New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16

t. the state He is Republican tnro"s" On"
through but. like his father peiore ''''' " -,
comnrom,sng enemy Of bosssm anu uno'e"' 80
,,cs He began a crusade against .fia''sn nv, -,
- . dozen wears ago and has never waVerea Ia
his oppositon to Tioga leadership. he 49, -"
~. alone at first Frequently his allles s nave
deserted him. but he always kept ms Tnrntv and
dehantly, n nsriV Newspapers came around 10 his
ms T Of view Controller Robertss dessron .a Of
20 state club last fall for Plat was seyerS ,ri
He and warm Ps oss2i woua win
was thought by many thst NoO :rhe Express
him Gws asans, Macht Probably o mo-
man in Buso would have S,s s s@bt RI more than
yet hesta,sd for or an hs
to public know THAI thai w ra be ne Turned around
by the action of Roberts or any oaher his
Instead OF aa gHn the Boss and has finally sue
ceeded in scoring a papable hit.
1.ass conspicuous. but less creditabie in every
DO, "a ,hs po,itica, career OF Ryan, young man
=, remarkable natural prowess and force OF cha. .
ac,or lie began l!fe as n day laDorer MS d""
.,.s az q leader were first MANIFESTED III t'o WIN
,npmen's organizations with which ne was iue'''
fed lie became popular with the masses CIV
Demonstrated that fact In contest Tor the Asse"
h,,, u,th Billy Sheehan. The district was mar"
ono n handle and overwhelmingly Democratic
sheehan was at the zenith OF MS power a" az
nowerful in Buffalo, yet Ryan succeueu !" N"
down hts opponents vote in an appalling manner
Committee supported him heartily ne wou'u 10"
b.a,en the Democratic boss. In lS'2 inc Nep"o
ucan National Committee drafted Ryan INV "
service for some special work through 'he o'"'e
This he performed wei aid so taltnlu,y as the
na,,S saders in New-York City. When the state
rr.ub was formed he became one Oh ''s Nshappy
as friend and associate. Joined hands wen f!att,
but esoHtey REFUSED to o r. w mad. TO- him
w, P,tt then and since In the way OF patronage
lie stayed with Matthews when ne MIN nrasure
nv ali who know him. and particularly by dns
aborlng of the party VINO rese s, worthy
leaders in the State. He Is stiI yo ti
and poor man b TI hs o Gares' has srscr
personal following with the rank ana HE Oh TIC
party.
7, looks as though the Governorshp OF this State
was likely to be decided In large measure by the
Presidential canvass before the convention one
by one the group Of candidates passes INTO t'e
region OF mprobability. owing thus far TO the I'M
| fortunate results OF district conventions ie"
days ago Speaker Fish was summariy turned Wr
al home IN his efforts 20 go 10 - LOUIS ~ ~!
urn Erie county which it was supposed could
AZ least he depended upon TO send MN 10 the "a
iIonal Convention jumps sae p rsfH az" Who viii be
tho next victim? 1t Is believed IN many quar-
hat Mr. Plat had a hand in Fishs defeat. nut ne
cortainly aid not betray Roberts 1t not In his
power 10 do 40. and even II Il were ne wouu liJ
hay Matthews
delegation FOR a gold watch and span OF Colts
They are hgh'eFs
Warner Miller il with his family at hshevhe'
~ c.. and a vague. nebulous rumor has borne
hther ON the warm. rushing south VIM u '"'
effect that his philosophical composure was never
moro In evidence than when he read the news or
Fish's defeat IN Putnam and Robertss oVerthro row
!, Ertc County Eight years ago when ne was
Iarrsons Unfortunate rumnns mali maIe BY acclama
lion Is history going TO repeat itself! IL oes'h' ~
look that way
There ls a wei defined and widespread feeling
that before the Niagara Fails Commission ne
placed under the control Of the STAT fisn m,h
and Flores, Commission little practical attention.
n" bestowed by the Governor upon the memoersmP
Of the latter body.
v.,,,.np 10 the repeated charge that William
Mckinney - dominated by one idea In politics. Tne
Chicago Inter Ocean" remarks that every ca"u
date for the Presidency except Governor morton
voted for the Mckinley bill and nll stand on pre-
cl..ly the same tarr eroun6. Moreover. MT McHlh
lev rs not committed to The restoration oil me Jaw
which bears rs name; On she urincp,c not a
sche,iua that the Republican parry STANDS io''
Ia. thoroughly alarmed tho Plat crowd has he
-o,r. o,pr the rapid advances OF the Mckinley
movement may be gathered from the iac' 'n"'
harness Journal" Piatts mouthpiece az Ap'nY
suggests the possibility OF the OHIO isaleis nom nom
inetion AZ 81 Louis but warns him that ne mus
,eiv upon the friends OF Governor Morton to Oh,
tain the Electoral vote Of New p9rk sleiG Ai ha
would never accept Mckinley or any other can,
ddate from Ohio The BOs sS., DECLARATIONS are
Eve, Mr. Morton's home county, Duchess. mas
he.n invaded by the Mckinley movement "rhe
p,ughkeepsle Star" comes out for the ohio states
man in Leading editorial OF remarkable clearness
and vgor Some OF the points II makes posses I"
telling force. as. for example: fa'orhe SONS
state pride etc. etc. a. right enough In ,her
way but the coming campaign Is Nauohai one
and far-r.ach!ng In It's character ana influence
+, "a ma, a question OF how the result will affect
one STATE or few industries. but how II VIII affect
ali the States and all the people foItica' .eadsrs
| reasons' but in a National campaign leaders and
bosses are OF very little account unless Ii'y ar,
son. that are 70 decide leader. It is the
thq. hays in ns PSTI to 70 Sm r wn'
ests and American workmen Is bound 10 De IN, me
Of TIE b. ess caSra M In he unless
ali signs fall What do aborfng men care ABOUT
tayore sons . wnsH 'n What are they want and viii
| have is leader who Will protect their interest,"
TO Sa th everXthng points to William Mckinney as that
| man..
| r,eu,enanr Governor Saxtons outspoken oppo-
| s,,ion % the Greater NcwYork scheme has done
| much &c encourage the hope that he has not gone
entirely over to Plat. and that his subservlency TO
| tho machine In the makeup OF the Senate commit
,ces was only another spasmod!c outbreak OF that
| conpenital political weakness which has marred a
really useful and promising public career. The
| num9,o Courier" says the fight he IL now making
| rnaac,s common sense and craftsmanship, and no
one except Lexow disputes the correctness OF ms
| own constituency when 1t urges the Lieutenant
Governor to go still further In his opposition to the
| does not Charles r. Saxton step forth and ag-
| rressively lead the Republican forces against
| pia,tsm? No man ever had batter opport unity
| for serving the public effectively, and with dis
| ,tnc,ion little more nerve. Mr.. Saxton. and you
| cn,,d make Yourself the central figure In the
notics of the State" "A ,lttle more nerve is all
| that Mr.. Saxton has ever needed at Albany
| Much unfavorable comment has been made on
the bill to give Controller Roberts supervision OF
the expenditures In all the state institutions. IL
10 denounced as grab for spol.s and prostitution
~ those Institutions to machine politics This view