The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-09
PLEDGE TO PLATT
S,,pIISRi az TREiT az, rae
IIIE SENIToR S.tID.
I.r rsp~r ssyIng tIGi"@ PrSa',sssl q
'.r Harr1san t1kins saSs q Was
.pnN u Patronage PrSSntse Depew
sn,i . asse'1 saN Thelr Views Absai O..

v,,p,>oroS. March Republican
'e.r... "a Congress found fruitful
,f-.. tot gossip TO-DAY in the disclosures
r,,d. Nv William y Curtis in a letter
,sn, ~ chicago newspaper in which he
,..., .p.-i what purpor,ed TO be a state
mn, ..ntriSted TO him by the late senator
pat, ~ >-w York. Ia he Published after
w. ptatt and Benjamin Harrison we're
b..,r iesi In the statement MIR. Platt
.si hat ne had tlSe promise of the APP
rorrrmsnt of Secretary 81 the Treasury
m President HarrIson's Cabinet from the
H.-rr-.,u managers in return for de-
t,..ng the New York delegation TO
H,rri-on and thereby nominating him.
~.-,ivr Elkins 81 West Virginia. accord
rn: - the statement. figured in the deal
>. tho representative &c Gen. Harrison
Ir,ux other interesting statements r,.,,ie
~ - ttur rlstt was one that he Raised
So rs1 m his personal note To- AID the
Rvpii hhoAn national COMMITTEES in elect ing
Harrison: that he raised it at the request
Of hartman C'Iay and that Mr.. quay fire.
ouautly declared after that that Mr..
PAU contribution carried N-v York
sni elected Harrison.
Another disclosure IN Mr.. Plat state
mont a. gwen TAI the public by Mr. Curtis.
49, that in a conversation let ween the
ais senator Calvin \. Brioe OF Ohio and
Elliott shepard. Mr.. Brtce told Shepa ri
nat h. had heard that John WanamAker
hs gone among the managers OF the land
grant railroads and had secured large sub
sc-,ption- Tor the Harrison campaign
iIrd on q promise that Secretary ~ In.
,sror would he named who would deal
ltsrslly with these railroads on behalf of
m, tsoVernmant
senator EIkin- talk 81 very frankly
~ tav w regard 10 the events ~ the
,r'rsgc convention 10 ISsS. and little
la'ei senator Depew and Representative
t---stt gave their versions. Of What had
o-~urred there and as 60 the influences
sh,rh turned the New YORK. delegation
- zen Harrison Mr. Elkins denied thai
20 bad ever PROMISED Mr.. Plat that he
srculd b Secretary ot the Treasury. hut
4drN'tsed that he carried letter from
con Harrison addressed ~ Mr.. Plat
-h,ch he read tn him az the chicago
oonN ~ution senator Elkins retained the
.atter
me senator declared that this letter
.gTuplv assured Mr.. Piatt that he should
- ~-ns'dsred in the matter 81 the New
York patronage and that his rec~mm~nds
ions would receive favorable cpnSisi'Ta-
''~n. Mr.. Fas%~tt's statement confirms
he Fiat statement published by MT.
Curtis and MIR. Fasse,t intimats- that he
'
Harri~on.
