New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.
ANTI-PLATT MOVEMENT IN 81. LA"
RENEE.
r.. psocrea & G.rsls Co. c's'ri

49,, ,.,, -, t,vrx,r THE BOSS From NAM
,,,, r,,,,p SECOND CHOICE At ST. LOUIS
po,saar Y Y Feb % (SpecaD.--An extraoro'-
',,, -, on,i-p,att sentiment has occurred
-. Cao,.h,,-o I'm s, Lawrence County. CURING inc
loo, fev davs and the Plat men are reso''''s "
desnerate expedients TO smother the se"'''"e ,
has arisen. Tn. cause or TINS Suuue" ' " 49,
plat. sentiment was an editorial aruc'e !" a." az
r,ot, Renub,ican weekly newspaper published ara
-, 49,, t., ,hie .ountv Immediately after the
o,rorco ~ this article Mr. Plats active sup
,orters In this county in the persons OF the "e"e"
ants Of State Committeeman william H. rtoe'o
If Osdenshurg used the telephone. te'eSraP" am
railroads mos, literally TO reach every o"" '''
b.,,,et IN the county and to coax. buldoze ana
threaten prominent ard active Republicans INV
submission The article referred to was. !" Is gen
oro,,,. r,ders.ood written by the president OF
hank IN potsdan. who has always been prominent
in the Republican councils in Northern New YIN
II referred to the selection OF delegates 10 'he VA
,tor., pc,uhllc,r C,lvention and ii voiced the SEN
t,ment Of tn great mass OF Republican voters oil
ST Lawrence County The following extract from
tho artlcl. was what caused the most remarkable
manifestation OF antP Plat scrimen; thus far seen
here:
II It be true or if 1t becomes evident when me
National convention meets that SIR. Norton cannot
be nominafed then 90 not Tho Republicans 81 oil
St Layreace want d,rr",g oI,op ,Sev are vii!
Ing TO lot Mr. Plat name theis second CHOICE WEI
and GOOD If on the other hanI. they have n choc".
who viii voice their wishes. We know that there =
n strong sentiment ln ST. Lawrence for that ab.e
chiefiain OF protection home industries, william
Mckinley OF Ohio. We also know that keed an
Allison have many supporters II the stntlment o'
this Assembly district be for Mckinley after Nor
ton or for Allison Rec1. then why should no' me
Republican, electors attend the town caucuses ana
select delegates accordingly? Every town caucus
should pass resolutions expressive OF the choire OF
the electors present after Morton and even Instruct
Ing its delegates whom 10 support IN the Assembly
convention Attend the cauc ises and make known
your choice
This was the first open opposition TO the FAT
programme in this county. In every town Mr.. Plat
through Mr. Proctor and his representatives.. had
already started delegates 20 the convention on the
very day OF tie appearance Of the article quoted
from. Great activity manifested at the Platt
sIb-station here In Ogdensburg Mr.. Platts rep
resentatIves including Mr. Proctor. william X
Weed of the Fish. Game ana Forest Commission.
who lives at Potsdam. Asscmbyman ives OF me
I'D District ~ this .ountN W. X. remington. OF
the Prison Commission ana o'hcr f.att Ie"rr' !
from this section visited the anti-Platt men ard
beseeched. begged. coaNed ard even threateisl
them Their threats were invariably met with the
response that while the anti-P'atf men were ~
much IN favor OF Mr Morton az ne fttt mn
were they did rot propose 20 be told that they must
mot EXPRESS a second choice at the caucus"s, ahl
they addci that they did propos" TO introduce ana
pass resolutions at the CauCuseS on Marcn ~ eN-
pressing their second choice and irsiruciing 'hrir
delegates accordingly. In answer 10 THIS me anu
p,afi men were told that such action would pc "A
SIAN in the face Of Mr. Patt They we're also
told that any action NJ this kind AZ the coming eau
ctses would displease all the Plati men IN thc
LEGISLATURE and would certainly result IN kiilirS
the bills for appropria'!on for the Normsl school
at Poisdam and for the armory al Og1ensburg
These threats were OF no avail