The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27

I writing.
Partridge Of Brooklyn In be slperin.
tendent 81 Public Works a poeitive anti
Platt man. Plat was aghast, but Roose-
Welt explained quite snavely You mlis'
know that must start INV administration
with en- appeal In the mugvumps
Plat couldn't SO n thar vav and IN
Ssmuch a. he VAS the Republican master
OF the State he had got over the sdor'
made In earlier yearS TO ike CROW
PiAtt always spoke ~ Roosevelt m an
different tones. Roosevelt had beeB %
posed to him for many yea-S. Roosevrlt
had run away from the Blaine campaign
OF 1884. When Plat dec dad 10 uonrnais
Roosevelt for Governor th.-s vas A. out.
cry on the part 81 Gov, BlAck trtsnds.
who wanted him renomlLAtsd AID LOUIS
y. PAyn aud Others of BlaCk's intlmatss
wAgRed their heads rrysteriously ard
said, Roosevelt will never - nominated
They stopped night there PAyn called
on PiAtt several times. and Plat tired ~
1 get out of Payn. his associate on many a
! battlefield Ia State and national politics.
Just What Pawn meant when 'he latte
declared that Roosevelt would never %
nominated for Governor. Pawn Wouldn't
tell. HE only reply was Wave ga
the goods OF Roosevelt aud you'll nsvev
Be- able to nominate HIM
Several DAYS lsforn the ccnve nttcn
Payn IN an incHlt 'ols moment told ceT.
=
an affidavit wherein Roosevelt bad sworn
on his taxes A. a resident Of New York
state. his was done While Mr. ROoes
welt Was Assistant Secretary ~ the NAVY.
Plat quickly got wind ~ the AFFIDAVIT AMI
called q conference Of many kepuhlicans
~ the Fifth Avenue Hotel aud a, tina
conference Roosevelt va~ present
Many lawyers were m the conference
vnd they we-e asked for their opinions -
20 The legality 81 The AFFIDAVIT An agreed
ha0 ia ~. g. . -
nomination Roosevelt heard these com
menfs. and speaking M 20 Pla.-. sad
-Senator you'd better lo' ne retire
Id better not run The oppcsiuon vii
use this AFFIDAVIT With tremendous en@c'
| against us
Col Roosevelt. sad Plstt IA he SHARP.
eet tones. are you a coward
Col Roosevelt suffered up az The nera
! accusation implied hut Plat ignor~%
\ him. and turning 20 Ehhu Root SAID
Mr. Root Will you BE- GOOD enough ~
see Mr. Choate a. Stockbr ldg- AK him
4 for HIS opinion and Join Us a. ~i-atosa'-
Mr. Root Journsved 10 Mr. Cho' te'E
country home. turned m a. SsratoRs.
: and Pitt asked him
Well what does W Ch,ots saw
Z He ssvs thu Col Roosevelt under this
afids VT Is dearly Ineligible - be noui'-
mated for Governor reVle4 NJ Root
He does. does he" relo'ned Plat
We'll. that intere~ting but nevertheless.
4 Nfr Root will YOU be GOOD enough IN prs,
pare vour speech nomin-rng Nj Raose.
| welt for Governor d"v rfter tomorrow
! Plstt could be Into'er~ II ~ his ~.
ToRsnce. dovehke N his Eentlea@~s and
stern hevond EXPRESSION IN oerrvins INTO
execution hrs political plans Root nomi.
