The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07

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who succeeded Thurlow Weed and seward
A. the states Republican chieftain. stats
matters gradually were added TO local
ahalr in the conferences in the little
heck Office Roscoe ConklinR and Alonzo
y. Cornell were among those who went
to Owego aud found their way To ths
Lack room. mother was Zen. BENJAMIN
y. Tracy, President Harrlson' Secretary
OF the Navy and Mr.. platt's candidate
for first Mayor OF Greater New York in
1897
In 1870 the nominating convention
for tho rwenty-siNth Congress district
comprising Broome. Schuyler. Tompkin
and CayuRA counties. was deadlock Ell
bet Ween Giles W. Hotchkiss and Milo
W Goodrich. Mr.. pintt. one Of the Good
ricn delegates. was called TO Big Rapids.
Mich and IN his abaence on the .Lyzd
ballot. hs was nominated. without his
knowledge or consent; Mr.. Plat Wrote
from Michigan declining the nomination
on the ground that he had hem chosen
. delegate pledged 10 an unwaVeTtng
support os Goodrich and the nomination
had BEEN put through without the con
currence OF that candidate OF oT his friends.
y am 81 the opinion. Mr.. flatt wrote.
that political prefermsnt obtained AZ
the expense OF Old friendship and persOnal
honor must prove hollow and unsstis-
tying. | alao believe that all good he
publicans will agree with Ine IN the state
nominee trained even with suspicion of
treaCh"ry and dishonor The con vention
was called together again and OooSlrich
was nominated and was elected.
While in Congress. however Mr. Good
rich became AN opponent of Gen Grant.
whose stencil supporter Mr. Plstt WIS.
and in 1879. when Horace Greeley was
nominated for President by the hberpl
Republicans and the Democrats. he he
came liberal Republican and accepted
=
Mr. Platt. nominated by exclamation.
beat out Goodrich nv 800 Gen Grant.
running for n second term. nd John 4
Div, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. swept the State. and Mr. Plat Was
made . member OF the Committee OF
Poet Offices end Pcsi Roads
owE0o TIMES EpIroR,AIs
For many wears Mr. Plat had written
for the Owsgo Times editorials. political
articles and verses lie was particularly
inCensed against Greeley for taking tho
nomination against Grant and iercely
= ttscked the editor 81 the Tribune IN
these articles In one. headed -Politi-
cal Kindness Mr. Platt wrote
The PHILOSOPHER NJ the r. - might
veil cry out m the agony NJ sin sicx soul.
What have done that vine enemy should
praise me Ia his onN ard NOV en-nt to
reach rho great goal o. his ambition. Vhich
=
clouds hitch rrvriop tho ttnrinnati ,on-
N~n'ion. he sser''s to have become obliNiou-
desperate. almost insane Like an old
stage horse stnCken With the blind stag
Rrr- he manage IN ke~p moving. vet
@tTuEglinR amt rlungtng al over he road
but -~e'ns morning bearing no'hins Lnow
ing nothing sNrept visions NJ Presidential
oats ~ the cnr ~ hls loutnsv
Further on IN the same article Mr.
a
in consistent with his lifelong record
that he cRnnot help seeing What a sorry
spectacle he - ma king of himself IN his
declining years And. quoting again
from the same article He Mr. Gr~eleyl
cannot fail 90 understand that southern
h's hearts blood are ready nov to on
shrine him IN their affections reside their
older idol. the Infamous jefferson DAVIS
In another editorial ARTICLE IN tho me
newspaper Mr. Patt. Whiting under the
heed The JET Davis Candidate at
tackled Mr. Greeley because OF the south
srn support which he was receiving
Two patriots Who have believed m The
simDh,iiv NJ tbs second FRANKLIN" % ouId |
80 ell 10 Cicss'v SCrutini his eccentric
'0nduct for tho lts'' zen wears There |
seems 10 have BEEN much seGshnesS and
Toon-hine ION, called under that inDo~ent |
.yterior The seaport oT IeT DaVts and his |
friends p. ~ not 10 be- . good recommends
ION for . candidate among reliable Union I
pen
The -swo patriots were senator Fen
on and Chauhctv n Depew. later MIR |
Platte colleague IN the Senate In one OF |
Ms editorials IN the OweSo paper Mr. |
Platt said The public man VINO fails
o incur the contunely and Jealous haie
II his contemporaries iray 10 counted
h, ,S-, a. fl.,, 49,. ...,-..,.-., =. T.,
joOgrsss and defeated Edward ; Jones /
u Proor1e. later Lieutenant 4 5overnOr
In the GovernorshIp contest that Neai
~amucl J. Tiden heat IA. who had
zen renominAted. the democrats right
nR on hard money issue. MI Platts
committee ihIs term was that on Pacific
Railroads lie was al~o a meTnber 81 the
nat ional Republican Congress Campairu
COMMITTEES. He declined another renoni
lai ion IN 1879. In congress Nr Piatt
voted against a House amendment which
lrovi ded that after July 4 1879. gold and
'ilver should he the only legal tenders
FOR this he VAS Call@l an inhationIst
)ne OF his last acts in the House January
-. 1877 Sas 90 make speech which
aN orsd the bill for the Electoral lom- A
n lss'on that seated Hayes.
InoCBLE WITH HAYEs
Conkling and Plat and their friends IN
View iOrl. state mad trouble WITH Hayes
vas q friend 81 Garfield and a man who
lst~ned 90 Blaine az against CInklng
Elaine. defeated for the PRESIDENTIAL
lominatIon. hc'ame a SENATOR ami met
'Onklng on tho foor OF the senate The
var Hetween them Was on AT once and
'latt oil this time stood SIDE Nv side
\ eth ConKlIrg. Conkling had nsistesi 10
isy~= that hfat; Shogis. ~ made Pos;
master General and the unanimous sun
'ori IL the Republican machine Of New
OTk State was behind hum. Iiut HAYES
istensd ~ Blame and GaTteld who
uRgested that II was time Ca down Conk-
ing and Plat VA the Empire state. and
urned down Mr. Plat. at the same time
making William " Fvarts. A. owel enemy
q ConklinE his Secretary Of state
hester 4. Arthur. Collector 81 tho Port
u New York. and the man upon whom
lr. Conkling most relied ia this city
lthough h" was not particularly friendly
o Mr. Flati was removed by the HAYES ,
Idrn InIstTaiIon. mud Conklings other
riefds IN tho Fe,ierRl ssrvice alsO walkesl
he plank IN due time Furthermore. In
arriving ou' this general line ~ attack ,
a tho COnk ling machine Hayes issIsAi
n order forbidding federal officers 10
ak" Tar' N the management Of political