New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-01

der MI Hackett In one short year 1t dissipated
party majority of 26SO0O votes and rolled up
5000 plurality against itself. Never so RAPIDLY
a political fortune dssipated Mr. Hackett
is candidate for United States Senator He
seems emlnently worthy Of the post when one
scans the record Of work done by the Repub-
Ican state Committee this year.
PLATTs HAND IN SYRACUSE
In Syracuse also the fortunes Of the Repub-
lican party were wrecked by the Platt leaders
TWO years ago the Republicans polled almost
twice as many votes for the two Republican can
didates for Mayor at that time as polled
by James X. MCGUIRE. the Democratic candi-
date, who was successful. Yet Mcclure the pres
ent year defeated Donald Dey, the Republican
candidate. although he had the support Of many
good citizens The weakness of the Republican
cause was largely due to the fact that for
eral years the Platt leaders have prevented the
holding Of free and honest primaries Moreover,
the alliance In State matters Of the heads Of the
Republican machine with Mr.. Plat had weak
ened them In the estimation of Republican
voters.
Rochester lost by 5000 plurality. Roch-
ester Is Republican city. The big figures indi-
cate unmistakably the revolt against Pattism.
for the Rochester organization Of the Republican
party has been most emphatcally a Platt one
AS political machine Also 1t was said to be the
strongest III the State. But II could not carry
Mr.. Plat.
John n. Scatcherd. the creditable candidate
nominated for Mayor Of Buffalo by the Repub-
lcan machine. also suffered crushing defeat
running 1000 votes behind hie Democratic OPP
ponent. The Ill favor In which Mr.. Platt ls held
can be detected also in that vote. Erie County
Is a stronghold Of anti-Platt feeling. but many
OF its Republican politicians for two or three
years past have been acting as his lieutenants
They had a warning In 1895 that they were on
the wrong tack when Mckinley delegates were
elected to the Republican Nationa! Convention
but they went right on aiding Mr.. Flat at state
conventions and in the Legislature. Thus. dis
loyal to their constituency. II Ia no wonder that
their candidates were nearly all beaten at the
late election in Erie County. It ought to be
added also that the Plat leaders In Erie Coun-
~ ran the Republican primaries with all the
harsh vigor common 10 Platt men. There was
strong feeling among some Republicans In raVor
Of the nomination OF Alderman Smither. rep
resentatve man. for Mayor. Other Republicans
favored the nomination Of Mayor Jewett The
both Alderman Smither and Mayor Jewett. The
figures of the election show that Mr.. Scatcherd.
who deserved an election, suffered from the re.
sentiment Of the friends Of Mr.. Smither and
Mayor Jewett
In the southern part OF the State also. along
the Pennsylvania border. In Mr.. Pletts personal
princ!pality, the revolt against him 10 evideht
Tioga County is where Mr.. Plat votes. and II Is
adjacent 10 Broome County. where the hepuo-
Ucan vote sadly fell OFF. The chief place IN
Broome County is the city OF Bnghamton Here
George E. Greene, one OF Mr.. Platts most DE-
voted followers candidate FOR Mayor
Rinehamton is a strong Republican city. but
nevertheless Mr.. Greene was defeated by Jerome
Dewitt, the Democratic candidate. by several
hundred votes.
Of the election from the cities OF Brooklyn. New
York, Albany. Troy. Utica Syracuse. Rochester
and Buffalo disclose an enormous body or inde-
pendent voters who are opposed 70 r.as,. ~
Croker. to political machines and 20 boss dicta-
tion Of any description. Who will be the master
spirit In the politics Of the State to unite the
separate camps OF those who revolt against tne
political machines and political bosses OF the
state? II Is an opportunity which rests IN the
grasp of any organizer Of the grand type