New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-23
ONE THING AT 4 TIME.

The nominations for State officers can walt
There need be no hurry about starting ais
cussion of The merits or claims of different
candidates There will be plenty of them when
the time comes. and there is no fear that the
State Convention will find itself in the dilemma
of the Democratic National Convention to be
held next month. with all the available cand-
dates fleeing away from it into the Businesses.
In the retinue Of the gentleman described by
Congressman Qugg as the Republican master
of the State there are already in sight candl-
dates enough for Governor to fill all the State
offices for the next century, though some OF
them are not so boisterously aggressive as they
were before THE master with his intrepid for
lorn hone of Is ran up against Mckinley with
his G61 at ST. Louis. For nearly. if not quite.
all of these the rout of 1.-THE master in the
National Convention concluded the racket ana
finished the game. The Republican party of
the State of Ncw-York is not likely TO commit
such suicidal folly as to harness up the National
ticket with n State ticket dictated by the most
bitter and relentless opponent of the Prcsi-
| dental candidate. Whatever else is unsettled
| it is ut least certain that the party Will not
| consent TO handicap itself at the beginning OF
| a Presidential campaign.
The great body Of Republican voters In the
State. who will not not under any circum-
stances obey the dication or bow TO the viii
! of n political ''master.' and who have not the
remotest idea of perpetuatng in New-lork the
system Of Bcssism which was so overwhclm-
| ingly voted down In the National Convention.
are not worrying about the state ticket or the
candidates Tint business will come up in It's
proper order and be attended TO in due time.
Meanwhile they have duty before them which
demands immediate attention, and must not he
! neglected That is 10 to ii that an organ
| ization Of Mckinley Republicans, who are loyal
to the party and It's Presidential ticket be per
fected AT once in this county and wherever else
in the State the Platt machine men have con-
trlved by trickery fraud or violence 10 gain
possession Of the party machinery and so in
trenched themselves as to be able 10 stinc the
voice Of honest Republicans in primaries and
conventions No appeal TO precedent, nor any
plea of regularity. on the part Of such machine
managers as Lautcrbach and the men as>o
cated with him in the County Committee cal
be permitted to stand against the determination
of the voters 10 have Il full and untramncllc(
expression of their will ut the primaries and II
the conventions. When the National Conv"n
ton turned down Boss Addicks and his Della
ware delegation in spite of their regularity. i
set an example for all Boss ridden communities
This is the first step to be taken. Until Thu
is accomplished and the conduct Of the Prcsi
dental campaign is placed in the hands of mel
Of integrity and character who. unlike the pres
ent County Committee can be- trusted with The
necessary funds for the campaign. discussion
must not be diverted to the subordinate qucs
tons Of State candidates or individual leaders
The first issue to be tried is whether or no
Mr.. Plat is. as Congressman Qugg contends
"tho Republican master Of the State. 1t vii
be settled by an uprising OF Republican voter
declaring in terms unmistakable that the Re
publican party in this State calls no man master
That done there will be no trouble about nom
mating State officers and candidates for tn
Legislature who are in entire sympathy witt
the National Convention in It's platform AM
It's ticket and its condemnation Of Boss rule