New-York tribune., 1896-01-24

Pattites of the Southern Tier are ndulgnS IN snap
csucuses and conventions In order to haniic"p '"e
Morton boom"
H. the same line Is a letter published by "lhe
s. racuse standard" In watch the writer wants l"
know if IL Is intended by the Plati machine IN
Onondaga County "to force a argc number OF good
Republicans rto an attitude OF opposition 10 ,s u"a
crnor Morton by taking the direction OF "a ~
and town meetings out OF their hanis IL ioVH'
that way.
Speaking Of the concerted effort 20 ccntroi 'he
coming Republican, National Convention. the t'ca
Press' maintains That combination exists by
which Messrs. Plat, Quay. Maniey and CiarHso"
propose TO prevent the nomination OF Mckinney OF
Harrison the Republican candidate Ior ir"S.-
dent is generally understood and conceded. Snch
combines have been made before. but nave never
been successful The strongest and best pohtlca.
combine ever presented in Republican Natohai
Convention was that led by Conkling in l"2 favor
ing the nomination or General Crab i a, mms,c,sa
but 3oS delegates. who stood sianch ana strha',
and though IT had popular name on lts p%a',,s' % ,c -
did not win. Another combine enerKeuc ,, anu '. -.
tive sought defeat Harrison IN 1897 hut Ihs. was
rot successful Nothing ough; to give Mckinley
greater popularity with the peop" thar tina, these
their opposition. II also evidences the iaci tnat tnat
they appreciate his strength and realize ina, ~ WI, ~
overcome e. Reed hopes 10 proht most by IN, COM ~
was before the plans and purposes OF the commune
SO thoroughly understood and appreciated
\ good
Committee has appeared al last. 1t is found In
THE Utica Herald" OF which Charles W Hackeit
is proprietor
II is the cynical Press OF Troy tha; says ms
THE Republican party has never nominated New
York man for President and II never Will until the
State is able TO present something besides stalNhs
hcrse candidates
Although professedly Plat paper. The Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle does not h@siia'" TO
stand up FOR the man whom Plait iriei to beat IN
1892 and proposes to defeat in lH" governor Lew
y Morton" SAYS The Chronicle is the nvorte
son Of Nex-York STATE. but It may not be map
proprla,e TO rcmind Republicans who are aHNisihhs
ne.d that benjamin Harrison was one OF the ah"st
and worthest successors OF George Washington N
the Presidential cnalr
"Wlie" Barnes. Of Albany. resen's the iiea of
not being allowed 10 take the place OF Mi Dep~w
or Mr.. Miller a. a deega,e-st-arge from this state
20 St Louis His Indignation IL warranted An or
ganiza,on made up by fraud Ike me hepunliican
machine here and IN Albany. an Organization which
proposes to send as dsssa,,e sucn oante. ,he Srb.
would be far more suitably represented by man
ks sanSs sa who sS wsrner no M@r or chauSc-
Depew
7. is entirely proper 10 remark that tho work Of
,be committee - Twenty-Five goe, stcady for
ward.
Plat organs severely. They fight shy Of II. so far
as possible evidently acting Inder orders from Platt
70 say nothing ne having sense enough to perceive
,ha, there is nothing for them TO say by way Of de-
fence THE Onondaga sentinel thinks that all
good citizens Of every party VIII reJoic" IN IN"
awful exposure. This" II adds. ''s subjec. IN
which every Republican ana ever i'n.ogpn rn -
ceted for all look TO the organizations OF the par
tics 10 Sc ~ure honest conventions AMI ffulf repre-
sentative nominations The contro. 2' lnr pr,n'' -,
makes II easy FOR the professi2na, po',.'hnS "
wrcak their Wills nv the aid or chhrdct"rless uI"r
llngs and when da: comes. II II ever does, that
the voters as a whole Will realize the dangers or
allowing the cqucs 20 monopoilzc the primaries '"e
sun OF boss ruic Will set
There Is manifest injustice In ine declaration or
THE Buffalo. Courier" that the rotten Patt-i@uter-
bach enrolmen. is the backbone OF the Morton
boom"
Patts dcclar tlon that the second choice OF New
York would be one o, the last things considered at
the National convention " H.. TO The syracuse
Courier" entirely consistent The hrst things ns'i-
ally consilercG." says THE Courier by Ma
,Ional Convention after the prellminares are ar
ranged and the convention gets down TO the busi-
ness Of naming a candidate for President are lhe
comDmentafy votes given by the delega,es or the
several States for their favori'e sons. such votes
seldom indicate anything. far the result or IN"
convention Is concerned II Is only in the later stage
Of the proceedings that the delegates begin 10 dr-
ser their fayOriie sons and bring out their second
choice Unless all Indications count for naushi. ths
VIII be Ncw-l o ks altitude At 81. Louis Morton
and among the ,ast things developed Will be New
York's or Mr.. Plati's second choc' real choice
for the Presidential nomination"
Speaker Fish i formally nominated for Governor
by ."rhe Peekski! Blade" which is looked upon
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