The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09

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a wnman 20 deep conviction and un
nnching character She would stoop {,
~" mean thing Right was always vi gh
to Ellen Piatt
In the t-nd-r-r relations. A. mother
h"n"k""p"r. ! Look hack upon her viii
"a" finest emotions that can puSS.ss-
man, Tor no woman Nas more. Iowa
ur devoted To- her family han she Fruu
IN" N"Rinning ~ INV career until deatl
robbed M" ~ her. February Is ivDt. Mrs
Pll,t was constantly AZ my elbow When
m 10" Early SIS We removed from Oyagu
- \eN York sh. fitted up for ms. a honf..
~" suite ~ rOoms a. The Fifth Avenue
Hotel Night after might while We - icka,l
pnltiiCianS ConnIved for the public good
Mrs Flat worked at her embroidery
Vow aud then sh" would drop a word
~ sag" advice tn me She probably knew
more about political secrets and met hotl.,
han any woman ~ her day IA the Fast
b'li she never peaChed on us
How VII Plat combined his dut i.,s
rs a druggist aud those ~ a campaign
Wal bier when John 4 Fremont was named
a. the first candidate 20 the Republican
party IA 1879 for the Presidency has haen
frequently related as well "a the songs
and political ditti'- h- " ro,.' at the time.
The fun he had as one ~ the editors 81
~ NIchoidS. the Jokes h,. perp.tratad
ana he fact that he loved to tran-Ia,.
German poems for the reason thar Ger
man literature had ALWAYS apDeal.d
strongly To HIM. hts own humble merit
a. poet. or rather WTi,rr IT verses
ar" also known to many HIS travel
IN The Black HILLS and hls descriptions -
these Journeys ~ the New York TyibaH.
aud other new spap.rs how he wur,. =
IdraW akS uniform ~ the first Lincoln
campaign ~ lSSD. hi- Identification With
ROsCu" tonklnR ~ thar time his WORK
a. claI man ~ the fioga county R'uub-
lcan 9, mmittee and his SORROW over th,
assassination ~ lincoln, his detr-iatIun
Of Andrew Johnson ard his Ioudus-s and
ndnlratiun for President Ulysses y
Grant. ~ hrsi election To- congress 100
lS7u are All Cuus..Ctltivrly told and h. thus
iescrih"s .oukliug vino had gradually
assumed tho leId-' ship Of 'hr Republican
u1rfV liId a, VII py InurluW M,.,-d -,unk
ling WIS tibet one 1T the handsoIn,.-t men
I ever me- lie Nas Owe = feet tail. 81
slender hulld aud stood straight ~ an
arrow Hts hai, was Just turning gray
\ curl described ~ Hyperion rull.~i over
his forehead An Iml'-rral addict mich
to the b..autv ~ hts Atpllolik. dpp-lr-
anr- HIS motif" figure. flashing eve and
Iut i,.>tic voice made one forget that la.
was somewhat fOppi-h rr hl- d-".-
Conkhng befor" attaining 10 ihs"iui-
leadership was compelled 10 defeat R,u-
b.u = F-ntor. and Nr Platf thus
describe. SeuatDr E-utIu a. the time
-I"uion neither ~ looks nor mental quail
ti,lr .ors wa- - ~. GONNA r,.,I with Conk-
who has Iu-t Dropped into Town Tor th..
dav lunches - ScragEy whiskers FIRING
NIX his undeTlawE provoked def FACTORS
to label HIM spinach
Mr. Plarr satire Oh Horace Gr'.-l.v.
the - ltfJr 90 IA. New NOra Tribua.
who had not secured al h- wanted from
~. Grant administration and bottled
2 he nomination Ut hls party an iS;2 are
rev y,-d ~ these memoirs Then too ~
. ,IrCIW-iautfal recollection 81 hOW
ling the q r'.f lust ''s--hip - th. Supr-u,.
