The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-28
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tary OF the interior in the ca blnet-
The withdrawal of Colonel McCook,
in the estimation of Republican au-
thorities. leaves the New York situa-
ton in somewhat of a tangle. Perhaps
things will be Strengthened out when
Senator-elect Plat calls upon Presl-
dent-elect Mckinley in Washington.
Every reasonable and amicable effort
is to be made to untangle things. The
New York Republicans say they be-
lieve the state is entitled to recoS-
milton, and that up TO this hour the
only recognition accorded TO 1t is the
prospective appointment of General
Horace Porter, an organization
Republican, to be ambassador to
France President Mckinley will be
the twenty fifth president of the United
States. and they point out that
twenty-one administrations have givei
to New York state representative in
the cabinet.
New York state gave to Mr.. McKin-
ley on election day 26S, 467 plurality.
The total popular vote in the nation of
Mckinley over Bryan was 603,514, so
that New York state contributed
nearly one-half of the popular plu-
rality.
When the rumor of Colonel McCook's
declination became known to the
ford, the announcement that the
Brooklyn man was still in the field for
cabinet place promptly followed
His friends hope to see him get the
postoffice department, expecting to see
the interior portfolio go to a western
man.
The recognition of Colonel John j.
McCook wss brought about, it was
said, in a peculiar way. Colonel Nc
q r
ing tour to Canton and evidently Mr..
Mckinley thought that he would make
a good cabinet officer, and that his
selection might unravel the tangie. 1t
did not appear at that time that Mr..
Mckinley desired to appoint General
Wocdford. Colonel McCook has al
ways been upon the most friendly
terms with Mr.. Plat, and of this Mr.
Mckinley was fully aware. Mr.. Nc
Cook. however. desired the place of
Encouragement, and when it appeared
yesterday that he could not have that
place, he made it known to Mr.. Nc
Kinley that he did not care for the
place of secretary of the interior. AT
no time has Colonel McCook been the
candidate of the Republican organ
ization of the state of New York for
any place in the cabinet.
Mr.. Plat received word at the Filth
Avenue hotel last night that Governor
Black had dispatched a special mes
sage from Albany with the certificate
of his election to the senate. Mr. Platt
has already received a gracious letter
from Senator Hill. wherein Mr.. Hill
said that he would be pleased to pre-
sent Mr. Platt's certificate to the
president of the senate Mr.. Platt
will take his certificate WITH him to
Washington, hand it to Mr.. Hill. and
thank him for the proffered courtesy.
1t will no doubt be an interesting sight
to see these two political rivals of the
last Is years momentarily side by side
on an occasion like this. Mr.. Platt
said last night that he appreciated Mr..
Hills courtesy and then he recalled
how Mr.. Hill, as governor of the state,
had fired him out" as a quarantine
commissioner.
Il wonder if Senator HILL" continued
MI Plat would think it impertinent
and unfriepdiy in me if, when l meet
him in Washington, l fecall TO him
his tireless efforts to get me out of
the quarantine commission David GER
tainly worked hard for a number OF
years to get me out. He tried all sorts
of plans and they all failed until he
hit upon the question as to whether 1
was eligible to be a member of the
quarantine board, charging I was
resident of Owego and consequently
ineligible for the place. The matter
was finally taken before Judge May
ham and a jury in Albany county. Ny
attorneys We're Hamilton Harris and
W. w MacFarlane and to my last
day l shall never forget the jury in the
case. One man I recall distinctly. When
Ham Harris asked him. Who is the
governor of the state of New York?
the representative of the Green Isle
replied: L don't know, sorr.'
If
States?' 1 don't know, sorr.'
when were you born?'
" ON st. Patrick's day, sorr.'
when does that day occur in the
yearT
ON Christmas day. sorr.'
"'My friend, there is liable to be
some politics in this case; and let me
the evidence between Democrat and
a Republican, whom would you Ia
vor?'
The Jimmy Graf. livery tonne, sorr.'
This man who did not know that
Governor Hill was governor of the
state at the time and that Mr. Cleve-
land was president was accepted as
Juror and voted with the rest of his
fellows and my residence was estab-
lished to be in Owego, although 1 had
attended every meeting of the quar-
antine board in New York City for
eight years. In view of all the facts
| think that David, in addition to his
courtesy, is doing but a just thing in
presenting my certificate as his success
sor to the president of the senate.
The visit of William ]. Bryan to this
city has brought out that from the
hour of his nomination at Chicago. he
has been considered the national leader
of the Democratic party and that there
is a disposition to regard him as such
from now on until the campaign of
1900. 1t is certain that Mr.. Bryan's
friends control the national commit
tee and that they cannot be unseated
until the next national convention of
the Democratic party names their sue
cessors. Mr.. Bryan, it was ascertained
yesterday. has become greatly inter
ested in the prospective battle this fall
for a mayor of Greater New York.
He believes that if this battle is fought
on the lines of the Chicago platform
the Republicans can be defeated in the
Greater New York. Mr.. Bryan's visit
brought out also the interesting infor-
nation that the Brooklyn Democrats
are exceedingly jealous of Tammany
hall.
1t is said for the Brooklyn Demo-
Gratis that they will not be swallowed
up by Tammany hall in the matter of
candidate for mayor of Greater New
York, but that Tammany will be forced
to appoint a conference committee so
that a candidate agreeable to all shall
be selected.
Tammany and the Brooklyn Demo-
Gratis, it is said, viii follow their an
cient custom in municipal contests of
endorsing the platform of the party
adopted at the last national convention.
Tammany has always done this, and
so has the Kings county machine, and