The Detroit times., 1910-03-07

odore Roosevelt 10 run for vice-presi-
dent with Mckinley. very much
against Roosevelt'S better Judgment
and in the face OF his repeated declara-
lions that nothing could induce him
10 accept the nomination.
Elected to Senate in 1881.
The episode with Conkling. which
was not exceeded in public excite
lnent by any event IN the ciyu WaU
was as follows.
Platt was elected 10 the senate in
ISL He and nls colleague, Conkling,
became embrJiled with President Car
field In a controversy over the appoint
ment OF William r. Robertson TO be
collector of the port OF New YORK.
The nomination was distasteful TO the
New York organization and both Plat,
and Conkmg refused 10 confirm II
in the senate.
Thereupon Garfield withdrew all
Icther New York nominations made a.
( their instance among which were
those OF Stewart I. Woodford 10 be
nited states district attorney, auI
Lou F. Pawn. recently remembered rs
al "accelerator ri public opinion, %
be United States marshal.
There could not be better instance
OF Platrs skin in persuasion and ma
ripu!ation OK OF the irony that mock
ed his ripest wisdom. Mckinney was
shot. Roosevelt became president and
the days OF Platt's denomination IN the
state lapsed into senility. His bodily
strength declined rapidly. He made a
second marriage, which ended in the
courts. and ne was sued oy Mae
Wood. formerly clerk in government
employ. for a divorce. on the Strength
Of a third marriage never proved -
have taken place
Finding themselves in hopeless
deadlock, Plat and Conkling both re
signed Conkling was caught IN the
great blizzard OF 1858 and died az eX
posture. Platt was supposed % he
frozen out az politics
Nothing OF the sort he turned MS
attention 20 building up influence n
the southern tier of New York cour
ties. became state leader again In
1894. and in 1897 was elected a second
time 70 the United States senate, sue
ceedng David Bennett Hill.
Puts Roosevelt Forward.
He "fell ont" With Gov Frank Black
and. 10 defeat his denomination. put
forward Theodore Roosevelt, type
whose undeyeloped possibilities he did
not Justly estimate. II was Roose-
velt's rapid progress toward popuiar-
lty and power that later led Piatt 10
suggest him for the yicepresidencY,
hoping that in the quiet OF that digni-
fed office he might be forgotten
Plat was born in Owego, Togo CO.,
Y. y. on July >, 1893. OF Puritan an
cestry He entered Yale college with
the class Of 1919, but left in the middle
Of his junior year because OF III
health. His father wished him %
study for the ministry. but h. never
advanced farther in that direction
than 10 sing IN the church choir
A brief apprenticeship az literature
vas succeeded by more congenial en-
ployment in business He prospered
in Michigan in the lumber trads. r.
turned TO OwegO and became presi-
deut OF the Togo National bank, vas
chosen a director and later president
OF the Southern Central Railroad Co,
and in 1879 was elected general mau-
aEer and secretary Of the United
States Express Co, OF which company
he became president In 1880, so re-
naming until his death.
In physique Plat az young man
was pleasant ia appearance. delicately
built, restless and nervous. In later
years his sisagc took on grimness.
b. his first marriage, 10 Ellen Bar
stow. OF Dwego, he had three SONS