The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-04
oDELL, PLATr AND DUNN.
A Chapter in the History Of the New York
Republican Organization.

A Chapter in the History Of the New Yerk
Republican Organization.
The Governor, Chairman's organ, the
Nevbur0 Rc1s. speaking Of its patrons
State convention, says:
II Senator Plat had beea state leader. Timothy
L. Woodruff would have been Nominated for Gov.
ernor His nomination would have been forced.
Recounting the strength Of Mr.. Woodruff
In the convention village, the Governor
Chairman's official mouthpiece declares
that Mr.. Woodruff knew he was defeated
before the convention got down to work
A. this juncturc Piattism became an element In
the situation. Senator Plat declared for che nomi
nation Of Woodruff, In disregard OF the open"
convention agreement. and urged all his partissns
10 support the Brooklyn man. II mattered not TO
MI Flat that the Republican leaders and masses
generally desired Mr.. Higgins as standard bearer:
the Senator set his heart upon woodruff and steeled
II against Higgins and all othrr asprsnts. and II
he had possessed the power would have compelled
tho triumph OF his choice and the defeat OF the
popular choice.
Senator Paus attitude frightened Woodruff
prospects 0 bit
Further along the Governor Chairman's
organ takes to task "one George W. Dunn"
for not rising In the convention and APP
plauding a sentiment uttered by Assem-
blyman James #. Rogers OF Binghamton
concerning the Governor Chairman. The
organ makes Mr.. Rogers reply to Fender
CAST evidently William A. Prendergast OF
Brookiynl, and yet 'one George W. Dunn
did not rise and applaud this remark made
by MIR. Rogers
have no sympathy with those who are utterfns
carping unjust. unfair aud often malicious crit
cisms OF the masterful man who Is the Chief Exec-
utivc OF our State and chairman OF our State
committee.
The Governor hairman's organ should
not be so hard on Col. Dunn. In all fair
ness 1t should tell Of Col Dunn's frantic
antics of approval when Mr. Rogers a few
seconds later, speaking Of Senator Platt,
said
lie has been abused. he has been bersted. be has
been threatened but with II all he has gone upper.
turbed toward what he thought was the right.
In every Instance he has said. fred by tho spirit
OF old Barbara Fnetchic for his country: shoot,
II you must. this old gray head. but spare your
partys flag" II mistake not there Is rolling
from the people of the State OF New York. from the
Republicans Of New York State. to-day. as never
before. the rank and nie are exolalming In no I'm.
certain tones: who touches hair Of yon gray
head dies like dog" Applause.l
Will the Governor ChairInan's organ
forget Col. Dunn for one number and ex-
plain why the Governor Chairman did not
rise in the convention and applaud that
sentiment from Mr.. Rogers? Keen eyes in
the convention saw the Governor Chairman,
sitting at the head Of the Orange county
delegation, silent and white faced, while
the cheers echoed from the uttermost raft
ers of the convention hall.
Perhaps little story Of an incident which
happened Immediately after the campaign
of 1902 will serve to explain why COL Dunn
did not rise and applaud Mr.. Rogers's
modicum OF taffy for the Governor Chair
man.
The Goyernor-C Chairman, who was re-
elected in 1902 by a beggarly s,sl4 plurality,
hurried after election day that year from
his home in Newburg to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, where he grasped the hand Of Sena-
tor Plat and thanked him for his reelection.
Il told the Senator" said the Governor
Chairman to Col. Dunn and to others later
on the same day, that would never forget
what he has done for me. could not have
in for me in the last two weeks"
Stuff" said Col. Dunn in reply to the
Governor Chairman. Ben. yod'n be the
Audu W Cub IIICdt. ln8b What
you've been trying to do for two years
back"
Within one year from that time, by the use
OF the patronage OF the Office to which
Platt. according to the Governor Chair
mans own utterances had reelected him, he
had seized control OF the New York Repub-
hcan county committee. one OF Platt's
prime assets as Republican leader Of the
State; and four months later the Governor
Chairman, by means Of the patronage,
turned Plat out of control OF the Republican
State committee and set himself up as
chairman in Col, Dunn's shoes. Moreover,
the Governor Chairman, according to the
Littauers and the Brackets In his train,
said that Plat should not be sent as dele
gate at large to the Republican national
convention at Chicago unless he minded
his P's and Q's."
Then 1t was, also, that the Govern or Chair
mans organ began to urge upon Senator
Platt that, inasmuch as he had become lead
er emeritus he should also become Senator
emeritus" meaning that Plat should retire
from the United States Senate.