The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-24
PLATT OR?
The Easy Boss Seems to
Have a Cinch on the
Saratoga Dele
gates.
POOR OUTLOOK FOR WARNER MILLER
Republicans Assembling TO Name
a Gubernatorial Candidate
for New York.


gathering has not assembled to do the
viii of the Republican hosts of the State
for many years Tomorrow will bring
nearly twice as many people as are here
at present. Clubs with membership
running into the hundreds are coming.
Convention Hall will be taxed to its ut
most capacity and admission will be by
ticket
The preliminaries of the convention are
settled. The State Committee will meet
tonight and agree upon Congressman
and John Kenyon of Syracuse and
r. L. Fox of Oneonta as secretaries. The
committee will adopt the temporary roll
of the convention. upon which the names
of Mr. Platts friends will be entered in
nearly all eases. Contests will be pre-
sented in the convention, which will be
called to order at noon tomorrow by
Chairman BENJAMIN F. Odell of the Ex-
ecutive Committee Chairman Charles w.
HacSett is not expected to be on hand
to call the convention to order owing to
his illness.
Chairman John Raines of Canandaigua
is to be the chairman of the Committee
on Credentials, which will consider the
contests It will be remembered in what
personal language he addressed Warner
miller at the meeting of the New York
State delegates at st, Louis, when Mr.
Platt was chosen chairman Of the dele
CATION as against Mr. Miller. The Herki-
mer county contest is expected to pre-
sent a most interesting situation Mr.
Miller says he has the afiidayits of thirty
four out of the sixty-eight delegates to
the county convention, who swear they
voted with him. Titus Sheard claims to
have a like number of affidavits from
delegates. The Sheard delegates will no
doubt be seated. Senator Raines, as
chairman Of the Committee on Creden-
tials will be the one to uphold the re-
port of the committee should it be at
tackled. His remarks at st. Louis regard
ing Warner Miller are illustrative of what
may be expected should Mr.. Miller carry
his fight over the heads of the committee
into the convention.
Congressman Lemuel E. Quigg of New
York is to be the chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions. William Barnes,
Jr., of Albany, will be chairman of the
Committee on Permanent Organization,
and Stewart L. Woodford viii be the
permanent chairman of the convention.
It is generally supposed that the conven-
ton will finish it's work by tomorrow
night. but Mr. Plat said this morning
that its sessions would undoubtedly be
extended over until Wednesday. The con-
vention hall has been profusely decorated
with American flags bunting and shields,
while the pictures Of the national nomi-
nees adorn either side of the stage
10 f~s1 a. 81
for Governor were hustling about the
respective headquarters as much as
usual this morning. Thomas c. Platt.
as the likely Republican candidate for
Governor, was discussed with renewed
interest this morning. He has not how
ever, changed his determination to decline
to run. Mr.. Platt was the first of the
prominent leaders to enter the dining
room of the United States this morning.
He had finished breakfast before $50
O'Clock and went Immediately to his cot
tage. There he looked over his mail.
bat was alone for only few minutes. He
was soon Joined by Speaker Fish, who
said later that ne was not without hope
as he did not think Mr.. Platt would
change his decision to become a candi-
date. George W. Aldridge was just as
sanguine as ever, and says that if Mr..
sPlatt sticks to his determination not to
become candidate that nothing can
stop his (Aldridge's) nomination.
If Mr.. Platt does not interfere to pre-
vent it, Lieut.-Governor Saxton thinks
Mr.. Plat Will be the nominee. Former
Congressman James J. Belden. of Syra-
cuse, in speaking of the proposition to
have Mr.. Platt take the nomination. said:
Mr.. Piatt IS the only man in Saratoga
who has a hand in naming the man to
be nominated for Governor by this con-
vention. If he is to take the responsi-
bility Of naming the candidate there is no
reason why he should not take upon him
self the responsibilities of the office of
Governor. The result of the election
should Mr. Platt be a candidate would
go far to clear the factional atmosphere
which confronts us. 1 think Mr. Platt
viii eventually take the nomination, as
there IS sentiment which favors fore
ing It upon him.
J. Sioat Fassett has been here for sew
eral days. but has remained unusually
euiea His friends arc suggesting him
as compromise candidate for Governor
should Mr.. Platt and Mr.. Aldridge be
out of the question.
Mr.. Plat when seen by a representative
Of the United Associated Presses said
Il have not changed my discrimination
not to be candidate. Ny boom is
busted. was Governor yesterday. mt
am not figure in the situation TO-DAY"
Mr. Platt spoke in like vein 70 his
friends, but the fact remains that such
Of his fntimates as Edward Lauterbach.
Congressman Quigg and former Postmas-
ter Cornelius Van cott have not stopped
proselyting in Mr.. PATS interest among
The delegates. Their are many prominent
Republicans from all sections Of the State
who believe this morning that the nom
inatton will be forced upon Mr.. Platt.
They quote Mr., Platt's suggestion that
the candidates for Governor be allowed
% fight Il out in the convention, and
state hat # this is done and the balIoting
begins without any man having the usual
support Of Mr.. Platt that the convention
viii be stampeded 70 Mr.. Piatt. There
are other Republican leaders equally as
prominent who are Of the opinion that ii
would be mistake to nominate Mr.
Faff. They point out that Thurlow
Weed would never accept d domination
fes Governor. and say ii is much prsfef-
abe te be q warwick than Governor.