Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-04
PLATT IS PLACATED.
New York Republican Fac
tions Make Up and Party
Prospects Brighten.
A PEACE is PATCHED UP,
And Magee Is Reported Trying the
Same Act With GDonnell.
ELKINs WoS'T RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Disappointing an Enthusiastic Convention
That Vas for Him.
A PEACE is PATCHED UP,
ELKINs WoS'T RUN FOR GOVERNOR
SENATOR DAVIS SECURES THE PLUM
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsPATcHl

NEW YORK, Aug. 3-This has been Re-
publican day in this city. Among the
guests at the Fifth Avenue to-day have
been Senator Frank Hiscock and ex-senator
Warner Miller, two of the Republican "Big
Four" of New York; Chairman Carter and
ex-Chairman Clarkson, of the National Re-
publican Committee. J. Sloat Fassett, of
New York; c. l. Magee and Thomas w.
Phillips, of Pennsylvania; Ben Butter
worth, of Ohio; W. S. Franklin, of Illi-
nois, member of the Illinois delegation to
Minneapolis, and Judge j. H. Feltman, of
Wisconsin, besides score or more of local,
but scarcely less well-known Republicans.
1t was announced yesterday that meet
ing of the Republican Executive Committee
would be held to-day, but if it was held only
routine business was transacted, the de-
tails of which were not given to the public.
A far more important meeting was held,
however, at the rooms of the National Com
mittee at 518 Fifth avenue this afternoon, in
which the participants were Whitelaw Reid,
]. Sloat Fassett, Cornelius N. Bliss, Senator
Hiscock, Chairman Carter and W. c. Suth-
erland, of Rochester. The object of the
meeting was to reach some sort of an under
standing with Tom Platt, who was not pres
ent, but who was represented by J. Sloat
Fassett
Hiscock the Presidents Representative.
Senator Hiscock appeared in the confer
ence as the spokesman for President Harri-
son, and Whitelaw Reid acted the part of
general peacemaker. on the principle that
everybody must be promised everything he
wanted.
The participants do not talk of what
transpired for publication, except to say
that an understanding was arrived at, and
that Platt and the party machine will be in
line at once. IT this be true it is the most
important work yet effected by the Repub-
licans, and means that from now forward
the campaign will be prosecuted with vigor.
The meeting of the Executive Committee
to discuss the details of campaign work is q
small affair in comparison with the harmon
izing of the 'discordant New York Repub-
lican factions, if they have consented to be
harmonized.
Warner Miller made speech for the Re-
publican ticket last night at White Plains,
which was quoted as an indication that he
buried the hatchet, and, as he has been
pulling with Platt of late, the inference is
hat Plat, too, is placated.
The price of Platt's enlistment in the
Harrison war is not stated, but as he was
never known to work for love or glory the
general opinion is that he has been prom
ised everything in sight, SO far as New
York is concerned, including Cabinet po-
yition for himself if Harrison is elected.
One of MIR. Magee's Objects.
1t is reported that Mr.. Magee is here at
the suggestion of Whitelaw Reid to meet
Hugh O'Donnell and patch up a peace be-
tween the Homestead workers and their
employees, and that he has held several con-
ferences with O'Donnell at the house of
John Milholland, who is Whitelaw Reid's
literary factotum and former employe in
the contract labor bureau at Ellis Island.
Mr. Magee, who is here with his wife, says
be came to see his sister off to Europe, and
that he is not holding conferences with
anybody on labor Questions
There is little doubt however, that the
events of the day and the week have added
a good deal to the confidence of the Repub-
licans. The speech of Mckinley in Ne
braska yesterday outlined the Republican
campaign, and Butterworth, of Ohio; Frank
ii, U Be- Il
all express confidence that Harrison can
carry their respective States on the tariff
Issue.
The failure of the third party to cut any
considerable figure in the Alabama election
has put backbone in the Republican lead
ers, as they claim that the Alabama result
indicates that the Alliance craze will prove
as abortive in the Republican States of the
North and West as in the Democratic States
of the South. A few weeks ago they were
terrified by the movement Now they are
inclined to give a good deal more time and
attention to patching up party peace in
New York as the chief point OF the cam
paign.
Republican Prospects Looking Up.
The announcement that Blaine is to take
the stump in Maine is also quoted with a
good deal of satisfaction that the Republi-
can prospects are looking up. This is all
indicative of the lines along which the Re-
publican leaders are going to make their
battle. That no stone will be left unturned
to secure party harmony and rouse the
farmers and workingmen to the charge
which threatens the high protective tariff
in case Cleveland is elected may be taken
for granted. If Platt and Blaine and War
ner Miller and all the other anti-H arrison
Republicans do not consent to forgive the
past and lie in the Harrison bed in the fut-
ure it will not be the fault of Chairman
Carter, or of Whitelaw Reid, either
The proof TO the pudding is in the eating,
and if Platt is placated the first evidence
will be seen in move to patch up truce
in the Republican city committee. which
is now in snarl over the representative in
the new Assembly district made by the re-
cent apportionment.
A settlement of the Homestead labor diff
6culties in fh. near future Ivnr,ln he in
dication that there was some basis for the
report that Magee has been playing the role
of peacemaker. The appearance of Blaine
OF the stump will be the best guarantee
that he has made up with Harrison, and if
all these things. transpire within few
weeks the public may make up its mind
that the broken cogs in the Republican ma
chine have been mended.