The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-10
NO, SAID HARRISON TO PLATT
DECLARED ~ LETTER THaT ne
NEVER PLEDGED ANYTHING.

NEVER PLEDGED ANYTHING.
Gen. Writer PrssIu-es late PrrSIdrnI's
statement Trai 80 Premises Mere
Made hs IsIm- Niliser Tells HsN PiaII
Mas rnrned Dsan Rur,nE Campaign.
INDIANAPOLIS. March s-w n n.
Miller. Attorney General IN the Cabinet
Of President Harrison. gave out state
ment tonight in connection with the
alleged promise % Mr. Harrison 90 APP
point the late senator Piatt to the Sec
retaryship Of the Treasury Mr. Miller
says in part
On August -. 1870. IN answer to a
letter written by me TO eS-President
Harrison and sent TO the Adirondacks
he wrote me a letter which. 80 far as
this subject matter j. concerned. - as
follows:
bERETLK1 IpDGT
nLD FOKCE POsT OFFI,L.
Nug. -, i'-s'
Honorable W ~ mira. Iad a.oprHs
Iud
Nv DENs Mn nILIIF have received
your letter OF the 18th. vun the enclosed
clipping We take the PrSss mere. and had
seen The same matter m -Ib~ian,e m Other
papers n seems lutte hard that man
who had made good record a. on the
snbieCt Of promises white q candidate anil
white in ONCE should ne subjected To the
I'm putR ton " one - conveyed that I had
promisei n cabinet ONCE Ia PiAtt I not
only promptly nesatiVed the suggestion
from Nee ioTk that ! should make some
promise. but While the convent ION VAS IN
session I absolutely refused 10 hold out
even 'he va quest hin' Of promi~e to Penn
syIvaRH and 10 The Pacific coasi support
A. To Mr.. Piart a. ! told him when he
came 10 see me after the election. ! never
had 20 n,Uch a. suspicion that he wanted
. Cabinet once. nor had ! any thought at
any time OF giving him one
" MI. Elkins Comniu niCHted 10 him what
I said to him II vas only that had no 81, n
pre- judge against him a. to prevent re
from giving him has fair influence With my
II I should he elected.
think. while Nj. Plat Sfhinis that Mr.. EIkins
said more to him than this. MIR Elkins de-
MICS y. and | am sure that after my talk
with him Mr.. Plat VAS convinced that !
had never Aut hofiSed any body to make
him any promises
That IL not an when ! met NT Pratt
81 Mr.. Reds country home ia the campaign
of Ises ! had q very long conversation With
him IN SIR Reds parlor ana again Vas
careful to say 20 ham that could make no
promises Of any KIND that he must not
assume that anything ! said meant any
such thing
You kNOS that while ! was PTesident
made my@elf unpopular perhaps ny reason
Of the fact that never said to any one that
would make this or that appointment
until u Saa actually made J have had
senators standing by my desk urging an
appOi ntment Wish I had determined &c
un siEned nomination being In |
nv dssk within reach of my hand aud I !
aeclined 70 tell What intended 20 do for |
fear that sOmethinG would happen before |
The nomination VAS sent IN that would show |
hat the appointment ought not TO be made |
II you preserve this -Onsttme OE other |
after ! am dead peThaps-it may -ee the I
iRht
With kind regards to all the family. very |
sins eTely yours
BENJANIN HARRIso~
Sir Miller Says no went TO New York |
IN October. ISss and there called upon |
senator Quay IN company with John 4. |
New OF this state He had told him that |
The national COMMITTEES vas in had straits |
Tor money and that senator Plat had !
aaid that he would raise the needed money |
q he were allowed 10 name the Secretary !
II the Interior Continuing Mr. Miller |
says
We went 10 Mr. Q,lay's headquarters. !
The matter was brought zap and ! told !
Mr.. Quay. and Mr.. New from his personal l
Of Gen Harrison confirmed me. !
hat such q proposition would not 10 enter !
iaIned. Mr.. Quay said that IN the financial /
condition % the national committee the |
result might he the defeat Of Gen Harrison I
4 said. Possibly that n -. but Gen i
Harrison has got along ~ far without 1
Deing President % the United States.
md | know from fifteen wears daily per- 7
,onal association with hun that he would 4
much rather be defeated than 60 take the /
1fice under any promises To anybody,
-ThereupOn Mr. Quay said To Mr.. New
and myself that he wished We would go /
and zee Mr.. Platt We did go TO the room \
II Mr. Plat in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
md there had an interview with him and
le confirmed che statement that he had
made such a proposition Thereupon W.
eft him and again went hack to Mr. Quay.
md I told him that 4 was idle 10 talk uG
my sucn proposition
At their request returned 10 Indian
Ipolis and had ala interview with Gen
Harrison. who at once said that b" would
lot consider the proposition for pDs
and that evening ! went hack To
New York and communicated the result
q Mr.. Quay Mr.. Quay said An right:
We will do the best We can
In conclusion ! may say that the
'ftce 81 Secretary n the Treasury was
lot mentioned. nor was there any
animation made by anybOdy in any Of
hoss interviews by Nr. Plat or any ono
'lss that any promise totIching the sub
sct matter had been made