New-York tribune., 1896-01-13
PLATTS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
HIS METHODS OF SECURING NATIONAL.
DELEGATES.
THE SUDDEN CALI. FOR THE CONVENTION IN THE
ELMTRA DISTRICT PRELIMINARY TO 4 STATE
CONVENTION IN MARCH-THE PEOPLE
DEPRIVED or THEIR RIGHTS


CONVENTION IN MARCH-THE PEOPLE
DEPRIVED or THEIR RIGHTS.
tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBuNEl
Albany. Jan. 12.-The snap" character OF the
convention called by the Platt Republicans In
the XXIXth Congress District Is now distinctly
revealed. and since word comes from that dis
trct that orders were received from the Platt
leaders at present in control Of the Republican
State Committee to hold the convention as soon
possible, II can reasonably be suspected that
similar orders have been issued from Mr.. Patt's
Office a. No 40 Broadway, New-YOrk. in relation
to other Congress districts in which he antci-
pates any resistance to his naming the delegates
to the Republican National Convention.
series Of SNAP" Congress district conventions,
therefore, may be looked for 1t Is not Nr. Platt's
plan simply. II would appear. to defeat J. Soat
Fassetts election as a delegate from this Con-
gress district. other districts politicians be
lieve. are included in this snap" caucus plan OF
action.
STATE CONVENTION IN MARCH,.
Mr. Platt apparently intends that a large pro-
portion of the Congress district conventions.
which elect sixty-eght out of the seventy-two
delegates who will represent the Republicans of
New-Yor at the Republican National Conven-
ton shall be held. If he can bring their meetings
about. before the end Of February. and he in
tends. it seems. to have the Republican state
Convention held at Syracuse about the middle
OF March At the State Convention only four
delegates will be elected-the four delegates-at-
large In 1883 and 1892 these were Chauncey NJ.
Depew. Warner Miller. Thomas c. Plat and
Frank Hiscock These same delegates at-large.
far present appearances go, will once more
be elected. The delegates TO the Republican
vHa1.lt
elected at the Congress district conventions
shortly to be held.
MODEL FOR PLATT POLITICIANS.
The snap" caucuses and convention in the
XXIXth Congress District doubtless are to be
model for other Platt leaders to copy. Charles
A. Pulford % Elmira. the chairman Of the DIS
trct Committee. reports ii is said. that the call
for the convention was issued without his knowl-
edge or any notification being given him that II
was contemplated TO hold a convention for the
election Of delegates to the National Republican
Convention at this time. Tie call for the meet
ing OF the convention Of the Ist Assembly DIS
trict Of Steuben County. on February l. at winch
delegates will be elected TO the Congress district
convention to be held later. also seems to BE-
irregular" since II Is reported that W. j. Tully,
Of Corning. one # the Assembly District Com
mttee did not sign II and was In ignorance of
its existence until he saw II printed IN "lhe
Corning Journal on Thursday. Party usage was
thus violated apparently in both the case OF MI
Pulford and Mr.. Tully.
The summons for the meeting Of the Congress
district convention thus has That irreguiai
appearance which one might expect from rs be
ing issued by Platt Republicans. From putting
30 900 names OF illegal or fictitious voters on the
Republican rolls in New York to the holding "'
snap primaries and conventions t. elect dele
gates TO the Republican National Convention.
they are masters of this method Of getting coz
tro of their fclow-Republcars. Mr.. Morton
must look with disfavor upon this mode Of OBJ
tanning "Morton delegates" There Is an air OF
depriving the people Of all chance Of clecting
their own delegates that would damage any
candidate for the Presidency in the eyes Of th:
delegates TO the National council Of the party If
he succeeds by such means
SNAP TOWN CAUCUSES ALSO.
The convention in the Congress distric; in qucs-
ton is 70 De held on February & at Watkins That
seems a reasonably distant date. but politicians
are aware TIA. it is deluslve: that the delegates
70 the Republican National Convention from that
district will practically be elected Immediately
az the town caucuscs which ar already being
held In most Of the counties II the district when
&c con,noeed of the counties of Steuben, Schuyler
Seneca and Chcmung snap town caucus"S
already have been held under the direction of Mr.
Patt's licutenants. Some II these cauccses were
very "prcvious" One held in the town of Brad
ford Steuben County. was summoned two days
before the call for the Congrcs district conNen-
tion was issued. The Et publcans Of that town
at least could have had slight warning Of the re-
sponsible work to be done, that they were pra'-
ticallv to- select the men who were to represent
them In the National parliament Of their party.
MACHINE-MADE POPULARITY.
Bradford is a small Gown on the eastern bound
ary Of Steuben County, directly adjacent to
Schuyler County. John +. Parkhurst. OF Bath,
who IS Mr. Patt's lieutenant in this part Of the
state and his choice fer delegate to the Repub-
ucan National Convention. controls the ma
chinarv ~ the partv I'm Sfeuben County. He had
so arranged this initial 'snap' caucus In Stcu-
ben County that he captured II by vote of
60 to O. BY proper arrangement or party ma
t1.lf Of a
It's purpose ii Is clear that a most impressive
popular demonstration can be evoked by a
Platt leader or any other leader. Mr.. Parkhurst
secured it. He starts off in ms race for delegate
with the town of Bradford I'm his possession.
Mr. Parkhurst's opponent Is william H.
Nichols OF Bath. The friends OF Mr.. Nichois
will go to work now with great energy to elect
delegates to the Assembly district conventions
| in his favor II they can obtain knowledge be-
fore they are held OF these snap caucuses they
can probably make VI Parkhurst exert all his
political strength TO hold his present posltloh III
Seuben County
EXCUSE OF A PLATT ORGAN.
One Of the Platt Republican newspapers thus
gives an excuse for the holding Of the Congress
conventions to elect delegates to the Republican
| National Convention at an early date
| The recent formal announcement Of Governor
Morton's candidacy for President makes It highly
pwIi "urnrdoubiediy be called not later
than the middle Of March. Thus GoveTnor Morton
yrnn %I GS sary M votes viii be an
uentia item at ST LOUIS S ana wnen deefaes ar ry
candidates. which even now Is being industrlonSiy
| pursued in different parts OF the State
rprNBtJIL MAY LEAD THE POPULTSTS.
c,,cago Ian l2-Iyman Trumbull Of this city
| ,o ,revious TO 1855 euccessively Represent Ia
.,.a in Congress and Justice OF the State Supreme
court and for the three terms beginning that year
and ending 1873 represented illinois in the Senate Of