The sun., 1897-03-02
W00DFORD STOCK IS DOWN
BLISS NAY RECONSIDER MS DEO-
LINiTION or 4 CABINET PLACE.

kinIcy ON His Arrival Mt the Ebbttt House
This Artcrnoon to Consider the subject.
WASHINGTON, March lit has hccn apparent
all day that those who on the fringe In Re-
publican national affairs have manifested undue
haste In their effort to have the Cabinet situar
ton. as far as New York is concerned, settled 70
their liking. Mr.. Hanna, who Is closcr TO Mr..
Mckinley than any other man On earth, says:
What's the hurryi why no; wait till Mr..
Mckinley gets to Washington He'll be here
tomorrow, and the inauguration does not take
place until Thursday. Lots wait for him."
Mr.. Platt who is US much Interested In he
Republican situation IN New York State Is any
man In 1t, says.
Would not 1t be advisable to await The COM
ing OF Mr. McKh,cyt No man can forctell who
is to be the New York Republican to 20 into 'hs
Cabinet. We are all for Woodford. und we shall
remain for Woodford TO the last Any talk that
New York Republicans are to bring forward aIF
other candidate besides Woodiord Is ,hoto
| foundation. 1t is not good sense TO sw'p hOgsos
crossing u stream
Tho situation as TO New York &c tcrsor
put when It is said that neither McKini,s.
Hanna, nor platt has at this moment i"b
slightest notion IA TO the Republican who Is .
| complete Mr.. VI, Kinloys Cabinet. AM nett hec
do they know whether he Is 10 come rom sew
| York or Pennsy lvania. That's a pretty strong
| statement to make. but innsinuth ls IL ~ ho
| copper-rvetcd uttcrancc OF those most directly
! interested. IL will doubtless tend to demonstrate
! ia Just what II tange the whole matter is o.
night after hours and hours OF fruitloss consui-
| tatons, which were earnest and vet en.l.ely
| friendly from every standpoint.
| With the understanding, there,o:e, chat AL 10
| speculation as 10 the New York situation, it
| will do no harm to 20 and tell that lust aftcc
! breakfast this morning Mr.. Hanna wendell his
| way from his rooms In The Arlington 20 be
! rooms of Mr.. Platt. which are on the same fioJi.
| Tho meeting between these two foremost Ropub-
| lican warriors was entirely cordial and each
graduated the other on his elevation to the Sem
ate. Naturally Mr. Hanna and Mr. Piatt talked
about the New York situation. and naturally
| both declined uftcrward 10 tell what said at
| the interview There IL n political etiquette
about such matters, though, which II applied TO
| this particular interview between Mr.. Hanna
and Mr.. Plat might give some insight to just
| what happened, and ii would be this:
| Mr.. Hannn, after expressing the hope that Mr..
Platt was in excellent health. would say that,
| while he was not empowered TO speak for Mr..
| Mckinley. II would doubtless be greatly appre-
ciatcd by Mr.. Mckinley ON his arrival in WASH
! ington tomorrow II MIR Hanna could be able In
| few words to give him the exact views Of the
| organized Republicans Of the state OF New York,
| as represented by Senator-clcct Platt as to the
man they desired for Cabinet place. Mr..
Hanna would add that he would be glad Also IL
Mr.. Plat would find 1t convenient to call on the
President-elect at the Ebbitt House some time
| tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Platt in reply would say TO Mr., Hanna
that he was glad to see him looking 80 robust
and hearty. that he certainly intended to call on
Mr. Mckinley tomorrow to pay his respects
and to wish for him most successful adminis-
tra,ion. and gs for the New York sill uation, why.
the organization had presented the name of
Stcwar; !. Woodford Tor a Cabinet place, and
then Mr. platt would go on to tell Woodfords
record, adding that the organization had no
other name 10 present to tho Prcsidcnt-elect.
Mr.. Hanna woull leave Mr.. Platt gratified
over the fur. that he was officially conversant
with the attitude OF tho New York Republicans,
because the clatter Of licutennnts and the chat
ter Of high priva,os not in the confidence OF Mr..
Platt might have nluddlcd the real facts as 10
the situation.
| However hypothetical he foregoing may
| appear to the intelligent re tdcrs Of THE SuN 1t
| is an undisputcd fact that Mr.. Mckinley. Mr..
Hanna and Mr.. Platt are to have talk to-
| morrow afternoon at the E6btt House over the
New York situation soon after the President
| elect arrives from Canton.
When this fact became known there was gem
cral buzz among the positive Mckinley men, who
have not forgotten that Mr.. Platt objected to Mr..
Mckinlcy's nomination at ~. Louis and hit out
from the shoulder in his opposition To it, They
could not understand why Mr. Mckinley and
Mr.. Platt should meet or why Mr.. Mckinley
should receive Mr.. Platt at all and more rub
bish OF the same sort. 1t was pointed out, though.
that this proposed meeting between Mr. Mckn-
that m tI the ~ democrats should ponder. The town
Is full OF political students, and II was not neces-
sy TO- 3 very tIr nos one S,T, was s tSsna ao whS no
smash temporarily Tor various reasons not the
least of which was that any Democrat who dif.
fered with Mr.. Cleveland was read ont oI tho
party and abused and pursued by IN, thS Mug
wumps and Democrats neSwsp.pe;S. mill' Mnr. n.
not considered Ia be Dcmo.rlts because they
had the hardihood 10 diner with some Of
the policies of Mr., Cleveland. In other words,
! so the political student de 'larci, G!cveland's
.. utteranccs were made the test OF democracy,
, Gratis Cleveland was the party, it was con-
tinued, and then . came Ne ques,i3n, where s y
out out that hat the Republicans had right to oppose
Mr. Mckinley nomination Il they thought y
to be unwisr at the time, and that healthy and
iron from the minute Mr., Mckinley was nominated
their cnthusiasm TO have him elected, and close
friends OF Mr.. Mckinley said TO-DAY that lac en-.
opposed opposed his nomina, ION, There are no men Il
was added, marked for slaughter. as in the
case Of Cleveland, whose pOndcrous intellect
had conceived that he was the only Democrat on
earth.
on fresh young New York anti'llatt Republican
broke in with the declaration, ANYWAY, Bush
, nell was compelled TO appoint Hanna TO be
Senator to succeed sherman Just why this
daisy in the political field trcspassed upon the
Ohio situation hc himself j. not probably aware,
but up spoke an older and wiser nnti-Iatt Now
| York Republican ono known from Gowahus 10
, | Suspension Bridge, and swinging his hst at the
novice he roargt;
!, Let me tell you, Young man, that Marx
Hanna is the last man IN the world who would
i. | father that remark of yours; lnt me tell you,
J | young man. morrov or, that the Republican. bs
, | he Hanna or Platt, or Reed, or even Mckinley
! | himself, who gets IN the way OF the success ot
i | this Administration will answer 10 the people
for his conduct aud TO the Republican people a.
q that. The next four years are fraught with
: ! dangers II the party Is disunited. and marx my
' words, no Republican, no matter how big OF
!, | prominent, viii be tolerated who intertcrel
| with the success Of this Administration. and, as
| said before. II Mr.. Mckinney himself is the dis
organizer he will be- compelled to answer for hii
| conduct, ,,.,.,
, | The daisy willcd under the onslaught. With
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