The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-24
HATT FOR GOVERNOR.
New York's Convention Nav
Stampede for Him.
BUT THE BOSS rs ACTING COY.
ne Ssys That He Would Not Accept
the Nomination.
BUT THE BOSS rs ACTING COY
His Enemies Say That He IL Merely
Making a shew os Hs. Popularity
aaa VIII Really D~clfae-warner
MILLER 10 Again 90 he Pise~d .-ous-
side the Hrea~twerks.-

Saratoga. y Y. Aax. @.-Thonss c.
A<kk @s4l probably - the sass$ns@ cr he
Republican STATE coavert1ca for governor
o Ne~ YORK LnA@ss ne can snscassfaliy
e9nlaaf great and growing sensinen<
tHss& Nas proSTsSssHg al aAx AMI thai haS
1sfEeSt ceased 70 be a matter thas Mr.
F44st ean Soafrol- his name vii he pre-
seniesi 10 the conventlon every oshEr can
alsasN Sfa withdraw. znd ss VIII ee nonsl-
lsase3 wifAo1t debate The Associated
fFsss esyrwaDon3eaE showed this state
uasas - NJ. Fiatt sate tonight Fae
taeasHS Tor a ngaate. ran hlS faan- alEno@.
enelnAna'e bard tarouwh his fhGn beard.
AID stsd S.o.sy and distinctly. 81 am not
. s4n1isaass. and co not want kha cffhce- =
DAs. Mr.. Piatt. suppose that tie con-
Fenfken - ssafnp<sfed Tor you
\ aoat think X will DE-. DO not want
sfe domination. / prefer pain cit lzenshsp.
and | sSal decline 10 stand fer the noFnl-
hAssoh- have told this 30 al fhs per-
sofss who have spoken 10 me about r"
x vas. however. a significant fact that
late torlssz Edward Ianserssch and Lem
ne1 = Saigg we're working among the del-
esAteS. ahd Ar. Pagt had rot instructed
th@m 70 dssist. Ex-SgAte Senator Van
eott VAS also aaTocafsnx The nomination
of Ar fIatf. ard he asserted that Air.
fiass. while averse 20 fi.e nomination.
would take h II the delegates offered il
90 him tn convention
Lieut.. Gov. saxson said tonight. In
ms opinion TIE nomination will 70 TO Mr..
ilssf. The tide has been ees that way
strongly. aad ] dan't think Mr.. psatt car
step IL
Hamilton Fish. who is a candidate for
gpsefnor. said: If Mr. Piatt wiil stand
Tor the nomination / viii withdraw and
second II. I am for Platt'
George W. Aldrich. who Is also a cands-
date for governor, Is credited with MAX
trTEs Zfr tA4s~
that II AIR. Fiatt's name Is presented all
OF the candidates viii withdraw.
Congressman Quigg said hate tonight:
Mr.. Platt viii be nominated by acclama-
tloa'.
John MilTholiand. who Is the leader OF
the Mckinley ieague'' and bitter oppo-
nent of Mr. Piatt. said. when asked what
the attitude OF his faction OF the party
would do IL Mr. Plat were nominated.
II would not be proper thing for me 20
SAY at this time what We shall do. / think
from the looks Of things that Air. Platt
will he nominated
There WAS another story afost tonight.
IL Was that Mr. Piatt would allow the agi-
tauon In his behalf 10 proceed until to-
morrow III order 10 demonstrate his popu-
iartty among the delegates. and that then
be Mould cali upon his iisUtenants 10 with
draw his name. There are many who be-
heye that this Is 50, and that Mr. Platts
name Viii not 20 before the convention.
~ late hour MIR. piait reiterated his re-
fgsal 10 the Associated Press. As II 10
emphasize this latter view OF the sltua-
ii0n Air. Platt said further tonight: "Net
only win I refuse 10 accept The nomina-
ton. bat shah not in any way interfere
with the candidates for governor. They
must hgh, Il out for themselves"
The state convention promises 10 be full
of interesting Incident. verbal and even
and breach ia the party that Will probs-
bis lead 10 a third ticket. II reports be
true. the state organization will place SIR.
Warner Miller or the outside Of the con
ventlon. Il i sad tonight that Senator
Joan Ralnes. who naGe tho personal at
tack on Mr.. Miller In tho meeting Of the
New York state delegation at St Isoass
VIII be ths chairman OF the committee sit
ting in Judgment upon Mr.. Mlller's claims.
Ipea the report 0a the committee on crea-
entails IN this convention. II Il be adverse
90 Mr. Miller, there viii he fight in the
convention. and IL tho convention acQui-
ssces IN such decision. L is said tonight
by Mr.. Mlllers followers in the Mckinley
league that there VIII be a separate con-
ventien.
Prior to the advent Of TIE riatt heom
the candidates for governor made these
claims. 6. W Alarieh 2sn. James a. Rob-
erts iSs Hamilton Fish $50. Charles + sax
ton IL. James ". " &1aNaEth ~ AF1ll-
bald Baxter e. Frank 8 Black is. T r.
Ellsworth Q. John ". Palmer = and War
ner Miller * The number OF the votes
In the convention Is only rs 50 that some
body has grossly mlsrepresented The sitUa-
ttan
The Mckinley League" n-as not assep
whiie the PLAT hcom was growing. Largo
plRcara& containing extracts from the ere
pors of the COMMITTEES of twenty-five" un-
der the eanssaa. "8uw Platt carried New
York rauulv." were placed on building
directly facing Kne United States hotel.
where most of the politicians are stopping.
TheSs extracts charged divers ard sandry
kinds ~ nslltscal fraud padding Al enroll
rnens ana such Mr. John MilihcIand.
waa caused The placar3s 70 ee erected. had
a hoy attempt - nal some near AR
Pia8g's headquarters Ia the hotel. hat the
proprietor intsrfeeed The preliminary ar
rarrvuaeafs far the convention Include thn
names ~ ConxresSmsn Frank B3nck. of
Troy for temporary chairman. and Tfas-
othv Woc3ru1. OF Brooklyn. for perman-