The sun., 1898-11-03
PLATT Is NOT LUKEWARM.
THE REPUBLIOAN LEADER BRANDS 4
TAMMANY LIE.

i He IL for Theodore Roosevelt and All this
Candidates of Sound Money and = Clear
| Judiciary and Has Been, First, Last
| and All the Time-A Frank Statement
| Richard Croker and his adiutants who are
/ putting up the campaign for Richard Crok er'i
| candidate for Governor. Augustus Van Wyck
have. within the last few days. vagRed theiI
| heads In an attempt TO be mysterious and have
said to their vlsitors; III you only knew what
We know, you would 20 out and put your
money on Van Wyok."
In whispers and innuendo Richard Croker's
friends have said that Senator Platt and the
leading Republicans Of the State were not
heart and soul for Col. Theodore Roosevelt's
election. While the betting In Wall street can
not bo regarded as having the slightest sig
nihcance, Richard Croker'a friends In Bell a
Cos office have said that part Of their conf-
dence a. expressed by the betting has been be-
cause they believe that the Republican leaders
were not favorable TO Roosevelt's election.
Bell & Co. offers 10 bet on Van Wyok. how
ever. have been mainly due to a well-dehned
policy on thsNbart OF Richard Croker and his
adjutants to attempt to influence wavering
voters in favor Of Van Wyck. In every cam
paign there are always voters who like to say
after election day that they voted for the win
ner. and It is these that Richard Croker and his
adiutants are after.
The Republican campaigners at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and at county headquarters. 1
Madison avenue. have heard the innuendo
and whispers OF Richard Orokers friends con-
corning Senator Platt It was agreed on all
sides that they are but the final desperate
efforts to arouse turmoil and trouble. Senator
Platt has not been inclined to notice the re-
ports. Some OF the most influential business
men. Republicans and sound money Demo-
Gratis. called upon Senator Plat yesterday. and
said that they believed he should say some
thing about the malicious reports.
Senator Platt replied that he did not believe
that anything was necessary from him for the
reason that all Republicans and their sound
money allies were convinced that any state
ments Of disloyalty on his part were false on
their face. Nevertheless. at the request Of
these business men and other citizens. Senator
Platt decided last night to issue the following
statement:
The Democratic campaign managers at the
Hoffman House seem to be out OF campaign
material Before Col. Theodore Roosevelt was
nominated for Governor tho Tammany Tax
Commissioners attempted to question his
eligibility. The Democratic campaiGners
quickly dropped that ISSUE They then an
nounced that they would make an attack upon
the judiciary as one OF their issues. That did
not turn out right. They then muzzlsd all Of
their candidates on the money issue. Not a
single Democratic candidate has been allowed
to say single word on this vital issue OF the
campaign. That step also has proved disas-
trous to the Democrats.
SO utterly demoraliZed are our Democratic
adversaries that the latest issue announced by
them is a personal slander against me. They
have caused 1t to be circulated that am luke
warm to the candidates Of the Republican
k.A, ktnI~ok 4 ~ ~ mn
would not pay the slightest attention to such
slander II it were not for the fact that our ad-
versaries have peddled this story all over the
State. It IL baseless. slanderous falsehood.
The Republican party. the Republican
party's organization in the State and in the
Greater New York. from the most important
official connected with 1t to the humblest man
in the ranks. has been working day and night
faithfully and loyalty for the election Of the
Republican State ticket. the Republican
candidates for the Legislature and
the Republican candidates for Congress.
The sound-money allies of the Republi-
can party in this fight have also worked as they
never worked before. The business men. the
workinRmen and all classes Of citizens are de-
termined that Col. Theodore Roosevelt and his
associates on the State ticket. and all other
candidates for office who stand upon the sound
money principles laid down in st. Louis in
1893. shall be elected next Tuesday.
Col Roosevelt's election and the election Of
his associates on the State ticket is assured be-
yond the shadow Of doubt. The Legislature
will be Republican by q good majority on Joint
ballot and great delegation OF Republican
Congressman is to be sent to Washington from
the State Of New York to sit in the fifty-sixth
session Of the House Of Representatives.
Finally. and with fervor. wish to say
again thet the Democratic slAnder that am
lukeWarm to the election of the Republican
State ticket demonstrates the utterly demor-
allied condition OF the Democratic campaign
ers. It is too ridiculous and too untrue for
further comment"