New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

Az bc expected, inc SYRACUSE I'pi'' ''''' :"
grim satisfaction in the proposed substitution OF
80, Trscv Tor Edward Lauterbach az delegate
a,i.rgc 70 tho National Convention. III tho bis
Four OF 1892 IL TO be reconstructed for 1872 rays
"The Post" OF that city. by the elimination o' inc
Salt Cfty's only representative. by all means lei
ma have the Honorable Benjamin Forensic tracy
rather than little Mr.. Lauterbach Surely tho peo-
nj. rho Two in the shadow OF Mr.. Hiscocks pull
chrltuInous greatness are entitled - nav so,,o
III ~ the CHOICE and they would vote unani-
mousy Tor ue"e'a' i'"''' "
CURED.
t,xc.nt,on "a taken by THE Ncw-Haven Leader
70 the recent remarks OF Major Handy. that
Sneaker Reed Is no longer the choice OF N'w-f'nK-
land 'Ths Leader" Insists that while New-Eng-
land Republicans feel the highest regard Tor MAJOR
favnr OF standing by Mr. Reed long az there
is any chance OF his winning the nomination.
This opinion Is ndorsed by THE Bridgeport
Standard" which, however significantly declares
that 'in all probability Mckinley would be the
second choice of nne-tenths OF the Reed men IN
this portion OF the country MI Reed, IL "uua'
"is the New England candidate, and It would be
singular II New England should not FAVOR MN HrS''
particularly when he is man OF such commandinS
uualinca tons, and one whose hold upon ,he REGARD
OF all Republicans Is By right SO strong
The action OF Mr.. McKnlcys friends IN hiring
halls at ST Louis leads THE Syracuse Post sauri-
cally TO observe that ~ the ONO statesman '"n
be nominated by main strength he VIII get '"eie'
II is perhaps only fair to say on THIS point 'h't
the display referred to AT st. LOUIS Is not AT
,r,hu,able 10 any personal representative of Mr..
Mckinley II was entirely the work or the ONO
Rcpub,ican League Four years the League
went as an organized body to Minneapolis; In iact'
IL has been largely in evidence at AL fepnohcah
National conventions OF recen, years II IL an as-
rressive weiI-orgsnized body Of young men, ana
has rendered excellent service TO tho party II IL
enthus sticaily in favor OF the EX-GOVERNOR put
no fairmnded person would think OF Gnart' NAM ms
pyrotechnc exhibitions TO the serous-mihded CHAM"
pion Of American industry
Nothing could be more certain" says "Harpers
Weekly" than that II this socaled regular organ
ization remains in control Of the Republican party
NJ New-York city tho Inevitable result Will be the
creation OF n Republican Tammany as nxed IN
stution to work hand finland with the democratic
Tammany In robbing the community ana IN ptihe
ing government by blackmail to its conpIctest oe-
velopment
Though an enthusiastic supporter or Governor
Norton THE Watertown Times frankly declares
that he cannot AFFORD TO appear as the canddat"
Of a faction" The Times" further declares inat
he Will yet make clear that ne IS not sue" '""
didate.
The rrmors about Governor Moron's intention
to withdraw from the Presidential race leads The
Buffalo Express to say that II the Governor stays
I'm the field long enough to enable Mr.. Plat by the
use OF his name to get Plat delegates In MI me
close districts doubtless the great Mslcader would
not mourn at seeing him withdraw. ana the very
ones who are now booming him would b" likely 10
tell the Governor then that he is really 100 on
Rank Superintendent Kilburn's request that the
positions Of assistant bank examiners he taken
from the competitive and placed IN tho noncom-
pett,ye schedule is objected to by some OF the
strongest Republican papers OF the state, on me
ground that these places were made compctltVr ny
Governor Flower, a practical banker, In orucr 10
raise the standard OF the service
While Allison, Morton Reed and every other can
didate are as sound Mckinley on the doctrine
of protection nevertheless THE Lockport Journal
thinks none OF them typfy the system as the man
from Ohio 1T IL for this reason, II adds, mat
the nomination Of any save Mckinley would nave
the appearance OF a backdown on the tariff Issue
Republicans In the Southern Ter take serious
view of the two great measures that have Just
passed the Legislature. THE Binghamton HERALD
declares that II Governor Morton approves the
RaInes BILL and signs the Greater New-York bill
he will have put TWO larRe-s.zed nails In MS poiit-
zeal cof1in
According to eminent legal authority II IL In
Mayor Strong's power to remove President Murray
Of the Excise Board who recently deserted the peo
pie that have made him what he Is In politics to
Join hands with the Plat machine.