New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-20
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MILLER's ANSWER TO PLATT.
THE ATTACKS ON MKINLEY STRONGLY
DENOUNCED.
THEY ARE uNTRUrHFUI. INFAMOUS AND OUT
RAGEous." SAYS WARNER Mr1LER-HALv
THE NETWORK DELEGATION TO
VOTE FOR MKINLEY.

VOTE FOR MKrNLEY.
Buffalo, May 10 (SpeciaD.-"The Buffalo Elk.
press to-day prints the following interesting
addition to the talk Of one Of Its reporters with
ex-senator Warner Miller at Niagara Falls on
Sunday:
This conversation opened thus
Are you for Mckinley Mr.. Afiller?" asked
"The Express man point blank
You asked me that question once did not
answer 1t. don't want to answer It directly to
be printed tomorrow. But have no hesitation
In saying that am for Major Mckinley"
Will he be nominated?'
Il believe he will be nominated. do not BE-
lieve he will be beaten" said Mr.. Miller
"Will Morton get solid delegation from New
York aside from the Mckinley delegates elected
such?"
mo, indeed. tell you that onc-ha!f the dele d..
cation from this State will support Mckinley in
the St Louis Convention" said Mr.. Miller.
PLATTs INFAMOUS" ASSERTIONS
You are satisfied that the attacks on Major
Mckinley without foundation" asked The
Express man.
Mr.. Miller thought moment and smoked stead
lily at his cigar. Major Low leaned forward to
catch the answer clearly
Il have desire to stir up any trouble or
create any dissension." said Mr.. Miller But
will give you the reason why made that state
ment on Friday. 1 had been away. came
back from the Adrondacks and heard for the
first time of the attacks made by Platt on Nc
Kinley. ] got them and read tn I'm. They are
untruthful. infamous and outrageous. They are
false and unfair TT are most unwiee. Platt
either will have to retract them before the con-
venton or he will have written himself out Of
the Republican party into the ranks Of the DEM
ocrats. Platt cannot support the Republican
nominee unless he retracts them. They are alb
solutely unfounded and unjust. I never heard
Of such attack from such a source"
You resented t?"
"Yes. sir. Emphatically did," said Mr.
Miller.
And that is the reason for your statementr'
THE reason back Of that. sir, is that did
not and do not intend that Mr. Platt shall pose
as the absolute head of a delegation and say
that he can and will deliver 1t unbroken to any
candidate he may select. He cannot do it. He
cannot deliver me. He cannot deliver the dele
CATION. / wanted to have that made clear. Any
one who will read between the lines OF that
statement Of mine the meaning Of my
words. l thought it was time for me to rise
up and let this man know that he could not
deliver what he is promising and that he has
not solid delegation back Of him when he
starts an Infamous attack on an able and splen-
did Republican"
NO SOLID DELEGATION.
Then there is solid delegation back OF
Mr.. Platt aside from the elected Mckinley
delegates?" '.
mo- sir. There is not and there will not be.
There may have been. but that time has passed.
There will be TO solid delegation behind Platt
He cannot deliver It, Half the delegates from
ola
Louis The efforts to prevent 1t will not avail"
What efforts? I've been travelling all over
the Western part of the State during this cam
pag1, and I've not seen much OF these enorts
all over" said The Express" man.
Then you haven't been around during the last
eight days" said Mr.. Miller.
When will the break conner!
Why it's come now to all intents and pur-
Tell 1t to Mr. Matthews l will be glad for him
to know it. He will appreciate my reasons 1or
not wanting 10 say this tomorrow. II would
only force the fight into position where the
delegates for Morton would have TO stay there
for the sake Of others. 1t might lose some dele
gates. But at the right time will say It, one
half Of the delegation realizes now that 1t cannot
afford TO be at odds with the incoming Admins
tration. All that may be done cannot whip them
back"
MKINLEY's ELECTION SURE.
Then Mckinley will head the incoming Ad-
minstration?'
"He certainly will, and half the delegation y
going to support him. Whether there are any
more. time will tell. This week will make some
things known.
Major Low heard this conversation When II
was finished The Express man turned TO Major
Low and asked him what he thought about Nc
Kney's chances
"Ali the same" said the Major. II do not think
II was fair for you fellows to jump into Norton
Was 1t fair for Platt to jump into Mckiney?'
said The Express man.
NO" said Mr.. Miller
mo" said Major Low. TT was not. Neither
side ought to have done anything like that
Then followed the talk with Mr. Miller on the
Vice-Presidency and the rest of the interview
printed yesterday.
DTSPATCHERS FATAL BLUNDER.