The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
FLATT IS SARCASTIC.
incidentally, He Is Also Gleeful
Over Mr.. Morton's Letter.
Wants 10 Know Where That Stalk
ing Horse Has Gone To.
SAYS the Ex-Nice-P VIII
surely Get the Nomination.

nation for GoNernar the question is:
I can he be numinltcl?" VII, the anti
H,att leaders revolt? Morton Is Pats
choice. AMI while he IL personally ac-
ceptab.c Il all factions, he Will be OPP
posed because he Is Pats man.
Mir. Plat himself does not anticipate
any difficulty in debating the nomlna-
/ ton.
II have no doubt" he said this morn
ing, that Mr. Morton will be nomin-
atcd. Mr.. Plat also said he did not
doubt that MIR. Morton would be IL can
didate
MIR. Mortous letter" he continued,
us Characteristic of the man. Mr.. Nor
ton is the choice of the majority OF the
Republicans Of the State. | think he
I VIII be the nominee" he repeated.
Mr.. l'latt was eXultant over his We
| tory. Stulc that he is in politics he Is
human after all, and couldn't spare his
beaten enemies sarcastic fling. This
was his knife thrust at them:
81 would like you to find that stalking
horse they have been talking about. He
must have got loose and run away"
This keen salvO from Mr.. Platts word
been saying that Morton was merely
used to cover up Fassett's candidacy.
In this connection Mr.. Plat was asked
II any other name for Governor would
be presented to the Convention.
II can't say as to that | can't
answer for other candidates" was his
"liow about New York and Kings
| county WIN those delegations be for
Morton
ii don't know how many of the dele
gates from New York and Kings will
be for Norton" answered Mr. Plat
but the leaders here assure me that
| they are for Morton"
q
| Plat. In view of the statement that
| New York and Kings would oppose Platt
IN conyegntion New York has Ia dele
| gatcT, Kings, 30; Erie, IS, and chemung
county and Chemung is for Fassett.
Together the tour counties would make
7a2 delegates 10 the Convention, and it
Wa calculated by making a deal the
| Convention could be atampeded for an
anti Ilatt man, but Mr. platt has evil
on top in the Convention. How com
plotely he IS master OF the machine he
| ,as demonstrated by the way he openly
Interviews '' by "Ev @ World" re-
| pOrters with leaders in this city and
| brooklyn bear out Mr.. Platt's calcll4-
| lions,
The Union League. or silk stocking
element. which iH against Plat, Is not
uyoriONcd over plattS victory. Mr.
Morton * II membe" of the Union
| i.'tb Hft PROMINENT Ill us tbulltlIS ana
the most prominent man politically in
| the club Under the circumstances, II
| was expected that den. Horace Porter
| President of the club, would express
| the proud satisfaction at the prospect
| OF the high honor To he conferred on
his felIow-member. ijut he was signin-
cantly, silent, 81 don't care to say Il
word he declared.
| Hts manner indicated that the bject
was dIstastcful to him. There are about
twenty disappointed candidates for the
| Governorship in the Union League, and
tina may account for the lukcwarInness
of SOM of the members.
| II Is rs certain az things politically
can he that Morton will be the Rcpuh-
inye for Governor. Lieut. Gov Sheehan
| Will not be Il candidate again There Ia
very little talk of Gov. Flowers running
mate. Mr.. Plat said the Republican
| nomination for second place was open
| to all.
| The principal entries for it are Senator
| SoNtun Mayor George w. Aldridge. of
| Rochester, aud Mayor George T.. Green.
of Buffalo. Mayor Green has "a bari"
| too, II" IL one OF the owners of the
| Hotel Metropolis. aud rich enough To
own steam Yacht for his private use,
| With Morton, Flower and Green in the
| iell money would be flowing around
Ike rivers fun Of ice. Hence the men
| with the "bar'ls" have the call. 1t H.
| Coy. Flowers election, ana his opponent
| although wealthy man did not have
nearly as much cash AT his command.
Mr., Morton has money to burn, how
| ever Both ne and Gov. Flower have
| friends " \" Will make liberal CuntrihI.
ih.ns TO the campaign funds. 80 that II
viii not lee for the want of money that
| enc OF mem VIII Ia left.
Mr.. thuate's friends have not deserted
| MIN because Mr.. Morton has formal,
declared himself in the field. The Repu6
diNilual7 who started the Choatc boon
VIII stand hN their candidate until MIR
Morton or some one else Is nominal ed
MI Ch@hie.s supporters are anti-Platt.
Mr.. 'hoht" himself did what he coult
u ignore l'latts followers In the dis
trihution of the patronage in the con
I,alHii"nal convention; of which he I,
th TIsilarRil and amI H. dld not grow en-
ION = yes. 50 he's IA willin' BarkIs," /,
All he would say. Mr.. Chuatc never wal
Fn9utsr, anyway, and he didn't throw
up his hal and give three cheers and =,
| igor Tor the "N-Nicp. President
Chairman Bruokheld, of the Repulll
r@u STATE 'umm,ttee, wore an air u
gloom to-day. Eui he would not SAY /
H was pleased over Mr.. Morton's can
II viii support Mr. Morton II he Il
no nominee Of the Convention" is al
, ne would say. lie would not eNpreN
! an opinion AS to whether he rousidere,
Ar Morton the strongest ur host MAJ
lni' w, l't.l could have selected Mr.
3 iir"ohu,lu hal ruu-in with Mir Plat
',.l I.' regularity OF the Commit tr
of IhuN. Mr. }roukirld won the nght
! lni h' huvH not feet strong enough Il
It'hIr IN" ex-senator in the Governor
stat" Comptroller Roberts and 4
Y Hlndi f'Hsril VIII remain In the nclt
. uul u ls doubtful If either of them vi
2 gei more than the complimentary Nut
of his delegation in committee
! ten. samuel Thomas, TREASURER of IN
, Republican State Committee. Said IL
day; 'Nlr. Morton. If he Is nominal Q,
q q hall 81, 4.