The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-24
TIDE TURNING TO PLATT.
Tic Will Head the Republican Ticket
in New York.
III DOES NOT WANT THE OFFICE
All "ndids'"s VIII Withdraw and ,hr
Convention WIN Ito stampedcd
for Tho Buss.

saratoga, n. Y, August 3 .-Thomas e.
i'at will probably be the nominee of
me republican State convention for gov
ornor of New York. Unless he can auc-
cessiully combat a great gioM ng sent-
Weht that Is progressing every day. and
which has almost ceased to be a matter
mat Mr.. P.a-t can control, his name VIII
he presented to the convention. Every
other candidate VIII withdraw and he Will
be nominated without debate.
The Associated Press correspondent,
showed this statement 80 MIR. Platt late
tonight. lie thought for few minutes.
ran his thin. almost efreminate, hand
through hts beard and said slowly ANA
distinctly:
II am not candidate and l do not
want the office"
But, Mr.. Paut, suppose the convention
Is stampodcd for yoI?"
Il don't think 1t wa he do not want
s shhft no;Ih4 It on; l prefer plain citizen
snip ana shall decline to stand for the
hominatiorl. have ,oid this to all per-
sons who have spoken to mo about it"
IL Was, however. signiH cant fact that
late tonight Edward Lautcrbach and
i.emue. ", Cuigg Were wc.. ng among
IN" delegates ana MIR. P.ate hau not in
struc.ed them to dcsist Ex-Statc Sena-
Tor \ancott was adVUcat.n g the uomlnd-
Ion OF Mr.. I!att and he asserted that
MIR Platt, while adverse to the nomina-
ton, would take IT II The delegates offered
i To him N the convention.
!cutcuant Governor Saxton saii to-
might: "ln my opinion the nomination
WIN 20 TO Mr., r!au. The tide mas neen
do not think MIR. Plat can stop IT
john Milholland. who = leader OF the
Mchinloy .cAglc and "A h,t'er opponent Of
Mr. lla,t, said. at would not ho proper
thl1g for me TO say at this time what
We should do. think from the look OF
! things mat Mr.. l'latt WI bo numina Cd.
lsrs ls u tara ltf
II was that MIR. Plat would allow the
agitation in his behalf in order to demon
slrate his popularity among the delegates
tenants to withdraw his name. There
are many who believe That this is 50 and
that AIR. F,9t,'s name VIII not go before
the convention. AZ u late hour Mir, fiatt
reiterated MS refusal made TO the AS
( sociatCd Press,
As IL to emphasize this latter view
Mr. rlatl said further 'onight; Not only
Will / refuse TO accept the nomination
but shall not in amy way Interfere with
the candidates for governor. They must
fight it out for themselves"
The State convention promises 20 be fun
of Interesting incidents, write and ever
vicious personal attacks and allusiou'
and a breach in the party that Will prob
ably lead to third ticket II reports
hc true, the STATE organizations win plHc,
MIR Warner Miller ON the outside of thC
convention. II is said tonight that Sen
ator John Raines, who MAJ" the persona
attack on Mr. Miller in the meeting OF
the New York State delegation At ST
I.oula, viii he the chairman OF tho com.
mi'tcc sitting m Judgment upon Mr.. ,Iil-
ler's claim If upon the report OF tl,t
committee on credentials N his conven-
ton Mr. Miller IS put out sido TIE conVcn.
lion acuuicsces In such a decision, It IS
said tonight 10y MI Miiier's followers
and the Mckinley leaglc that there vii
be a separate convention.
| Prior 10 the advent Of the Plat boon
| the candidates for governor made thcs.