New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-23
STATE POLITICAL NOTES.

The Onondaga County factional differences appear
to be healed. The Syracuse Post" which sup
ports Congressman Belden. says 1t has intense
qualification in the information that the members
OF the Mckinley League almost TO man. have
chosen the wiser course and have decided to work
for and vote for the election OF the straight Re-
publican tick -t-county legislative. Congressional
and State" and It adds
"The POST has further information that GER
tain members of the Mckinley League: being unable
TO enroll for the primaries under the distinctive po-
litca name Of Mckinley Leaguers. are loath to en-
roll at all.
error Their duty to themselves ana to the poiit,
cal reforms for which as an organization they have
striven requires that they enroll without fall as
Republicans. and thus qualify themselves 10 have
voice and vote in tho primaries which shall pre-
cede the next municipal election.
The exaggerated reports which published here
concerning Democratic prospects in the rural dis
tricts are thus characterized by THE Daily Sara
togian":
Some OF the Democratic newspapers are trying
10 create sentiment in the favor OF Van Wyck
by publishing fake political dispatches from Sara
toga and other Republican counties In this section.
The only remarkable thing about the so-callod
special kilograms is the amount of misinformation
roll up their od-time Republican figures, the met
ropolltan journals to the contrary Notwithstanding
The Poughkeepsie Eagle says that the election
will be decided up along the St. Lawrence. over
In Chautauqua. and along the southern tier The
farmers the who Will settle 1t.
The Democratic police authorities Of Buffalo have
been trying to stir up ill-feeling over the Raines
law by wholesale arrests on Sunday, the mosr Of
them for violation Of the old Sunday laws. which
have been the statute books for years. but
which Mayor Dickel never attempted TO enforce
until the other day The Buffalo Evening News"
says:
The apparent purpose Of the raid is to make
people vote against somebody account Of the
Raines Liquor Tax law. No doubt the Democrauc
managers would like 10 make II appear that that
law is the cause Of the raid. 1t is not. Only nine
of the thirty arrests made yesterday were on az
abundant Violations Of It yesterday: and have been
for mouths b the PGf for B haye ign
nored the law. The trick is 10 saddle all the an
creators OF the sunday liquor law for use In the
coming election Little Tammany thinks II can NJ,
mistaken The fraud is easily seen through. The
voters will resent 1t at the polls They nave oeen
subjected TO needless annoyance TO create a pontl-
cal reaction. and they are too intelligent 10 be
fooled that way.
On the same subject The Buffalo Express" says
Police Captain Taylor is quoted as saving: i's
a peculiar set Of laws that gives you me rigni 10
buy n cigar or candy or soda water on SUNDAY u
but won't let you buy loaf OF bread alter ~
O'clock But. then rs law. and were bound TO en-
force II These "blue laws have been on tne
statute book from time immemoral. Deinocrauc
been in power many times since they were nIst
enacted If the Democratic party is so much OBJ
posed sumptuaTN laws, why ulun il Pm, III -.
when IL had the opportunity? Again. why has II
allowed them to remain dormant so Ions ana oIE
revive them during the heat OF political cam
paign?
The Democrats Of Cortland County asked theT
candidate for Assembly. Walter A. Cook to with
draw. so that they could make a deal with some
so-called Independents. and now have named H.
Bruce Smith a lifelong Republican, in the nope OF
securing Republican votes for the rest OF the'r
ticket Cortland correspondent OF 1.-THE syracuse
Standard" writes
lust what effect the withdrawal OF Mr.. COOK VIII
have upon the chances OF George ;. Sandss llhe
Republican candidate) election Is probleIna uChI'
but many Democrats express the opinion mat ms
election is a certainty, for the reason mat {he
will vote for Mr. Sands to man mat MT. SiOltH
will receive a large Democratic vote cannot pc
Tanied for the rea son that his name will appear in
the Democratic column ana many voters Oh '. NJ
straight party nominations