The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
MILLER TALKS BACK
Severely Arraigns Platt for His
Attacks on Mckinley.
HAS INJURED MORTON'S CHANCES
The Buffalo Interview Substantially Cor
rect-PIatt, He Says, Is Only Fur
nishing Campaign Ammunition
for the Democrats.

New York, May 27.-Former senator
Warner Miller has given out the fol-
lowing statement to the press: MY
attention has been called to a state
ment in the Buffalo Express of Tues
dav of last week, purporting to be my
views upon the political situation in
the state | only returned to the city
last night, and then saw the Buffalo
Express for the first time. The state
ment is substantially correct, with two
or three exceptions. 1t says that l
stated that l was for Mckinley. l
stated that | was for Mckinley after
Morton. 1t also stated that one half
or more of the New York delegates
would be for Mckinley. did say that
one-half or more, of the delegates
would be for Mckinley after Morton.
I did say that considered the attack
upon Mckinley by some leading repub-
ieans in this state was outrageous,
and ! repeat that statement. Mr..
Platt in the papers of yesterday re-
turned to his attack upon Mckinley
'as dangerous and misleading candi-
date" My opinion regarding McKin-
lev as a candidate and an honora ble
man has been fully stated by myself
and need not be repeated here. But,
Mr.. Platt adds that the organization
will make the stoutest fight it ever
made for the repu blican ticket this
fall If Mckinley is nominated it will
take all the time from June to Novem-
Der for Mr. Platt to explain to the peo-
pie of the country why he supports the
candidate he has denounced as incom-
petent and not fit for the Office of
president.
He Gave No Pledge.
"Platt has all the democratic papers
now howling at Mckinley and repeat
inc his criticisms of Mckinley. The
principal campaign documents of the
democratic party will be the publica-
tion of the denunciations already made
by Platt against Mckinley. Platt in
his criticism of my course as set forth in
my interview of the 18th inst. says
that l was the first to pronounce for
Gov. Morton at the Depew dinner.
This statement by Platt demands that
| should state some things which tran
spired at the meeting and previous to
it. 1t matters not whether was the
first to pronounce for Gov. Morton at
that dinner or not. The fact is that
two or three other gentlemen spoke in
favor of the candidacy of Gov. Morton
before I gave any expression to my
views Further. a short time before
going to that dinner met Platt at the
Fifth Avenue hotel where we were both
living | said to him that it had been
reported to me that If the meeting de-
cided to make candidate of Gov. Nor
ton that we would be expected to give
pledge to vote for Gov. Morton first,
last and always, whether there was
any hope of nominating him or not,
and said that l would give no such
pledge. That 1 would support Gov
Morton squarely and honestly so long
as there was any possibility or proba-
bility of his nomination, but, after
that would take such action as 1
thought best in my judgment.
Has Injured MOrtOn's Chances.
Now it is a well known fact among
all people who have taken the pains to
be informed upon this matter that Mr..
Platt has always contemplated the pos
sibiity of being compelled to take
some other candidate than Mr.. Morton.
During the past few months whenever
the candidacy of Gov. Morton has been
discussed it has been admitted that it
would be impossible to secure enough
delegates outside of the state to nomi-
nate him at the beginning and that the
only possible hope or chance of nOmi :
mating him was that, if there came
dead lock in the convention, New York
could secure enough votes from those
who supported other candidates to
make bis nomination possible. Under
these circumstances | submit that no
friend of Gov Morton's candidacy
would attack any other candidate,
thereby rendering it impossible in case
OF a dead lock for us to secure any
of the votes of the candidates thus at
tackled The true policy of the dele
gates from New York was to treat
every other candidate with courtesy
and fairness, for in no other way could
we hope for any consideration from
them. Mr.. Platt by his vicious attacks
upon Mckinley has made it absolutely
impossible under any circumstances for
any Of the friends of Mckinley in the
convention to come to the support of
Gov. Morton"
Platt Severely Arraigned.
The balance of Mr.. Miller's state
ment IS a severe arraignment of Mr..
Flatt and his political methods. lie
says that Mr.. Platt talks great deal
about the regular organization and
what it would do, as though he were
the organization, when, in fact, there
out one republican organization in
.he state, and that must be controlled
oy the republican voters, and no man
snould be able to say that he controls
It. II Mckinley is nominated for
president, Mr. Miller says, the party
~ this state will demand that the
members of the state committee be
honestly and earnestly in favor of his
oiectlon This is a most important
matter, Mr.. Miller declares, and he
promises to take occasion later to call
lv1enolon to it. Referring to the last
gsiature, Mr.. Miller says that
'i'le It's personnel was as good as we
,laye mad for a long time, and there
ere many independent men in it. but