The evening world., 1894-09-17
Placing of Haight for Judge ofths
Court of Appeals Does
Not Appease Them.
RUMOR THAT BLISS WAS TO RUN.
The Boss, However,, Has Things
Moving lust About as
He Wants Them.


SARATOGA, n. Y. Sept. 17.-Slate-
makers and slate-breakers are arriving
by every train. Strangers crowd the
streets and corridors of the hotels ex-
cItedly discussing the question who
should be nominated for Governor.
Leutenant-Governor and Judge of the
Court of Appeals, by the Republican
State Convention, which Will meet here
at noon tomorrow.
Thousands more will arrive during the
afternoon and evening to join the army
OF boomers. Milholland will be here
with thousand shouters from New
York. Binghamton will send delega-
ton OF 200 or 300 for Mayor Green, and
special train from Rochester will
bring 500 Aldridge men.
But brass bands may foot for favor
ties. drums may roll and thunder for
this. that or the other candidate and
thousands OF voices may sing the praises
of Fassett, Aldridge OR Saxton--nobody
cares. The noise is merely diversion
and doesn't count.
One man attracts more attention than
all the rest. All attention Is on him.
He is Thomas Collier Platt,,. the boss.
Others may make and break states. but
his slate will go through. This Is Platts
slate
The State Committee will meet at .
o'clock this evening to make arrange
ments for the temporary organization
of the Convention. 1t is all arranged
beforehand that Congressman Lemuel
Ely Quigg, Of New York City. is to be
| temporary chairman. and that ex-Sen-
ator Warner Miller is to wear the Platt
collar again and act as permanent
chairman.
J1cvI l.. Morton will be nominated for
! Governor Everybody except the rain
still delude themselves with the idea
| that combination can be formed and
the Convention stampeded by Fassett.
They cling TO this hope because Fassett
The anti-Platt leaders held a confer
ence last night. and they figured that
nominated, 1t was thought that some
good advice, and thai this morning he
to his hope more tenaciously than ever.
Make il as strong, as Language can
to stay. My name will go before the
Convention II / don't get more than one
vote, and under no consideration viii
for Lieutenant,..Gove 1 want hrst
place or none
Chauncey NJ. Depew. who was relied
has gone over to the Platt camp, too.
and will place Morton in nomination.
still, the ants do not seem to be dis
"They don't know when they are
beaten and don't know enough to come
In out q tbs, rain" was the way one
man expressed II.
What seems to inspire the ants with
hcIe AMI courage is the talk OF knihng,
SstHal!y INDUCED in by disappointed can.
dozen misguided mon started from home
with booms for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
and when they arrived here and opened
a. McNally Piatt.
Among the victims are Col; Shaw. of
raugus; Arthur c, Wade, OF ChautauQua;
Hamilton FISH OF Putnam; Isaac V:
Col, L. \, McAlpln.
Mayor George W. Aldridge. of Roches-
Ter Senator onarIss Il ,S SaxtS1S Of
GCreseo. are SIN In the race Platts
slate contains the name of Wadsworth.
hut Mr.. Platt insists thai the Lieuten-
for Judge OF the Court of Appeals is by
no means settled either.
The expectation that Mr.. Plat will
really leave something for the Conven-
ton TO do is the only excuse the dele
gates have Tor being here. As the work
OF lnt NOHNtUllun u Sellitu
beforehand. and as mcSt of the candi-
dates for Governor have withdrawn. and
there will consequently be very little
oratory. the Convention will not last n, =
than one day, with probably an evening"
session.
for SaXton for Lieutenant-G Governor in
the New York delegation this morning.
SaXtCn. he says, is poor man. and as
such would be an offset TO Millionaire
Morton. Wadsworth Is Z millionaire, TOO,
and with two mIllonaires the ticket
would be weighted down too heavily. Col.
Cruger thinks.
If geographical locations are dsre-
Garded Justice Albert Haight, OF Buff
falo. will be named for Judge of the
Court OF Appeals, Wadswnrth is from
Livingston County. contiguous to Erie,
Judge HaiGht's home county,
The supporters OF Supreme Court JUS
tice s. AlonEo Kellogg of Plattsburg.
argue that II the acknowledgements
ship goes to the western part OF the
state, ard the nominee TOR Governor
comes from Duchess. in the eastern
tier of counties, the northern section
should be given recognition, and kellogg
Kings County has a candidate for
Judge in the person OF Jesse johnson,
| of Rrooklyn but AaiRht Is the favOrli0