The sun., 1896-01-20
UNEASY COP. CANDIDATES
UUO UiNTS TO Run FOR GOV
ERNOR UI1H TUE kNTTES OUT"

,r,.-, r,,u,rins Around to Learn What
Rroo.nrid Meant by Saying That tho
t,.,,orn Vote OF the stnte IL In Peril
,,,,b pintt nt the Top Ot the Heap.
A dozen or more Republican haysccders. Sem
.,nr George H. Nlalby of 81. Lawrence county.
n.rhnps being the most conspicuous, were down
,rom albany Yesterday with something bother
,y,,rm several friends Of speaker Hamilton
Ii.b and OF lieut. .uov. Saxton and Comptroller
Robcrts v ere In the band. Most of them were
A, the Hotel NIrtropolc. All wanted to know
vhnt ex.Commis,iorcr of Public Works Will
liam BrcokFcld meant the other day when he
said:
"It "a very fortunate thing that the Repnb-
,icans will I've able to elect their candidate for
President this year wi'h""' 'h' '''''o'"' ''''
OF tire state. ,
This rc,rark hns gone all over the State. II
bos nr,voked comment among tho friends of
Fish SaXtun and Roberts. who believe that
their particular invori'c should be nomi-
nn,cd TO succeed Gov. Morton. The visitors as
contained that the Republicans hcreabouts have
given little or no heed to Mr.. Brookiield's re-
mark but up in the country there has been
much speculation as TO its intent. As n matter
of fact the friends OF Mr.. Fish, Mr.. SaSton AMI
Air. Roberts interpret the remark to mean that
ifNr patt controls the Gubernatoriai Conven-
ti,n its candidate for Governor will be pretty
thoroughly knitted by the ahti-flatt Repnbli-
IL ;s we'll known that Mr.. Fish. Mr. Roberts,
and MIR SnNtou are rival candidates for the
nomination, IN view of this fact ana the inter-
rrctniion nut upun Mr.. Rrookicld's remark. the
fri,nds OF these three believe II To be u time
FOR ascertaning as nearly hs, possible the
strength OF the nhti-iI"'' hepuo''e"''s III Tue
State ,, ,, A., ,,, -,
the convent ions which are to name delegates To
the state convention 10 De heid IN March. at
which the delegates at large 70 the Natinnal
t,nnyrntnu at St. Louis are to be named. This
Convention NAV define the strength Of tho Plntt
and the anti-plntt forces in the state me
nnti. plntt folks have no particular grievance
OF fact iese three have never been particularly
strong in their allegiance to Mr.. Platt.
Mr. Fish has been running In the Platt mar
ness without making many STUN bles Tor year
or more but he has never been an out ana OUT
untiincning supporter of the Tioga man. Mel
ther has Saxton or Roberts. but this makes no
dfference with the anti-Plattites. IL t'latt con-
trolls the Convention its candidate will feel the
weight of their displcasure
The question. therefore. Yesterday was IN
view Of this ACCEPTED fact. would any of this
trio accept nomination from convention
controlled BY PlattT
This question was also asked. In view OF Mr..
Rronk fields remarks would Gov. Morton Ac-
knowing that the anti Plattites are predicting
that the Democrats will carry New York state
this fall: ,,,,.
ton should feel every step OF their way before
deciding these momcntous questions. ANA set
that Republican Senate in Albany goes right on
in its wicked work confirming Lord for civil
for state Inspector OF Gas Meters'. and doubt.
less this Senate is Just Republican enough, nnd
therefore wicked enough, to confirm all other
candidates sent in by Gov. Morton