Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-16
PLATT'S BIRTHDAY-73
MANY FRIENDS VISIT WITH HIM
AT CoNEY ISLAND.

Senator Platt passed a balmy seventy
third birthday at the Oriental Hotel. Coney
Island, yesterday. 1t was on this spot that
Mr.. Plat in former years planned with his
friends in the republican party of the state
most of his campaigns within the last dec
ade. In response to letters sent out by
Mr.. Plat many of his old-time friends
gathered about him on this occasion.
Most of these republicans talked politics
with Mr.. Plat on the veranda of the hotel
during the afternoon and in the evening. to
celebrate the Senator's birthday, many
gathered about Mr.. and Mrs Plat.
odell Failed to Show Up.
Mr. Odell was expected, but didn't turn
up. Timothy L. Woodruff, ditto. Most OF
Mr.. Platts friends in the southern tier
told him yesterday that they could not en-
gage in any movement which looked to the
reelection of Mr. Odell to be state chair
man. Mr.. Plat told them that all he was
looking for was harmony in the state for
this fall. We've all got to get together"
Mr. Plat said to them.
Some of the jokers In the bunch said that
apparently all the harmony desired and all
the getting together advocated seemed to
be in the way of smashing Gov. Higgins
Tor a denomination senator Piatt frankly
told his republican friends that he didn't
think Gov. Higgins could be reelected.
The same old talk of the last few months
as to the availability of Lieut.. Coy. Bruce
was again heard; but the state convention
will not be held until along about Sep
TENDER % at Saratoga, and Mr. Platt's
friends said there was plenty of time to
talk candidates for the state ticket and TO
pick out a state chairman to succeed Mr..
Odell.
Gossip Over State Chairman.
How you'd you like the job again?"
said Mr.. Plat, turning to Col. Dunn.
Not In thousand years." rejoined the
How would you like the job again."
Some comment was heard as to the alb
sence of any republican who could be sin
gled out as a thorough-going Black man
Frank S. Black. 1t was learned that ex-
Gov. Black Is going rather slow, in an
affirmative way, in tying up to the new
combination of Platt and Odell. 1t is
true, it was said, that Mr. Black negatively
for it's purpose opposition to Gov. Higgins,
but he isn't grabbing a stylus to make
known the fact.
One of the bits of political information
gathered from the meeting yesterday
was that Mr.. Rogers Is to be nominated
as the republican assemblyman for Broome
county this fall. Col. Dunn, ii was said,
has promised not to oppose Mr.. Rogers
and this fact will lead to his nomination
as the only republican assemblyman ac-
corded to Broome county by the new ap-
pointnent.
No Statement From Plat.
Senator Plat, according to a report cir
culated several days ago, was to Issue
statement yesterday of his political rela-
tions with Mr.. Odell.
II shall make no statement today or in
the immediate future" said Mr.. Platt when
spoken to on the subject. MIR. Odell ap-
speared to be friendly enough when he came
to see me at Highland Mills When in
the course of human events, and so forth.
and so forth, it is time to get together.
But the getting together was emphasized
most of the day In talks with those on
hand as meaning the attempt to defeat
Gov. Higgins denomination. William
Barnes jr, an old-time friend of Senator
Platt, and a found friend of Gov. Hig-
gins: Francis Hendricks, George w AL
bridge Frederick d. Kilburn. Senator
George R. Malby and others strongly ia
vorable to the governor did not join In yes
terdays gemuthlichkeit.