New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
"BERT" REISS HAS SEEN PLAII +.
HE WOULD NOT DIVULGE, HE SAYS fOh
MILLION DOLLARS THE SECRETS HE
LEARNED AND DISCUSSED.

Bert Reiss "the destroyer OF monopoies ana
annihator of gas trusts. has been to see MT
Plat 1t will be noted here that the young man IL
described in way. The reason Tor TINS de-
parture Is that Bert" objected TO his Old, tmc-
honored designations. when you write that up
don't call me the boy orator BERTHE. he said.
gently tapping The Tribune reporter on the right
shoulder with the first finger OF his LETT hand'
have outgrown the boy business
But all this OF course is aside from the important
fact that Bert" has seen Platt 1t was SUNDAY
afternoon when the young Twenty-thrd Warder'
wearing blue suit OF clothes. blue ribbon around
his hat. a blue summer shirt. blue necktie.
handkerchief with blue border projecting from the
upper left hand pocket Of his coat and carrying
cane with a china head decorated in blue HE'D him
to the shore OF the Atlantic. With great non
chalance he paraded the veranda OF the oriental
Hotel. having quiet word or two with congress-
man Quigg and others. but keeping his eye more or
less steadily upon two large easy chairs, In one OF
which sat Mr. Platt and in the other OF which was
Park Commissioner Timothy l.. Woodruff. Bert
permitted the aspirant for the second place on the
State ticket to monopolize as much time as ne
thought was fair then sallying up. he held out
his hand and said In the tone of brotherly
familiarity that BELTS one statesman addressing
another: How d do. Senator"
How are you, Mr.. Reiss?" was the reply, accord
ing 20 Bert"
You see Mr. Plat and are old friends and &C
ouantances" explained monopolys foe to the re-
porter. Mr. Jacob Worth and Sheriff Quitting IN
PRODUCED to him at the Saratoga Convention last
year and I've met him several times since.
And he recognized YOU did he?"
why certainly" replied the youthful Plattite,
with infinite scorn.
After these salutations were exchanged between
the two politicians, Bert broke the heart OF Mr..
Woodruff by drawing chair between him and Mr.
Platt and I'm turn monopoZing the ear of the lat
ter Bert said he wouldn't divulge for SlOW.OO0
the weighty secrets of state which he discussed
during that half hour but The Tribune reporter.
after a few questions learned that the chief sub
tect OF discussion during this conference was a
speech that Bert Is going to deliver, dead or alive
in the State Convention. Bert says he Is going as
an alternate. and that his delegate will make way
for him while he makes the effort OF his life. The
speech is all prepared and Bert is on the point Of
retiring to the Businesses of the Catskil Noun
tains there to revise his Grafton and practise IT.
The Democratic party has the boy orator OF
the Platte" continued Bert, evidently forgetting
temporarily his objection TO the wcrd boy. and
there other boy orators The fact IS. think II
would do no harm for a boy orator to orate at the
State Convention"
What do you propose to talk about" asked.
Il shall plead for unity and for the convention to
nominate the best man. so that We can carry the
State for Mckinley. he replied .! have no par
ticular candidate, yet / think Aldridge and Wood
What did Mr.. Platt think of your proposition to
speak,.
'Ie said that he glad TO young man
come to the front" replied Bert with a comprehen-
Give smile