The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07

And ranked his wash to Troy?
That must be he,
Ha hal te-hee!
OF nerve he has no lack.
Ye godsi What fun
That they should run
That pOStage-saVing Black!
The incident Of the franked wash is
duly verified. The Albany postoffice
people discovered the trick a few days
ago. That was about all the New York
newspapers knew of MIN. Few Of them
had ever heard of him sufficiently to
put aside matter for a sketch of his
career.
The fact is Mr. Black was one of
the congressional freaks who went in
on the Republican landslide of 1894 He
had been &, common lawyer in Troy, but
was suddenly made prominent by the
murder OF Robert Ross in Troy on
election day He was made counsel
for the committee ON public safety and
took a leading part in the matter. He
was then nominated for congress, and
on sympathy for his part in che Ross
matter and ON the general tide of Re-
publican fortune, he was swept in.
An effort is being made by the Re
publican leaders to convince people
that Black was nominated because of
the speech he made as temporary
chairman of the convention. They
would like 10 bring forward an idea
that their candidate is magnetic and
thus stir up a little enthusiasm among
their followers.
But Black was selected by Platt, not
by the delegation. This country has
never seen before a convention so COM
pletely in the control of one man. This
year Platt crushed out all his enc
mics. He put down Warner Mixer in
Herkimer and left that ambitious
statesman permanently outside the
breastworks. He killed the Union
league forces in New York and Brook
lyn, swept away the opposition in Buff
falo and carried enough outside coun-
ties TO make his grip secure.
When he announced that he would
not accept the guOeTnat0rial nomina-
ton no one dared to vote for him in
the convention. When he named the
committees and approved the platform
both were sustained.
Then came the nomination of candi-
dates. He allowed the contest to go
on for two ballots without interfering.
The next morning he showed his power
over the convention. He called to-
gether twenty state leaders of the
party, men who are powerful in their
own districts, and who hold state rep
utations. He told them that Aldridge
and Fish. the leading candidates, must
be put aside as the fight had grown
TOO bitter for either to make a satisfac-
tory nomination Then he asked for
opinions as to who would be the best
/ nominee. The conference divided flf-
teen saying that Congressman Odell
should be named and five voting for
Black. Mr.. Platt thought a. moment,
and said:
Mr.. Black will be a good man.
i
ton, and. as prearranged, on the sec
ond ballot that morning five-sixths of
the delegates stampeded to Black.
David B. Hill, in his palmy days,
never had such control over a state
convention. Matt Quay cannot boast
of such control in Pennsylvania. Sem
afor German has ever been so sue
cessful in Maryland. In fact, Plat Of
New York has reached the acme of
bossism. He holds the Republican
party of the Empire state in his hand
Black is a. machine candidate. The
better element is Disguised. One of
them summed his ideas up in one terse
query:
So he said, dryly, 1.-The yellow dog
this year is Black?"
The Democratic convention, which
will be held September is, will I'M
doubtedly endorse the national ticket
Z
The Shepard Democracy in Brooklyn
has already endorsed both Tammany
has endorsed the ticket and seems like
" To be for the platform at the con-
vention. These two organizations con-
troll over a third of the delegates.
/ The silver sentiment has spread over
/ the northern and western counties
/ One after another has endorsed ticket
/ and platform. 1t is possible that the
platform would be endorsed even il
/ Hill and Tammany were against this
measure. But it is believed that they
! will gracefully submit to the plain will
/ Of the Democracy of the state.
The Democratic candidate for COVER
nor IS likely to be John B. Stanchfield,
! of Elmira. law partner of Senator Hill.
/ He was the Democratic leader in the
J last state assembly and made an eX-
cellent record in his opposition to the
Raines bill and other obnoxious meas
ures. He is a politician and cam
paigner of great ability, a man of the
common people. very popular and able.
He came out for the national ticket be-
fore the New York delegation returned
from Chicago and endorses Bryan and
the platform.
a strange element is found in this
campaign. 1t BODIES i'll to the Republi-
cans. It is the reluctance of boiling
Democrats to forget old animosities
and openly support Mckinley. They
will fight Bryan and free silver as far
as possible without voting for prohibit
! tive tariff, but that far they will not
go.
On the other hand. boiling Republ-
4 cans seem proud to be called partisans
of Bryan. They rejoice in their adj
vocacy of the Democratic candidate.
They are loudest in his praise. Seem
ing penitent because they had not been
so before, they become overwhelmed
with enthusiasm. / think the boiling
( Republican who will not vote for Bryan
| is yet to be found.
What is the reason of this? Why is
/ it in a year when party lines have
been broken. whan old partisans refuse
to vote their regular tickets for the
first time in a quarter of a century,
/ that one candidate repelS and another
draws support
The explanation lies in the attitude
of the Republican leaders, Hanna has
undertaken the same tactics with the
American people that were successful
in St. Louis. He is trying to brow
beat them. Instead of conciliating
those Democrats who want to defeat
Bryan he has treated them with scant
courtesy
McKinley's letter of explanation at
tempts to ram protection down the
threats of the gold Democrats under
the plea that it is an issue Of supreme
importance Harrison, Hanna, Can
didate Black. in fact all the Republi-
cans, follow suit They attempt to
push tariff to the front. with the re-
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