New-York tribune., 1896-07-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

II is a matter OF regret to Republicans In Western
New-York who were anxious to give Mr.. Platt all
the credit to which ne Is entitled for his advocacy Of
the gold plank that his principal organ IN the Chau a.,
almost every edition since the 81. Louis Convention
continue to advocate the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio OF 10 TO l.
While the Platt organs try to defend the methods
of the Observation-Disclosures organization in OnondaSa
County. the independent newspapers there are out
spol<en In their condemnation Of the methods en-
ployed By the machine THE rules of the Hendricks
organlzation" says THE Herald" ARE absurd in
their narrowness unjust in the power they give TO
tho men who framed and promulgated them 10 s, ds,
criminnte against ali Republicans not In factional
harmony with them; and they are ssans, me mn IN
tcrcss Of the Republican party as Satona organ &
Herald further remarks Most Republicans at one
time Sr anTner haye s1'ea o H"pa a cS % If
were 10 be considered genuine Republican VINO nad
not always voted the regular local wo i1ct bo from sese S
organization indeed.
Andrew D. Whites recent open letter to Democrats
has led 10 a revival OF the talk about his becoming
q candidate for Governor again. The Wa;ertown
Tines'' saws: There are indications that Mr.. Platt
would favor him" There were strong indications
that M. Plat, was In HI. favor fye Xsars ago gb. M
Rochester convention
Many Republican newspapers seem TO take it for
Judge of the Court of Appeals the position which he
is now holding by appointment
The reports from Jefferson County regarding the
contest for Governor indicate that the adherents OF
Controller Roberts and Lieutenant Governor Saxton
are about equal in numbers and VIII divide the anu
Platt strength Of the county between them.
Caucuses have been held by both Republican fac
,Ions in Syracuse The Mckinley League people
assert that over 1000 votes were cast. The Hen
bricks Hiscock element say that they cast 500
Unfortunately for them the lists were not verhed'
on the other hand, the Anti Machine people are
prepared to h.e sworn returns. and now "The Syra-
cuse Post" comes out and boldly declares that the
larger vote was cast by the Relden people IL
goes further than this by submitting proposition,
which must have deprSt :mg erect upon the ma ma
Of eoch caucus make - affidavit as 20 the actual
nurnber OF persons who voted at their respective
caucuses. and that copies OF the names n1e5 GI a. az
CShbnty csrks as1s The Poss et committee Of
three gentlemen Of fairness @ ana h re De
st.t The Anti Machine Republicans are quite
willing TO accept the result WI LII the machine ne
The p,att machine honestly believe that ney
had 800 Republican votes at their caucuses iast
Saturday LET them publish the names OF eng, .nT,e
office and swear 10 the correctness or the
ilst That would be good deal more like bust
ness than putting up empty o'u''s IN in"ch'ne
newspapers
Mother Mr. Fish, Mr.. Aldridge any other
p,att candidate will concedc for a moment that Mr.
Morton can be renominated. He has. they main
tain. taken himself out Of the race. and cannot
hnnnrabiv allow himself to be dragged back into
If even to save Mr.. Patt from the painful task OK
choosing a candidate from among his htnchmen.