New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-26
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MR.. PLATT SEEKS REVENGE.
BROOKLYN TO BE PUNISHED FOR ITO
INDEPENDENCE.
ALI, "oRoANrzAr1oy. AssEMBLYMEN EXPECTED
TO VOTE FOR THE GREATER NEw-YoRK BILL

ALL ORGANIZATION" AssEMBLYMEN EXPECTED
TO VOTE FOR THE GREATER NEw-YoRK BILL
ro-pAy-orHER RODS IN PICKLE.
tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE OF THE TRisUNAJ
Albany. March 25-AN the Patt Republicans
In the Legislature were greatly depressed IN
spirits to-day Their frame Of mind was due 70
two causes having relation to each other.
The first Gauge was the large vote obtained
for william Mckinley for President In the Re-
publican State Convention yesterday. That NC
Kinley should receive one-s.xth OF the votes IN
the convention without the slightest enort py nis
friends to elect delegates, except In the couhues
OF Erie Cattaraugus and Chautauqua, ana tnas
effort made only within one week OK the con-
venton. astounded them 1t was all the mors
surprising to the Platt leaders. because shey
knew how completely the patronage OF the o'ats
Government had been scattered In every county
in Mr.. Morton's behalf and how the threat was
made that legislation needed by many counues
would be defeated If Morton delegates were NOT
e,ectod 70 both the State Convention and to the
National Convention.
The second cause Of the gloom Of the P1att
Senator'S and Assemblymen was that Thomas
G Platt was in a state Of wrath over the con"
duct Of the fifty delegates from Kings county
who voted for Mckinley. and even carried their
audecity SO far as to strike at his majesty
himself They would have sent some other man
than him as a delegate-at-large to the Nation0
Convention
For these reasons Mr.. Platt. according to the
Platt Republicans. sent orders here to-oay 10
lam the Greater New-York bill down the throats
Of the Kings County delegation at once. Tne
Platt Senators and Assemblymen under0taho
from the vote in the State Convention that the
Republicans in Kings County are intensely OPP
nosed 10 the Greater New-York bill, and that
the Mckinley vote was partly an expression OF
that feeling 1t was a vote. also. which was
cast bv many men who are rather friendly with
Mr. Platt ordinarily. Most Of the delegates IN
question came from the administration or Wur-
ster Republicans Of Brooklyn. Nor did the vote
express all the hostility felt toward Mr. Platt IN
Brooklyn for the delegates controlled by Jacob
Worth, to every ones surprise voted against
Mr. Fitchies resolution. The full vote OF Brook
lyn in McKinley's favor was not expressed
The Greater New-York bill viii come up for
a final vote in the Assembly tomorrow. The
platt men say that, as a punishment to the
Brooklyn bolters. every machine Republican VIII
be dragooned into the support Of the BILL II
the Brooklyn delegates had not voted FOR McKin-
ley and against Platt some machine Republicans
would have been permitted to exercise their
Judgment which is opposed 10 the meas
II Is also said that Kings County Will be pun.
lshed in other ways. No bills appropr.at!ns
money for Kings County Institutions VIII oe
nassed Senator Brush, having voted for the
Mckinley resolution. it is said. will be singled
out for retaliation. Mr. Platt must be In
furious mood when his followers talk In this way
In Albany.
'Mr. Platt" said a Republican State Senator
to-day. seems to me to have passed the zenith
Of his polite al power In this state and 70 be on
tho downward road The revolt in the Republic
can State Convention yesterday shows It."