The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-04-25
THE BIG FIGHT is NOW ON
Tom Platt is In the Tolls With the
Other Managers. issS.

New York, April 1S.-The political
weather .vanes last. night were all point
ing to,a change of tactics in the fight on
the Republican machine in this state: as
controlled by Mr.. Platt for Gov. Morton
No well informed politician could be
found who was not thoroughly convinced
that the Mckinley men had decided to
bend alltheir energies in the direction Of
destroying Platt's power in New York.
It was said that Mark Hanna had cosl~
cluded that Platt was the brains and
body Of the anti Mckinley movement,
and that but FOR him Clarkson would
have been idle long ago, Quay would
have been for Mckinley, Cullom would
not have made any trouble In Illinois,
the Bradley movement would not have
been started in Kentucky, Reed would
not be formidable candidate In the
East and Morton would be thinking OF re-
nomination for governor instead OF as
piring to the White House. Now the Nc
Kinley men have determined to crush
Platt. If he will not fail into line for Me-
Kinley, without terms, they will try alb
solutely to destroy his prestige as a
leader, SO that the damage he may be
able to do at ST. Louis will be minimized.
No one who knows Platt imagines for a
minute that he will ever support Nc
Kinley. If Mckinley wins the nomina-
tion he must do SO with the prospect star
ing him in the face of Platt's Inactive
opposition during the campaign.
The situation at the outset seems COM
plicated by the conduct of Mr.. O'Dell,
one of Mr.. Platt's long-tried lieutenants,
with reference to the greater New York
scheme. The announcement that Mi.
O'Dell was opposed to the bill puzzled the
politicians greatly. The greater New
York bill is one of Mr.. Platt' S pet schemes
and he is quite as much in favor of that
bill becoming law as he was in favor
of the Raines bill. He believes greater
New York will be a monument to him as
a politician, whether he is able to possess
himself of all the patronage or not. What
politicians were asking yesterday was,
"What does ODell expect to gain by
breaking away from the machine when
the greater New York bill was hanging in
the balance Some politicians said
that O'Dell had realized that Mckinley
was in the lead and that Mr.. Platt wonid
he unable to- control the party in this
state when it came to nominate a gov
ernor and was getting in a position
where he could ask all elements to unite
on him O'Dell is going to St. Louis as
a delegates. If he opposes Mr.. Platt on
greater New York 1t would not be a
much longer step for him to break away
from Mr.. Platt when he votes for the
nominee for president
This is what the Mckinley men expect to
accomplish: They hope that Platt will be
beaten in his effort to repass the Greater
New York bill in the assembly. That will
be the opening WEDGE Then they expect
to convince a large number of delegates to
st. Louis that Mckinley is certain to be
nominated, and that if he is nominated Mr..
Platt s not the man to have control of the
organization in this state. They will invite
every man to JON the Mckinley procession
and march over Plat. P,att has beaten the
opposition every time. but there are anti
Platt men who are never weary Of fighting
Platt If Hanna's agents can make the
New York delegats believe that Mckinley
IS bound to win they think the rest will be
easy They are confident they can capture
the ten delegates in Kings county easily.