New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
THE INDEPENDENT NOMINATION.


Some Of The Independents who profess an ar
dent desire that Colonel Theodore hoose'ei'
sboud become Governor OF New-York are do
ing about all that they possibly could DO 10 keep
Mr. Roosevelt out Of the Governors chair fort-
unately for them and also for other more rea-
sonable advocates Of Mr.. Roosevelt. their power
is limited and It cannot be said that the chanc'S
of his nomination by the Republican STATE Coh-
vcntion in any way impaired py 'he pre-
cinitate INDEPENDENT nomination that has just
been rendered him. The same independent Hn
patience which gave the machine KepuphcahS
the opportunity they were seeking last year u
refuse 10 support Mr. Low when otherwise 'he!
might have been compelled to unite on MIN ana
so insured his election is MANIFESTED III this
nomination for Governor. And yet Something
has hcen learned since the Low campaign. Then
the independents were anxious 10 smoke OUT
their candidate and make MIN take the neiu
without giving the Republicans a chance 10
nominate him. Now they say: 1--WE do not Know
that when nominated by us. IN case no shouiu
abe opposed by the regular Republican organiza-
''tion. he would find it his duty to run. we eX-
"Dect him to he free to deal with that SITUATION
"if il ever arises with absolute deliberaton In
other words the independents have learned not
10 try TO patent their candidates or tell them IN
the name of non-partsanship that they VIII
support them provided they do not seek party
support.
But lessons have OF been all on enc side Inc
Republican leaders, too, have learned something
Last wear there was nobody who stood more on
ceremony than Mr.. Quigg. The right of priority
Of the Republican organization In selecting cam
didates was above all things dear to his heart
He sincerely desired an anti Tammany Mayor,
but the fact that the strongest name brought
forward against Tammany was indorsed py
other organizations before his had chance 10
meet made it utterly impossible for him to ac-
cept that name, and so he ran a candidate or MS
own and elected Van Wyck. Mr.. Low was
good enough candidate so long as some other Re-
publicans did not too soon say they were going
70 vote for him. Now, however Mr. Quigg takes
q different view He wants to see Colonel Roose-
yelt nominated by the Republicans, and he
doesn't care how many other bodies support his
candidate or how soon they announce the fact.
He SAYS: IL know Of no friend Of Colonel Roose-
welt who would object to support for him com
cling from such n source. AS one who Is for
Colonel Roosevelt, will be glad to have him
"get all the independent nominations going.
"Why / wouldn't object to having Democrats
endorse him for Governor" Surprising Mr.
Ouigg last fall had said that all the independent
nominations going did not make Mr.. Low any
less available than he otherwise would be, how
much better off Mr. Quigg might be today
Altogether, Mr.. Roosevelts chances appear 10
be unnjured by independent activity. The IN
dependents do not threaten 10 cut him of as
an apostate if he prefers n nomination by his
marty TO one by them, and the Republicans do
not think that promise Of support from other
organizations diminishes his desrability as n
candidate. So the matter is still in the hands
Of the Republican State Convention, where 1t
! belongs