The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-03-11

His End.
Former United States Senator
Thomas Collier P.att. Republican ieau-
a. of Inc. state of New York. died IN
his anartments 40 1873 West EleVeh1"
street New York. He was seventy
seven years of age.
The direct cause Of Mr.. Platts
death was acute Bright's disease. FOR
number of years he had suffered
with palsy Of the legs. which necessi
Ifsied his occupying a wheel chair most
Iof the time.
Thomas Collier Plat was born IN
iOwego. Tioga county, on July 10, 1888.
lHis father was William Platt, a law
lyer. who practiced at Owego. HIS
Another was Lesbie Hinchman. OF a
tJamaica. L. l., family with a Revolu
'uonary record.
Thomas c. Platt attended the public
school and academy in Owego n IL
1919 entered Yale college His scholar
= abip was good, but he was obliged to
give up his course because OF III
health.
Forced 10 abandon his idea OF tax
ing n full COLLEGIATE course. Mr.. Platt
returned 10 Owego. and started bust
ness as a country druggist, forming a
e~o-partnership with Frederick NJ. Hull
.nder the firm name of Plstt & Hull.
In 1884. when he was twenty-one years
IL -1,@fp L1tnn I1CT
Barstow. daughter OF Charles R. Bar
etow. originally of Stockbridge, Mass.
Miss Parstow was then seventeen. H."
had three sons. Edwin T. Plat. now
treasurer Of the United States Express
comnanv; Trork II. Plat. a member
OF the law frm of OBrien, Boardman.
Plat & Littleton. and Edward 7.
Platt. The mother Of these boys died
in 1901.
In 1872 Mr.. Plat was elected to
con~~- Te was reelected in 1874,
and docliro' another denomination in
1876. In 1877 he was elected chairman
of tho Republican state committee.
In those days Plat was a national
mower With the defeat Of James G.
Blaine for president. Plat became an
absolute power in New York state. In
1883 Platt and the late Senator Quay.
the national chairman. ran the Harri-
son campaign.
II Is a matter Of history how Platt
cid not break openly with Harrison
after the Indianian became president
as did QUAY: hut, when the Min
n~eapolis convention came around
Platt was there with most of his dele
gates ranged against Harrison. who
was finally named only 10 be defeated
Platt was one of the three men who
told Harrison in September that his
election would he assured If he woulf
agree to certain conditions-whicf
were promptly refused. When the an
swer was returned Senator Quay re
marked: "All right. He thinks the
Lord elected him in 1883. Let MS 500
what the Lord will DO this inc AM
Cleveland was elected.
Platt's last and greatest essay as
national leader was made in Philadel
phia at the Republican national con
vention IN May. 1900. He wanted Il
set rid of Roosevelt as governor o
New York. SO, on the night of th'
first day Of the Philadelphia CONVEX
ton Plat had a conference VIII
Quay. and the two decided to fore
Roosevelt on the ticket as vice pres
dent. But how was the serious ques
ton.
Mckinley did not want him, Mari
Hanna was dead against him. an.
whatever power the administratioi
possessed was 70 be used for Secrc
tary John d. Long. Plat left the do
tails 10 Qnay. Quay waited until III
convention was nearly ready TO al
journ on the second day and then o
fered his resolution calling for the fl
ture app0rtionmont of delegates TO tn
convention on the basis of the Repul
lican vote. That night the terrific
o"hce-holding delegates from the sout
came to Quay to know what he d.
sired.
They we're taken TO Platt and tol
that Roosevelt was the malStor vic
president. and that his nOminatio
would secure the withdrawal Of th
resolution. This news was cOnyeve
to Hanna. who almost had a fit OF al
oplexy; but. seeing that there wa
certain to be a row he gave in. TIL
next day Platt took a train for Ne.
York and Roosevelt was nominated.
The real finish of Platt's politlc'
career came with the election {
Odel as governor of New York Ode
became then The real leader. wit
Platt as a l-urehead.