The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-24
A BOOM FOR PLATH.
BE May be Nominated for Cover
nor Of New York.
SAYS HE rs NOT A CANDIDATE.

Many Prominent Politicians Say He will
be Nominated-There May be Third
Ticket Named by the Miller Adherents.
Some Lively Times Anticipated.
SARATOGA, Aug. A.-Thomas G. Plat
will probably be the nominee Of the Re-
publican state convention for governor Of
New York. Unless he can successfully
combat great and steadily growing sem
timent that, progressing all day, has al
most ceased to be q matter that Mr.. Platt
can control. His name will be presented
to the convention, every other candidate
will withdraw, and he will be nominated
without debate The Associated Press cor.
respondent showed this statement to Mr..
Platt last night. He thought for a few
minutes, ran his thin, almost effeminate,
hand through his beard and said slowly
and distinctly, II am not a candidate and
do not want the Office"
1t was. however, significant fact that
late last night Edward Lauterbaoh and
Lemuel E. Quigg were working among
the delegates and Mr.. Plat had not in
etructed them to desist. Ex-State Senator
Vancott was also advocating the nomina-
ton, and he asserted that Mr.. Platt, while
averse to the nomination, would take 1t II
the delegates offered it to him in the con-
vention.
Lieutenant Governor Saxton said last
night that in his opinion the nomination
will go to Mr.. Platt. Mr.. Hamilton Fish,
who is a candidate for governor, also said
that If Mr.. Platt would stand for the
nomination he would withdraw and Soc
ond it. Mr.. George W. Aldridge, who Is
also candidate for governor, Is credited
with making similar statement, and it
is certain that If Mr.. Platt's name is pre-
sented all other candidates will withdraw.
Congressman Quigg said that Mr.. Platt
would be nominated by reclamation.
John Milholland, who is the leader Of
the Mckinley league and a bitter opponent
of Mr.. Platt, said, when asked what the
attitude of his faction of the party would
be If Mr.. Platt were nominated: 1T would
not be proper thing for me to say at this
time what we shall do. I think, from the
looks of things, that Mr.. Platt will be
nominated"
The state convention promises to be full
of interesting incidents, verile and even
vicious personal attacks and illusions,
and breach in the party that will prob
ably lead to third ticket. If reports be
true the state organizations will place Mr..
Warner Miller on the outside Of the con-
vention. 1t is said that Senator John
Raines, who made the personal attack on
Mr.. Miller In the meeting of the New
York delegates at St. Louis, will be the
chairman of the committee sitting in judg-
ment upon Mr.. Millers claim Upon the
report of the committee on credentials in
this convention, If 1t be adverse to Mr..
Miller, there will be a fight in the conven.
ton, and If the convention acquiesces in
such a decision it is said by Mr.. Miller's
followers and the Mckinley league that
there will be separate convention.
The Mckinley league is not asleep while
the Platt boom is growing. Large pla-
cards containing extracts from the "Re-
port of the committee of twenty-five"
under the caption "How Platt Carried
New York County" were posted on
building directly facing the United States
hotel, where most of the politicians arc
stopping These extracts charged divers
and sundry kinds of political fraud, pad.
ding of enrollments and such. Mr.. John
Milholland, who caused the placards to be
erected, had boy attempt to nail some
near Mr.. Platt's headquarters in the hotel,
but the proprietor interfered
The preliminary arrangements for the
convention include the names Of Congress-
man Frank Block, of Troy, for temporary
chairman and Timothy Woodruff, Of
Brooklyn, for permanent chairman.