New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-25
THE MAYOR BETTER.
HE EXPECTS TO BE AT HIS OFFICE
TO-DAY
MR. PlArTs TURN TO BE ILL-TALk AhoOi
THE RESULTS OF THE MORTON


THE RESULTS OF THE MORTON
STRONG CONFERENCE.
Mavor Strong was much improved in health yes
terday The dreadful rheumatic pains whlch nav
affected his left side and arm since last Ihursnay
had so far disappeared that he felt justified In an
nouncing that he would be back at his post IN the
City Hall this morning. Friends VINO caileu ~
see Colonel Strong a, his home. No. u West Fifty
seventh-st were gratfed TO find that Inc
Mayors condition was excellent. and from wha' he
thought il prudent TO tell them concerning wha'
1901 he,woep him and Governor Morton on
SATURDAY. there was not the slightest danger TO be
feared Of the Mayors surrenderng to Thomas T.
Plat. , ~,
II was Mr.. Patts turn to be SICK yes'ernas ne
has not been well since he LETT Albany U" "e
dav on Saturday evening he was attacked win
d,sor,erv and WAS quite III during the night.
Yesterday morning early physician was 'aiie''
All dav reports received In the corridors from t"e
sick room Indicated that the patient WAS s""e'"e
extremely and Chairman C. W. Hacke't Vi III.
Republican State Committee; congressman
BENJAMIN b. Odel jr.. Police Commissioner i\e'
win and other partisans Of MIR. Platt VINO ASH"
10 see him were Informed that they could not MT.
p,a,ts illness was asCribed TO the bad water AT
Albany which II is alleged is tainted by the sewage
OF Troy and Cohoes.
Toward evening. however. Mr. Plat became much
better and by o'clock he was able to see seVe'a'
OF his friends. including CHAIRMAN i'"'"''',
Justice Jake" Patterson and Police Commissioner
Murray.
Rut the anti-Platt people were quite certain that
something besides bad Albany water had something
TO do with Mr.. Plats indsposition yesterday. lheS
were sure that the report OF the Mort0n-o'ro"s
conference as received by Mr.. Pat from Governor
Morton at the Renaissance on Saturday nieh' had
much 10 do with making Mr.. Platt SICK
THE GOVERNOR WELL PLEASED.
last
evening seemed well enough satisfied with Mayor
Strong's attitude on the subject OF harmony ana
satisfactory recognition OF the various factions. Dt
after the Governor had repeated the substance Oh
the conversation which took place AT the Mayor
house during the afternoon. MI Piatt pointer OUT
to the Governor that he had not succeeded IN OK
tracing from the Mayor n single positive promise
relating to the coming appointments NO, "orn
had been said by the Mayor which would pima MIN
10 appoint Platt on the Fire BOARD. No'
SYLLABLE had passed him which could be CONSTRUCT
as a promise that he would retain Police Comhis-
soners Murray and Kerwin In office AFTER ne to'
ready TO suppant them. Nothing had been got
from Colonel Strong which would make 1t incum-
bent upon him to give Plat representation In the
Dock Board Not a tangible stipulation OF any sor'
had been made except to 10 the fair thing ana 90
his best TO restore peace in the party Wasn't IL
enough to make Plat sick?'
In consequence OF Mr. Plat;'s confinement TO bed
y.
see anybody the harmony negotiations "ere
brought 10 a standsiiil. number OF inc
Plat contingent went - the Renaissance 20 see
Governor Morton during the morning hut they got
nothing from him from which encouragement couh
he derived The Governor secm"i 10 thfk thdt NJ
had performed his mission. ana. however things
might end he had done his duty They "ere not 1T
III. chagrineI 10 find that the Governor took no inter
&c, IN talk about coerclng tho Mayor. and did not
seem 70 worry much the possibility of lack OF
patronage In the Plat camp. callers AT the henai'
sancc last evening were inform"l by ue ho'''
Clerks TIA, the Governor had taken an afternoon
train back 20 Albany. Nevertheless. chairman
Uackett and other devotecs at the ilatt shrine said
last evening that they were informed that he Was
sill here and that they expected t. see him this
morning.
LEXOw PROMISES WAR
Adherents 81 Mr. Plat expressed much disap-
poin,ment at the failure 70 get any positive prom
lses out OF Mayor Strong They quoted senator
Iexow Yesterday az authority for the statement
that unless the Mayor would define his pnrIoS"
regarding the retention OF Murray and ker"in In
the Police Board. the surrender OF the Pr" De
nar,ment TO Plat and giving the Plaii men repre-
sentatlon In the Dock Board he Polio" R"orgahi-
zaton bill naming the three Commissioner 10
reorganize the department. would be 'ai"l up
and nm, on It's passage Tuesday. and an OPP
portuni,y given TO ever -, 1'9 nv az var Mr Lcaow
declared. let us have II without more Sh''Y
e sontngen' G.d, IT. n Ean srTmsn
Mayor in placing So much patronage IN 'rac.
hands is HgdnE up b se maS result in ncrcnS
the Democra,lc majoIy IN ms rs, ciy emncrsic Nn
,icnai Ticket IL is against this rnwkse policy, they
assert. that they arr contendne and not against
any Republican appointment the Mayor mas MADE
GRACE AND OBRIEN
An interesting piece Of gossip was circulating
Ghsff
O. Brien. II was alleged that O'lrien had been
slated by Mayor Strong for Of the Demo-
cratic Police Commlssonerships, but that craze
had hunted up some things In . bilen hlStoiS
which 80 dlsplcased the Mayor that tn" latter hHd
decided not 10 make the appointment. one 81 me
natter il was said which Grace had laid before
s s1% '' tha, a man namci James o'Bricn had
been sentenced to the Island for six months Tor
felonious assault back ia lA7 The James 9 f1ch
alluded 10 was pardoned by Governor King before
he had served out his term.
Ex-Shcrin O'irien could not be found last evening
but his right hand man ex-senator Francs VI
Bixby was seen at the IT. cloud iio,r ~" a., ~, h
report that O'Brien had been turned down as
yspoT da ina ana local ah adminsiraon Mr. Hisby replied
None Of the places We have asked Tor have yet
appointed Police Commissioner We are astonished
and indignant. however. at me way ''faoe may
OF patronage bestowed upon that organization
/ do not know whether Grace worked more days
FOR Tammany Hall or more days for strong durinS
the campaign. He was on both sides all through
the contest. We, however, N'f" noIfSlS H"F
norting strong every day in the campaign Grace
was par, Of the time for Strong and part o, the
time for Tammany. and he was for HI an we ,i
time II is time FOR the Mayor TO recognize his
honest supporters
The excise appointments already announced are
expected this morning The Mayor may also make
some other appoint ments to-day 80
The Anti Tammany 90 Bricm Democracy Will
meet al the Lyceum Opera House. Thirty -fourth-st
ard Third-ave. this evening TO organize their Coun
~ Committee for 1885.
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