New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-10
THE PASSING THRONe

Emmett Blair OF Gloversvile, y z who 4. 49,
~ the old line Democrats. Is constant to The ....
and faith OF his party Mr. -
THE has attended every State e,pv..
DEMOCRATIC tion since the one that nomus,ss
SITUATION. Horatio Seymour. and most ~
sional ones well. In speakirvs.
.be nrAsent Democratic situation in TINS So
Mr. Blair said yesterday at the Fifth Avenue HotsI
I'm spite Of the constant reports you read n
war to the knife and the knife 20 the hit azs.
between the Hill faction on the one side ana N,
croker Murphy faction OF Democracy on the oss.-
do not think that there win be any oren schi,-
Of the Democracy Of this State in the PresidenFsi
csmPai9ih, rls ana n the esenator Geo., 70
represent his State at the National Convention II
"Tbe Empire State Democracy win not o75o.
Bryan's reconciliation, and the platform upon whcs
OF 1896 with such emendations and changes a.
four years experience will make necessary Expar-
sion or anti-expansiOn will probably be one Of tbs
main issues but the Democratic position, y New
rosteIy to 40 with the Islands rather than for -
Immediate and abrupt cessation OF Interest,"
standing army and Capitalization OF power "a r.
dicated by Tilden and Seymour. and look FOR a
viii be the dominant issues OF the coming cam
In so far as Central New-York Is concerned
Elliot DanfOrth. on the vote he showed FOR Lieuteu-
Vice-President."
Ex-senator Henry ". Blair. OF New-Hampshi-s
a
Washington. and when seen az the
NEw-HAMP- Fifth Avenue Hotel on Monday
SHIRE Mr. Blair said:
PROSPEROUS. Everything moves along pros
perousIy with In Nsw-HamD-
shire: our people are busy and giving but Ectls
present attention 20 politics. AS strongly n
favor Of the policy OF the Adnistra ton there and
New-Hampshire is rock-ribbed in its Repuolicanisn
viii range herself On in the coming Presidential
E1-ss nator Blair could not be persuaded 20 make
any comment on the Gallinger-C nandler fight
further than to say that every one N New-Hanp-
shire was glad 1t was over
do you realize" said Alfred Higgins OF Buf-
faIo. who has been IN the Transvaal, what Il viii
really TO the English and
IMPORTANCE the Beers II Ladysmith falls?
OF mean Independently OF the trs-
I.ADYsMITH mendous loss TO the British cause
and corresponding gain to that o.
the Boer, and also Independently OF the loss Of
many men TO the English army England seeks 70
deal vital blow the Transvaal BY cutting on her
food supply from the outside Already the Beers
hold eight thousand British prisoners, and the
Iadysmith garrison will increase this number 20
no less than eighteen thousand Let England adj
here to her determination TO cut of the food sup
ply and It Is dollars to cents that Kruger viii send
word that while the Transvaal pursues warfare IN
a civilized fashion, If food there runs short the
England to pursue that course viii be to AFFORD
graves for eighteen thousand English SCORERS VITA
is that with Iadysmith fallen force OF Beers num-
bering from eight thousand 10 ten thousand men
will be released which can reinforce tne Boe-
armies already confronting Methuen and Butler
and make the positions OF those sadly harassed
generals more nervous and uncertain than they
already are Mafeking, reading between the lines,
7 also believe 10 be in a bad way. for / cann2-
think that so good and tried soldier as Baden
Powell would sit tight and allow the BOeFS 70
build a fort and the eleventh hour, aIlsF II mas
been completed attempt TO capture oy an
utterly reckless and hazardous assault. unless the
situation at Mafeking had reached point 20 MAKE
necessary the running OF any risk, II thereby any Re-
lief could possibly be attained. All m all TO my
mind the present situation IN South Africa looks
worse for the English than at any unl7 since tas
war heEan."