The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-30
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Lines Drawn in New York.-That the
organization spirit is quite as strong and
as assertive in one party in New York as
in the other was shown by the results OF
the primary elections held in that State
on Tuesday. The Plat machines triumph
was complete, leaving nothing to be done
by the Republican State Convention,
which meets next Tuesday, except to reg
lister the will of the partys master. Mr..
Plat has not announced the full pro-
gramme for the convention yet but the
details. which are being kept under cover,
are unimpprtant ar1 it will please the
delegates to be deceived into the belief
that something has been left to their
Judgment. Ii is in this way that bosses
like Platt hold firm grip on their party
organizations. That he knows exactly the
makeup CT the ticket nobody who has
studied his methods can doubt. 1t will
be headed by man who resigned seat
in Congress in order that he might ac-
cept more remuneratiye employment as
chief OF the powerful lobby maintained
ct Albany by the Platt machine to pro
mote" legislation for corporations. In TINS
capacity Mr.. odell has accumulated large
fortune during the past few years. and
give up this ''good thing" for the gov
ernorship OF the State. in which office he
cannot share in the profits of the lobby
at least not openly and directly. Just who
the Democratic candidate will be is not
row apparent. Only one fact in this re-
lation seems patent. That is that, unless
all signs fail. the candidate viii be some
body who represents thoroughly the spir-
it of organization and discipline which
controlled the primaries in Greater New
York. This view Of the case wholly ex-
cludes the Hon. Bird S. Coler from the
possibilities. He seems to be such thor
ough- going Democrat of the old schooi as
not even to represent, temperamentally
or practically the organization Of Kings
County to whose chief, Hugh McLaugh-
lin, he owes the opportunity which he has
utilized to such excellent advantage to
make himself perhaps the strongest m
dividual force in the politics of New York
today. OF course. it may turn out that,
having demonstrated their capacity to I'M
horse ex-senator Hill. the Croker Murray
combination will take up Coler at the last
minute in order to make their mastery 1
OF the party more sure by forming An IL
hance with the astute boss Of Brooklyn, I
Mr.. Mel iughlin. This, however, seems
only the 5arest possibility at present. The /
all favor the nomination OF
an upstate man whose loyalty to and
sympathy with the organization methods
cannot be questioned. In this event, the (
battle for the State would be a contest /
between organizations. pure and simple, I
and the element of personality would cut
very little figure in the campaign. New I
Workers would be called upon to decide I
between rival organizations or machines, I
with the chances slightly in favor of the (
lcter of the Republican gubernatorial can
didate lobbyist. If, on the other
hand, Coler should win, even with the re- Z
luctant consent of the Croker Murphy I
combine on the basis stated. his person
atty and record would introduce into the .
contest an element of strength that would
success at the polls.