The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-06
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a Conhdentini Conversation Garblsd and Pub.
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Tho Tribune OF yesterday contained what
purported to be an interview with walter b.
Atterbury Of Brooklyn. In which Mr.. Atterbury
was made to call Jacob Worth n scoundrel and
to say other things calculated to disintegrato
tno republican party in Brooklyn, q work which
"hitelaw Reid has been trying to accomplish,
not only In Brooklyn, but throughout the State.
IL appears that most of the things Mr.. After.
bury said were said in confidence to tho Tribune
reporter, and that person, evidently at the be.
nest OF some ono representing tho Ambassador
OF the United States to the Queens Jubilee,
was compelled to write for publication in the
Irtoune that which Mr.. Attcrbury refused to
say Tor publication. A reporter Of the Brook
lyn Times showed the interview, as printed in
yesterdays Tribune, to Mr.. Atterbury. Ac-
eordipE TO the Times this is what Mr.. After
bury had to say about It:
referring TO q. pretended interview In the
IrIoune this morning, i want to say that | met
a reporter of that paper. and refused to say
anything for publication; but with a thorough
ton l expressed my opinion OF Mr.. Worth.
IN that conversation | did not make any
OF the statements attributed to me regarding
the Republican Assemblymen; The reporter
asked me what 1 knew as to the attitude tho
Republican ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS would assume
unite with Tammany Hall to defeat Republi-
can measures II requested to do SO by Jacob
S Minran; | 5ep Tiyan that If ! F fsit ! s%Es THAT %", Assem- nss n
Worth man, as he had been nominated by gem
tlemen. who were friends Of mine and who were
not Worth men. As to Mr.. Marshall l said
that he represented an anti. Worth ward and l
did not believe he would. vote. against the Re-
PUBLICAN party In the Legislature. l never
said l controlled Mr.. Marshall or anybody else.
1 never said II Mr.. Marshall didn't stand by
me. would bring about his retirement. I did
say privately thnt il Mr.. Marshall united with
the Democrats to, defeat proper Republican
measures he would injure himself in the
continually misrcpresented in the papers.
I'm politics l have not changed the position
national Administration. i an. frank to say
that when l realized that Mr.. Lows nomina.
tton was impossible because New York. Queens,
and Richmond were absolutely against him,
Strong or ex Mayor Schroeder and 1t would
have been brought about had it not been for
Jacob Worth This awful disaster which has
York is due moro to Jacob Worth: than to any
other. one man because he misled Mr.. Lows
friends into thinking that he WORTH could
of the anti.Platt men of Kings county. when he
was Platt's leader here, made it impossible for
us to act with him. / am frank to admit that
as between Tammany Hall and MIR. Platt ]
prefer Mr.. Plat or any other Republican, but
l look upon Mr.. Mckinley as the leader of the
Republican party in the United States.
Lows nomination would never have. been &C.
New York, which controlled a majority Of the
convention, MI. Lows friends made a fata,
entering. into an alliance with Worth, who &C
cepted their oyertures only for the purpose o.
crushing US all out Of existence; Worth didn't
care anything about Low; and we who have
fought for honest politics here could not be il
the same. party with Worth. Mr.. Platt's rela
ton to this matter was simply that he requested
County Convention and the County Commit
tee"