The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-09

With him. But he ae-ssd 70 turn over
ma deAeGatea whensvSr they were naoded
20 nomtnAe@ Harrison. He did this ny
which Carnegie ssnt TO me. Fiftesn Of
the NeS York state delegates headed by
Lou Payn. had besn Tor Harrison all along
We nesSSsd only Plates lnhueuos aud the
solid New York delegation TO nominate
Before went 20 the Chicago conven-
ton called on Gen. Harrison az Indian
HIToiis ] told him that va needed PiAti.
''an Harrison gave me three letters ad-
dresse,t Ia New Iork Politicians One
vas addressed 20 PlRtt. Que "a Whitelaw
heid and | have forgotten 20 whom the
thiTd was ADDRESSED. ] read thoss letters
eo the men 20 whom they were addressed
buf retained the lettsra. I have them nov
IN them. Gen. Harrison explained his
atutuds but made M promises lie said
To senator Piatt that he wOulsl cgnsideT
tavorably any recommendation Piatt
mtkht submit al Co New York patronage
b'it he did not promise him the SscretnTy-
ship nor did I promise Il. Whenever I
confronted Piatt with the matter in after
years ho had 10 admit that I made no
specific promise TO him of any once.
when PlAtt expressed q desire after
tue elertion 20 bs Secretary Of the
! Treasury I saw the Preaident-elset Gen
Harrison said promptly IL was out OF the
question and he could not appoint HIM.
/ II was then agreed that IL Piatt would
recommend Il y. Tracy for the cabinet
Tracy would be appointed. saw PiStt
a. the Arlington Hotel in Washington
I We was disappointed and defined 10 20
'o the White HOus. hut auth Jrizsd me q"
factory
| Here is what Slaa, Fs-.stt had 90
say tonight "a reference ." the Pitt
statement
= have read the statement % Sena tor
Plat and " - substantially correct !
think SENATOR Piatt must have written
u many years after the events which he
spoke nj transpired aud there are some
minor inaccuracies For instance lac
refers to me- a. eN-Spesker OF the New
York Legislature | never held that
position. was President pro tsmpore
Of the New York Senate at one time. which
Mr. Piatt knew of course and he seems
to have confused the position
However,. his recital ~ all the essen
tlal facts ~ correct a. We understood
then. az the time There il no, the sl ghteai
doubt that Gen Harrison made certain
promises ~ MT. PiatG return 'O- his
support senator P'att does not s-,y IN
his Statement that the letter senator
ElNin- took from indianapolis To Chicag'
promised the Secreta ~ ship of the
Treasury Ne says simply that !, was
brief hu; sufficient
Is q matter oT fact continued MI
Fs~sstt. Harrison was ton sly to trust
anyhodv with a letter containing a specific
prOmls.' lu the letter referred tD. which
was ad'iresss'd ~ Piatt he simply said that
senator tlkIDS was authorized to act Tor
HIM aId that any arrangements which
Elkins and Piltt might make would he
satisfactory tn him. Elkins gave the
assurance that Platt might control the
New N"rS patronage.
Plat accepted this end baaing his
baltef on the promise Of Gen. HArrison'a
letter. h" laid claim To an appointment
for himself As we'll as recosnition for his
friends. He was denied the Treasury
portfolio and he always construed this
a. violation ~ the spirit n not the
letter 81 the agreement made between
hlu and Gen. Harrison through senator
Elkins
The character 81 letter which Harrison
wrote to Plat and which was delivered
nv wilkins afforded an elegant oppor-
tunuy for mountaineering. con-
tinuSd w Fassett When Elkins. acting
Under -aTts blanche orCieTs. prOnered the
New Work patronage to Ptatt " Was
natural Tor Fiat 20 suppose he would he
allie - take ,7ar~ ~ himself Cndlouhtedly
he must have had some ASSURANCE that he
vo'I.d - prov 'cied tor
TaSSatt thinks that no hirnsslf had
-nm~think to do with turning the New
Work delegation - Harrison While the
convention Was on and after the New
York delegation had Decided 20 leave
the casting IT The seventy two votes froln
IAep~w gave q supper. and during the
evening tas--tf made a sp~eCh in which
he -uzgesTed that The New York dele
xsil"n cast - votes tor Harrison for
Pre-ideni and Morton for Vice Prr~i-
dspi su'l thar Miller 10 mad . the sNt Gov
.rnur of N.S York Plat he sad IA his
Spee,h vas 70 receive the Se-rs'Aryship
~ tho Treasury and pep~W already had
h.on hoDored hv heing made the first
choice - hi- state for 'h" Presidency
This distribution 81 honor- seemed IN
+ prove a~~sp'abls al around and la'cT
New Works sevent--rvo vote were
t,Irrped for Harr,-on
senator pepawa statement that HarTt-
-on oNer~d him IN" place ~ SECRETARY ~
stat" - horne ont NV Gen HaTTisnr
Indiana friends ~ ofctsl pla~~- here
They <ay 'h~y knew = n about that cirr,ITU
ztant-' and that n Was a deuire Cher1sb~si
foe -svaral months by CSen Harrtscn that
ISapaW should haComs the ranking mem
b~r = hiaC shinst