The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
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Plat Growing Confident go
ahead and revive it; nothing could suit
me better. In fact / would be delighted
with it, Thus spoke the Hon Thomas
Collier Plat yesterday when asked about
the Odeil gubernatoriaI boom. Mr.. Piatts
talk is of special significance TO the Dsmo-
Gratis of New York. a week ago, when it
seemed likely that the Hon. Bird S. Co.er
would be the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor. Plat punctured the Odell boom
and encouraged the friends OF Woodruff
and ether candidates. 1t is true thai at
that time MIR. Platt had the goodness TO
declare that the Democrats would not nom
mate Coler. The Comptroller is lot TIE
kind o. man Mr.. Croker is looking for, vas
the way Mr. Plat put it. Sure enough, tne
result OF the State committee meeting at
Saratoga showed that CoIer is rot the fni
of man Croker is locking for" Forthwith
the Plat machine was set in motion again
Tor Oaetl- Plat seems 10 believe conf
IDENTITY that he c2n elect his chief lobby st
Governor against any man the
Democrats are liable to nominate
now that Tammany has shown its
determination 10 defeat Colef at all haz-
ards. At the same time it appears quite
evident that the supporters OF Co-er have
not wholly despaired Of forcing him upon
TammaEy. The Hon. William F. Sae=han
has emerged from the law Cfficts or the
Hon William C Whitney, in New York
city and gone 10 his old stamping ground
in the northern part of the State 10 help
along the Coier boom. Sheehan is wo king
in the harness with Hill again. and that
they will make powerful team there can
be no doubt. Aside from his loyalty to
Elil, Sheehan has grievance against
Tammany 10 even up for the treatment of
his brother, and it is thought he will set
a lively pace for the Tammanyites in Erie
and other northern counties. II Hill can
get somebody of Sheehan's weight 10 carry
the war into Kings county, and there face
the combination of Mclaughlin and Croker
Ii IS believed to be entirely possible for
him to pull CoIer through 1t is certain
however. that Mr. Plat will keep closely
informed on the progress OF H,lI's fight
for Coler. and if he scents victory of the
upstate forces over Tammany before his
State convention meets On September 1 he
will turn from OdelI again and stow the
gubeTnatortal nomination upon Woodruff or
somebody else not so badly tarred with the
corporation lobby stick as Odell.
Sfater wins ASain.-The Democratic
national managers have given new evil
dence OF their leaning toward the emit
Norris forces in the farcieal District of
Columbia contest by naming the Hon
! Charles ". Slater and the Hon CotteT
7. Bride as the authorized agents Of The
Ways and Means Committee in Washing
ton. \ week or so ago the Hon Jim
Norris placacded the headquarters OF the
/ Congressional Campaign Committee in the
Metropolitan Hotel with a misleading cir
cular, directing all contributors TO the
campaign fund 10 forward their subscrip-
tions to him. Naturally the popular in
depreciation CT this circular was shat Nor
ris was authorized to collect funds fer
the Democratic National Committee. A
knowledge of the facts in the case shows
thar this vas 4 Enthusiastically fraudu-
lent trick OF Norris. As soon IS the
proper authorities al National Headquar-
teTS in Chicago were made acquainted with
Norris circular they promptly regulated
him by sending 10 Slater and Bride fui!
and exclusive authority 10 solicit sub
scTiptiOns in the District of Columbia to
the Bryan and Stevenson campaign fund
1t appears that certain Mr.. Green pre-
viously had been selected for this work
at the solicitation of Norris before the
National Committee was aware OF the con-
ditioa Of the party in the District and
while. for obvious reasons. Green's COM
mission has not been formally cancelled,
the spirit in which the commissions were
issued TO Slater and Bride plainly shows
that the national managers lock 10 them
and not TO Green fer results III this com
munity. Norris is Treasurer OF the Con-
/ gressioaal Campaign Committee, and in
that capacity was authorized to placs,rd
The headquarters of that organization with
his misleading circular But he is 10; All
thoTiZed to solicit OF collect cent for the
Presidential campaign. All money for this
fund should be turned over 10 Messrs.
Slater and Bride, and all money for the
Congressional Committee should be turned
over to Norris.