The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-08
PLAT1s FIGHT ON HARRISON.
The Boss Making Deals to Defeat the
Presidents denomination.

The Boss Making Deals to Defeat the
Presidents denomination.
WASHINGTON, May - Ex-senator
Thomas c. Platt, who is recognized as the
leader of the auti-Harrison republicans,
stopped over here to-day on his way to Ten
nessee, and conferred at one time or another
with representatives of all she elements In
opposition to President Harrison's renomi-
nation. He was so busy from the time he
arrived in the morning till the hour Of his
departure tonight that ho did not have
time 90 pay his respects to the President,
but as he said to a man who asked him
whether he had been to the white house,
that he can wait. He did
either, although he was stopping at the
Arlington and would only have had half a
block TO walk to get to the red house. APP
parently Secretary Blaine thought it best
not to have Mr. Platt call on him, because
he had his lieutenant, Representative
Boutele, at the Arlington when Mr.. Platt
arrived before breakfast (having evidently
notified Secretary Blaine when he would
arrivel and over breakfast, to which Mr..
Platt invited Representative Boutelle, they
exchanged condolences.
PLATT CALLS ON QUAY.
Latsr Ia the morning Representative
Boutelle returned again, but Mr.. Platt
had gone out, presumably to see Senator
Quay, who was waiting at his house for
him, and so Representative Boutelle had to
return latsr on. In the evening Mr.. Platt
diusd with Senator Quay, Senator Cam
eroB, ex-Speaker Reed, Senator Washburn
and Others at Chamberln. This came as
near to being the general antl-Hnrrison
conference expected as anything else which
occurred during the day. Every shade of
the Harrison opposition was represented,
including the Alger movement. Gen. AL
ger having sent his clever young Lieut..
Col Dufiield of Detroit to represent him
personally. Needless to say the proceedings
conference held by Mr.. Platt
we're secret and will be kept secret, at least
for a day or two, but enough is known to
warrant two or three inferences. One is
that Mr.. Platt and oil the other anti-Harri-
son men are hopeful OF preventing President
Harrison's nomination, and even OF COM
pelling him to withdraw second, that they
are using Secretary Blaine to force President
Harrison OFF the track. Whether Secretary
Blaine knows all that they propose TO do
with his name or not does not appear, but I,
apparently, he has promised not to interfere
with any more letters or interviews; third,
that they will encourage all the other candi-
dates to hope for the nomination should
Secretary Blame and President Harrison
both be out Of the way. Representative
Reed was given encouragement this even
ing and 30 was Senator Sherman this after
noon, while Col Duffleld received encour-
agement for Gen. Aleer. All are agreed.
apparently. In uniting TO beat President
Harrison with Secretary Blaine and in
postponing the distribution of the spoils,
and about the only positive things said
by Mr.. Platt outside the confidential cons
ferences to-day were that President Harri-
son was very far from being nominated,
and that Secretary Blaine was not the SICK
man Russell Harrison says he is.
The friends of President Harrison
claim to be entirely undisturbed by the
Platt conferences. They insist that Presi-
dent Harrison has $50 votes, already and is
nominated.