The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-23
ANSWERS TO PLATT.
Even Republicans Repudiate His
Programme.
Good Government Wanted Regard
less Of Party.
Honest Men, Not the Machine"
the ReforIners' War Cry.

The advice Of the anti-Taminany lead
ers TO Boss rIatt is tn" same that Lon
don Punch gave to the young man
about to marry Don't
Boss Plat issued a manifesto this
morning declaring IN favor OF mixed
ticket with "a Republican at the head of
It for Mayor Either that or a straight
ticket. he says In effect. 1t Is lIobson's
choice for the rcformers. Either way
would be easy for Tammany to win,
and yet boss Platt declares in the same
breath that he has made no deal with
Tammany. To be plain, no one not in
terested Ike he is believes him.
MIR. Platts pronuuciamento. coming
SO close after the appointment of Gen.
Kerwin and Charles ". Murray as Police
Commissioners, looks suspicious" said
Herman Ridder, one of the leaders In the
German American Reform Union move
ineht this morning.
Tammany is corrupt" he continued.
/ '''Tammany IL Il machine. | believe that
the next Mayor should be n bushes.
| man, who will give us business, not
machine. administration. ! believe the
city government should be run on bust
| ness principles. like banking house
j., see no advantage in chansng from
We are willing to accept for Mayor
Seth Low, who Is IA Republican, because
We know he will b. beyond the influence
not stand fol election then would sug-
gcst Mr.. Fairchild. who is Democrat
Of equal high starding in the communI-
y a ln ia event ,o Of MI r%re9i s"nj
| suggest an independent Republican for
President, of the Boarh OF Aldermen.
aud no better man than Gustav II.
Schwab could b.. found for that pace.
! Mr.. Con would be an excellent "andl-
I date for Recorder and the balance Of
! the ticket could be made ~ of the in
over Re"order smyth is because the Re.
corder is a member Of the sinking rynl
F, comm isson, the Municipal building
Commission and the Board OF Revision
and Correction Of Assessments. and the
minority should he represented in those
bodies. The Recorder is Tammany
. man.
THE anti-Tammany candidate, who
ever he is. should lie pledged to the
platform II the Republicans insist on
running machine candidate. then |
say light both machines. by running II
third or mdependent citizens, ticket:
such u ticket.
x-Comptroller Theodore W. Myers
! said New York Is Democratic city.
A Democratic Government should have
Democrats Mayor. ! don't believe a
mspInGan could he eleS'ed pbii.o an
phia is Republican city. DO you think
a Democrat could be elected Mayor
there" There are plenty of good, hon
clean business administrations.
Boss Platt's own party associates re-
Eudiate his idea as unfeasihie Gen
publican State Committee, declared
| himself in this way: II will indorse
MIR. Piatts suggestion for Republican
E,.N,. 10
to insist on IA combination ticket with
a Republican for Manor. wish. how
ever. MIR. i'latt had been equally out
spoken as to his position between the
Milholland and Bliss-Patterson factions.
Mr.. Platt can do II great deal to restore
harmony; but lie cannot make peace by
continually abusing the Bliss Patterson
organization and by shuwering praise
on the Milholandites.'
The situation was discussed at length
at II conference In John Sabine Smiths
ofiiCe, - William street, this afternoon.
a thorough canvass of the State has
been made and It WAS asserted. claims
made by Mlholland to the contrary
notwithstanding, that the, majority of
the state Committee would support the
Regulars. In any event the members
from New York city will stand by their
nrganization must be recognized as reRu-
lar. They will not listen to any propo-
sitton for q compromise. II there Is
break II will be on that point.
The Nav Workers favor Saretoga and
Sept. L., as the plaza and time FOR hold
Ing the state Convection.
The conference was attended by Gen.
| Thomas, Of the Executive Committee,
and Messrs. Simpson, Patterson. Brook
Held, Bellsny. Van Colt and Smith The
ahsentees We're Police Justice Mea L. and
Milhollanas man, Grasse who was not
! invited.
The New York city members OF the
state Committee, with one exception.
I Henry Grasse, espCuse the cause OF the
regula"s. II Flat persists in leading
revolt. he Will probably cause per
manent split in the party. 1t Is he
who must Weld, say the regulars.
The State Committee meets on
Wednesday a. the Fifth Avenue Hotel
to decide the question of regularity he
tween the Platt- Mlholand and bliss
Patterson factions. Plat has might
the majority OF the state Committee
on his side. The other faction has right
justice and regularity on its side.
The Mllhollandites are talking of
compromise, which IL considered "a CON
fession OF weakness. but the regulars
are steldfast. They want to expose
| flatts rule or ruin policy.
The state commlt-ee must decide be-
for, Aug, Il which Is the regular faction
or the Police Board cannot apnoint the
kcpuhl can inspectors of election. II
Justice prevails the regulars are bound
10 win. and bets are offered that they
will The impression prevails that Platt
Is TRY nE to md an easy way to crawl