New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-29
TRYING TO INVKE MORTON.
DEMONSTRATION THAT NEW-YORK RE-
PUBL!CANS ARE HOPELESSLY
DIVIDED.
,,r FOLLOWS IT Up BY CALLING THE STATE COM
,uTTEE MEETING FOR FEBRUARY s. TO IS
s,.E oRnERs FOR THE SNAP" STATE
CoNvENT1ON-"sNAP" ACTION ALSO
ON THE GREATER NEW
ON THE GREATER NEW
YORK BILL.
IBY TELE5nAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

YORK BILL.
rsy TEi.E5RAPH TO THE rRI3t-Nrl
Albany. Jan. est is interesting to note that
the Republican politicians of Albany believe
that Thomas c. Plat made mis- mad attacl,
unon Mayor Strong. Cornelius y. Bliss and
other eminent Republicans OF New-York on
Monday night with the secret purpose of de
stroying Governor Morton as candidate for
President.
"What more nopportunc" said Republican
to-day. than a demonstration by Mr. Plat.
which would surely be reported all over the
United States at this time. that the Repub-
cans OF New-York State were not united. that
nowerful body Cf Republicans in that Stat .,
had risen in revolt against would-be Hepuo-
rcan leader. who was attempting by gigantic
frauds at the primaries to control the dele
cation from the State to the Republican Ma
tonal Convention. In other States havin'
candidates for President, union; in New-iorN
State. disnnion. Look at the picture Mr.
p,att thus has dexterously stabbed Mr. Nor
ton in the back, all the une aNo"lhs HIS q"
dent friendship
NJ plat also weakened Mr. Morton in an
other direction by taking the formal step to-
aov which WILL lead up to the holding Of q
"snap" State convention. John S. Kenyon. the
secretary OF the Republican State Committee
and clerk of the State Senate, issued call
,or the State Committee to meet at the Flfth
.venue Hotel in New-YOrk City on February
Mr.. Platt has already announced that he
u,, have the Republican State Convention mee'
IN New-York City on March - at cooper
Union. The snap" character of the conven'iah
&c revealed by the date-Marcn 2i 1t VIII coni-
pe the Republican farmers to come out !"
midwlnter to the Assembly district conVen-
tions No State convention at as early ua'e
AZ March "a has been held since Roscoe soo'ih-
ling held his midwintec convention III looV ~
elect A solid delegation for Grant-anh laiieu
If his purpose Thomas c. Platt follows CohN-
ungs example sixteen years later
The Republican party began holding state
conventions to elect delegates to Nationai con-
ventions in 1856. but of ten conventions hel'
only three have met earlier than March ~ Dc
the following record of dates discloses' Io'O
May 2S; 1860. April IS; 1864, May 20; 1905
ruary 5: 1872 May 10; 1876, March - lSSV rem- ao
ruarv %; 1854. April %; 1883 May TO- i''-
April 30. , A.,
conventions were held much later than 'he pio-
nosed one of this year Recent precedents' there
fore are against the action Of Mr.. Platt ana MS
.,hservi4nt Republican State Committee win
a, National convention not to meet until near tne
middle Of June Il is palpabe that convention
hold as early as March "a has snap char-
actor The snap also applies to the 'hHN
four Congress District conVeruohs' "Hi0''
will elect sxty-eight delegates 10 'he l'epuo''0a''
National Convention from TINS S'a'e' ~ "
-. ooo.,,r,. ~ bold these conventions before
,ha c,,.e convention. but tina: Is the custom
and undoubtedly will be followed this yea
III. state Committee will meet on Februar" s.
and on February its summons for the ihee'ins
NJ the Republican State Convention VIII DC
issued Between February and March -
nrohah,v .hirtv-four Congress District conven-
,,ons will be held They are crowded ihto
sr.u neriod Of time, and public opinion VIII
.a,.o ,it,lo chance TO express itself The Con-
gross District conventions. therefore. at which
o. -, oar+ of the New-York delegates to the
National Republican Convention VIII De eccteu
v,iu n. moro OF a snap" nature even than the
Republican State convention.
Mr. platt also decided to-day TO snap
through the Legislature his Greater Ne"-i %
act. which. in addition to provisions -. 'ne
union Of New-York and Brooklyn VIII contain
others nroviding for the creation OF S'a''
Commission to rule the Police Department. 'ie
Fire DEPARTMENT and the Health Department
~ tho o,,ias NJ New-York Brooklyn and Lors
Island CITY. II these provisions Tor I'd''
Board Of Police in New-Nork are ho' l''Sei
IN the Greater New-York act they are -
placed in a supplemental act whlch 'S - D'
s,,.,,,, ,rt ,brouoh the Legislature. Mr. Platts
purpose Is plain. With the bod'uS u
New.york and Brooklyn in his possession ne
u,,, .o,,. 49,, Tho slightest dificulty. he thinks.
&, ,,.h,,,, o,, any revolt OF the Independents
R.nnhHrans of those cities against MN " i
the Boards Of Police in New oIk anu O. 80 oii
lyn in his possession ne "sG eioct very delegate
to tho Renuhlican National Conventoh ~ i, o'
tbose ct,es and cast them for any hepuo'i,s ,ai al
candidate for President ne seiec.S aS,' hailots
disposed Of Mr. Morton in ne carr! p"'D lt,r, II,
Senatnr Jexov executed MIR. Platts orueIS & ia
regard 10 snap" action on the so,,, this
York bill by making the annoui-u'i'.bt ~ tbat bill
afternoon that the last hearing on thdt M va.
would take place here tomorrow. IL @ !iau VII,
generally supposed that the 'lea'.i nr tbrrc
Investigation would continue LOT NE SW0 hi most
weeks No hearing whatever on thie vi t., ,bot
!mportant 10 NeN-York. has been BiVeh III r
city. 1t had been declared ~ meilVPss' p ai,en
committee that the next hearlne "0ur o,, abrnutlv
IN New-York vet here Senator LeXoW az, "h!
announces that the hearings have ehut".
persons from New-york and BROOKLYN e. e. ,ia,,
here TO attend to-morrow's hearing M ,,, al;
must have sent uD his orders to-day 70 s'oP -, CA
further hearings precptate the DI'i On o,, ~"
islature and rush Il through ootl nVuor S.o, New
Warner Miller arrived here tO-day from -.
York where he said he took breakfast Wi..'
Thomas c. Patt. Mr.. Miller sought OUT ,rs, &
ernor Morton and had two or three ,,h ~ ,ba
talk with that gentleman, apparently "iti - -
Idea OF informing him about the conuit!oh " ~ ~
Morton boom In the West. Mr. Miller anu 49,, ~,
Morton ara sai6 ia have talked over the RepuD-
Hcan situation in New York ana 10 nave I'm I
TO the opinion that they could not put an IN via
10 the disruption in the Republican party 'heie
caused by Mr.. Platt's proceedings 49,,
Mr. Miller accompanied Mr. Morton 10 'ne
Executive Mansion 10 luncheon. ana tnere 10
said TO have Informed Mr.. Morton that ne n,u ~,
discovered considerable support for him In HI
nois Mr.. Miller also said he went 70 DetIoI'
and had a chat with General Russell A. Agcr
who. while he said he himself was a candcate
for President expressed considerable friendship
'or Mr.. Morton. Mr.. Miller late this aftefhoo"