New-York tribune., 1896-06-20
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
SENTIMENT OF NEW-fORkERS AMI FE"'
SONS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF
TIE COUNTRY.


THE COUNTRY.
Mayor Strong said yesterday just before ne iefs
tbe citv for Ellersle. where. with other members
OF the Greater NewYork Commission ne IS "
be the guest Of Governor Morton until to-day:
"r sa,t = telegram of congratulat.on TO Cover.
nor Mckinley last night in which told MIN teas
he would have the largest majority at tns
November election ever given to tresidenua1
candidate in the State Of NewYork, and that hs
would poll the largest vote that the Empire state
ever gave to a candidate for any office
Never in the history OF this country was
candidate. for the Presidency nearer 10 the hearts
Of the people than is Mckinley. When say this
I do not except either Henry Clay or james u.
Blaine ! know how enthusiastically the nonina-
tion Of each of these men hailed by their
friends. but there Is abroad to-day deep ana
abiding satisfaction among the people at Nc
Kirleys success that far exceeds that felt IN re"
gard t. any of his predecessors The immense
vote which Mckinley received yesterday In St
Louis came directly from the popular heart and
was given 10 him IN spite OF the desperate work
Of the bosses 10 prevent it.
Then. again. the Republicans never presented
a more satisfactory Platform There Is not
plank In It that is capable Of a misleading con-
struction. The declaration on the silver question
Is exactly what the people wanted
Mckinley is pre-eminenty the peoples candi-
date To every class IN the community. to wage.
earners To professional men. TO bankers mer-
chants brokers. manufa cturers. tradesmen, 10
business men and laboring men Of all kinds and
conditions. he stands close and intimate. He is
the strongest man and the best.
For the second place the ticket the seleo.
tion also admirable. In the nomination OF
Mr. Hobart We have escaped the airing Of un-
pleasant local dissens!ons that might have been
unavoidable hai a candidate for Vice-Presidene
been taken from New-York. The choice OF Nc
Klnley and Hobart for popularity. availability
and genuine merit IS unsurpassed; their election
is assured ana the country is TO be sincerely
congratulated"
A GREAT MAJORITY CERTAIN.
Assistant Corporation Counsel John Proctot
Clarke said: The platform adopted at st. Louis
must give the greatest satisfaction TO the Re-
publicarss Of this State. Protection and sound
money are rallylng cries which Will call into thu
ranks. with splendid determination and enthus>
asm. every member OF the party. No one doubta
that the candidates nominated will stand fat-
footed upon the platform, and from this time
on there will be no doubt or shadow Of waverin9
therefron. | look 10 the State give the greats
est majority in its political history to Major Mc~
Kinley and Garret A. Hobart.
been will so far az the National campaign Is
concerned be now lost sight Of except so far
az they may stir each side 70 additional vigor
a., The common cause The overwhelming MAJOR
,tv f,r sound money and in the more than two-
thirds vote on the first ballot for the candidate
demonstrates that the supreme council OF the
marty simply carried out the wishes OF the whole
party"
Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. president
Of the Police Board. gave his view az followss
While Mr. Mckinley was not my choice Tor the
nomination yet I and all other good Republicans
will give him our heartest support He 10 an
upright and honorable man OF high charactes
and great ability nominated on the best plat
FORM either party has put out for years, ana De-
ueve that the overwhelming mass OF good cdU
izens will rally to him.
II am pleased with the nominations" saia
Flihu Root Mckinley is good man. ana NJ
Will make good President"
General w s. c. Willy, Of Governor Mortonl
star and a member OF the Republican STATE
committee was in town yesterday and at the
Cu.ev House. General Wiley. OF course. exs
pressed his regret that Governor Morton had moi
been made the Presidential nominee OF the he<
publlcan party but long as that could noe
he said he was pleased that Mckinley was
choaan and felt sure that the ticket would carry
the country by storm in the fall "As business
man am well pleased with Mckinley, and !
believe TINT with Hobart as a running mate. the
combination will be hard one to beat The
n,atforn ia one OF the best have ever had
From the first never had a doubt that 1t woulo