New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOIES.
It IL striking evidence OF the strength Oh ."e an.
m achine movement that wherever the Issue mas 'S~
brought right down the people the machine 'oice'
have been defeated. The whole power OF the o'A'e
organization was unable to beat Robbins for Assem-
b,y IN Alegany County. Ward won for Congress III
the wcschester District. Notwithstanding an enoL.s
70 compass his defeat. and Belden trunpneu ~ III
1nondaga District, though the machne maui inc
6ght OF its life TO prevent his return 10 WashNsto"
TiIman.s non, nation Of Bryan for 1900 leads Tine
Goversy!le Leader" to remark that It Is quite with
in the range of possibilities that the Democra"c
party will have voice In the matter
The Forestry Commissioners who are respohsip'e
for the constitutional amendment that was detca'eo
nv such an overwhelming majority at tie polls are
urged to resign their offices by some CT the hoishdn
rewspapers Of the State. The Buffalo Express
for exampe declares that III :hey had any sense OF
shame they would take this rejection or their pr
posed hsher N sS DO 50 or not
Governor Black cannot fan TO see he ,,er
organizing this Commission as soon as possible aief
ne has assumed office
Ex-Governor Roswell p. Flower Is referred 10 ny
THE Rochester Post Express" as one citizen OF New
York 10 whom especial credit Ia due for his sturdy
championship OF the cause of honest money From
the moment that the Chicago Convention ainrmeu ,.s
programme of reputation ard revoluiicn" It says
nounce association with Its authors
While Tammany IL pr.dng itself upon its vote OF
eco every wenforn,ed politician knows perfectly
well that this was not strictly Wigwam vote Bryan
received the support Of Thousands Of work'nsmen
who have no relation whatever with Tammany Hail.
and II the matter could be carefully investigated II Is
no, at all lixe.y that Tcmmany Hall really poissd
10000 votes In thi, county Is as cS
stronger position than he was before the election ana
his enemies in Tammany are correspondinsy weaker
PENNSYLVANIA has a Schoharie County, too-Craw-
ford away in the extreme northeast corner OF the
State IT was the only one that gave a majority
for Bryan
The political independence OF great cities was
never more strikingy illustrated than In the las,
election. Four years ago Philadelphia. BOSTON,
Chicago and che Greater To tSis up Ysar
they gave a Republican majority OF nearly. n quar-
OF n million.
Only one Palmer and Buckner vote was cast In
the Fourth District OF the Ninth Ward OF Albany.
where David B. Hin lives and there Is pa ar ON
lonely occupant OF Wofert's Roost
The action OF the Mckinley State League In de-
claring for a new organization In this county ana
throughout the State Monday night surprised
nobody who was familiar with recent political his
tory. The League was pTePiT'h W i"""Nii I" ~"
organization las; spring but held back In Difference
TO the wishes OF the many Republicans who feared
that II might In some way-thouGh nobody could
ever explain how-intorfere with the success or the
Republican National campaign. The project was
only postponed, not abandoned for ever since the
report OF the Committee OF Twenty 1--WE exposed
the rotenncss OF TIE existing organization In TINS
county a one was Inevitable
While this is being done on tho Republican side.
the foes OF Tammany Hall are already In the neld
TO organize for the municipal campaign next year
Ernest Harvicr IL the leading spirit or the move
nent lie has reorganized his followers and by
varied process Of se.ection amalgamation ara con-
solIdation laid the foundation for one or the REST
local Democratic movements that the city mas seen
I'm wears II is not organization CT generals. IKE
the State Democracy nor an orderisss MOP, IKE
some OF the elements that brought about Mayor
S,rong's nomination. but a compact coherent pody.
the result OF many years Of patient work ana many
more years experience IN local politics.
Mr. Bryan may be pleased 20 know that the gold
which he Insisted had all been exported 10 Lombard
street or hidden In the vaults around Trinity
Church IS now 10 be had in abundance. As 'Ihc
Troy Times" remarks 'the yellow streams OF this
metal are pouring into the channels OF trade as II
tho golden shower Of mythology had been realized
In the actual business OF the day