New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
FARCE COMEDY INSARATOGA



the candidate for Governor. Messrs Fish and
Aldridge. who are rather suspicious people, were
assured that there was nothing In" this talk
of Messrs Quigg. Lauterbach and Van Cott.
They could continue TO be candidates in the con-
scousness that the one Who secured the most
delegates should receive the nomination.
Mr. Aldridge plunged ahead with so much
energy that he soon had a large number of dele
gates at his command. This was rather awk-
ward and therefore James w Wadsworth. of
Geneseo. encouraged to become a candidate
John Palmer of Albany. and Edgar T. Bracket
OF Saratoga. 1t was also announced. were candi-
dates for he nomination
Matters ir this shape when THE Bing
hamton Republican" one of Mr. Platts Southern
Tier newspaper organs printed the following
clearly inspired editorial with the title. Thomas
c. Platt-An Object Lesson for Taxpayers"
The approaching conventions to select delegates
10 ne state oonvent9n % can 6u ray n.ancne o
tnually barking at the heels of ex-senator Platt
be leaders who are poor followers and worse
leaders keep up their wall about Mr. flatt ,l ad
in their way and prevents them from leading the
Republican party into folly and ruin MT Platt
Is not perfect man. but II he were a hundred
times saint he would still be to these malcontents
a veritable giant Despair, with his cave hiled with
the wrecked ambitions and broken bones Of the
greatest statesmen OF the The Republican
has no taste ror time to rethresh old straw. but
Broome and surrounding counties to one fact that
stands out as clear and fair as star when ONLY
law is the greatest advance in liquor legsla tion
ever made in this state 1t is taking the saloon
out Of politics II has driven the hotels In the
wall" out Of business II has lessened the number
OF saloons and IT has compelled them to pay INTO
the treasures Of the cities and towns moro money
than they received under the old Excise law. and
It has also turned n.o the State Treasury nearly
twelve millions OF dollars. This immense sum
lessons the taxes Of every taxpayer in the state
Under the old excise law. the net revenue from
saloons in Broome County was about s2, - Tn
der the Raines Law 1854 IS received by the
city and by the towns S.se2 i2. or total Of go
o22 6o. Broome County's revenue Is therefore In
creased Ns;527 10 since The Raines law has been @
surrounding counties but in all OF them we under
stand there has been proportionate gain.
For this benehcent result. for this immense tax
on gain of of aafs in
e psope o ThO@n a Th
Legislature passed the bill and the Governor
BEEN oh, but or he ses work Of the great
leader who made 1t party measure and forced
Though under me Parry sh Al 'ng nid Erc,os o
Boards tried to kill It; nearly All the Republican
newspapsrs denounced ana roed ther barrels
OF Doodle into Albany and knocked out the heads:
party organization he had built up enabled him
10 triumph over all these forces. For mat one
Thomas G. Plat deserves the gratitude OF every
taxpayer and the leadership OF his party urn the
last day Of his life.
This editorial was reprinted on calendared
paper and mailed all over the state 10 promi-
nent Republicans 1t can only be interpreted as
an attempt to draw attention to Mr.. Platt and
smooth the way fer his nomination for Cover
nor II he should decide to take the nomination
himself Then came Senator Ellsworth. of Lock
port President Of the State Senate. with a letter
advocating Mr. Platts nomination for Governor.
The letter was conveniently printed In Mr..
Platt's New-York newspaper organ. under Sar-
atoga date Yesterday morning. just as the dele
gates arrived here. Mr.. Ellsworth Of course
was instructed to write this letter 1t was not
an inspiration Of his own.
CONTINUING THE FARCE-COMEDY.
The farce-comedy Mr.. Platt thus played was
continued to-day. He had his troupe of actors
solemnly hold a conference to decide who ought
to be nominated for Governor The gentlemen
who played these mirthful parts were Congress
nan benjamin Oden. jr., of Newburg; j. Sloat
Fassett Of Elmira; Senator John Raines. Of Can
andaigua: Cornelius Van Cott, Of New-fork;
Louis F. Pawn, of Chatham William Barnes. jr.,
of Albany; Edward Lauterbach and Congress
man Ouigg OK New-York; Jacob Worth. of
BROOKLYN; Timothy +. Ellsworth, OF Lockport,
and John F. Parkhurst, Of Bath. These men
so,amnlv me. and wen. through the motions Of
deliDerailrg Il
they cam, back to the United States Hotel and
announced to the anxious candidates for Cover
nor there. and TO the Delegates, that they 90 had
decided that Mr. Plat must run fer Governor
II was an amusing performance and probably
TO one enjoyed 1t more than the actors and Mr
Platt
Iouis r Pawn was the frankest speaking Of
those who attended the conference. He has been
booming AIdridge for Governor-that has been
his mart I'm the comedy. He said as though
beartbroken over Aldrdge's forced retirement:
There was no other course for us to adopt than
10 nominate Mr. Platt. ! very one was demand
ing his nomination. The pressure was irresst-
HE We could not withstand IT, The argument
os made that II we nominated Aldridge, Fish
mr. Wadsworth they would at once be
labelled Platt men, and they would suffer from
this imputation while the nomination OF Mr..
platt would expose us to no such attack ana
since Mr.. Platt was the strongest man we could
nominate he was the man to put forward as our
candidate for Governor.
..Uu Mr. Platt accept the nomination.? asked
The Tribune correspondent OF Mr. fayn'
.He will" replied Mr.. Payn.
circe Mr.. Pawn is Mr.. Platts confidential
aoert at Albany while the Legislature Is in ses-
s,or his testimony regarding Mr. Platts willing
.,.ss N accent the nomination for Governor Is
&C, ,aluable A dozen men heard what he said
. Tho Tribune correspondent and at on said:
..veu since Payn says so that settles 1t
Lieutenant Governor saxton said: There Is no
ouestion in my mind from what hear that Mr..
rlatt desires tho nomination for Governor ana
will he nominated for the position.
lanes w Wadsworth, another candidate Tor
Governor said. have no DOUBT Whatever 'ha'
Mr. Platt will be nominated. lie evidently WISHES
IN ne nominated If had had an opportunity for
q test vote | should have beaten Aldrdge. am
confident for should have had at least lIo votes
ot the start-off Aldridge might have polled 30
votes on the first ballot but he then would have