The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07

be eNerted to prevent tho existence OF faction,
isins Ard So far reaching in its sources Of
The. coiored boy at Col. George BLISS house
:. putt M, fiait have tsiksd said The boy.
later tho Colonel was visible.
He read overth interview, and he read Il
and seemed TO read up and Lc iabbcd both
hands down into his trousers pockets aud
At this time u night cant undertake to
prepare written disquisiton such as MIR.
llatts carefully prepared Interview which was
two things which occur TO me- Here the Colo
mel jabned his fist further down In his pocket
Mr.. piott gives his support to Mr. Milhol.
land. ! am sorry this 10 50. and yet IN one
sndnr him support for some ns P ii@s not from
the very outset | do not mean By that to say
that Mr. Plat is Incorrect in saving that he
has not pronounced heretofore for Milholland
or against him. but anybody who has paid the
least attention to the matter knows OF little
ways In which he has favored Mllholland and
The evidences OF his favor. have been in
desire 10 GsIleve Mr. Fstt to be IsS ptgaiSRtior
p S 'f pdssI TRstsioro am To riad he has
Just as any other Republican has.
don't think he has the. same right for in.
stance, that have. for no Is not voter in the
city OF New York. and therefore he certainly
has no busin ess 10 In erfere directly or Indi-
rsctiy With the party ErGnn MA 10 ms city
the case. have nothing but a bad effect be-
cause o. existing feeling that II is an interior
'EThers isn't anything in his interview but
the expression Of his opinion that Milhoand
the Committee OF Thirty has a bad one. Now.
az to that. the practical difference between tho
tSS The hssembly district orgSnIsstions and The
Committee Of Thirty proposes TO dispense with
THE argument in favor OF dispensing with
them Is this that ths Assembly bosses have
come to be offensive TO the public and to the
cations you get rid Of the bosses. for there is
nothing left for them to boss. BY substituting
to have snsrse S Sa%
body OF workers. which will, believe. do all
the good the Assembly district organizations
have done. and will DO free from oil the evil.
Mr.. Platt doesn't think it will work. think it
/ want to 'know why shonld a man q such
weight in the party as Mr.. Flatt throw his in
iluence in favor Of having double organiza-
MIR. Platt cannot conceal from hin, sci for the
public that the present county organization is
the one that for years has been recognized by
the state Convention AS the representative OF
the Republican party. and he knows that
nothing but state Convention can set aside
Now finding that in its methods IL had
this organization has. at the request Of the
Committee Of Thirty. adopted am ndments to
it's constitution. aud has authorized the Com
But whether II is changed or not changed.
II continued legally the one recognized Repub;
Mr. Miiholland's organization must be. until
the state Convention otherwise provides. IL
that plan ever comes. mere boiling organiza-
Any Republican in the city, 81 New York
has as mnch right az Mr. .r MdlhT msH ADJ
as little right. Mr.. Platt, therefore. recon-
m.nds boiling orGsniIation ths e1i 1t nee
part, Ard certain defeat OF the State ticket
fer. whichever organization shan finally
succeed. whether one IL wholly successful or
the other. OF, whether tho State Convention
them. there win Se LETT. on the one hand or The
other 30 mnc no q III assiHs tea ts the
G1'I PAU Does snseS r. her much
honor in saving that l am che author Of the
and bSs But 81 one
can claim it.. II was perfected by the Com
mittee OF Thirty. whose subcommittee. gave
adopted II unanimously. and this action wns
approved by the entire Com mittee OF Thirty ex-
Gent one gentlemen, who originally dissented.
NJ Plat tnlss Of thS heavy expense Of
H He assumes that Il Involves st a room and ali
the expenses connected with its permanent
maintenance In each district the entire year.
iemplated. In BROOKLYN they have election
district organizations exactly the same as
they have them also in Phi dephia-
Mr.. rlatt Is utterly misiniormed when he
Thirty stated that the expense Of maintaining
these election district organizations would DO
500. uOO.-a year No one contested with
tenth of that sum. and against that YOU must
remember that the heavy expenses OF Assem-
sembiy district headquarters in this city cost
nov, In one way or another; an average OF
S45. 900 TO 100000 in the entire city and | do
not believe that all the election district or
iop Mr WI GSsn SDSh new Sood lie start
cd OF by saying that the old organization was
corrupt, and that what was needed was purity.
slmonson, James q. McMurray.. and others
whose names were never associated in the
public mind with any idea OF purity or unself-
lie boasts that he has these men. Mr..
platts pronuneiamento Is obviously intended
TO bring to 1t a lot OF mon OF the same class OF
old leaders whom the plan OF the Com mittee OF
politics or in private lie. Mr.. flatt says that
Milholland has created an organization OF at
IL Mr. Platt Doesn't Know better. do That
statement Is absoiutesy untrue. l do not be-
calls his rolls or his pledges 5000 names or
half Of that. aud even II he had such names.
what does IL amounttof
which runs that every voter in given cleo
ton district hereby agrees to assist IN the
work OF reforming the party lines to the best
OF his ability.
Every member OF the Committee OF Thirty
could sign that written pledge in entire good
faith. and Mr., Milho lands runners got great
many signatures from people early in the
movement and before the plan OF tho Commit
tee OF Thirty was made public. mean men who
have since informed nue. that they have with
drawn from tho movement though, OF course,
they have not thought II important enough 10
notify Mr.. Milholland OF the fact lie has
elected AZ delegates to attend the Convention
Friday night many such men.
Mr.. Milholland's runners have not been
particular about the polltes OF the gentlemen
whom they enrolled. ! can produce proof Of
1T least one and am informed that there are
many more Of his active men who have vowed
that they did not connne themselves to He
publicans: that they wanted 10 get as many
names as POSSIBLE and that they took men
without reference to party.
Aud among all those who have really lent
their names In good faith TO MIR. MilhOlland.
and have agreed to take part in his organlza;
tion. have, after good deal OF inquiry, failed
to find a dozen mon Of good character tCOl.
Bliss Emphasized the good , who have any
influence over anybody but themselves.
Many have been got into the organization
by the promise Of onices, Mr.. platt does not