. Review of reviews and world's work. they might possiblyhave elected their State ticket and at the sametime secured a good fighting chance for theirPresidential electors. There was great enthusi-asm for the candidacy of the Hon. Bird S. Coler,the Controller of New York City. But thedelegates from New York, who were mere dum-mies under the control of Richard Croker, natu-rally opposed a Democrat wdio had made no se-cret of his opposition to the leaders and themetliods of Tammany HalL Tlie great contestlay between ex-Senator David B. Hill, wlio sup-ported Coler, and Croker, who merely stood for
. Review of reviews and world's work. they might possiblyhave elected their State ticket and at the sametime secured a good fighting chance for theirPresidential electors. There was great enthusi-asm for the candidacy of the Hon. Bird S. Coler,the Controller of New York City. But thedelegates from New York, who were mere dum-mies under the control of Richard Croker, natu-rally opposed a Democrat wdio had made no se-cret of his opposition to the leaders and themetliods of Tammany HalL Tlie great contestlay between ex-Senator David B. Hill, wlio sup-ported Coler, and Croker, who merely stood foranything to beat Coler. Tlie result was thenomination of the Hon. John B. Stanclifield. ofElmira, Senator Hills fiiend and foiiner lawpartner, a nomination not objectionable in itselfso much as in the circumstances by which itwas brought about. The Republicans had nomi-nated the Hon. B. B. Odell, chairman of theState Committee and absolutely identified withMr. Piatts conduct of New York State politics. THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. 397. Photo by Davis & Sanford, N. Y. Photo by Hall, BufFalo. HON. JOHN 3. STANCHFIELD, HON. WILLIAM F. MACKEY. (Democratic nominee forgovernor.) (Democratic nominee forlieutenant-governor.) Mr. Coler on the Democratic ticket would liavedrawn away from Mr. Odell tlie greater part ofthe independent vote and some portion of theanti-Piatt Republicans. It now a[)pears that Re-publicans of all shades of opinion will supportMr. Odell, and that the independent vote will bedivided, as indicated by the fact that of itstwo principal exponents, the New York Timesprefers Mr. Stanchfield and the New York Even-ing Post prefers Mr. Odell. Both parties and candidates are more or less emphatically pledgedto maintain the franchise tax on street railwayand other corporations, and to oppose the infa-mous Ramapo conspiracy for robbing municipali-ties of their prospective sources of water-supply, . It is commonly understood that both Money -^ in the great parties will spend m
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