New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-13
RAINES SAVED BY HIS BOSS.
A SEAT ON THE BENCH IN EXCHANGE
FOR A SENATORSHIP.


PuBIIcANs-A THREAT TO DEFEAT DUN
WELL IF RAINEs DOES NOT
GET THE DELEGATES.
INV rr,rGeAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.]
Ivons n " Aug 12-Thomas c. Platt put MS
hand upon WAYNE County to-day. and crushed
the oppostion Of its leading Republicans 10 'he
denomination OF John Ranes for Senator 'he
hostility TO Ra,nes was general among Repuon-
can voters ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Saxton had
we'll expressed 1t. But the men In controi OF inc
organiza ton OF the Republican party were co"Vu
by threats made by Platt that he wouid ceiea'
James W. Dunwell. the Wayne County ca"'''''e
for Supreme Court Justice. II Raines shoul' NV
get the delegates from the county 10 'ne "V""'
District Convention and they thereio'e sun
dered to Platt. It was barter Oh SUPP
Court Justiceship for Senate nomnauoh' anu ."
cannot be believed that the Republican voters
will approve Of It,
What rendered 1t easier FOR the men VIM ""'
this surrender to make II was that the ue'esa'eS
elected to the various conventions III " as "e o''
~ were chosen more with the thought of obtaining
the nomination Of DunweO for Justice '"e" Vi
pushing a Wayne County candidate FOR senator
The Senate nomination was conceded 10 O"'"''
County in advance II such an excellent canoiua'e
as Frank II Hamlin should be selected py II. Inc
nossihility of Raines being the choice OF on'aii'
| County was not considered. Ana wheh' " "'''S
later IL was perceived that Raines might 0D'"'''
the support of Ontario County. the wayne No". ~
tv Republicans opposed to Raines lounu II "''"
cult to obtain a candidate living In wayne Oou''-
ty Later, also despite the fact that h'eu'e"""'
! Governor Saxton. resident OF Ne!"e O''''.
| had expressed his opposition to halhes 'e"0',''-
! nation ard pointed to Rainess resistance - -"
| New York reform bills as reason why ne snoui"
| not be renominated. no Wayne County cahuiud'e
| came forward. Pliny T Sexton. OF falmvra' WIN
| was urged to become an elective canuiua'e' u"
| clined to do So and several other Kepuohca"'
| followed Mr.. Sections example But uouo"e'''
| pubuc sentiment would have forced for"a'u
| como candidate in opposition to Ranes If the
Wayne County delegates. as already s'a'e'' '".
no, been selected and were not under the controi
| Of Mr. Dunwe the candidate for supreme |ou'
Justice
| PLEDGES ENACTED BY PLATT.
Tho sunnorters # Mr. Dunwell were compelled
| today to make pledge to Mr.. Platt mat kaiheS
delegates will be sent from Wayne County 10 the
Senate District Convention.
Some explanation possibly, should be made as
| N the nature Of the various thumbscrews MI.
platt arplied 10 the Wayne County Repuohcths
e. oo,nne thern 10 acouiesce in Rainess renonhna-
ton The judicial district Is composer Vi G 6,Ie
| counties of Monroe. Steuben. Livingston, On On,
tario Cavuga WAYNE, Seneca and Yates anu
tbc,- have fhe following number or deleSates
Monroe Y: Steuben. c: Livingston 3; Ohtario, D
Wavne 3: Seneca. 3: Yates. ); Cayuga' o-"'' Hi'
Platt will control absolutely the ueeEae S,e,.
Judiciary Convention from the couhlles W 80
hen Monroe and Ontario. who VIII cast twen's
one votes in the convention. He thus mas IL a a.
torty in the ne ~ snSI% Monroe delegates
through George W. Adridge. the Steuoen dele-
qafes through John F. Parkhurst and the cntario
County delegates through John Raines niInse.i, !.
:, ms therefore an easy thing for Mr.. Platt TO
Gov to the supporters Of Dunwell: Unless you
| sunnort Rainers for senator in Wayne County
| will nominate some other man fOr supreme Ooui
| Justice
THE BOss's MESSENGER.
y ,s believed that Mr. Platt's ultmatum was
hroupht from New-York to Wayne County by
| Rarnett H. Davis Of Palmyra. Wayne County
| ono of Mr. Platt's members Of the Republican
| State Committee. Whoever was the messenger
| his words were effective: for Mr.. Dunwells
| friends at once announced that a Raines delega-
| tion would be sent from Wayne County to the
Senate District Convention. The delegates OF
| Wavne will be elected on Saturday next Ihose
| Of Ontario County will be elected to-morro"
There is no question. in view Of the nature 81 sat
! urday's caucuses In Ontario County that Raines
| delegates will also be elected there. In the ab-
| eence Of A Wayne County candidate. and in con-
sderation Of the fact that the friends OF DunWel
| control the delegates to the convention which VIII
| elect the Senate District delegates. and have de-
| cded TO elect Raines delegates. Lieutenant-GoV-
| rnor SaXton and his friends have decided not tn
press further the selection of Wayne County
| Republican for Senator. The denomination o;
| Raines for Senator therefore, Is conceded by
| them James W. Dunwell. Of this place, in
| whose interests the Republicans OF WAYNE are
| sacrificing a Senatorship for a Justiceship. wac
| the law partner and political ally for many years
| of the late John t. Camp. Mr.. Camp was a
| cousin of Thomas c. Plat, and was the Plat
| eub-boss of Wayne County at the time of his
| death.
TO RUN AGAINST RA1NEs
Reports came from Ontario County to-day that
| the Democrats there think of nominating r. VI.
Beecher. leading lawyer of Canandaigua, for
Senator. in opposition to Raines, and Of pushing
County Judge Metcalf for State office, with the
| same idea of strengthening their opposition Ia
| Rainess selection. The district has normally
about / 500 Republican plurality. Mr. Platt Is
welcome TO the denomination OF John Raines, In
the opinion of the anti-Platt Republicans Of On
tario and Wayne counties II Platt Republicans
are occasionally to be nominated for state Sena-
! torships the Raines type or man is Just what
they would like TO see nominated. His record in
tho Senate II he is elected. Will be the example OF
| pIattism that the body will afford. In that re-
snect the art-Platt Republicans are glad ne is tn
| he renominated They would not like TO be re-
sponsibe for him.
| COGGESHALI.S WILD ASSERTIONS