New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
.PLATT In NEW HOME.
HIS REASONS FOR UOFING.
Talks on Politics and Still Considers
Himself in the Ring.

Senator Thomas G. Plat whose move from the
Hotel Gotham to less pretentious albeit moro
homeke apartments in the Elmendorf. at No.
1873 West 11th street was told in The Tribune
YESTERDAY was found seated in an easy chair
in the FROM room of his new home by a Tribune
reporter Yesterday afternoon. lie said he was
happy and looked it.
The Senator was lonely at tho big hotel in
Fifth avenue He lived there alone. and rot
being able "a get around much without assist
ance was confined good deal to his room. For
some time he has pined for home comforts. and
when 1t was proposed that he should share an
apartment with Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Abel
whom he has known for some time. he readily
assented He has a suite of three rooms over
looking the street from the second floor Ihey
are fitted no with his own furniture. and he IS
surrounded by his old pictures and books. He
takes particular interest in several albums con-
tanning newspaper cartoons and stories about
himself. printed some years ago. and letters OF
CONGRATULATIONS received when he was elected
to the United States Senate in 1897.
Senator PIatt takes daily massage treatment.
and Il was inconvenient for him to receive 1t at
the Gotham but both he and Mrs. Abel deny
that this was the principal reason for the Seid-
tors change. Senator Platt is receiving his
,nassa ge treatments daily" said Mrs Abel. but
what he came here for principally was to get u
home He is an old friend. and we are doing
everything that we can TO make 1t comtortao'c
for him"
"It was pleasant at the Gotham in a way"
said Senator Platt but it was lonely and was
a long distance from the office. You see. ride
IN tho office in a carriage every day. From
here can get down in a short time and do not
have so much of the rough pavement to go
over"
# was suggested to the Senator that perhaps
Frank H. Platt his son, who lives in nth street.
might have made some objection TO his moving
so far away from him. mo, he made no OBJ
tections" said the Senator. He probably knew
that il would have done no good IL he had The
Platts are a stubborn race. you know. The
only thing he could have done was to have IN
vited me to his home. and vetoed that PROPOSE
tion long ago.
The Senator rescnts any suggestion that he
Is so feeble as not to he able to get out except
on nIeasan. DAYS why. OF course. l went
downtown to-day" he said. when told it had
been reported he would not so ON account OF
the rain.
The Senator's valet is with him at the Abels
and ACCOMPANIES him on his trips to the offices
of the United states Express Company.
Although taking no active part in politics.
there is little that goes in the political world
that Senator Platt does not know. He chuc-
kled softly he spoke OF the sudden scramble
at Albany to back up Governor Hughes in his
public utilities bill. There are some features
of the bin that l do not approve Of he said
Il do not think it right to give the Governor
the absolute power to remove the commissioners
for instance"
Referring to the suggestion of Colonel Henry
Watterson that Governor Hughes might be the
next Republican Presidential candidate Sem
ator Platt said he thought it possible that the
Governor might have aspirations In that direc-