'utr' of 'N, iult.,i Siats- and Of Cpuk
ling : Juut.!U -ipu 10 dst'llus - 70 ON the
b.u,u - u-a h. sad ! could mot axe 'ht
iIlar- Tor I would he forever guaWIng
nv chains The efforts TO uomtnat-
OnkliuE FOR th.. Presidency ~ 1879 ar.
also r-tOld. aud MIR Piati adds There
~as no Iov IN New York Over The HAYES
EmDir~ S'lte Rsuublicans
had br-A a pract cal uult FOR tOEkltug
! hoy We're ~ur.lV lSlppYtut.si torkhng
IIus..f tDU, At- d-'.lf much - heart
ara inclined 80 Igr-- with the statements
~ several delegate 20 Ne national con-
"nl luu that had tpukluv IniV ,-i NOR.
~lih lHt.up!" uUt-id- tt- Stale h. uild
ldE" won ~ tIn'tuuit u 20 the hoIr
b." h-'din' a 'tndtda'- 'ur he Pres, den
al nomination he, hal shown himself
Il bat iwu States beyond Ul- uNu Penn
-ylyduia and New Jersey IN. ma--..-
tid uu' know hfm They SEEMED ~ ~
gard ham a. irgId r-I'-ll"nl aud -Nrlu-
'l'" and his ~tS "No-p' O." hI- Iuttual.-.
rJI- q hun
Ih- uumult winch falIuN,-d ia. clos,
-l-r' iun n-i~.-.n ~Imu.-i ! Iild.u lnd
RIs r"rfurd Is HIy,.~. the appointment
u th" Electoral torutut--tou. NJ Plat >
'l'''-'h "n thIf -uhI-rt ~ th" Huu-- of
t"pr"s"uf ttiNtr- th. -ui,-.,,IlI,slt' revolt
4 %" R"publIniL~ = NrN lurh agulu-'
'r"~ii-ur Hayes Nlr Ph't.- -Nruruttpu
= llry-- g. he Rochester con, -Ji'I.u
"a lN'' and tunklIug term - upprD-
mum lh"f" .!-.si IA d--s.rihtuE j''vprg.'
" iilllm taril~ a. The man mIllin"T
-" fullpNed hv re" Statement that Hay,.-
Sa- q pr"tntyp- IT GOV Hugn.-- and Nr
Plat adds Hayes Wa p,Itr pruto-
we - Gov Hugh-- though hrs flowing
= hiSker- were 81 more blond hue Il"
Sa- a good deal - rh. same physical
buIld aud mental temperament Though
i"uln tt"d aud "l-ci"d - Republican
~ sought "a forget u m pffic- n" had
trpuR convictions bu. narrow views
"a q narrow basis He was not enough
u a politician - swim ont when n" found
himself m deep Wat.r lie was the fret
President 10 claim thai hs was better
han hIs parry And Yer No man was
'N"r - much indebted - a Jarfy ~ he F
IL" Hughes Hayes accepted The bounty
= hI- party and hen refused 20 rsrog-
~" any Obligations T." that parry
isrTgs William Curtis vas his guiding
TAR Hayes rs'Ired with the frieno-
mp ~ lew except thOs" Who had fought
he party Iusid" and outside lie wH-
Hr"ly heard ~ after he turned the Prs@i-
iencv over n Garfield except when th.
newspapers printed stories about his ,
hIcken farm
NJ Plat reCoun'~ the scenes IN he .
tepublIc1n national convention 81 issO .
nd IN" "noTt 81 tOnkling and himself .
nd the ~ - nominate Grant: % tho .
'andemonium that continued when Conk-
ing dramatically began his nominating
p.-s.ch for Grant With Miles O'Rsilly-
afnOus lines
when asked what Sta'a h- halls from
our sole reply shall b..
". ,oW"- from AppomatfOV
And 49, famous apple Ire"
senator Conkling'S speech on that
Ccasion - given verbatim IN Mr. Platt-
lsmoir-. and then ~ ~ curly stated that
Garfield presented John sherman -
lhio and Mr. Plat add -Apropo- %
ohm sherman { never hear his name
rent ioned but | recall an experience !