New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
MR.. PLATTS CANDIDATES.
HIS APPARENT APPREHENSION THAT
ALDRIDGE is TOO FAR AHEAD
A PLAN TO DIVIDE HIS STRENGTH THROUGH TIE
c,ND,pAcy OF wApswoRTH AND Ellis
woRTH-GovERNoR NOR
TONS LETTER

TONS LETTER
frRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF Thu
Rochester Aug. 9.-Only two weeks l,o'"
aov the Republican State Convention VIII assem-"
at Saratoga TO se!ec; candidates io wv -, ,noeols
,aran;-C;overnor and Judge OF the Court Vi 'pp
- :, 1, ,o rersons named for the offices men'iohc"
onn, one has according TO present ''uV""'
s,e,c.cnt support 10 warrant nm III '''"N''e ~
nomination assured 49,, ,x,,o, q Vann
-, cyracuse who has opponent IN MS ca"'''
Cor denomination as an Associate JUS VI
-, :, ANNALS But no candidate for Governor U
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has a commanding pos''ion !"
~. canvass There have been an uhusuaii! ''ee
ruubcr Of uninstructed delegates eiec'eu' ~ 80
r,opor,ion OF them are madhhe "e'es"' i.'
rr,ov ..,al,e orders" They are cNloei''E vans
Cor those orders. When they receive thei' 'h's 80
..h,a ovar with enthusiasm for some one ca"u'-
ao,e II would appear from the silence Vi ''''o
machine delegates that the man VINO oW"s
has adonted the policy Of keeping secret MS ~ -
=, oho,ce for Governor until very late hour oelo'e
the convention meets .,. ooryoss
,,s, hocn related here: and although 1t mas eN-
cited smiles among Republican voters VINO are NO.
seeking an office. the followers OF neorse w o.
ar,dee here have been plunged into gloom! ',,o'e
hon they heard the story, Readers OF inc o'h'e
navsnaners will perhaps recall the cl'0u''''"
r., q Tow weeks ago Hamilton Fish gave out LOT
ruhcation n letter TO him from Governor '"'', '
In which the latter declared ne was ho' '"''
for renomnation The letter In the OPINION oi Hio''
noliticians disposed Of the suggesuoh '"~' Wv
..o,d ticket" of Morton and Saxton should De ie-
,,rat.d This suggestion had been made III We"
., tho largo number OF candidates for the once OF
Governor. and the prediction that the kepuohcah
State Convention would esssa'o a'au'0'" o's'
nomination. ,,. M,
coy,rnor Morton It would appear, ala not IKE
this publication OF his letter to NJ Fish, one Oh
"a, frepds spcaking about the affair to-day SAID;
..Nr Fish was the only one Of the candidates lo'
Governor who had the audacity 10 Wri'e ~ MI
Morton asking him plumply If he was cahuiua,'
Cor denomination. Mr. Morton wrote TO MN pri-
vately that he was not; and Fish at once siappeu
the letter into the newspapers 1t was private ,v'-
Tor and Mr. Fish had no business TO make 1t pubhc.
The Governor feels hurt and Indignant at MI FISH
action" ~ -
Thus far the men named for the Republican NOM
nation for Governor are Warner Miller, Charles l.
Saxton James A. Roberts. George W. Aidriose'
Timothy f. Ellsworth. Leslie W. Russell John raj
mer james W Wadsworth Frank 8 Black lin ION
FisS Republicans Of Herkimer County nave
named Warner Miller as their that Pn he he
is making no canvass for the honor ana doeS "o'
regard Sr4 G hn 5ee as something Of an Adrdge
for two weeks, and Nh Aldrdge mas asSedtea ' f
The Governorship The canal counties, II was SAID
We're practically unanimous for him But an ,r eX
saie abat they are we'll founded From end 10
the her Aldridges pathway on the riIc
Canal is crossed by rivals. His supporters mere are
saving that his great strength as candloate mas
made other machine candidates jealous. ana that
they have induced Thomas c. Platt 10 Persuade
lanes w WadsWorth and Timothy T. ElisWortn
10 become candidates in order 10 reduce Aldrldse
natural strength - !, 49,. o;,,,oo of
The candidacy of Wadsworth in the opinion OF a
good many politicians should be taken seriously
Shev sav that he is backed by many powerful Re-
nubiicans who argue that neither Fish. Elsworth
nor any Republican who was connected win tne
passage OF the Raines Liquor Tax law ought 70 DE
nominated Wadsworth they also say, Is farmer.
and therefore WOULD be good candidate wheh
there may be SOLE silver feeling among the he
publican farmers. 49,. -, .. s. h,s
MIR Platt il is argued would not dare TO cast his
support for Aldridge and possibly nominate MIN
with his record as Superintendent OF PuDIc w orks
In this emergency he is thought TO be clipping AZ
bridges wings by bringing Wadsworth ana ELS,
worth two Western New-York men, into the nelc
as candidates. They will divide the vote OF west
ern New-York with Aldridge. and Mr. Piatt can
afterward decide whether IT Is worth ms whie TO
aftempt 10 nominate either Wadsworth or fsls-
worth AT some time while the Republican State
Convention is in session he will be forced 10 con-
centrate the machine delegates upon some one man
for Governor. Having given assurances TO all the
machine candidates that he will keep his hands on
MIR Platt will be under the painful necessity or
breaking faith with nine out OF the ten men he mas
encouraged.