New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-28
AMUSED BY PLATT'S EFFORTS.
FUNNY ATTEMPTS TO MAGNIFY HIS IN
FLUENCE WITH COLONEL STRONG.
MAYORS FRIENDS NOT AT ALL DISTURBED
THE COMING MASS. MEETING.

MAYORS FRIENDS NOT AT ALL DISTURBED
THE COMING MASS MEETING.
Politicians Of all shades. well as plain. every
day people. who seldom take much personal inter-
est in purely political matters. have been cons.d-
erably amused by the assiduous Efforts which T.
C. Platt and his immediate subjects have been
making during the last two days especially. to
create the impression that Mayor Srongs relations
with Mr. Platt have suddenly become extremely
Intimate and that although the exact situation
was to be kept in state OF semi-secrecy the
Mayor would order his walk and conversation In
the future to meet the views of the boss from
Tioga. This is the impression which Mr.. Platts
and apologsts were seeking to create about
the Mayor yesterday. Int their labors fell far
short Of convincing thinking and sensible citizens.
especially those who know Colonel Strong that the
T:oga chieftain had acquired such strange infi'i-
ence over the Mayor would cause him to for
get his obligations to the great constituency which
made him the executive head OF the city Of New
York.
1t was observed that such newspapers yesterday
as Mr.. Platt was able to reach paraded the state
ment that ne and Mayor Strong were TO go to-
gether to Albany to-day to be present at Governor
Morton's first State dinner, at the Executive Man
sion this evening, and that before their return
the understanding which has been intimaed
already exists between them would be further
perfected. so that while the Mayor was to get all
he asks in the way Of reform legislation he would
be careful to ask nothing which Mr.. Piatt would
prefer have remain unasked. The purVeyors
OF this OF informal ton probably knew little OF
the real relations between the two men, Colonel
Strong's friends were yesterday not the least
alarmed lest the Mayor fall into the snares which
have been laid for his feet. Not even the oner TO
make him Governor OF the Empire State Is hKeiy
to affect the cesrness OF vision with when the
Mayor his duty or his determination to per-
form It. Those who felicita ting themselves
he
and the Toga man were to have on the tram ior
a late hour last night Mr. Platt had not found out
what train the Mayor will take to-day Tor Albany
William BrookAeld represented In the recent con
test for the presidency OF the Republican Dounty
cess were we'll known. His sympathes in this re,
gard we're made plain when he las; week de9,lned %s
erbee that he. the Mayor. name compromise csn can
didate for the post and sent word 10 Mr. Plat thn M
Brookfed and so elevate the politics OF this ely
to higher grade The men wh9 * x"GS ,Se mSrs
started from the Patt reservation that ne Is In the
of Ss Tsa County oi p9sT citizen.
Joined in the movement agairsi Tammany Han In In
next Monday evening is expected to be one Of the
most influential and effective gatherings ina that have
essentially an ant-Tammany meeting as most OF
rousns whGn sSSred eSs arosea 6SS
fall and may do something In the way OF convincing
Mr. Pat that the free and ndependen, hroo a
tempt on his part TO continue Tanmany rule under
another name. The citizens Of New York who have
driven from power the Crokers and Gilroys or the
wigwam do not intend 70 bow their necks to me me
yoke OF the Platts and Pattersons. Mr. Platt VIII
be warned in uncertain tones TO leave the legi~
aton which the city is In need OF to compete me
work OF driving out the robbers and blackmailers
who have made the name OF the Empire City
byword and disgrace in every civilized country. TO
the friends OF reform. Some OF the most eloquent
among New;Yorks citizens will speak their ssnti, =,
the most ringing Kind the legislators a; Albany VIII
nent Of some OF the best politicians: both inside
and outside OF this State. that Mr.. Plat VIII best
consult his own interests by getting out Of the way
speedily possible OF the storm OF popular in
clgnation which is gathering.