The sun., 1894-02-14
c. y. BLISS mas THE DOCUMENTS
To show Who Pays the Freight for Mr.
PIn'r- Ua'uc.y Campaigns.

To show Who Pays the Freight for Mr.
| PInr- Ua'uc.y Campaigns.
Chairman Cornelius y. Bliss OF the Commit
! tee OF Thirty on reorganization Of the Eepub-
! lican county machine concluded to talk a
| little yesterday but he refused to meet Mr..
Platts allegations that the Union League
Club is stinGy in campaign contributions, ex-
cept by saying that he had the documents in
his desk to dspeove them.
III Mr.. Patt had not lost his temper" said
he. he would have hesitated before making
the assertions which he did. knowing that J.,
as well as others. can efectually contradict
them. II It were worth while and not a breach
OF con tldence. | might produce the evidence
have bearing on this subject OF money contri-
buttons. There are other records In my pos
session. too which 1t would not be pleasing to
Mr.. rlatt to have produced
Mr.. Bliss went on to say that he believed that
Mr.. Platt's statement was intended for effect
in Albany and among provincial Republicans.
OF these latter. he said. it would be well for
them TO understand that New York city Repub-
LEANS believe in the principles Of home rule.
and propose TO manage their own affairs free
OF dictation from without.
If majority OF Republicans" said he.
propose to submit to the rule OF the gentle
man from Tioga in preference 10 managing
active political work with profit to my bank
account and considerable addition to my peace
Mr. Bliss denied having any feeling toward
Mr. platt. hut said THAI he thought II the eN-
years. as suggested by Horace Russell. he
would confer d favor on the kepublcan party,
which will then tryt9 repair the injury which
CharIes A., Flammer OF the Committee OF
Thirty also had something to say Yesterday
which may not he thoroughly ncceptaO Ole to
his fellow members on the COMMITTEES.
part of q considerable membership OF the
party" said he, TO denounce everybody who
is in any way active in it's councils or Is con-
stantly at work in promoting It's interests IN
organization work. Snch man mas the
byw"rd and reproach 70 the men who
criticiso. believe. this dcnuHcation OF
sGtES soEs 2S Of tSe DO nothns, rSIu 81 the partS W
to Justify their own inactivity. such denunri-
victory. or when surh victory seems in view.
So strong Is this element ot the party that II
mate an active politician for any Office by the
nominated. As - con sequence. the men who
OF the places. l believe this fault finding has
become chronis and that any other than M
be attacked Just as virulently for his pernieious
Mr.. TIamm er is the member OF the Committee
OF Thirty who refused TO sign the !ep5rt pro-
posing the plan OF Teorgani7Atl0n. lie was be-
leNtu 10 DO lIlenll1 10 lit MllNollhul NOV o.
mcnt until he signed the call Of the com mittee
for re|nTollment under tho Bliss loot plan.
Replying to the suggestion OF Col George
Bliss that he did not contribute anything to
the election OF Assemblyman sheffield in tho
Eleventh district John +. Milholland produced
last evening "a copy oil q letter written last
November challenging Charles A. Peabody.
who had expressed doubt regarding Mr.. Mil
hollands contribution, to give S21 Tor every
SluO which the latter did eNpend in Mr.. Shef.
fields behalf In this letter Mr.. MIlhuland
stated that he had spent 81 100 for the obIsct
named, and offered to submit his vouchers to
a committee composed Of Col George Bliss
and job l. Hedges. The challenge was never
areautal.