The evening world., 1894-08-10
PlATT JUST SMILES.
" Boy Talk" Is What He Says OF
Q Milholland's Accusation.
Jshn Els Cherubs Are Going to Be
Independents.
Meanwhile Flower Goes Hunting
I for Harmony.

Thomas C. Platt sat In his once AZ
IA Broadway this forenoon and locked
!, pisasant while an Evening World re.
porter tried to chat with him.
There was no sign that anything
4. troubled Mr.. Platt, Notwithstanding the
ferce attack made upon him by the
speakers at the Milholland Executive
, Committee meeting yesterday.
The cries Of betrayed and "traitor!"
which rang through the halls Of the
State Club had evidently reached him
only In the form of a faint echo.
!. There was even noticeable on Mr..
Piatts countenance this morning just
the ghost OF a smile while the reporter
was trying to get him to talk about the
happenings OF the last twenty-four
hours.
4. .'Mr. Platt," the reporter ventured.
''how about the accusations Of Milhol-
lands followers that you have thrown
. them over and are responsible for the
( present state Of affairs?"
The boss put his head little closer to
the letter he he'd In his hand and the
ghost OF a smile galvanized into the real
thing. Mr.. Plat dismissed the allega-
tion In two words.
"a. boy talk" he said.
II viii not" he continued. talk about
this affair to-day. Whatever you see
printed or whatever Is quoted as coming
. from me to-day on this subject will be
Mr.. Plat turned to his correspondence
again. and the glimmering smile van
isled.
II was pretty hard to find Miiholland-
ties who would ak this morning.
Henry Grasse took advantage of the
lull after the storm to fit away to Sui
Ivan County fer few days recreation,
thai he save %onldnt o return i0 unt HA'M Mex
Wednesday
As Mr.. Erase is one Of the most &C
t!ye mems msmoers OF ths Milhoiland %ar
that the wording OF the declaration OF
independence TO be made on Monday has
been decided upon, and that It only re-
mains TO spring II upon startled public.
The Miino.land men are particularly
bitter against Flat. They say that but
for him there would not have been a
Plaft has been using them as CatspaWs.
Hereafter. they declare, they will act as
independents In politics. Before resort:
be made to the state Committee.
a committee, of which 4. Thomas
TO ID drI ,S " t, to
behalf Of the Milholiandites.
a prominent Milhollandite said to-day:
I'VE have every reason TO believe that
E Miihollsnd will be recognized at the
state Convention. AMI that is what We
: are banking on principally. But there
afe other things 20 be done should our
-, b, Riischeimer, 'f follower s"sr' of Nil.
holland in the Twenty-sevcnth Dis
(, irtct. said: II will not enroll in the
HHss-Patterson organization. We will
not recognize that organization our
organisation will be continued, and we
:. Will be free 70 act az we deem proper.
= County Committee viii meet tonight in
Z Lyric Hall. Forty-secoEd street and
Sixth avenue.
!, The business of the meeting will, Il Ia
y pf the attitude of Milholland and his
crowd. and the means whereby they can
be brought into the fold:
Committee against John Il. Miholla nd =
: hard blow g Tammany Hall. OF which
was even asserted that Tammany fur
nished Milholland the sinews to carry
Miiholiand some time ago declared in
favor. Of a straight Republican ticket,
which would be the same as indorslng
The eap 81. tis. el the W!gwam ring;
himself he saerificed Miihclland. Both
ida fsss sGrSlaiiy ds,sst Pla,t as g leader
y gether IN New York City,
q 4 AZ to Miiholland's talk OF boiling. no.
body cares He claimed TO have a fol.
lowing of ., coo. That would be one-fiftr
of the Republican vote. His enrolmen,
vas .roxed TO be false, and II Is doubt
full n he has more than 400 or 5000
natDes honestly registered on his lists
assuming, however. that Miholland,
claims are based on facts. and that n,
can cause a split II the other 5000 Re
. pnbpcans combine. as II Is confidentl,
believed they will, with the friends %
good government Milholland's defectiol
. viii amount 10 nothing.
The Anti-Tammanyites were jubilan
this morning. Milhollands power TO
evil would have been great had his fac
!. ton, been declared regular. He coulC
then have nominal ted his straight tickle
In the name of the regular Republican,
He can't do so. An effort will now b.
made by the ants to combine with tn
Republicans.
- Gov. Flower starts tomorrow on hi
bpat through the State for harmony an,
denomination.
AN kMRIISH Ann A RUNAWAY