New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

oh,o politicians are astonished Al the vilifcation
u Governor McKinicy's friend Mark Hanna. 'n'y
40 no, understand a. Mr.. Hannas critics seem 10
proceed on the assumption that he was never h'd'
NJ in politics until his Identification with MI NC
Kinlcv'S canvass To the Buckeye politicians inns
is incxp!cable for Mr.. Hanna has for twenty Ee''S
been ore ~ the most active men III MS parry d"'
Ito Is working hard for Mr. Mckinley. hut lie worked
lust as zealously for John Sherman ana james a
Garfield when they were candidates. lie Is not oh'E
4 hard worker but Ohio people agree that ne Il one
OF the most unselnsh party leaders In the couhiS
This accounts for his success In harmonizing the
party in Ohio this year He was one Of The hrst men
TO lend Foraker helping hand when me oe' ,
was mentioned In connection with the office OF Gov
ernor He aud Charles Foster. subs anenuy SCI
tary OF the Treasury made II possible Tor roraker
To run AT the time. and four years ago wnen
defeated in the Cleveland conven,io 81 as
gate-at-large TO Minneapolis, HANNA maknannlpusS
surrendered his place on the delegation 10
are few throughout the country wno n"Tf sue
a long list Of warm. personal friends as Mr hanhA
he n,easan,cst character Speaker Reed. for ex-
ample Is his guest when In ONO He IL hospitaoe.
minded liberal to fault. and because OF these
nusittIes there is a widespread recruitment at the
aat1scks that have been made upon him in connection
With the p5es sSn csmpaen of ISIS who
the excellent service rendered by Mr Ianna a.
~ which John Wanamaker was chairman. feels par
ticularly indignant at these attacks
I, seems to be generally agreed among the Anti
Machine forces OF Erie County that one Of the com
| ing men In Western New-York is Mayor Jewett OF
puralo He has been conspicuous in the successful
| aght against the Plat Machine. Is an enthusiastic
| a5vocate OF McKinleys nomination. stands well
| among the business mon and the workers and has
proved himself be a courageous fighter and tact +
fuI leader He is expected to speak at the Cooper
Union mass-meeting tomorrow evening
Mr. Platt says he is tired of Ohio men. but his
WEAKNESS Is only n shadow OF the feeling enter
| tanned for him by tho overwhelming majority OF
New-York Republicans. Not only Ohio men. says
.-rhe Syracuse Courier but the people generally
arc thoroughly tired OF Mr.. Plat. State" 1t
| adds which has given the Nation such men as
| Chase Pendleton. Sherman. Wade. Hayes. Garfield.
| Harrison Campbell, Foster and even Mckinley has
| the opinion the contrary OF Thomas c. Plat"
quence Of the development OF the Mckinley boom is
reflected by his organ. The Syracuse Standard"
which cries out IN alarm III Is NOT within ,he se ,,
be made at st. Louis against the protest OF New
or dictate the nomination but let 1t be arrayed
against a candidate and its opposition. II irrecon-
c T rsa fatal rh to Il
at all events In other words. II Mckinley still
T Repabcan state Machine viii knife the Ticket
Isn't II little early In the game to Indulge In this
sort Of talk, even by proxy. Mr. Plat?
In response TO the walls Of the Plat men about
McKin.ey's friends breaking into the "favor,e son.
States and electing delegates. THE Utica Press
rejons: THE election OF delegates In Buffalo and
other places is not 80 much the work Of Mckinley
| his emssares, N Is the determination OF the
Republicans to throw off the yoke OF Piattsm and
express their own preferences.
The report that Governor Morton will withdraw
from the Presidential rests upon the foundation
OF his declaration. He declared last December
| that unless the delegation from this State was
| unanimously In favor OF him, and there was a
prospect OF success. he would not allow his name
| to be presented As Governor Mortons words
| are usually taken seriously. the expectation of his
withdrawal ls therefore. not without foundation.
| Platt's argument In defence OF the Raines bill IL
! thus summarized by THE Utica Observer at
will be good for the drinkers. the temperance peo-
pie the liquor deaers. the xpaying farmers. the
| tax-paying residents OF cities the refOrmers the
Sunday observers, and the politicians. Plat leaves
nobody out. He Is the great American jollier"
is reported that Mr. Plat still has the question
Of adopting the unit rule at the State Convention
under serious consideration" II is to be hoped
that ne will not keep It there. Let It be adopted
BY all means and make the delegation as ridiculous
as possible In thus placing Itself against the law
on this question enunciated by the highest party
| court, the Republican National Convention.
| Senator Lamy OF Buffalo, who made public
| acknowledgment Of the fact that he voted for the
Raines bill because "Mr. Plat requested him tC
| do co." considers himself the Machine candidate
for observation-disclosures next fall, and al! othei
asprants are warned of the premises.
George Aldridge. Superintendent of Public Works
thinks that the way is clearing for his nomination
for Governor. Fish and Roberts. his most formIda
bic rivals are out Of the way. and now he believes