New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12
NEW YORK. SUNDAY. JANUARY IL, lS96-TIRTY PAGES
SCHEME TO BEAT FASSEIT.
A SNAP" CONVENTION CALLED IN HIS
DISTRICT

Pr.ATT GETS IN HIS WORK WHILE FAssETT IS
DELEGATE TO ST LOUIs-ARCHIE
BAXTER pLATT's CANDIDATE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Albany. Jan 1.-THE design of the Platt Re-
publicans to have early Congress district con-
ventions and an early Republican State conven-
ton for the election of delegates to the Republ-
can National Convention is beginning TO nave a
snap character. David B. Hill orce mad a
snap midwinter convention. and did not pfoht
In the end by it. The excuse given for carry
conventions is that they are essential for Mr.
Morton's sake, but this reason seems odd, when
there is 70 other Republican candidate in the
State.
The first of the SNAP" Congress district con-
ventions Is to be held at the Jefferson House,
in Watkins. on February s. The call for TINS
convention was issued only day before yester-
day 1t reads follows.
The Republican electors of the XX!Xth Congres-
sonal District of the State Of New-York, comprs,
ing the counties of Chemuns Seneca, ochuyle' & anu
Steuben are requested 10 send delegates 20 CoH-
gressonal District Convention to a pe heIs a! We
on February s. 1896 at o'clock p; m, Tor me elec
Presidential eiector for said district. The number
Of delegates to which each OF salt coun's y ~
titled
Conntv ;: Chemung County. ); Steu0en County lst
District ;; Steuben County Id District, D.
This XXIXth Congress District is known polit-
ically as "Fass It's district" from the fact that
J. Sloat Fassett is the most prominent Repub-
lican living in it, Mr.. Fassett is now in the far
West and ii may be suspected that the con-
gressional District Convention is held early part
" with the idea of shutting him out Of any par
tcipation in the choice of the two delegates VINO
will go TO the St Louis convention from the dis
trict Mr. Fas9ett would honor the district. If
ne should be sent as a delegate, and it Is be-
lieved that Governor Morton desires him to go
to St Louis.
The Platt Republicans have put forward as A
candidate against him Colonel Archie f. Bax-
ter Clerk Of the Assembly. Colonel Baxter. al
though he lives in Chemung County will not
have its suppAt. He will therefore. be elected,
if at all. by "a votes Of the Republicans living
in other counties. John +. Parkhurst, of Bath,
is being pushed as Bakers fellow delegate by
the Platt Republicans in Steuben County. a
large body of Morton Republicans in Steuben
County are supporting William II. Nichols. of
Bath az their candidate for delegate. NJ. Mich
OILS was a candidate for the Republican nOmi-
nation for Senator in the district last fall and
was member OF the Constitutional COnVen-
ton Of 1924. Mr.. Parkhurst is a prominent law
yer member If the Republican State Com
mittee, and In 1892 he was delegate to the Re-
publican National convention at Minneapolis.
James a. Roberts. the State Controller. Will
probably be one of the delegates from one of the
Erie County Congress districts Hamilton Fish
and Samuel y. Coykendall say they have the
Congress district covering the counties Of u
stsr- Putnam and Dutchess in their possession.
and that they intend to 20 as delegates to the
Republican National Convention.