The sun., 1903-12-28
ELLSWORTHHERE TOSEEPLATT
TALK WAS CHIEFLY OF DELE
GATES TO CHICAGO.
The senator Refers to the Roosevelt ResO.
luton OF 1907 When Asked About
Pledges This Year-Littauer's Con.
stituents Seek His Scalp In the 2Bth.

feuHek lulh NVus
stituents Seek His Scalp In the 2sth.
Senator Platt had for Republican visitors
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday ex-
Senator Timothy E. Ellsworth of Niagara
county, John b. II. Mongin of Seneca and
Postmaster Van Colt. To-day more of
the upstate Republicans who have been
invited by Senator Platt to come d own and
talk things over are expected.
Senator Platt's talk with Mr.. Ellsworth
had to do with the Republican situation in
the western counties and bore, it was said,
particularly on the delegates probably to
be sent from the Congress districts in that
territory to the national convention in June.
The talk with Mr.. Mongn was on similar
lines Postmaster Van Cott went over
with Senator Platt the situation in this
county.
Senator Platt was asked il the seventy
eight delegates from the State to the national
convention would go pledged for President
Roosevelt or unpledged.
at is little early 10 talk about such
matters" replied Senator Platt, "and yet
we are all for the President, andeverybody
knows it,"
Senator Platt was asked what sort of
, a resolution touching national affairs will
be adopted by the State convention in the
spring. where the delegates at large will
be selected.
THAT. too. replied Senator Platt. must
be determined later on. You know we
adopted resolutions for the President at
the convention which met in Saratoga in
September. 1902, and see no reason to
change the sentlmentsof those resolutions.
The plank in the convention to which
Senator Platt referred was as follows:
We give to Presiden: Roosevelt and his
Administration our Heartbeat approval and
most cordial support We recognize the
policies Of his lanented predecessor and the
rare capacity he has shown in meeting the
We ooH WITH to his
election to the Presidency In 1904 and 40 far
az this convention has the power we pledge
thereto the earnest efforts OF the Repu blican
party Of this State.
An upstate Republican said that the
Republicans of the Twenty-ffth Congress
district Littauer s-will 60 after his scalp
next fall and that the preliminaries were
already under way, to make things lively
for the Hero, Of Rats and Gaunts." This
.Mr. Knox, the Johnstown millionaire
geiatine manufacturer. is being doomed
to knock out Littauer. The district, as
you are aware. is made up OF Fulton. Ham
ilton. Montgomery, Saratoga and Warren
counties. think beyond question that
State Committeeman Worden of Saratoga
is an out and out Platt man as between the
case of lineup Bracket and Worden
would separate. Ex-senator Harvey j.
Donaldson of Ballston, Saratoga county,
would understand, like to be candidate
and Hamilton now control the Congress
nomination as against Warren and Mont
-Worden and Donaldson and ex-Assem-
blyman George w. Cavanaugh of Water
ford, Saratoga county, and Cavanaugh's
hrNtbar xrbo xpl alactaI ShariH of Sn ratnVa
county this fall, Brackett being compelled
to nominate him on account Of his personal
strength, and ex-District Attorney Tom
Hamilton of Saratoga county could get the
Saratoga Congress delegates for Donald
SON."
Political mathematicans were at the hotel
who told of results in different counties
since Gov. Odell began to manage things in
his own interests. THE SUN has already
told how the Governor home city of New
burgh and Orange county went to smash
on Nov. 8, and the funny fellows, who don't
like to take things too seriously, hauled
out the Democratic vote of the county as
follows:
rr. Assembly dissrtc. ,.,,...., 500 ..,Gnzzss
Second Assembly district ;., a., aH. t,7e
70 per cent
The Republican vote in the county has
been as follows:
First Assembly district ............., 5,eso $3.50
second Assembly district b.27n 1919
Republican vote at standstin.
Gov. Odelrs right hand man and chief
adviser, Representative Littauer. other
wise Rats and Gaunts. of Fulton and Ham
ilton presents an interesting record. The
Democratic vote for Fulton and Hamilton
has been al follows:
Fulton and Hamilton ..,...,...,.... $3.50 i,SI
Democratic increase. Il per cent
And here is the Republican vote:
1901. 1908
Fulton and Hamilton ............. $50 <.S75
Republican decrease. 1884 per cent
"A few mont hs more OF Odell and Lit
tauer," said Republican solon, "and wei
all 20 to hades in a hand basket
SYRACUSE. Dec. 27.--Former United
States Senator Frank Hiscock and State
Superintendent Of Insurance Francis Hen
bricks were interviewed to-day on the
probability of their attending Senator
Platts conference and their alleged state
ment that they would not attend
Mr.. Hiscock said my business engage
ments would keep me from going to New
York, even if l had been invited, which
was not
Mr. Hendricks said :! do not wish to