New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-27

Of an interview with himself It occupies eight
typewriter pages. and brises with personalities
Mr. Brookfeld Mr.. Bliss Mr.. Root. Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Milholland attacked and all sorts OF
terrible things said about The Tribune. because
1t has temer.ty TO insist that members Of the Tam
many Hall General Committee and dead men are
not eligible for membership In the Republican or
ganizaton Of this county. OF course Plat does not
admit this; he says The Tribune is angry because
II failed get the police printing. though he knows
perfectly well-better. indeed. than any man in
New-York-that the printing in the year 1884, to
which he evidently refers, was offered again and
again to this paper II 1t would let up on his do
ings He knows that the offer was laughed at. as
Well as he knows that he Is lying when he declares
the Committee Of Five Hundred is made up largely
of the Industrial Alliance OF four years ago"
Most Of that Industrial Alliance" was furnished
by Mr.. Plat and went back to him. Its chief Off
Ger. John McMackn. now holds job in the office
Of Charles w Hackett's friend, the State Engineer
and Surveyor
Equally false Is his statement that the list OF the
Committee OF Five Hundred us fraudulent, There
is not a single name the list that does not be-
long to a Republican in good standing. and whose
owner cannot be found at the address gieen-which
ia more than can be said of about thirty thousand
OF those on the Plat organization rolls In this
county When that list was published In The
Tribune It was stated that no name was used that
had not been handed In personally by the indi-
him. In case any mistake had been made. Tho
Tribune promised to correct 1t promptly. A mis-
take was made In the case Of General Varnum; 1t
was corrected Another was made IN the case OF
Mr. Einstein; II corrected as quickly Platt
saws similar mistakes were made IN the case OF
General Butterfield, ex-Judge Gedney and Colonel
Ethan Allen.
General Butterfe!d is ono Of the directors Of the
State Club and was treasurer Of the Committee
OF Thirty. He has had a week to correct an error
II one existed but he has said nothing on the sub
ject although ne has been in correspondence with
the secretary OF the Committee Of Twenty-Five and
also with this paper Colonel Allen was vouched
for bv one OF his closest personal friends He also
has had plenty Of time to correct any misuse or
his name but nothing has been heard from him
except through Plat. AS for ex-Judge Gedney, II
is difficult to resist the conclusion that Piatt has
misrepresented him. Mr.. Gedney gave authority
to John E. Milholland to his name. and. what
is more. expressed to his friend DR.. Seaman. last
Wednesday. absolute approval Of what had been
done by the committee
Another point that Plat attempts to make is
that the blame for the fraud rests upon The plan
of the Committee OF Thirty. This is absurd. The
Committee OF Thirtys plan was practically set
aside by Lauterbach when he appointed the Com
mittees OF Three to supervise the work In revising
the enrolment and conducting the primaries In the
various Assembly districts. The idea OF holding
Messrs Bliss Root and others responsible for lau.
terbachs deviltry when 1t Is historical fact that
they and forty other reputable citizens protested
most empha tically against the entire proceeding Is
an exhibition OF nerve that few men except !, c:
Plat and Amasa Thornton would be capable OF
making. 49,
Mayor Strong and good people generally will be
interested TO know that according to Platt. the
istration has been thousand times more disgrace
fui than any of the known transactions OF Tam
many Hall Bribery and corruption have stalked
through the streets day and night. 1t is no secret
that positions with salaries of thousands of dollars
a wear have been offered to Republican leaders TO
betray the organization; neither is 1t secret that