New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-27
"SETTLED."

Inasmuch as all accounts. including his own
agree that Mr. Plat has nearly recovered from
his recent accident and is feeling as we'll as
usual there would seem to be no improperly in
the remark that he has been acting for several
days as If he were still In a condition Of physi-
cal distress and corresponding mental disturb
ance- Last Saturday, following up various hints
which had emanated from his immediate neigh
borhood, he announced that there was serious
doubt of General Greene's being chosen to sue
coed Mr.. Quigg as president of the Republican
County Committee. On Monday afternoon he
informed you fellows" of the press who asked
him what was going on that they were trying
10 make trouble. but finally in reply to specific
inquiries testify said that nothing had been
settled would be settled or could be settled
until the next day, when the district leaders
would confer and dispose of the matter. On
Monday evening, the district leaders not having
conferred in the mean time he made the formal
statement that General Greene would undoubt-
edly be elected TO Mr.. Quiggs place, and yester-
day morning he declared that the affair had
been satisfactorily arranged in that way, that
the party was now united and everybody was
happy.
The fact is that Mr.. Plat backed down for
reasons of which he does not retain exclusive
possession. 1t is known that General Greene
]
ure 10 receive; that Governor Roosevelt wrote
him letter saying in plain terms that he should
regard It as personal affront TO himself If Gen
eral Greene were turned down, and that from
various parts of the State messages indicative
of dispeasure and apprehension reached him in
significant numbers; while there is evidence
enough 10 Justify pretty confident belief that
Mr.. Odell gave him to understand distinctly
that II the Republican organization contrary to
his own recent forecast, actually was going to
make fool Of itself at the very beginning of
the campaign the chairman Of the State Com
mittee need not be counted on to assist the oper-
alton. Under these circumstances that indis-
pensabe conference Of the district leaders. with
out which, as you fellows" OF the press ought
10 have known, nothing could be settled, was
called of and Mr.. Platt ex proprio vigore. an
nounced the settlement which was confirmed
yesterday morning. On the whole II appears 70
us that MI Plat must be inclined 70 regret that
he didn't break two ribs instead Of only one.
1t is not expressly admitted that Mr.. Plat
was surprised by the emphatic disapproval Of
his plan TO attack Governor Roosevelt nv set
ting General Greene aside, but his conduct
clearly shows that he was Yet IL wouId Scam
Us II nobody, looking at the matter from anv
point Of view. could fail 10 see that the execu
ton Of the Platt programme would inevitably
Increase the general distrust and disgust with
which the performances OF the Republican or
ganizati0n at Philadelphia caused it 10 be re-
garded. and especially in1ame the antipathv
which it has aroused in this State among the
voters who brought about Governor RooseyeIt's
nomination and election two years ago. His
official conduct has not pleased them in all
Suspects but they would have quickly closed