New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-21
MR.. MILLER'S STRONG WORDS.
MORE EMPHATIC EVEN THAN IN HIS
INTERVIEW IN THE BUF-
FALO EXPRESS"
IN TALK WITH @. W. TooKER. THE EX-sENA-
TOR DENoUNCEs PLATTs COURSE AS 'vIL-
LANoUs POLITICAL WORK" AND SAYS
HIS POLICY WILL BE REPUDIATED
-MKINLEY's NOMINATION.
ALREADY ASSIRED
ALREADY ASSURED.

-MKINLEY's NOMINATION.
ALREADY ASSURED
The symptoms of panic in the Platt machine
had become truly alarming yesterday. Every at
tack which the machine had made against Major
Mckinley had turned out boomerang, and the
politicians who had been helping to throw missiles
were busy lodging. After raising a storm or
popular indignation by hreatening to bring
about a money panic in the city TO defeat the
nomination OF Mckinley, and having suddenly
dropped that threat for talk about possible
anti-Mckiney mass-meetng. only TO find that
business men were not likely to respond to
call for such q meeting, they were scared almost
out OF their boots by the report that Senator
Quay going to have a talk with Major NC
Kinley On top OF that cause for dismay came the
report Of the interview which Warner Miller had
with a representative of THE Buffalo Express
at Niagara Falls Sunday
Mr.. Millers plain intmation that II the Platt
machine did not stop making attacks on Major
Mckinley the Republicans Of the State would
smash the machine came like shock from an
electric-light WIRE Charles W. Hackett Mr.
Platts assistant engineer, was not willing TO
admit that Mr. Miller could have used so severe
language in condemning the attacks which the
machine had been making against one Of the
foremost Republicans of the United States. The
interview surely could not be genuine Mr.. Hack
eft declared and Mr. Miller would repudate 1t
II he had not already done so. He had that
statement published in Tine Evening Post
which is in the anti-McKiney comblnat ion. and
from the office Of the newspaper was sent DIS
patch to The Buffalo Express asking If the IN
terview with Mr.. Miller was authentic. From
the office in Buffalo sent back the reply that
the interview was genuine. authentic and not
repudated."
MR. MILLER IN CANADA
II was learned Yesterday that Mr Miller had
gone to Canada on a fishing trip and was not
expected to return to this city until next week
but the correctness Of the interview In The
Buffalo Express" vouched for by George W.
Tooker a well-known business man Of this city,
who heard Mr. Miller talk to newspaper men in
the Cataract House at Niagara Falls on sunday
Mr. Tooker Is a member OF the hrri OF kniffen &
Tooker importers Of china and glassware at NO.
4S Murray-st.. and he spent a good part or sun,
dav in conversation with Warner Miller and
other men at the hotel in Niagara rams
He said yesterday: II talked with Mr.. Miller
about the schemes OF the Pat machlne IN lni5
CITY 10 defeat the nomination Of Mckinney. and
asked Mr.. Miller what he thought OF the pros
poets for McK!nley's nomination at 81. Louis lie
said he believed that the nomination OF Mr NC
Kinley was already assured. He said that the
people wanted Mckinley for President. and knew
that ne a safe man. whose nnanclai views
were sound. Mr. Miller talked without the Ieast
that what he said 10 me would be reported IN the
newspapers | am under no obligation not 10 re-
peat anything he said 10 me, however. In , lac,,
Mr. Miller said ne though. II was time 10 speak
openly on account OF the efforts Of Mr.. Plat 10
defeat Mr. McKinley's nomination by making at
tarks on Mr.. Mckinley.
"Ifr W,II.r saId that Mr. PIatt was doing more
than any other man could d. to injure Repubh-
can prospects in this State. He said ne thougnt
Mr.. Platt was not aa honest polli,cgiah pom gs as ss
Croker was. for Croker always worked for the
success Of his party and Mr. Platt appeared 70 ne
trying to destroy his party He said ne thousn'
Mr. Patt would prefer 20 have a Democrat eject
eI rather than Mr.. Mckinley.
40 HOPE FOR MR.. MORTON.
AS 10 Governor Morton. Mr.. Miller said ne DIS
liked 10 say IT, but ne thought there was no hope
FOR the nomination u Mr. Morton. II Governor
Morton remained in the field he said, there would
he = complimentary vote for him by the New
York delegates partly on account OF the Gov
ernor's honorable career and on account OF State
pride: but the nomination Of Mr. Mckinley proDa-
hlv would occur on the first ballot II there was
a second ballot Mr. Miller said. two-thirds Of the
New-York delegates would vote for Mr. Mckinney
after leaving Governor Norton. Mr. Platt couId
NOT transfer their votes 10 any other candidate
agreed with Mr.. Miller when he said that the
delegates from the middle and western sections
OF the State could not be controlled by Mr. fIatt
So FAR as u be led 10 vote FOR any candidate ex-
cent Morton or Mckinley. In the western part
~ the state particularly the talk which heard
among Republicans was all FOR Mckinley. rhe
Mckinley continent mas sfftdu Hht "I''Ii1c
there and the feeling against Platt Is getting not
on account of his attacks on Mckinley.
when I told Mr. Miller something OF what l
had learned OF the plans OF the Plat people 10
make enemies for Mckinley among the financial
men O, the city and TO tarnish Mr. Mckineys
financial record II possible. Mr.. Miller expressed
hIs INDIGNATION in strong language He said that
was villanous political work, beneath the stand
ard or fair party warfare. and It would certainly
mean the political ruin OF every man connected
u,I,b u Such work showed desperation. he said.
and the reason for the desperation was plain. MI
plat knew that he could hope for no power under
the Mckinley Administrations ana VT. i,att ,,iu
,o,,cv was rule or ruin Mr. Platt. Mr.. Miller
said was a disappointed politician and his policy
would be soon repudated by the Republicans OF
he State"