New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
PLATT AND THE OLD TICKET.
THE "BOss" NOT LIKELY TO CfPOsE ROB-
ERTS AND HANCOCx:

~ON~'r
epoI1sMEN LIKs PAYN ALpi IDSE AND HEN
pRrcKs. URGING him TO FIGHT THESE OF
r1cER4. pur HE THINKS IT WOULD NOT
RE 10 HIS OWN INTEREST TO ~ so-rHE
cArAL MEMS PLOT IN ERIE rNTY
MR RoRERTss FINE REC .
rrnox THE REGULAR coRREsroN oENr ,Fr 'rniBuNE1
Albany. Aug 3O-"It would ~ . - 's not to
renominate all the Republic E-'ir officers,
said Thomas c. Platt few ca ago to one OF
his lieutenants here. who viaf'2 him a New
York AM he went to say = meat mat
there would be great danger % M defeat OF the
Republican S;ate ticket If a denomination should
be refused 10 any of the State officers Further
Mr. Platt added that all 'resentments and ami
rnostjes which might naturally he felt by him.
self and his followers must be smothered
The Patt .eader who communicated this state
-rent Of Mr. Platts views to The Tribune cor
respondent added:
The IS good reason why Mr.. Platt wishes
+he stat, Convention &c be harmonious. as II VIII
be II every on, Of the present State officers Is
reno nltel He knows that in about six months
the ;@tes to the Republican National Con-
vent viii be elected and he desires the Re-
,uhl.- paItys afais to run along smoothly. at
shou, he refused to any one OF the State officers
there could te a party rommotion at once and
from mi, time on &c the election Of the delegates
~ the National Convention there would be hot
coreict within the party lines. and Mr.. Platt
v.uid find IL difficult to elect II. delegates he
wants TO the National Convention.
WHAT PAYN AND ALDRlDGE WANT
Every Republican politician Is aware that
considerable body OF Mr.. Platts followers have
beer urging him TO oppose the denomination OF
Controlcr Roberts and Attorney-General Han
cock on the ground that they will not take
orders from "the head Of the organizaton Louis
p Paw and George w. Aldridge ii is said. have
especially pressed this policy Of resistance to MI
Roberts and Mr.. Hancock upon the attention of
Mr Platt Mr. Payn has contempt for any
public Official who prefers to serve the people
rather han the head Of political machine Mr..
AlCrl leo has a personal grievance because Con-
trolle~ R..;.,rts obeyinc the laws Of the State.
las ci.ne6 10 pay the salaries OF any Of Al
Or .se.s employees in the Department of Public
wirks lrless the Civil Service Commissioners
certify shat they have passed the required eX-
ANNA ions Il Mr. Roberts should pay these
salaries without authority Of law he would he
personally responsible for the money thus Illegally
frcnt Alcrldge app lily cannot see that Con-
tro'ier Roberts is not actuated by any other
motive than thar Of fulfilling loyalty his duties as
public officer and he seems TO think also that
.he laws % the State ought not 10 prevent one
Sta officer from accommodating another Ac-
c1roingly the canal officials have invaded Erie
County. where Mr.. Roberts lives, and are at
tempting to he chosen members Of the dele
ga.ion 10 the State Convention with an obviously
hostile intent toward the Controller
HENDRICKS AGAINST HANCOCK.
Ati,rney- General Hancock seems to have in
i1rree the dislike of Francis Hendricks. Mr..
Plates lieutenant In Onondaga County. and 1t Is
signif cant. possibly of secret design to oppose
NJ. 4 sncocks denomination. If there is favor
able opportunity. that none Of the Onondaga
County Assembly Conventions which are con-
trol. cr by Mr. Hendricks. have yet passed i
Teso.r ,ion favoring the denomination OF Mr Han
cJck Mr.. Hancock being leading lawyer OF
Onondaga County and having done admirable
worp as Attorney General. this failure - his fel-
low tzens TO mention him is remarkable
There was rumor afoat in Syracuse Few
days ago that If Mr.. Hancock should be set aside
by tho Republican State Convention the Onon-
daga County delegates. under the inspiration Of
Mr.. Hendricks. would present he name OF Frank
II HiscOck nephew # ex-senator Frank HIS
clcH. for Attorney General Republican politi-
clans here however are inclined TO believe that
Mr.. Platt thinks ii prudent 10 reject the advice
of Payn. Aldrdge and Hendricks and that he
will acquiesce in the nomination Of Roberts and
Taurock. OF course. surprises in politics are IRE
Quelf and political plans Cf great Importance are
som, times masked until the last moment. and It
Iaay be that machine opposition 10 the renomi-
nation Of Mr.. Roberts ana NJ. hancock VIII APP
pear suddenly Saratoga on Septembe- II: but
til indications now that the old ticket Will
b. repominated by acclamation
MEN WITH GOOD RECORDS.
one reason for the denomination cf Controller
y herfs and Attorney General Hancock will ap-
resi strongly to the independent delegates at the
Rervbican Convention and that Is that the
par.v must rely largely upon the records made
hy t,ese officials in its appeals to the voters OF
the safe foi support. The othe- state officers
8vs .reditably performed their duties, but the!
have N.tie chance. owing 10 the character ol
fselr work - do things which can be mentioned
I'm party pla. form. Secretary of state fa.mer
has 2, atlv improved the administration ~ ms
cfnc- and brought up arrearages OF work. be-
s'atc Treasurer Colvin has honestly ana aDy
don. the work Of a State Treasurer state En-
.1re r Adams mas managed the engineering work
2 the state with great skill Certainly they are
emitted 10 denomination. These Things cannot
be re, .rded in platform. but the efficient man
,t .,,en, Of the law Department by Theodore +.
Hancock and the increase rn the amount oi the
ctate's revenues from cOiporat.ohH pIouen.
atou, by the energy Of James \ Roberts can De
-aent!oned An examination Of Controller foD,
e-ts's books today showed that he had colected
as forp0rafion tax the sum OF 81 fO3 Az 80 ns
amount has been collected in eleven months. he
mas 0ne month more OF the fiscal year In whicf
q 81 10 this sum The amount gathered III al
read. IS the largest sincr 1889. when there was
an extraordinary collection. reaching slsoo &. o.
owing TO large arrearages being palu Inc
arroun, objected FOR eleven months of the pres
Yor the whole OF the last fiscal year III "ou'u
see. singular TO the voters Of the state II
Cor. -Iier with such a record or nnenly 10 'heHi
Should not be renominated