The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-02-01
Quay and platt.

New York, Jan. 27.-Ex-Senator I. G.
Plat handed to the newspaper reporters last
night in the Fifth-ave. hotel the following
statement, which, he said, contained some
| important sections of the truth concerning
the local Republican organization and the new
| effort to disrupt it:
clam told, said Mr. Plat, ''that Mr.. Brook
field recently remarked that it was untortu-
nate for the Republican party that the eleeto-
raj vote Of the state Of New York would not
be required for the election of Republican
president next November. This is a signiti-
cant speech. 1t reveals the reckless spirit in
which these people who have been talking
about a bolt are gaming. When | meet Re
publieans from other states they constantly
say, Have you people in New York gone
crazy? Don't you know that we have chance
to elect Republican president this fall, and
Republican congress, to pass protective
tariff, to create a sound financial policy, and
to restore to the country its old time Republic
can prosperity? And are you people, with
your miserable petty squabbes, going to turn
this splendid probability into matter of diff.
Guilty and doubt? Why don't you get together?
What is the matter, any way?'
'Well, now, don't know what the matter
is. | don't know why we can't get together.
All | know is that the Tribune and John Mil
holland and William Brookfeld are going to
bolt. Where they're going to bolt, what
they're going to bolt for is one of those mys-
teries which nobody outside of Bl0omingdale
is competent to solve.
.sAmong the falsehoods they have circulated
in their effort to justify themselves is the
statement that | am endeavoring to carry to
St. Louis a personal organization through
| which to obtain high Office under the next
administration. | shall have to strip them
! ofthat excuse also. This charge of insincerity
is as groundless as their cry of fraud, and is
intended to disguise their own dnplicity and
treachery to Gov. Morton. My interest in
politics consists only in my ardent and heart
| felt desire for the triumph of Republican
| principles and the return of that material
prosperity to the state and to the nation which
| a victory for Republican principles will most
surely bring about.
QUAY HAS TROUBLE.
PlTTsBURG. Pa, Jan. 27.-State Senator
William Finn says the regular Republican
ticket in this city will be elected next month
b. 5000 majority over the fusion ticket That
is rather large concession to make. The
Democrats and Independents say they will de-
feat the Magee candidates, one of whom is
Controller Gourley. He is areformer, or has
| posed as such, but was put on the Magee
ticket to capture Independent votes.
Yesterday the Allegheny county Republican
| committee met, when it was agreed to hold
primaries Saturday, March IS, for the election
of state and national delegates. Both resolu.
tons were offered by C. L. Magee and passed
unanimously. A committee was appointed
to revise the party rules in the county to make
them similar to those now in force in this
city, which were borrowed from Philadelphia
! two years ago.
/ An mi Will he mazda tn knock put all
Quay candidates for state and national dele
gates at the March primaries. Magees VIC
tory in Allegheny City week ago at the local
primaries is regarded as ominous for the
Quayltes, who have always been strong in that
civ