New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-05
THEY WILL FIGHT PLATT
WORTH is FOR UNITY BUT AGAINST A
Personal MACHINE.
HIS FRIENDS LIKELY TO BE HEARD FROM IN THB
LEGIsLATURE-HE SAYS THE SENATOR LACKS
BRAINS AND is no PHILosoPHER-wHAT
ATTERBURY's NEIGHBORs THINK
OF HIM SHOWN BY THE VOTE
IN THE TwESTY-THIRD

IN THE TWENTf-IHlRp
WARD OF BRooy;LYN
Jacob Worth and Sheriff William ]. Buttling'
OF Brooklyn. declare that while they are IN
favor OF uniting the Republican party they VIII
fight every move Of Thomas c. Platt In his en-
deavor TO make the Republican party or the
State Of New-York his personal machine MT
Worth was seen few minutes yesterday arter-
noon while on his way TO the Wall-st FERRY
When asked II he was in favor Of harmony ne
said:
"Yes. I certainly realize the need OF haVins
the Republican party IN the Greater NeW-io'n
| united II we are 10 have the slightest chahce
Of winning victories for the people and good
government. am feeling rather weak physi-
callv these DAYS. and It is question whether
ce, nut much hard work into politics, but what
can do will be done cheerfully. But am not
In favor Of turning over the future OF the Re-
nublcan party TO Senator Platt / have peen
thinking about his case pretty constantly TOT
Tho last few davs and I've come 10 the con-
c,us,on that he lacks brains. He doesn't kno"
ANYTHING He has cunning. but he is no phiioso-
pber There IS little use in winning victories
for the Republican party under MS Ieauei snip
He wants everything in sight afterwaru' ne
wanted 10 be nominated for Governor ana "heh
he was held off he laid pipes for the senators 7",p
and took that. 1t is not an edfyIng sPec'''e
- penubIicans TO see their leader reach OUT
itching hands for every office that fails 10 the
party.
oJust what Is best 70 do now IL ls haIu W
cav Platt has knocked everything INTO coCAcu
hat. and Tammany will run things as II pieaSes
for the next four years. I don't neheVe 'na'
Plat Is sorry about II the least olt II io'n'
equally for the Republicans next fall. think
however. that by that time Senator rla'' WIZ
have come to his senses and will conclude tha'
the Republican party cannot be run the sam
os the Democratic party in this state In 'h'S
c. poruhlican voters will follow leader
u.bao tba. leader is clean. honest ana decent
Inv, 10, him do crooked thing and they are
after him at once and when 1t comes TO Volins
tbere IS where they use their most ehVO"'N
u.aanon-the ballot That Is what they uu va
Tuesday There is no trouble IN De'"e "
cessfnl leader OF Republicans II ma" - "
est and does the right thing But you can '0o'
Renuh,icans any longer, now that theF nare
secret ballot and fair count senator
and Ouigg DO not seem to realize thls ia''' ~"
,,a,. ,v,n after a few more experiences IKE t''d'
of Tuesday. - .
"What will your friends do win re'eie" -.
Nghting Platt in the Legislature "eN' VIZ"
e.rhat.s a hard question II is too soon 10
10
-, The state that numerically they VIII not D"
oh,o n make much Of a showing. but the peo-
-, -, ~. State are aroused and the conVlctoh
is rapjdlv taking possession OF the tliius Vi ~. -.
nuhlicans that Platt is a disgrace 20 th 'S 20;
when the Republicans throughout INV O..
~ ,ho, plat can win victories only ioi
Tammany Hall they will soon come 10 'Is Is :, 70
clueion that II Is wise 10 unload MN ~ @ ~ "
found that there are enough anu.flall ~ 49,.
iJ,,noar in tho LEGISLATURE this winter 10 "'"'N
pisrt IN anv legislation aimed at strengtheh'ng
his machine with Tammany Hdl - H
nredict that they will fight him Iathvi linn
pi'.'o hot platt has had enough fight Tor Il
,,me When he gets back TO NashihEt"n no
will meet Republicans who WI ere mn, m,,m hy
GOOD advice which he VIII doubles prom ~.
80. Irttis ond Atterbury could have forced the
nomination of Seth Low II they had Wantcu ~,
They preferred the nomination OF h'E's',,i, inc ,
sheriff however. 10 an election IheE H"lu @ W..
,ho 7 o,y neopla Of this county. The price WIS
the nominations for the county oih,e"; , nU.'v
thot the ulain Republican voters oi 'hc o""n'
an,tlod ,heir accounts with these gentlemen Al
.i,.r,.,e nuniehuont was the most terribl" thing
have ever witnessed In Kings County p9HttCS,
IJo ran hundreds and hundreds 81 N"'rs "e'a'l' ,
his colleagues on the ticket III MS own "aiu.
7, ,vas an awful punishmcn: tha' was visl'ed on
q vounC man who once had IN" lWehy tnIIu
Ward solidlv al his back. His constituents are
NOT surpassed in intelligence hy any Nulc,n ~.
~ ctv 7 repoat that had Wills and AtterpuiE
united with us they could have helped US 10
ennd a solid delegation from Kings county ~
Tho Citv Convent ion. AM nc Domlhallo' VI ''''"
nv. ,yould have been brought about
"chaU YOU bc at the meeting @i the '"u"'E
Coromittce on Tuesday night next?
q am afraid rot shall prGbahly be ,t out and "l
town. But" said Mr. Worth. nnlng . on we mi uiu
NJ his cigar Il guess lot OF my itienus WI WI
No nronnd on that casion. Before that mee'-
ing takes place no doubt the ant-pla,t mem mem
bers Of the County Committee VIII get tose,n'I
ard agree upon line 81 action. oh,tro 10 Nv "
danper OF brooklyn Republicans nghtng MT.
pits battles any longer. brooklyn people
have had enough OF him
WHAT BROOKLYN MEN SAY