New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-16
pLATTS VISIT TO ALBANY:
POLITICIANS DISCUSSING IT'S sIGNlFl-
CANOE.
HIS PURPOSE THOUGHT TO BE TO IMPRESS 'iH
SUPPORTERS or ME-. BRooKFIELD FOR COUNT
CHAIRMAN WITH THE IDEA THAT 1T
WOULD BE GOOD PLAN TO GET

c,ppoprrps or ME- BRoOKFIELD FOR COUNTY
CHAIRMAN WITH THE IDEA THAT 1T
WOULD BE GOOD PLAN TO GET
INTO THE MACHINE COLUMN
corornor Morton went to Albany yesterday morn
ING on the 1890 o'clock train on the Centrai. WIN
him was ex-senator Thomas c. Platt. Mr. Morton
ii, ,,aatardav but did not visit his office AL
-. uoto, Renaissance it was said that ne nau
driven from the hotel alone. and left no word as W
vben he would be in New-iork again MT. ~
and Mr. Morton met at the station anu ' , 49,.
SEATS I'm tbs drawing-room car EShieia'"" " -.
had made the tclet-seler change his ticket ioi nc
found himself bileted for another cd' '
that in which Governor Morton was sea'7u' 80
train drov. ont OF the station the two men We'e
coon enqagsd I'm conversation. the purpor' VI VIM"
the politicians in and around ana all aoou' ~"
York would Tx to know. 80
some Of william Brookheld's friends VINO We
engaged last evening I'm discussing MI raw -,
nart,,re for Albany with Governor Morton anu ti'e
visit which Mr. Plat H. to make at the Executive
Mansion advanced the opinion that one OF the Cd
iects OF the remarkable exhibition was us e'iec'
upon the contest for the presidency OF the hePuD'
can County Committee Their belief was that such
show OF close relations between Mr. Platt anu '"e
Governor had been planned by the former 70 as
sure hating and skeptical brethren in the County
Committee that they would make no mistake II 'hey
lined up in the Plat column and cast their votes
for Edward Lauterbach foI president against MI.
Rrookfeld This. of course, was only one OF inc
purposes which Mr.. Plat had in mind but the de-
feat OF Brookield. supporters Of the latter were
sure was the main relating to this city
In spite Of this beautifully conceived ana we'll
played act Of the alleged Morton alliance esti-
mates made last night OF the Brookfeld ana Anti
Brookhed forces failed TO .niicate an Anti-Brook-
field triumph should the election for president come
off tomorrow evening The Van Cott-Murrdy-Pat-
terson experts were able TO figure on more tnah
sixty-nine members certain for Lauterbacn. Iais
i'm a body Of lj3 members will .eave Mr.. Brookneld
opponents eight short of enough votes TO eject tnei
man on the other hand the Brookfied leaders
were confident last evening OF not less than eighty
votes and some Of the sanguine claiInei nVe
TO ten additional. If the full membership or inc
committee present II viii take scventy-seVen votes
70 elect the president.
RumOrs continued to circulate yesterday that me
anti BroOkfeli wing looking for compromise
and that the dscredited old leaders were anxious
get Mayor Strong to that ne would be Obliged
opposition The Mayor however has not yet
thought It proper to put himself under any oblga
lions the Patterson-N CottMGrray -GioDs com
bine" and such Brookfied General COILS
and Columbus o. Johnson are opposed to any COM
promise whatever
Il prefer defeat compromise" said Mr. john
yesterday.
Admission TO the meeting OF the County Commit
tee tomorrow evening will be by ticket, when
the members must present to the sergeant arms
AT the door OF the Fifth Avenue Hall No. q West
Forty -second-st. where the meeting VIII De heid
The tickets issued to those emitted TO adj
mission yesterday