New-York tribune., 1900-11-26
SAY POLICE BILL rs DEAD.
SOME LEADERS THINK 1T WILL NEVER
BE INTRODUCED.

Senator Platt at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday, and in the course of the day he talked
with Colonel Dunn chairman of the Republican
State Committee; George w Aldridge Of
Rochester, and other leaders. Senator PIatt was
also in conference with his son. Frank H. about
the proposed State Constabulary bill Frank H
Platt is the prime mover in trying to have such
a law enacted. In fact, 1t is freely said by the
politicians that If it not for young Mr. Platt
the proposed measure would be dropped. Some
prominent Republican leaders yesterday conf
IDENTIFY asserted that the bill would never be in
troduced. and one prominent Republican said
that Senator Platt already realized. that the op-
position was so great that he could not hope TO
nave the measure become law.
FRANK II. Platt has come in for a great deal OF
censure. Some prominent leaders in the Repub-
hcan organization were saying yesterday that
Frank H. Platt trying to succeed his father
as State leader when Senator Platt was ready
to retire from the management of the organi-
zation.
Some interesting information leaked out in the
course Of the day about Republican affairs in
Troy. 1t Is well known that for long time
Ex-Governor Black and Louis F. Payn have
been fighting the regular organization there. At
the last State Convention. however, ex-Gov-
ernor Black came back into the fold, and re-
Gently Louis F. Payn has also recanted and
become regular. Within the last week Mr..
Black has been in the city and talked and dined
with Senator Platt. The reason for these confer
ences has just been discovered. The postmaster
of Troy. Mr.. Leggett who has acted as the
regular organization leader in Troy in fighting
Black and Payn, has been most vigilant,
active and alert foe. He has caused the Black
Payn fiction end of trouble. and Mr. Black
came here, 1t was said yesterday, TO have Mr..
Leggett called off" 1t was said last night that
a truce had been patched up in Troy, and that
Ex-Governor Black and Mr.. Payn would be re-
stored to their old standing In the organization
and that Leggett would be called on
There was great deal OF curiosity yesterday
to know what George W. Aldridge was doing
around headquarters, and whether he would
succeed in getting lucrative place under the
Roosevelt refused to reappoint Mr.. Aldridge
State Superintendent of Public Works on ac
count of the canal question Mr.. Adridge has
been out OF office. 1t has been said that he
would be made State Railroad Commissioner.
Colonel Dunn. the new chairman of the State
Committee, Is at present a member OF the State
Railroad Commission, but there has been
runor that he would resign and that Mr.
Aldridge would be appointed in his place.
Colonel Dunn declined to discuss the matter last
night. but 1t was intmated that he would
sign soon after the first OF the year Whether
Mr. Odel1 will appoint Mr.. Aldridge OF not
could not be ascertained, but Senator Platt said:
Mr.. Aldridge is a capable. efficient and worthy
Republican. He deserves any every thing the
organization can do for HIM. This was taken
to mean that Aldridge would be appointed.
Senator Platt also said that Adjutant-General
Hoffman would probably be reappointed