The herald., 1896-08-24
new YORK REPUBLICANS
Expect to Nominate Platt for
Governor
THE CANDIDATE DECLINES
But Not With the Emphasis Indicating
FinaIity
It Will Be q Lively Convention, With Every
Probability Of q Bolt ard
Another Ticket
Associated Press Special Wire

SARAIOGA, N. T., Aug. 23.-ThomaS
c. Platt will probably be the nominee
of the Republican state convention for
governor of New York. Unless he can
successfully combat great and grow
ing sentiment that was growing all day
and has almost ceased to be matter
that Mr.. Platt can control, Mr. Platt's
name will be presented to the conven-
tion, every other candidate will with
draw, and he will be nominated with
out debate. The Associated Press cor
respondent showed this statement to
Mr.. Platt late tonight. He thought for
minute, ran his thin, almost effem-
mate hand through his beard, and said,
slowly:
II am not candidate ard Go not want
the Office"
But, Mr. Platt suppose that the con-
vention is stampeded for you?"
II don't think it will be. I don't want
the nomination. I prefer plain citizen
ship, and I shall decline to stand for the
| nomipation. 1 have told this to all the
persons who have spoken to me about
it."
1t was, however, a significant fact
that late tonight Edward Lauterbach
and Lemuel e. Quigg were working
among tf1 delegateNand Mr.. Platt had
not instructed them to desist. Ex-State
Senator Van Cott was also advocating
the nomination Of Mr.. Platt. and he as
serted that Mr.. Platt. while averse to
the nomination, would take it if the
delegates offered it to him in conven-
ton.
Lieutenant Governor Saxton said to-
night: 'In my opinion the nomination
will go to Mr.. Platt. The tide has set
that wty strongly, and do not think
Mr.. Platt can stop it,"
Mr.. Hamilton Fish, who is candidate
for governor, said: "If Mr.. Platt will
stand for governor will withdraw and
second it. am for Platt.''
Mr.. George w. Aldrich, who is also
| candidate for governor, is credited with
making a similar statement and it is GER
| tain that if Mr.. Platt's name Is pre-
sented,, all the candidates will withdraw.
Congressman Quigg said late tonight:
"Mr Platt will be nominated ~ accla-
nation"
John Mulholland, who is the leader Of
the Mckinley league, is a bitter oppo-
nent Of Mr.. Platt. When asked what
the attitude of his faction of the party
would do if Mr.. Platt were nominated,
he said: "It would not be proper for
me to say at this time what we would do.
I think from the looks Of things that
Mr.. Platt will be nominated"
There was another story afloat tonight
1t was that Mr.. Platt would allow the
agitation in his behalf TO proceed until
tomorrow, in order to demonstrate his
popularity among the delegates, and that
then he would call upon his lieutenants
to withdraw his name. There are many
who believe that this is so, and that
Mr.. Platts name will not go before the
convention.
At a late hour tonight Mr.. Platt reit-
Grated his refusal to the Associated
Press. AS If to emphasize this latter
view of the situation, Mr.. Platt said fur
ther tonight: mot only will I refuse
to accept the nomination, but shall not
i'll any way interfere with the candidates
for governor. They must fight it out for
themselves"
The state convention promises to be
full of interesting incident, verbal and
even vigorous personal attacks and al.
lusions, and a breach in the party that
will probably lead to a third ticket If
reports be true the state organizat tions
will place Mr. Warner Miller on the out
side of the convention. 1t is said tonight
that Senator John Raines, who made the
personal attack on Mr.. Miller in the
meeting of the New York state delega-
ton at st. Louis, will be chairman of
the committee sitting in judgment upon
Mr.. Miller's claim. Upon the report of
the committee on credentials in this con-
vention, If it be adverse to Mr. Miller,
there will be a fight in the convention
and If the convention acquiesces in such
decision it is said tonight by Mr.. Mil
ler's followers in the Mckinley league
that there will be a separate convention.
Tonight, prior to the Platt boom, the
candidates for governor made these
claims: G. w. Aldrich, 26O; James A.
Roberts, Ill; Hamilton Fish, 1870; c. T.
Saxton, $50; j. w. Wadsworth, SO; Ar
chibald e. Baxter, 40; Frank S. Black,
/ 10; E. E. Ellsworth, g.; John w. Palmer.
%, and Warner Miller, 2S. The number
of the votes in the convention Is only
1853, so that somebody has grossly mis-
represented the situation.
The Mckinley league was not asleep
while the Platt boom was growing. Large
placards containing extracts from the
report of the committee of twenty
five," under the caption, How Platt
carried New York county," were placed
on building Directly facing the United
States hotel, where most of the politi-
clans are stopping. These extracts
charged divers and sundry kinds of po-
litical fraud, padding of enrolment and
such.
Mr. John Millholland. who caused the
| placards to be erected, had a boy at
tempt to nail some near Mr.. Platt's
headquarters in the hotel, but the pro-
prietor interfered. The preliminary ar
rangemnts for the convention include
| the names of Congressman Frank Black
Of Troy for temporary chairman and