New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-10
PRESIDENT MAKING AT SARATOGA.

For a week past the public has been some
what ostentatously invited to interest itself
IN the sayings and dongs of certain Demo
cratic politicians who have established a sort
of clearing house for anti-Bryan sentiment on
the hotel piazzas at Saratoga. At appropriate
Intervals these statesmen resume their seats on
the verandas to congratulate themselves on the
Increasing strength of the Eastern and South
ern opposition TO Mr.. Bryans denomination
and to count the prospective votes which this
or that conservative" ,aspirant for the Presi
dency will muster in the next National Con-
yention. Local Partially on the one hand
and a due sense of hospitable obligations on
the other have combined to lend an imposing
air of substance and reality to the Van Wyck
boom at these agreeably punctuated confer
ences; while as alternative choices with which
TO accomplish Bryan's defeat ex-senator Cor
man, of Maryland and Ex-Governor Pattison
of Pennsylvania seem both TO stand In excep-
tlonal favor with the President makers at Sara
toga.
The Importance Of these hotel porch confer.
ences may be fairly Judged from the calbre
and influence Of the party leaders who have
taken part in them. The Van Wycks-ex-Jus-
ticc Gus" and Mayor "Bob'-have. Of course.
Il
visiting statesmen, and they have been rein
forced by minor Democratic politicians from
various parts Of the State The New-Yorkers
gathered at Saratoga are men who can actu-
ally deliver votes in the next National Con-
vention and for that excellent reason the
piazza deliberations so far have disclosed a
decided Partially for Tammanys candidate
for the Presidency. Yet ex-Judge Van WICK s
canvass, as every one knows, can hope to at
tract few votes outside New-York and In the
present temper Of the Democratic party Pres
identia candidate from New-York would have
about as much chance In a National Convention
as one from Vermont or from Alaska.
To advance the ex,Justice's fortunes In the
Southern States the Saratoga boomers seem
10 be countiag especially on j. ]. Willett, Of
Alabama This youthful statesman is appar.
emily better known on Broadway and about
the corridors of the Grand Union at Saratoga
than he is in either Birmingham or Montgom
cry. Not long ago Senator John T. Morgan
published a letter suggesting the expediency
~ nominating for the Presidency next year
Democrat not specially identified with the free
coinage issue. But the appeal fell absolutely
Aet and al the recent meeting Of the Demo
cratic National Committee no State was repre-
scented by more enthusiastic advocates OF Bry
ans denomination than Alabama What vet
eran leader Ike Mr.. Morgan failed to accom-
plish at home is therefore not likely to prove
an easy task TO an inexperienced and overcon
6dent politician Ike Mr.. Willett. Georgia IL
represented IN the Saratoga conferences by r
s. Dubignon He has been for several years
identified with the Cleveland and ant-silver
Soctian I'm that State whose influence locally
IS now practically extinguished. Indiana has
sent to the conference s. s. Morss, the Editor
Of "The indianapolis Sentinel former anti
silver Democrat, who served as Consul General
IN Paris during Mr.. Clsvelands second Admin