New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
THE pLiTT CIHPITGN ENDED.

THE PLATT ClHPITGN ENDED.
The Anti Mckinley campaign which was at
fever heat n week or two ago. with Mr. Platts
tandem team dcvoiing several columns to II
doilv seems 10 have pctcrcd ont. There l. this
10 be- said about il. however: that il did not stor
so suddenly as 10 leave everybody high ana
dry who was counting on It's siiccrssful issue.
II fapcrcd OF gracefully by easy stages. so that
everybody had II chance 10 get on ana nobody
came down with dull thud II was nj lis
height about the time when all our city conieri'
roraries of the Democratic and Mugwufnp
persuasion-the Sun" Herald" Times.
"World' ami Evening Eczema wer" with
one voice demanding that McKinlcy should sub
nit 10 a catcchism ON current questions In ORDER
To prevent a financial panic That was ia"
time when the local statesmen in close touch
with Mr.. Platt informed representative Of
The Sun that the Anti-Mcklnlcyitcs were
feeling uncommonly hopeful in anticipation Of
n innncial panic simultaneously the announce
mcnt was made that Mr. rlnit had declared
the nomination Of Mckinley to hr an impos-i'
bllity. The combined Democratic and Mug
wump press continued for several days there
aft,. to dcfcqr Mckinley hy heavy majorri"-
twice day: and ~ one time. when the cnihusi
with two interviews in single wcek declaring
Mex Klnlcy an ahsolui. lmpossihility
Then thcr, began 10 br visible falling on
In enthusiasm and sub.dcncc OF confidence
Less was said about the nomination being an
irnposslbllty There was much talk about con
tested seats and the effect upon rhc result. II
the National Committee should decide all The
contests against the McKml"r d"lrsai"s. n u
was assumed the committee would. without the
slightest question This revived spirits HAT
had Just begun TO droop But presently that
ceased; first bccnusc II appeared 10 be- some
what uncertain that the committee would do
what the Ant-McKinlryltcs desired. and. sec.
| ond because even If they did. the returns In
| dicated that Mckinley had majority Of unc"n.
| tested delegates Then Mr. rlati learned from
| the highest authority that many OHIO delegates
| counted for Mckinley were uncertain that The
| Indiana Delegates were only waiting for an rN
clsc 10 jump away from him. and that. ~ any
rate there WAS no possibility Of a nomination
on the first ballot. Presently Quay went 10 -"'
| Mckinley and platt went 10 see Quay 10 ind
ont what he did II for After which I'llii r."
! tired from the grasp Of the interviewer and 'h''
gaze Of an admirng public. Then for a few
| days our always cntcrprlslng and never dun
! contemporary. The Sun" entertained iis read.
| crs with elaborate calculations showing that.
under any circumstances Mckinney could not
possibly be nominated by acclamation
The taperlng-oT process ended yesterday.
when The Sun printed story which 1t was
very particular 10 say came from Mckinley
himself through "a Mckinley Republican In
"thc confidence Of Mr. Mckinley who hns been
! "tO Canton" and. furthermore. was cihpow
cred 10 tell Of Mr.. Mcknlcy's programme IN
the matter Of contested seats and othcr impor-
tant details. From this 1t appears that Mr..
| Mckinley. being already practically nominated,
is very much disturbed ut The lack of harmony
among Republicans in this State Mr.. Quay
having informed him that "thcr" were n num-
"bcr Of inexperienced Republicans In New York
"Sintc who were misleading Mr.. Hanna con
"cerning the strength of Thomas &. Plat" Mr.
| Ouny warned him at The same time against
"bclicving that the regular organization Of The
"Statc of New York could be taken from Mr.
| "PIatt" To this Mr. Mckinley replied that he
| "had no idea. II nominated and elected Of op
posing the regular organization Of the State
"of Ncw-York" All Of which goes to show not
only that the AntiMcKlnley campaign has
come TO IN end. Int that 1t has ended trum
phantly for Mr. Plat. since Mr.. Mckinley has
given assurances 10 Mr.. Quay thar the "incy
pcrienccd Republicans Will not bc in VIII
him as against Mr.. Plait and the regular or
ganiZation. II is. no doubt. true thar persons
Of a sccptical turn may wink ncrcdulously nj
the proposition that Mr.. Mckinley has sent on,
OF his conildential friends 10 THE Sun with
this important and exclusive informntion hui
all doubts on that score are silcnced by In,
generally accredited dogma, "If YOU sec il IN
The Sun it's So There may be some errors
in details but we take il that there can be nc
doubt as to the main and most important fac
that the Platt campaign against Mckinley ha,
come to an end. The next Platt campaign vii
, be against the inexperienced Republicans"
Meantime we are paned TO observe that th'
harmonious relations which have existed FOL
some time between Mr.. Ilatt's tandem team
"Thc Sun and The Evening Eczema" ar,
undergoing what might bc called strain Fo
THE sun quoting in another column from
The Eczema" says Of statement made b,
the latter that il ''ls an absolute and unqtiali
fled falsehood-n lie out Of whole cloth" Th
Is the sort of thing that, when kept up for
considerable period Is liable TO lead to nm
frendliness. Let us hope that the mcmentar,