley would yet be beaten. re-
minded n good many Republican politicians OF the
DAYS at Minneapolis when the New-York boss
went M and down the halls OF the West House
assuring his dsheartened followers that everything
was coming out all right. though there never was,
from beginning end, the ghost OF chance Of
beating Harrison. any man OF common sense
could after he had spent an hour among the
delegates.
The contest between StanchheM and Belmont
over the Democratic nomination for Governor Is In
reality n fight on Senator HIlrs part against Tam
many Hall n continuation OF the bitter warfare
that has been going since 1892, when Hill
dragged the Wigwam down TO destruction with
him at the Democratic National Convention In
Chicago StanchAeld is HIS law partner and per-
sonal friend They have been associated for years
They are fond OF each other There are few men
for whom Hill has a more genuine regard than for
stanchfed and certainly could be
chief It has long been Hills desire to his
friend elected Governor; he believes that the time
has come realize this desire The Raincs bill
and PIatt's bad work at Albany, he believes afford