New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

man remarked at the time: "ilatt was over
taken by n tremendous victory from when ne
was running away
Rut though astonishcd Patt did not fail to
avail himself of all its advantages. He cooly
and promptly appropriated to himself all the
glory of IT, though he was magnanmous enough
to say that Providence might share 1t with him
Providence getting share Where rival 'eau-
ers of the party didn't.
He grasped the legislative reins firmly; nomi-
mated his man Maby for Speaker of the AS
sembly. but finding him. after years trial.
bit unruly made a deal with his most agrees
sivc opponent in TIA Legislature, Ham FISH,
and broke the force Of the oppoeition at Al
bany-thc most serious to him then in the state
as he had previously discovered. The impor-
lance of this deal vas pointed out by this pa
per. but many people could not be brought to
see it then az they do now.
LOOKING FOR \ CANDIDATE.
Meanwhile. Governor Flowers term expired.
4 Renublican successor To him had been deemed
inevitable Believing this. Plat had set about
70 find a candidate entirely satisfactory to him
sell. Fassett naturally supposed that he full
filed th,.re requirements. and had thought so
eyer since his defeat, but Platt took another
view of the matter. Fassett had distressing way
of asserting himself at times For example he re-
fused to become party to the deal WHEREBY
his Senate committees Investigation OF the
Tammany city government was brought to
sudden end just when II had reached the Po-
lice Department. the rottenness of which Mr..
con subsequently, laid bare. And 80 Mr. Morton
was taken and Fassett was LEFT.
A lot If good people thought at the time that
this was all right. Morton they insisted. would
not like Fassett. be controlled by Platt, any
more than Ham" Fish could become Platts
sneaker ~ the Assembly. Well. Fish has
proven himself be a Speaker after Platts
own heart; even Lon" Payn swears by him.
and II any man will name half n dozen Offices
that Governor Morton has bestowed outside
the Plat, faction. the list viii be most thank
fully received 10y a great many Republicans.
Fran the dav of Mi Mortons election, Patts
r,w.r laa steadily Increased until to-day he
has behind him what ne never had before-the
state administration. the Legislature and an
overwhelming majority OF the state organiza-
tlon
plat is on top at last" said one Of his most
Intimate advisers at Albany on New Years
bay. He controls the entire State government
The Senate f. his. and he owns the Assembly.
80 Speaker was ever more obedient than Fish.
All the members of Congrese are his henchmen
Tn, state Committee knows no law but his
next United States Senator He will control
the seventy-two delegates from ths State to the
National Convention. and no power on earth
can prevent him from selecting the next Presi-
den, Of the United States or keep him out OF
the Cabinet"
HIS ANXIOUS HOPES.
This is no fanciful declaration: il is Platts
present position and future programme. Let
no mistake be made about 1t. Flushed with his
recent successes H. is about u make the great
est effort ~ his life The consummatiOn OF
wears 81 labor trials and anxiety he believes to
be at hand. The game Is no longer for the
power that this State affords: IL IL for far
larger stake. Some one asked him the other
day about his choice for Governor To succeed
Mr. Morton. 81 have time for that now
was his reply; the Presidency engrosses M
attention" And why not? Has he not named
a Governor Of the greatest State in the Union?
Is not the United States Senatorship apparent
~ ut his call? What else remains but the
chief Magstracy Of this Nation? So ne rea-
sons. and so he acts and he has been acting
for Il year or more.
For year at least Platts eyes have been
fixed on the National Convention. His most
eerious thought has been the delegates u that
body from this State. Nothing has been al
IA common criticism during the late campaign
that Iackctt and Ode and the State Commit
tee seemed to forget that ~ lot OF Republicans
were running for State Offices. It was not
forgotten. however. when the campaign funds
were distributed that Plat was after National
delegates. as we'll the Legislature. To be
sure the National Convention was long ways
off. but Plat play politics with more foresight
than formerly. although 1t Is difficult to make
some worthy people recognize the correctness
OF this observation
DEPENDENT ON NEW YORK COUNTY.
VIII he get them, VIII the representatives. Of
the entire thirty-four Congress districts be obedl-
ent to his Will? Without the slightest hesitation
the question may be answered, 1t all depends
upon New-York County. That is the cold hard
truth Of the situation. and no man in New-York
state IS more keenly aware OF II than Thomas c.
Plat. II he not he would not have made
his tools. Lauterbach Murray, Gruber. Thornton
and the rest 20 10 such mad lengths they have
in padding the enrolment lists defying the prim-
airy laws and trampng on public sentiment No
such exhibition ever witnessed before I'm
New-York politics. The Late johnny OBren
or Mike Cregan would have stood aghast at
IT, and even Tammany Hall. with all ts brazen
depravity. has nothing TO offer in the way Of
parallel The investigation now on foot will show
that 10000 names are on the Republican
books that have no right to be there and that
many more good Republicans are kept off who
would Ike To enroll \ lot OF inspectors have
been held. without difficulty. by the Grand Jury;
a lot more will probably he sent to Jail The peo-
PIE Of this State Will Witness some revelations
within the next few weeks, in comparison with
which all previous records Of the Machine will
pale and fade from sight.
THE INSPIRATION or IT.
OF course Plat is really responsible for ii all
He inspired il. The responsibility for the entire
fraudulent proceedings Is upon his shoulders