Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-23
MORTON AND PLATTOUT
ItIs Said That They Are Friends
 No Longer.
UNION LEAGUE CLUB THE CAUSE.

Politicians Say That the Governor Elect
 Wanted MT. Piatt to Make Friends With
 the Union Lcaguers. but That He Would
 Not Do It-Shey Did Not Meet.
 NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-The Times says this morning: Governor Elect Levi F. Morton and Thomas C. Platt arc out This bit of information was the unwel- come tidings some of the lovers of machine politics in the Republican party received last night.
 That there is a serious quarrel between the representative head of the party in this state and the man who controls the Republican machine Is known to Q few close friends of both. The break looks se- rious now, but an effort Is being made to heal It and keep 1t from becoming perma- nent
 Mir. Morton was in town yesterday. but as noar as could be learned he did not see Mir. Platt during the day. They were both away from their hotel last night. This gave rise to a rumor that they might have met. There was nothing. however. to bear it out
 Formerly when Mir. Morton came to this city from Ellerslie Mir. Platt and he had conferences. It was after a consulta- tion with Mir. PIatt on the day he first came here from Ellerslie after his return from Europe that 1t was officially an nounced by Mir. Morton's friends that he would be the Republican candidate for governor. Platt secured his nomination, and all went smoothly enough during tho campaign. It Is since the election that the feeling Of estrangement has grown.
 New Phase of an oId Tight.
 It is a phase of tho old fight between Plntt and the Union League club. The Union leaguers have had n greater share of Governor Elect Morton's attention since the election than suited Platt.
 Mir Morton is n member of the club. and naturally enough leans toward 1t all though some of its members did their ut most at the Republican state convention to defeat his nomination simply on tho ground of opposition to Platt.
 Many of the Union loaguers haye taken a deeper interest in politics since the last election than they have in some years. According to an excellent authority, the foundation of the present breach between Messrs. Platt and Morton arose from MT Morton's desire to have Mir. Platt talk over matters pertaining to affairs of state with some of his old enemies in the Un- ion League club
 Platt's vindictiveness is woll known. and the fact that Mir. Morton was so friendly with his old and relentless enc mics was one of the original causes. as rumored. that has led to the present cool ness.
 Certain correspondence has passed be- tween the two gentlemen most deeply in terested in this matter which would in- terest the politicians very much If 1t could Do obtained for publication.
 Mir. PIatt Win Not Make Up.
 Platt does not want to mako up with the Union league, and Mir. Morton does not want to appear as acting under tho advice of n political boss after an election in which political bosses have been dis. credited generally.
 It will be interesting to learn what the outcome of the trouble will be. DenIals called forth by the fact that the news Of the disagreement has now become public propsrty may be the cloak put on by the politicians who are working hard to close up the breach.
 They say that PIatt controls tho legis- lature, and that it would not do at all to have 0 difference Of opinion between the Republican governor and the Republican boss.
 These politicians do not say, as some may think. that perhaps Mir. Morton has made up his mind to free his administra- tion from all suspicion of bossism.