New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
TO FEEL BROOhLYN'S PILSE.
THE GOVERNORS PRIVATE SECRETARY
COMING To LOOK AFTEP THE
MORTON BOOM.

II was reported among Brooklyn Republicans last
night that Colonel Ashley " Cole. Governor Nor
tons private secretary. would tomorrow make
Kings County "a visit; for the purpose OF finding out
as closely as possible the exact feeling Of Brooklyn
N.publlcan leaders toward Governor Morton. ana
whether ten National convention delegates can be-
..l.c,.d from the Ave Congress districts OF Kings
County who viii Ice favorable to the Governor IN
the St Louis Convention
During the last week change has come over
the Republicans in Brooklyn. who have hitherto
looked upon Governor Morton as an eligible Presi-
Dental candidate This rcvuls!on OF feeling has not
as yet developed into open hostility In fact. mat
,cs on the suface look abou; as They did on
january l. when a feeling Of state pride
prompted Brooklyn Republicans to checrfully ar-
quioscc in the sentiment which seemed prevalent
throughout the State. and which was at thai time
undoubtedly strongly I'm favor OF MI. Morton 1t l.
no secret In brooklyn that the Ieg.slatiY" Commit
tees treatment Of the consolidation question has
had much to do In bringing about this change OF
sentiment.
Chairman Iexow stands in a particularly un"n-
vlahlc Hight In the minds of the rcsubmissonlSt@.
In every hearing Senator LcNo~ was iouHi ready
and anxioIs. APPARENTLY 10 argue the point "''h 'h
rcsubmlsson.st and to encourage ana c'A'" H''
consolliatlonisr lie preserved the same attitude
toward Brooklynites who objcc, 10 the seli-elar",
ment OF brooklyn a. he did toward the i.scir"'.,
Tammany hc,l"rs who ~ere examined b'ioI, "'
larry offensive the thousands OF k'pub cans in
Ernoklyn who believe that they AT" only "tkinS
wh,f is right and UIst when they request more lie
cslvc vote In Brooklyn the question OF consohdh
ton with Nc"-fork ,, - A,
Brooklyn Republicans now bekr 10 RAM 'l'a'
there Is only one thing let FOR them that T. likey To
be AT all effective. They have apparently come 10
the conclusion that the only effective hanNrrNb
that they can do now IS bv clcct!ng delegation 10
~. ~ Louis Convention which VIII. to a man, be-
thoroughly independent OF Mr. Ilat. and hntaeo-
nistlc 10 his machine methods. II Is 10 learn to a
certainty whether this Is true OF not IL ~ -du, t1dt
MIR cole Will make personal lnve-tleatoi-
There IL little doubt "A to what ne WIZ ma me
Republicans OF Brooklyn ar" - uhitcdly opposed To
the prospective domination Of Tammany Han. which
ihcv see I'm the proposed Greater Newly urk thAt
they are likely to make mo bones" OF their antip-
afhy toward The Governor. who In the present in
stance seems To be. In the minds of brooklyn pco-
Mo lending his aid 20 Mr. Platt Whether the
Greater New York matter l. deferred In IN" iegis-
lature until after the election OF National delegates
or not II f. safe say that the delegates elected
from Kings County VIII demand an assurance from
th, Governor before he thrlr votes IN the
National Convention just what thos" assurances
viii be diagnosed more definitely when the IN
t,ntlon OF the Governor regards resubmission ~
learned To "A certainty