The sun., 1896-02-10
BOLT!CRY ANTI-PLATT MEN
THAT rs, SOME OF THEM, M'HIyLEY
MEN ESPECIALLY.


They Are Even shaking Their Heads Over
Gov. Morton and Asking ir lIo Is Among
the Wicked. Too-GoinE to Hold Pow
wow Tonight. n Mass Meeting Later.
" Boltl bolt," was tho cry of some of the anti
Platt Republican local leaders yesterday. John
Il. MilhOlland led the cry, and Cornelius N.
Bliss. Gen. Samuel Thomas. Senator Frank d..
PaSey, Charles Stewart Smith, Paul ID. Cravath,
Gen. Wager Swayne. and William ID. Guthrie
Joined In the chorus. These men have beon rec
oEnzed as leaders in tho anti-Plntt movement,
but the extent vf their following has not been
ascertained. The nnt-Platt leaders who have
a recognized following-the Assembly district
leaders who are opposed to the majority In the
County Committec-were not ready to put them
selves on record for tho formation OF a new
county machine. They had nothing to cay yes
terday. but 1t is well known that Martin II.
Healey. Denis Shen, John j. Collins. John Sinner
Simpson. William Henkel. John Little, James
w. Perry. Silas C. Croft, and Julius NJ. Mayer
nre opposed to breaking away from tho regular
organization on the eve of the Presidential con-
test. Those men are looking for some of the
Federal loaves aud fishes. which they know
they Will need whom tho victorious Democracy
takes away their municipal plu;ns. 1t Is
known, too, that President Roosevelt Of tho
Police Board. Commissioner Coils, and Gen.
McCook do not look with great favor on the
proposed bolt, but Mr.. Mllholland and his
friends propose to 60 right on and form new
county organization, and hope to convert these
lukewnrm elements of the Platt opposition.
Already they have secured Cooper Union Hall
for mass meeting Of protest, the date Of which
will be determined on by the Committee of
Twenty-Five at the Windsor Hotel to- night.
1t will be inferred that the anti-platt men dis
approve OF the proceedings of the State Com
mittee. which unanimously declared the County
Committee regular" anu referred to 1t tho
protest Of the anti-Platt men against Its contin-
ued existence. Gov. Morton had served the
anti-Platt men In the same way, SO far as re-
ferring their complaint to the County Commit
tee goes State Committeeman John +. Park
hurst of Bath, who introduced the resolution
making this reference. said yesterday:
"What Influenced me well rs many other
members Of the committee was the rcco Election
Of what occurred before the State Committee in
August. 1904. when tho Milholland men and
the Committee of Thirty men were contonding
for recognition as the regular County organizn;:
for Mhoand @ 0sn'Sh snd Mi and s.
Brookheld side. The same men appeared before
the reorganization of the County Commit
toe on the ground 9f frsnI II the n, en-
h
bona tide enroIlmsnt Of $4,000; M. michel
That made an aggregate Of 10000 enrolled Re-
publicans. Since that time the two factions
n@ys 0s and to be an
nor did it seem to the other members OF the
State Committee, that an increase OF 1000 in
usual amount Of fraud"
n their tolting talk yesterday some OF Mr..
Milholland's friends let out their opposition to
Thomas.
one of the closest friends Of William Brook field,
an s q wnS s o
most pronounced in this regard He said
ought to precpitate what has been impending
for SO Tonga revolt. out and out, of the decent
which is now in control Long ago gave W up all
hope OF on honorGble reconciliation between tho
.Ss sp wosa ye long M a
tempts at settling the differences amicably
wit within the limits @ of the party have failed. It
smoothed over. because harmony is necessary 10
Mr. Mprton's nomination for the Presidency.
make = corrupt machine any the less corrupt
that Mr.: Morton wants to placate IT for ends Of
his own9 Tho absolute split which now seems
imminent ought to have como long ago. The
machine may control for the present. 1t may
raisn. What ct ID It IS an evil ihinv Wnethur ei
not: There Is no political home for decent Re
time aud II is time to make one.
senator Frank D. Pavey of the Fifteenth dis
trict another Oh 10 man. who soon after election
told hts friends in Columbus that Major Nc
kinley had big following in New York. had
The present County Committee has no stand
Ing in law or honor and should be repud!nted.
Cornelius y. Bliss, President of the American
Protective Tariff League. was seen at the Re-
publican Club of which he is also President.
He wrote the following statement:
NO definite action has been determined upon
and none can be until the Committee OF Twenty
five has considered the course q! the state Com,
presented TO them. Tho full committee will
meet tomorrow night and do not see how they
mit,eo in referring tho " memorial back to
Lauterbach and his County Committee, who are
Tssp"n.iiole for all ,he troubles TN; beset the
might judge submit evidence against 4 C:mi-
nal To the criminal hi mself insten, of tOa jury
and let him make his own verdict. ! am in
decline to accept the decision Of tho State Com
the commii tee of Twenty five will be an appeal
TO the court Of final resort which is the people.
the state Committee and the men who control
Its mrmherS."
State Committee for tho boilers. said among oiiG
"ThanK God the I.autcrbach organization is
not the Renubiican party. md The surest way to
get INTO the real Republican party is to get out
Charles Stewart Smith, promoter of Chamber
of Commerce political NOV ements. was very en-
phatc when he s.iid
so far us can see there is nothing for honest
Republicans TO do but to Withdraw absolutely
their support from the organization which Is
controlled by the machine. Tho honor of tho
party demands it."
Mr.. Milholland said that there can be no
other outcome to the situation than formation
Of new County Committee. and he addod that
the Irthnnc will call Gov. Morton's attention to
the fact that he has some eggs in the local bns-
ket that need to be looked after.
Asked II 1t Is the purpose OF tho antis to send
a contcstlng delegation to st. Louis, hc said
that ho did not care to anticipate the aCtiOn OF
the committees which havo the movement in
their keeping.