Will th.aa dIsrIosur~- NJ political
history we're Icing made by the kepuh-
ucsns. IA~mosrat who ~ NsrJ toyal
contribution n the history 81 the campes IN
Il ISas " . DWysT editor ot local
-vh'css,cn. who was the representative
- rresr asecCtation IN Ns-htn y ON
|urtng The Harrison Administration ami
vh" IN boved = close personal ", sndship
akaV
-IN''sh~r story thIs afternoon that
W. snamaksV had told him Just before
's3i The oftrcs ~ Postmaster General
'7-t 10 give So 9lo ~ 'hs Harrison cam
ozIE1 fund ~ ccRdition that y" wac
o. - aprpIn'sd Pcst-ua-' - General
~ - sto,y - published. -
he ~v1tsr confirms Tho statement IN
- 0fhsr asNh~vitS than John NRDau1ak sr
hsrnseh. sgho when retiring - Postmaster
Csnsrsl lid the writer thai he contrib
sN' dlsftn~e 'HndAtutArding thai ~ would
- p~ssT,setsr Z General w such posi-
'nn hs hsliev 81 that ~ as iiir sum tor
tNe sdv"rti-iag hia business O oul'i receive
- -riahcu' 'hs country
-sraf0r tlaTew sRid i'U- afternoon ~
-sz-rd - ths Plat llnrr-rU uI-'tnd"r
-'4uding
va. The rand,d.t" ~ \sw Work. m
'.s convention. I hsd reviewed - high 40
-s'v nine votes Then situation aro~s
t.Hn Delegates fT~fu iowa Kansas and
o.. .-.ska csTa ~ NE and -ald that NV
nation for President ~ Wow ~ the
raiiTosd sentiment IN ih~ae Sttis-
MAKE thae~ three States Demo
rs' 7 ~ss pr~sidsni ~ the New N"rk
'so'-s'
.is~tdeei 80 Withdraw and called the
''r lnVk delegates tpga'hnr Ter con
20 no There Was Diversity ~ ~suti-
s.' Ion rayn favored AlRar other
o.. waiter oG determining tho future
.rss - the d-legst,0cI was lsit - The
100 fslsgs'ss a. laTge lhereupou PA"
'-vrr Miller Wiarock and retirrd TOR
7's-an"a Plat and H,-cuck ~.
ss.ed themselves fnr Allison Miller
- 'nr Iphp sherman
rrf .tsntsVenc~ hesan,s acrimonious
So T'.'' finally Declared that 30 Wouh
~ -upurUTt sherman NO we've NOM
rsr-6 had been silent up to that point.
" ap- Wara then cssli~d toT do
.'-'s1 'ur ten Ne rrtsDn az fhs mnAt swat
s..a man although I had never met hi:n.
-' md the othsTs asked Tor y ."
'sra-.r When Ih~v ~sw me gam they
.r.nrr rei ne ~ pledge the d@iegation
-. zen HsTlson and ! dlI 80
''eI me convention End hefoVe the
ssr'.Hr Pat" expressed - ina = DESIRE
p .-" ~"ovsiarv ~ the I r~isuTy, We told
- DO had some sort of promise that he
a H'i have u BEFORE ! vas shle ~
'-'' tNs matter ~ tssD. harrtspn Sud
-''s- rho el~~t,nn Harrison sent he
'Ir'u member ~ Congress, ons ~ his
O.. srsr friends ~ me - oNer me any
r.. ..s '"e '..,.;;es ~sc-;-s Secretary -
h,ch had h~en DTHmi~~d t.
..r. '.sp Harrison envoy s1id that
800. N-r.rs,,n tolieye,t he o~et hts
r.....r' 80 ., ne. { told h'm - the
. ..r -t--'nent 7 fel, because 81 Nr.
lt..' rnyrtHSn
-ul-ut els''t HarrJ-"n ~aId later
SO -., hun that no would Mt app,in'
stut Won. ~ -a'd "" gave
". Inc for net HIts,tUttng Plat.
-'. no hs hsd made h'u' 10 prymi-s-~
10 minor rcd snv'- -ty - 'ns 80
tor i'rcs,dcU' Harrison "fered
I. ~ 81" - SECRETARY &c ~t"t". Nh,"h
..t
.. 90 h..~n . Irt 80 tslk "It-id"
thought nt.,It G..R Harrison =.
.u - rhr'aE,. I 'rliev~ that
Irpftght n s.iIuut ten. Ir1"y
.. ~ - tn. Navy for tWp
.. .rst ',.u Harrison wanted @
Y .r ~ ~" til:uei SEQ nd
.'ruu4tlrU r,le-a -s.d riqtt.
''stt vss ues"T pronIr''t tho
-rIf - 49,. Treasury IN return