New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CONVENTION.
MR. KILBURN SAYS THAT MR. Pr.ATr HAD MOTH
ING To DO WITH 1T.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.


To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue of the 18th inst appears an AL
bany letter fror the pen of Il staff correspondent
stating that Nh. pt..t has already caused Il snap
convention to 20 hold in Franklin County, so that
it's delegation 10 the State Convention might be
captured easily.
permit me to say that Mr. Patt had no more to
do with determining the date of Franklin County :
Convention than YOU insist that he had to do with
framing the platform at ST. Louis. or than he had
to 10 with appointing the conferences held last
week at Mr. Reds home and the Republican club
Ii has frequently occurred in Franklin County
during the last quarter of a century that delegates
have been chosen to n State convention before such
convention had been called The practice IS to APP
po,,-t o.. county convention for nominating pur-
poses whenever best suits the general convenience
and most accommodates the local candidates. and
then to transact in that one convention any other
business which. IL therein done, would require
n second convention to be held later Ample notice
is always given by publication In all OF the Repu-
lican newspapers; the primaries are held stimuli
taneously upon not less than six days notice, and
the call for the county convention invariably states
all of the matters that the convention will be called
upon 10 consider
This year exception. Every town was
fully represented in the convention and not single
seat was contested. was there suggestion from
any source that the convention was not fairly and
regularly constituted and organized. This. notwh-
standing the fact that there were In the canvass
seven candidates for Sheriff. three OF whose names
were presented to the convention and fourteen bal
lots taken before a choice was made.
This year every aspirant. save one, for p rs on
the local ticket desired that the nominations be
made ~ the date finally chosen. and contest to
the selection of a Sheriff and Of Congressman
Foote's successor had aroused a degree OF interest
excitement that OvershddOWeI every other issue
and made Mr. Foote's friends anxious to obtain an
elr.y declaration n his favor from Franklin These
var th- influences that controlled In liking the
date Il Franklirs convention. Mr.. Pldtt suggested
concerning IT, aad. a. ihr as Know. has never
sought interfere in any wa!. either with the time
OF holding county conventions or with their pro-
ceiurr.
county In the State COnvt n-ion were agreed upon
unanimously. and without single suggestion by
ANYBODY that their appointment be delayed. Other
than myself they are among ne most active, ile
most reasonable and ;he most Influential Repub-
uc,ns in the county and the overwhelming majority
of the Republicans OF Franklin would be willing 10
trust them all even In matters weightier than a.
repre- sentatives In Il state convention.
Superb Iendepi OF Banks at Mr. PATS d citation
do net know IL. As matter OF fact. had the
ne lriy support Of Senator Miller William Brook
field Lieutenant Governor SdNton, toLtoier Rob
erfs and Attorney General Hancock. Moreover.
had the rdor cement of every Republican State Sen
ator except two who committed 10 another: OF
Horace Russell. Chauncey NJ. Dep.w an: Of scores
Of prominen, Republicans throughout the State
throughout the State % nearly every important
/, nix m New York cay. and Of Henry g. hureifh
w,ho heads WASHINGTON County's ant.-Pla,t delega-
ION 10 the State Convention elected last March
" FREDERICK ID. KILBURN.
Albany June 90 1896