The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-21
.PLATT'S PINCH PUT
TEDDY I'M WHITE HOUSE
Senator'S Autobiography Tells Inner
Story Of How Ex-President Agreed
to Run on Ticket with
Mckinley.

must plead guilty % the charge Of
kicking BIN upstairs believe Roose-
welt himself would convict me Of this
So wrote Thomas G platt in nis auto
biography Of which part "a published
IN the June number Of MeClure's maya
zine
ln describing the intimate processes
lof Ro0seYe|t's nomination for governor,
hs election and what followed Mr.
platt wrote
Upon his inauguration, Gov Bonse-
Welt started IN whirlwnd fashion %
clean house at Albany he threw Super
inieadent Of Insurance Louis r. Pawn
ont Of his job So quickly as to send
chat official 70 me with cry: warned
you that this fellow would soon have
you dangling Of his chariot wheel Aon
would not believe me Tie has begun
|by sealping members Of your Old
Guard He'll get you too, soon
II agreed to Tie appointment Of Fran.
|cis Hendricks as superintendent Of IN
sumnee and though Seth Low recon-
mended Col John ~ Partridge for sup-
erintendent Of public works, offered no
serious objection 10 the election 81 that
man
Roosevelt had from THE FIRST agreed
TO consult me on al questions Of APP
pointments. legislation or part. policy
He religiously filed this pledge although
Do frequently did Just what he pleased
III consulting me Roosevelt proved him
self the antithesis Of Garfield, who re-
pudiated every contract ne ever made
with me. have ever preferred that
4 man should tell me frankly, face to-
face that he viii or viii not do
thing than To promise 70 Do Il and then
refuse to do it Roosevelt told me for
instance, that he proposed to remove
louis Payn I protested, hut ne was
removed and ! was consulted about
the appointment 81 his successor"
Further on Senator Platt wrote.
"a pinch may BE said to have made
Roosevelt president for had he exceut
ed his threat Of declining lthe nomina-
ton for cc-presidentl and hid it been
accepted he would never have reached
the White House.
Again
70 may ~ pardoned If 7 remind my
readers that. but for my inslstence mp
on nis nomination for Weep presidency.
Roosevelt certainly would not nave aie
cceae1 Mckinley IN 1901, and perhaps
he never would have been president Of
Che United States
As 70 that pinch" Senator Piatt
thus described what happened IN Phiia
delphia
Meantime Coy Roosevelt was in his
room protesting to everybody THAT he
would, If nominated for vice-pfesident
arise III the convention and unequyo-
cailp decline heard about this, and
asked mY SON Frank to 20 to linn
and say That 30 would be nominated;
chat he could not stop that; and
wanted BIZ promise chat If he were
made MeKinley's associate he would
run.
Roosevelt and my aon soon came
to my rooms The governor was ia a
state Of rare excitement. even for him
f shall go To The New York can.
sus and Ell tire delegates that shah,
II nominated for vice. president arise
n the convention and decline J can
serve YOU Senator piaft far better as
governor tnau as vice president, said I
puenacionsly
But YOU cannot be renominated /
Tor governor, and you are going TO be /
dominated for Yice-P president was my /
effort
4 cannot be renominatedr queried (
Roosevelt
NO. your successor IS in this room, /
laid pointing 60 Chairman Odel \
Now I want your promise that il you /
v Ns.
rou win not refuse, and that II you are
nominated hy the convention you will /
un J added
Roosevelt showed his teeth paced |
ip and down the room, and chafed ~
horse does under tight rein and (
.urbed Bit.
"eWell, Senator Platt, finally re-
turned Roosevelt. reluctantly, Il will 4
Hedge myself not to decline formally
he New York caucus Endorsement, But
shall certainly urge the caucus to
anne another
"tAnd remember that / shall pinch
.ou If I see any signs Of your getting
IL and declining put in my SON.
All right; You may pinch me as
ard as you likes answered Roosevelt.
IS he and Frank hurried 70 the caucus
{ the New York delegation, then in
ro0ress on the main floor Of the Hotel
Walton
The session was long and heated
ne Some OF the delegates used very
lain English to Gov. Roosevelt One
t the most fofceful speeches was made
" Edward Lanterbach Raising IN bis
eat and advancing to the front row Of
elegates. where Mr. Roosevelt was
Gated, Mr. Lauterhaeh emphasizing bis
amafks by gestures almost IN Mr.
loosevelt's face said to him.
Your very presence at this con-
ention as delegateat-larg Isl an al-
irement to the convention to nominate
on You come here, and moving
mong the delegates, associating with
our old friends from the West. and
81 that matter from all parts of the
ontry, with the glamour Of the Span.
n war resting on Won. YOU tempt the
elegates to support You and make you
lndidate. regardless of what YOU may
~ as to your wishes in the matter
while be was speaking, as many
i'll remember, the elevator ii the Wal
IN hotel suddenly feIl with loud
-ash This interrupted for few min
tes AS soon as order was restored
II. LaHterbach relieved the tension by
he iocose remagk
FI brought down the house. any
ow
Senator Dapew wrs presiding and
{ length Mr. Roosevelt arose and adj
ressed him. He reiterated ia most EN-.
hattie terms bis statement THAT lie
as not a candidate FOR the vice.presi.
aney, and nis associates from New