New-York tribune., 1896-01-03
THE GOVERNORS FITNESS.
rys OF CIIAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW AND
BENJAMIN F. TRACY.
.,uv THEY THINK HIS AVAILABILITY FOR TIE
.,,,s,nrxTIAr. NOMINATION is MOST PRO
NOI-NCED-TiE VOTE OF NEW-foRk
NEEDED FOR THE REPUBLICAN
NOMINEE IN NILW OF

CHANGED CONDITIONS
The fact that Governor Morton is. beyond per-
adventure a candidate FOR the Republican nomi-
cation for the Presidency next year was almost
the sole topic Of conversation yesterday In polti-
"a, circles. That Governor Morton had decided
% announce his candidacy III series of inter
views from the leaders in the State also did not
cause surprise and this method was generally
REGARDED as wise il is thought that Governor
Morton will from this time out make q strong
aggressive fight for the nomination
The fact leaked out yesterday that Chauncey
NJ Depew who long time ago nominated Mr..
Morton as New orli's choice for the Presidency.
had started the move which 1t was hoped would
result in the Governors nomination. Mr.. Depew
made a pledge that no interview was to be given
by him until after The Governors message had
been printed and read by the people Yesterday.
in speaking Of the Governors position before the
people as a candidate. Mr.. Depew said:
The sum ard substance of the matter is this:
Last Monday night number of influential men
in the Republican party gathered at my house
10 eat dinner and discuss Governor Morton as
Presidential candidate The Governor was there.
Besides him there were Controller Roberts
senator Thomas c. Platt. ex-senator Frank His
cock ex-senator Warner Miller. Edward Lauter-
bach, ex-Secreiary Benjamin f. Tracy and my
self. These men gathered together to discuss
Governor Mortons fitness Presidential pos
sibili;y. They were representative men of the
party. embracing. they did, every shade of
opinion in the party in NewYork State. There
IS no use denying that they differ many points,
but as a result Of this conference there
unanimous opinion that Governor Morton should
be the choice of New-York for the Presidential
nomination. The presented SO clearly
to Governor Morton. and he shown 50 un-
mistakably that he ought to be candidate that
he finally placed himself in the hands Of his
friends and consented to be the candidate of New
York state.
To KEEP THE DELEGATION TOGETHER.
This solution Of the question particu-
larly happy one New-YOrk without a candidate
Of her would be in muddle There are 50
many shades of opinion here that ii would be
hard to preserve the strength Of the Empire
State delegation otherw.sc. Then there a
manifest desire from every part Of the State.
and from many places without the State. that
Governor Morton should accept the conditions
as he found them and consent to be a candidate.
There was not dissenting voice and every one
commented upon Governor Morton's fitness
candidate
For the four years that Governor Morton
was the Vice President Of the United States he
Of the central figures in the Nation.
His record there while not brilliant was emf
nently sound and conservative. Then he has
represented the country abroad and has a keen
insight into National affairs as we'll Inter
national law. During the time he has been Gov
ernor at peculiarly trying time he has proved
himself TO be worthy Of the trust reposed in
him. There has been only thing urged
against him. and that is his age. That is no
barrier however. Governor Morton. l know,
in ali ,-tc-, # b.a hI,
maturity. Gladstone was Prime Minister several
years after ne was eighty. and the proof Of the
strength OF his rule is shown by the fact that
everything went to pieces when he let 60 Bis
marck Crispi and other notable examples show
Us that often man Is strong az the three
and ten milestone earlier in l!fe.
There IS another thing that merits notice. Six
weeks ago it was conceded that the Republican
iarty had g wslkoyer In the country and that
a, no time were the Democrats to be considered.
Times have changed since then. The issue may
BE- WAY. IL is no, % much Of d sinecure for the
Republican party to-day it was six weeks
aco. SIX weeks ago the cry was that NewYork
would 60 Republican, anyhow. and that. besides,
Z il did not. it would make no difference. the
country could get along without 1t and nominate
and elect Western man That has changed.
They cannot s>t along without New-York now.
New-York is stu pivotal state | do not say
that another candidate Of all thai have been
named. could not carry the State # New-York.
but know that Governor Morton could. That
= the situation The power OF the New-York
delegation. numbering > il does y votes in
the convention, will be for Morton on the first
ballot and the las ballot H. that way the
delegation will be held intact. and New-York will
be factor in the Convention until the last.
Governor Morton is New -York's first choice
New-York has no second choice. or II II has
Governor Morton is the second choice The vote
for him is not to be complimentary 1t is to be
an earnest and determined effort to nominate
him"
GENERAL TRACI's STATEMENT
benjamin F. Tracy. ex-Secretary Of the Navy.
and one of those who were presen, at the dinner
held at the home Of Mr.. Dcpcw on Monday night
said yesterday when asked about Governor
Morton's candidacy for the Presidential NOM
ination:
The Republican party has now been in exist
ence for forty years. It's first candidate for the
Presidency was nominated In 1856 1t has con-
Quoted ten Presidential campaigns in which 1t
has been successful seven times and defeated
three times During these ten Presidential cam
paigns New-York has often been the pivotal
State where the battle has been fought and won
or lost: but New-York State has never been per-
mltted 10 have a Republican candidate Tor the
Presidency. All Of the candidates heretofore
nominated, except Fremont and Blaine, were
residents either OF OHIO. Indiana or Illinois ana
all Of them with the exception or Lincoln, were
born I'm the State of Ohio. Two or the Presl-
dents have been elected from the State or Hi
nois Lincoln for two terms and Grant for two
terms: two were residents Of Ohio, Hayes ana
Garfield and one was resident or INDIANA
New-York now thinks she may fairly claim the
nomination OF the candidate
I'm the person OF Governor Morton the Repup,
lcans OF New-York will present TO the Nauohai
Convention a candidate whose competency ana
eminent fitness for the Presidency mas pen
abundantiy proved by the manner IN whIcn WHICH ie W
has discharged the many hish oinciai o"sies - ~
which he has been called AS member OF toIi
gress Minister 10 France, Vice-Presideh' OF is ,'ie
United States and as Governor Oh tlIis