New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
THT UORTON BOON.

THE NORTON BOON
II world he an extremely hasty conclusion 10
assume because Of the clabora" interview
which Mr. Plat had with himself the other
day and subsequently contid,1l to the public that
the effect produced 10y the publication was III
tended. or even anticipated, bN Mr.. Fhtt nm
self. The theory that Mr. Platt actually meant
70 weaken Governor Mortons chances FOR the
Presidential nomination 10y directing attention
to the fact that he himself aS Governor Morton's
most active and aggressive supporter. IS entire
IL ont Of accord with the most eminent anu IN
fucntal Republicans IN this county Is entirely
un,cuablr For manifest as the fact Is that Mr.
Platts unwarrantablc and outrageous attack
uron some of the Governors oldest AMI closest
friends has set them wondering Why the GOV
crnor should have pui his Presidential asiiri-
lions in charge uf such Il person. and in tnii
view Of the matter has subjected him I" crlt
icjsm. il does not by any means follow that Mt
plott deliberately intended 10 sacrifice the GOV
ernor. or even prejudice hi, cause He has. to
hr sure made Il appear thai Governor Morton
is The nrirchcld and front of a faction against
which that portion OF The Erpuhli an party "i
This county which Mr. rlatt and MIR lAu''r-
ham l;rnbcr saecsiacly designate ~ The "britcr
clement IS hoslilcly .arrsycd Eu' II Is not HE.
ly that he set out to do thi, with delib'raiion
and prcconcciycl intent. We can readily IN
dcrstand how Mr. Platt. with the somewhat 'N-
al;cd opinion ne holds of his own important re-
laton 10 public affairs. may have lost sight Of
the circumstance TINT Governor Morion's pros
u,c,s might be- affected cycn remotely by any
f...fts l ms -,f an
th. hold bad mon with whom hc J.. at variance.
Mr. Pati's mistake If be- made one was IN
roiljnp to consider that in asserting himself with
great vleor he might hurt somebody else who.
though not by any means - powerful, had yet
a stake in the game.
Narrower We take pleasure in saying thli The
general effect of Mr.. rlat''s ANNOUNCEMENT that
he i at odds with the better element Il th"
party as 10 the legitimacy and honesty Of 'lc
methods hy which bee h's gained control "f ih'
party organization machinery In ms county
with the oStcnsbr purpose IF securing soid
Morton delegation. has not been sirouS. u
would be too much to say that II has not been
damaging for it has set q great many K"pub
lirans pondcrns upon Nh" question whether
their support Of Governor Morons canidacy
is 10 DE construed as acqu'csccnce ln ana APP
proval og. false fraudulent criminal and
wicked organization In this county. How great
the damage to the Governors ambition may be-
viii not appear until they get through ponder
Ing ana thinking. The Governor himself. 10 be
sure. has not as vet done anything 10 rcasslire
the dOubtcrs. or convey 10 their minds the i'm
preston that his own prospects are not entirely
wrapped up in Mr.. Flatts leadership and the
success OF the latter saiesman's endcavor 10
control the Republican organization Of this corin-
~ Hui time mus, he allowed him. He has, II
must be remembered. n great many things 10
take into account Not least, Of course Is the
effect upon the whole country Of a publication
disclosing the fact tina, the manager OF his can
yass is dstrusicd by the better element Of his
party so seriously distrusted that his leader
ship is rcpudiatcd Against that he has also
TO consider that Mr.. Tlatt is an extremely in
nuental person, who has intricate and compli-
Gated relations with Mr.. Quay and Mr.. Clark
SON. Mr. Manlcy and Mr.. FcSsendeD, and other
potentlalitcs who for several months before the
National Convention assemblies actually consti-
tutc the convention and do It's work. So, of
course the Governor cannot afford to trife with
Mr. Platt II Is, and must necessarily be, an
open and n delicate question whether he Will
maintain agreeable lations with Mr.. Platt by
continuing to give him everything In sight, or
undertake TO conclliatc the better element by
giving their representatives an occasional hear
ing and once in Il while inviting some OF the
more prominent of them 10 dinner. 1t is, In fact,
most embarrassing situation, even for 80
trained and experienced diplomat rs Governor
Morton Consequently everybody should wait
with patience for the ripenlng Of events
Meantime our Democratic contemporary, "I'hc
New York SUM-" is in daily receipt Of the most
encouraging intelligence concerning the progress
of the Morton boom In remote sections of the
country Detailed reports have not yet been re-
cclved from " ssrs Simms and Anderson. who
are now attending the races in various sections
Of the South and putting in earnest work for
/ Morton between the heats; bur as they are draw
Ing pay from the State with great regularity,
there is good rcaso' to hope that they
engaged in cffectiv service. Senator Hans
brough OF North Dakota. is reported by THE
/ Sun" to have had an extended interview with
Mr.. Platt at the Fifth Avenue Hotel recently, at
the end of which il Is said that Mr.. Platt said
/ that the Senator had been very much impressed
/ Mr.. Clarkson, who has Senator Alison's fortunes
I'm charge, Is also said to be waycring. Mr.. Man
! ley. who is .unning Speaker Reeds campaign,
likewise gets more and more discouraged every
day 1t also appears and reappears at short in
tArvals- with only intermittent denials. that Mr..