The sun., 1894-02-14
FOR PEACE AND BURLEIGH.
LITTLE REpUBLTC4N CONGRESS ar
7HE ETFTH 1TENUE HOTEL.
n :. Suggested tsnt MuhOnnnd and ,hs

n I- Suggested that Muhorand and the
Thtrty Play Frceg .-Out and show Down"
Thctr EaroiImcnts-It - Tive 90 lie TnIk-
Ing Abont the Cnnphisn for Governor Now
Everybody at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last
night missed the Hon. Chauncey NJ rDepew.
Around the clerks desk were ex-senator
Thomas c. Platt. ex-senator Warner Miller
ex-senator Frank Hiscock. and ex.Congress-
man Henry q. BEleiEh. Tho little Rroup was
soon joined by ex-Postmaster Van Cott and
Charles w. Hackett. Chairman OF the State
Executive Committee. All hapds were talking
"Burleigh for Governor" and Mr.. Depew was
wanted Tor the purpose Of ascertaining his
views
Some OF the other Republicans present said
they would have been glad to welcome Cor
nelius n. Bliss. Col George Bliss Col. Joel B.
Erhardt. Charles Stewart Smith. Elhu Root
Edward Lauterbach. George W. Lyon. Joseph
II. Choate. Daniel q. Rollins. and other emf
nent members OF tho Committee Of Thirty
appointed to reorganlze the Republican party
in New York county.
These gentlemen would have been all the
more welcome, according to Mr.. Burleigh
when It was proclaimed that the best way to
settle the squabble in New York county was to
have John T. Milholland furnish tho names Of
the alleged 5000 Republicans at his back and
for Mr.. Lyon. the boss manager of the Com
mittee Of Thirty. to furnish the list Of Repub-
leans enrolled thus far by the Committee Of
Thirty. In other words. Mr.. Burleigh wanted
show down"
The Whitehall statesman went on to explain
to his personal friends that even up in his
dismal country thev had heard OF the game OF
freeze-out" Mr.. llatt is pretty good whist
player. and Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Depow occa-
siorally take n small hard at poker, Mr.. Depew
always doing this in an effort to entertain
Presidents OF railroads Mr.. IliscOck prefers
poker. OH small limit. and Mr. ITnckett
prefers whist But freeze. out. Burlcigh be-
lievcd. was the game for Mr. Illtt and
Mr. Milholland to play with Cornelius n.
Biss and George Bliss for the control OF tho
Republican party in Now York county. Corr
nelius y. Bliss is u merchant OF high dstinC-
tion and u bank director. and he has the solid
conservative qualities OF good, steady
player. Col GporEe Bliss. it was said, while u
little nervous of temrcrament. is y thumping
more timid opponent. hlthu Root. joseph ".
Choats. Daniel q. Rollins, Edwin Einstein.
PLAYERS. They sit dispa spassionately at the board.
watch every move. and arc not to lc hurried
or frightened by an effort to crowd the
Gen. sam Thomas. Gen. Daniel Butterneld.
Cot Apson q. McCook; Cen c. II. 7. Sollins'
Col :. V, H. Gruger. James, a. Blanchard. and
John Sat ine Smith. Candidate Burleigh said.
could either be invited as witnesses to the
freeze-out," or they could be invited to take
contest is settled. there seems to he general
disposition to stop tho racket here in New
York county and get to work preparatory to
nominating u candidate for Governor
he party was inclined TO be Iocuar. One
or two OF Warner Millers old friends criticised
Cornelius \. Bliss. saying that when he was
made Chairman Of the state Committee by MIR.
Plat he went back on Mr.. Miler's friends and
appointed all OF Flats friends as members OF
tile Executive Committee. They also said that
Mr.. Miller could have been made Secretary Of
the Treasury in Mr.. Harrison s Cabinet except
for MIR. Bliss But this kind OF talk was at n dis
count. The idea Of the little gathering was to
make things as pleasant as possible. and avoid
blOolsheu.