New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-26
The News OF BROOKLYN


Mckinley. 1t seems to be pretty well under
stood that Mr. Morton, judging from the pres
ent overwhelming sentiment throughout the
| country in favor Of Mckinley. cannot get the
| nomination. and if Mckinley is not nominated
! on the first ballot ii can be safely said that
Morton's strength will be thrown to him. But,
/ leaving Mr.. Morton aside for the present
thought II time that those men who boom
! Ing Mr.. Morton. and who not honestly for
him, but who using his great name In a
! shameful way Cor the purpose Of procuring
delegates to further Mr. Platts personal plans.
. shall be turned down and Mr. Plat with them.
so far as the Independent men of Kings County
are able to do it,"
A POSSIBLE DARK HORSE"
Hugo Hirsh, Machine man. who is Morton
| man. was not disposed to talk OF the underlying
Mckinley sentiment in Kirgs County any more
than to say significantly that such might be the
case. He thought, as did Mr. Fitchie. that the
Raines Dill will make a vast difference In the
I Republican vote this fall but notwithstanding
this he thinks there is no doubt that the Repub-
will carry the State. His chief argument
! on this is that in view Of the depression during
the last two or three years and the uncertainty
Of the money question. the people at large. leav-
ing local issues out altogether, must and will
, have National change next fall. But can't
say" said Mr. Hrsh that the State ticket will
fare so we'll The Republican party never had
much to expect from the liquor men but the So
called German beer saloon vote was valuable to
them This has been alienated. and you will
see more Strengthening than ever before from the
class have just referred to. But. have
said the vote on the National issue, In my opn-
ion. will not be affected so by either the Ranes
bill or the Greater New-Yorl bin TO lose the
State | believe Governor Morton will be the
choice Of New-York State. but 1t Is utterly I'M
possible to tell where the nomination will 60"
CITY Clerk Joseph Benjamin. who has been de-
fcated by the administration in his own district.
said: Il was never more surprised In my life
than when l read OF the bolt in the papers this
/ morning ! don't pretend to explain the reasons
for It, but II looks much as II there was con
sideraby more independence on this side OF the
| East River than certain people In newborn
counted upon. 1t looks u good deal like Nc
Kinley sentiment although Go not mink any
! resentmen, is felt toward Governor Morton"
"A JACKAss VOTE"
Jacob Bremen, chairman of the Republican
! Executive Committee. and who was delegate
( to the State Convention. Is an administration
man. ard an office holder. as counsel to the Ex-
csc Board under that administration. He said:
How do l regard the vote on the minority re-
port as far az the administration and machine
/ vote is concerned? |, was neither. 1t was
| iackass vote The conference Of Kings county
| delegates was held and vas theS-. but mao
| n leave early Nothing had been said about
! consolidation and understood that, as protest
10 the State leaders against not recognizing
! Kings County we were not 10 vote at all In
a Morton man. want T. have That understooh
plainly But the idea was that the eaders-yes.
! Platt II you choose and the others-shou'd re-
ceive the protest Of the Kings County delegates
| My Idea that we should not vote at an. but
| that did not prevent me from being for Morton
| first. last. and all the time. Well, when the
minority report was eprung had to 80 with
| the rest We wanted c. 4. Moore for eector-at-
large, and | was willing t. be with the Kings
County delegates in protesting against the lead
ers We wanted the leaders 20 give us "A man
| from Kings County on the State ticket
Secretary Fielding. OF the General Committee;
said yesterday afternoon that he had not read
the papers. but was not surprised at the result
THE TINE WAS INoPpORTUNE
Captain James W. Webb was Of the dele
gates TO the State Convention from the Third
Ward who voted against the Mckinley amend
nent He is a strong Mckinley man. notwith-
, standing and he said yesterday in explanation
| of his vote: Il opposed to Platt. and have
good reasons for being | have no doubt
| that Major Mckinley will be our next President
I protested in the caucus against the introduc.
ton OF the Mckinley amendment at That last
moment. and without due preparation. Platt
said there would not be thrty-nine votes IN
! favor Of II. ! thought owing TO the way 1t was
| handled. that there might be one hundred. but
| there were 109 votes cast for the amendment
| The time inopportune. in my opinion. and
| that was the only reason ! voted against II. Had
I the proposition been properly handled. IT would
| have received a large amount of support in the
| convention but sprnging 1t at the last moment
| upon the convention was poor politics. In my
! opinion"
| CONSOLIDATION AND THE RAINES BILL.
| my preference as a candidate is Major Nc
! Kinley" said Chief Clerk Jenkins, when seen
! at Police Headquarters. but. apart from this, 1t
seems easy comprehend the reason for the ac-
| ton Of the rebelling Kings County delegates IN
f.lnsf 10 iu fifn-
ABLY TO be found one cause of their attitude. but
also believe that the passage or the Raincs Dill
was no nconsiderable factor The extent TO
| which this measure affects Brooklyn has been
| widely indicated. and ! look upon the demon
straton at last nights meeting as being largely
influenced by the success Of this measure"
MAJOR TATE PLEASED.
I'm a red-hot Mckinley man." said Major A.
! G. Tate Brooklyns Water Registrar. and In
consequence feel highly pleased over the credita-
! bic showing made by that candidates friends In
the convention last night The Kings County
delegates who stood out 50 stanchly efectualy
demonstrated that they were not to be whipped
into line by the machine element In the party and
It will develop, too that others as well have minds
| OF their The Inference 10 be drawn from
the whole thing ~ that there exists In this state
a strong Mckinley sentiment. and there is no
| question in my mind but that II extended much
further even, In the ranks or last night as
| semblage than exhibited there
Il was at the convention" said W. J. Taylor
| Republican leader or the IWeity-tnlru Wdiu'
| land II is my honest belief that had vote been
! taken in second choice say, Mckinley would
| have carried the delegates Overwhelmingly. AS
| IT was however the exhibit Of sentiment vas 80
| vast so complete, TO strike dismay TO the
| hearts of the machine managers and bring out
all the enthusiasm dormant In the breast OF every
| McKinleyite."
MAY PUSH CONSOLIDATION.
| "I don't know the OF the Mckinley
demonstration. I'm sure" said Police Commits
| soner Welles "You could best learn that from
Mr. Fitchie and his colleagues The only opin-
| ion 7 have as yet formed In the matter is that
| consolidation was the determining cause OF the
| sc,ion of the Kings County delegates. This