The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-27
THE PLEA TO REPUBLICANS.
PLA1T TELLS THEN THEY ARE NOW
EIGHTIHG THE RATTLE OF 1898.

| Ane Vse sna Ony Argument In UrginE he
| pubiicsa Harnony-Dcmocrats Under
stand lt-sero Heads wero Persuaded.
Union League Club members on the evening
after the nomination Of Mr.. Fassett for Cover
nor exhibited some manifestations Of dlssatis
faction. Mr.. Plat has never been popua
with the members OF this club. and the feelins
was general there that the Rochester Conven
| ton was q show OF marionets, and that Mr.
Plat was the exhibitor who had his hands
| upon the wires. few days later Gen. James
William Hustled. having returned from u visit
| to New Haven. where he attended the mysteri
Gus exercises OF the VOLTS Head Society
| OF Yale. OF which he 10 n member. be-
gan to whisper In the ears OF his friends
| at the Union League Club. and to other Repub.
licans whose Indifference to the ticket they did
not conceal. some OF the secrets Of the cam.
paign. As the VOLTS Head Society OF Yale is
secret and mysterious body. It is possible
that Gen. Hustled may. during his visit to 1t.
have been surfeitcd with mystery. and for that
reason became frank whom he returned to pol
itics.
So for several days the General was to be
seen In one OF his familiar attitudes. yielding
up the secrets OF the campaign. OF which he Is
the executive manager. When Chauncey Do
pew looked rather curiously at him for having
consented to serve In the campaign as a SUI
coordinate Of Mr.. Platt the Genera! took his
own Chauncey into q corner and said to him In
effect:
This is an extraordinary campaign. It
isn't q skirmish for advantage in the Presi-
dental canvass. but 1t is the Presidential bat
tie. II we win now. wo win next year. don't
you seer
Then some days later Gen. Hustled. meeting
Collector Erhardt. whispered tho same thing
m M, n tar n w cand
round among the Republicans that this Is the
battle OF next year. and that II the Republi-
cans cannot carry New York State now tho
chances arc remote indeed that they can win
victory in the fall OF 1862 1t s with such,
arguments as this that Republicans who have
chafed under rlatt's tyranny havo been driven
into reluctant discipline. and they are now
saying to one another that they arc not fight
ing go much for the election OF Fassett as the
When some eAt one q susses,ed to Commodore
Van Santvoord that 1t seemed strange that tho
Rf9u6liesPs were ghtipg state cq%Rafn
Is ths apparent issue. but the real ono Is
When e1;!Collector Erhardt saw, his friends
appaoach him with some surprise that he
hays we 81 a LIE e.
3 Hh2 Hnd ss Word has s
engaged in; NJ: Plat gave the hint to Hustled.
and Hustled has been disseminating the i'm
fssy Ssat Ssa that the
State wholly local and combined It to attacks
upon an organization which has no existence
little history will explain this seeming incon-
Pat, ssekiiIns sn alliance With fammsnS Hall
ssorned By this clear headed young Mayor,
get Wh
s s5apS now his yyy f. A hss to ssch
Lance. he would become its enemy and make
his TOOLS in Albany subserve, his purpose. Mr..
forced and arbitrary alliance with certain clio.
m N n In TIE iRsmoeratie party which had been
dIspayed Sr: Fiat forced Certain as ciersyman
sition as to bring the Republicans and the
County Democracy into q coalition; Had the
/, did in the Preliminary ne negotiations. Mr..
Plat might have administered that punish |
ne ea to I Tan II, ny which he sought; but
rammany Democrats repudiated it BY not 60
n f &c IN tsdp eestop o, last Plat care
'ully studying the returns. came to the CON
.lusion that another forced alliance would be |
'lre to miscarry He said early in the spring. |
all that the only hope Of the Republicans for
Winning was in splitting the Democratic vote
coalition was problem about as deep as any
he's with II ossf He db net
AN as 6r. butcher and one ne or two others Who
re not in active politics. They said.
n the warfare against Tammany make your
'attle cry The State against .Tammany Hail.
,oints well you viii Thereby make "a t ait
carcely understood alliance possible, and you
will be able to coax certain men who have had
cooperation. while you will not offend those
republicans who are dead set against any alli-
nee whatever with any faction OF the Democ-
Mr.. Plat needs no kicks to impress hints
pop him. ana after the quiet little lunch at
9TH that CELEBRITY for which he is Distinguished.
cans must win this canvass II they are 10
ave an even change Of winning the Presi-
ressh nsTf na and That ny
therwise stand ont against him. he could
orce them into submission and perhaps en-
lessage. which is not secret after all. which has
cen passed from mouth to mouth along the
!h;ob 81 those , hep1Sicaps who 81. 5pp1se MIN.
Meanwhile. MS blind. subtertuge. the cry
the state against Tamm1ny" was raised |
" no other purpose than to force into uncon-
cious alliance with the Republicans certain
actions in the party which. while they have
cen opposed 10, Tammany locally. have al
ays stood Loyalty in line with it in Presiden-
al canvasses.
Some Of the most distinguished men who
ave been CONSPICUOUS by reason Of their OPP
pIsition 70 Tammany early penetrated Mr.
latts scheme and have watched with some:
ling ike amusement the heroic efforts Of ,
oung Fassett to speak as Plat has whispered
MN. * Mayor GRACE. once a conspicuous
pponent Of Tammany in municipal matters. |
th9med Platt's purpose at once. Chas. s. Fair: /
aid rebuked il. Everett +. Wheeler declared
le trick worthy ofPatts political talents. but
IT too apparent to seduce thinking Demo crats.
enry q. Maryland. who has called him
III an independent and q reformer. and who
'urted an open alliance last year, cannot be I
duced by subterfuge 70 Join hands with
enIy Holt. Edward Cooper. and .Abrnm 8.
eTitt are warning DemoGrats against being
VI course. after the mysterious and yet
,rfectly open revelations which Gen. Hustled
l8 been making of tho RDirt with which tha | 4