mated Roosevelt "a per programme end
the Democrats Surfing the csmpnlgn
/ had never a word ~ s"v 20 ~ R0~ssveIts
InehRihllity There we're cert IN lerosra
reed nv Mr. Root n ths convention which
satisfied 'he convention that Roosevelt
vas eligible
ONE oY LoDoE . popoEs
: Pistt usually grInned when a clever soul
outwitted him He ~ thoroughly Pp-
preciated clsverness thar be seldom be-
came angry when he IVES outwittsd
I On the day thu Plptt was sworn in %
I United ST ties senator on March :, 1897
I ne learned tn Roosevelt vas a c"nd.d-te
J for Assistant SecTet~rv nt che Nsvy
and his appointment h~i -he supror
senator Qusv Of Pennsylvan ma EZ-
Governor John . LonG. McE.n ley sec
l rotary Of the NAVY. opposed The ppo mt
msnt. ssyinR, Roosevelt Will t,mnrta
the pepa rrment with n six months
Whsts Lodge End Qusy rrsddiinG IN
the patrons re 81 New York fnr?- snapped
/ Flstt I won Z have Roosevelt
without the Indnrsem-nt - Pier.
| then the only Republic United 81 ter
! sentaor for New York Roosevelt could
| not have been appointed S-u tor LOdse.
aware thrt Rooseve't I'D p n end m New
| York CITY who was Ellen freud = plrtt
! from this friend ~ Sanrtor Platt csklnc
the latter "a vithdr- y his opp0s ton -
] Roosevelt Meantime Roosevelt received
cord that II pis u Withdrew h.s opposition
! he must call on Plau 60 the Ar.ih gtcn
Hotel IN Washington and persona .'ythsnE
him
When Plat receiveI he ,et-er he picked
up his hat ia the Arlington Hotel strods
over 10 the White House and old Mckin-
| lev that he wirhdTHN all opposition -
| ant Secretary 81 the Navv Roosevelt
thereupon did his par bv calling on Plats
| and personally thanking h.r. hIs ep!-
sods got abroad Imong Roosevelt's
/ friends among them The good Jacob Riis,
aud Mr. Rls was loud m ne profestaTions.
/ saving Roosevelt do nor owe his ap-
| pointment to Plaft and anyF ody Who says
he called on Plat and personally 'hsnked
him for " - mistaken
| Coming over from Wash n gton several
| DAYS later pla'' vBs informed how 10
/ came about that tna' l-ftsr vss sent ~
him which requested trU p" .vthfraw
/ hk5 oppo-Itiou - Roosevelt Hr Asn'-
~ ali miT-d Ne smiled az over "a ~
( Were az he redeCt'velv ssIf
so that vsS ore 81 Lodge todgss,
vac ~
o. rAEING ,UsnEpI>,ru rLA-Fs
In 1895 ~ the STAT. con, ertIon IN
Saratoga Pllit lad 10 reed me uomlns
tipn for Governor OF Z Avl Z Morton
Pc cs-Ired : ~ a. F,s-"rf. ~" f"featef
icsnd!da." f,r GCvc-Do- m 1891 20 fak-
inc NOMINATION fo- ,-u-.par r-Govsrrsor
amt Tsl--":t refused Cl2r'.lug frsf Place
on The ti.kr' pI n- grU 80 Of ms pres
uEe as a def. l..., raa1lB1lp for Gpy~ruo-:
that - h. ras 'ur Governor N n -csr
! when there va p, lar.. '0- victory.
| while IN Ispa hero We every n-nssiblc
rrnspect oi suco"-s N.'L '.hf '~arnsf
Of Fassett = refusal D." -a e.
Go ba~a and ;e.l -r"' - AXE 't-~
nomination fr~ Lieut. apa', Governor.
Greater ir-n jhAn p" !-t- 'aNCu sun
ordinate places after beiag N 'gy whita
| lghr thst Sea .gpon , 'arJur. jcka
Quincy Adams. Pre-, ,d"u- u: ~" cited
State-, went into i0ngI'>s We Prcsi-
deaf Harll.N beam" Cots. COY cf tkd
Port Of Boston ard 80 on. Besides. Z
Sloat will fAAe tais riar" 'hIs limo We 4
nominate HIM for Governor n 800
Bat Passstt p,r-..'ud u r.s raf-sai
GRIEvED r, DETs---EN
/ PIatt a number % wears asr ~ as pros,-