The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-07

Treasury, Charles J. Folger, the Stall
warts stayed away from the polls on
election day. and Grover Cleveland. the
Democratic candidate, was elected by
900 plurality With the defeat Of Pres
ident Arthur's candidate for governor.
the Stalwarts started In 20 defeat Ar
thurs nomination to succeed himself
And 10 that end. Plat. as leader. went
70 the Chicago convention at the head OF
the New York delegation to support
Blaine Blaine was nominated
But Miller and the Half-breeds were still
in control of the party in New York, and
looked upon Plat and his friends as in
sgrsents. Miller nominated Ira Daven-
! port for governor. in 1885. and Davenport
was beaten IN lSSs Miller himself was
nominated for governor. but was beaten.
Diverted TO worlds Fair.
In 1880 Senator Plat opposed New York
| City as a site for the Worlds Fair. on
the ground that it would give untold pat
ronage to Tammany. Many Republicans
differed with him, but the fair went to
Chicago.
BY the following year. 1891. Platt again
I had secured control Of the organization In
! the State. and he dominated the conven-
ton at Rochester that year. ]. Sloate
/ Fassett was nominated for governor, and
as a sort Of swop to the Haif-breeds, al
/ lowed John w. Vroomaa, a personal
/ friend OF Miller. TO be nominated for
I lieutenant governor Fassett was de-
/ feated
Plat was opposed 10 the denomination
of Harrison in 1S92 Harrison was re-
nominated at Minneapolis in a three
Icornered fight with Blaine and Mckinley
and was defeated at the polls. He wanted
to make Levi p Morton President in 1926
and opposed Mckinley.
on January 1S. 1897. Mr.. Plstt was re-
turned to the United States Senate. Al
| the Philadelphia convention, in 1900. Sen
ator PIatt backed the candidacy of Gov
Roosevelt for Vice President, against the
wishes of Senator Hanna, who favored
Cornelius Bliss.
| When Gov B. B. Odell. jr, late in 1902
started in to wrest the leadership OF the
Republican politics of the State from
Senator Platt, the latter's health was fail
/ ing. and he was an old man in strength
and appearance. although not In mind
! Gov. Odeli succeeded in his fight and had
himself made chairman of the Republican
State committee For a time Senator
Plat fought a losing fight In the legis-
lature, but the cry OF reform and anti
bossism helped to depose the old and in.
stall the new boss. But he kept the Iegis-
lature. and in 1903 was reelected TO the
Senate. Elihu Root, present Senator in
succession to Mr.. Plat. receiving the
votes of just three Republicans out o:
IL in the legislature.
Fifty Years in Politics.
With his retirement from the Senate OF
March 4. 1868. Mr.. Plat completed some.
thing over half century of political
activity. For nearly half this time he
was the undisputed boss of the Repub-
lican party in New York State-but he
was known as the easy boss.
On October II, 1903. Senator Platt was
married TO Mrs Lillian T. Janeway
Mrs. Janeway's maiden name was Carrie
Thompson. and she was born in Portage
Lake, Me. Her first husband was trav-
cling man named Snow. from whom she
was divorced two years after their mar
riage. Later she married Dr. Theodore
Janeway. of New York DR.. Janeway
died in 1897. The first Mrs. Plat died IL
December. 1901, and on October Il, 1893
Senator Plat and Mrs. Janeway were
married,
In the fall Of 1906 stories Of domesti,
infeicity in the Plat household began {,
be circulated. on November IA. of thai
year. Daniel de Wolf Viewer. of the Law
firm of Marsh, Winslow. and Viewer
gave out a statement that the Senator
and his wife had that day executed {
deed Of separation. Both sides expressly
stated that there was no ground for al
action for divorce. Senator Plat agreed
to pay his wife $4,000 in lieu of all hel
claims upon him, and Mrs. Platt agreed
to drop a suit for divorce, which she al
ready had begun suit against him
and to institute no other action for di
vorce against him anywhere or at an,
time based upon a charge of adultery
Under the agreement the Senator pal,
his wife $4,000 cash down and $4,000 Z
year for FIVE years Tioga Lodge, thu
100000 country place in Highland Mills
which he had given TO his wife, re
NAMED in her name.
Mae Catherine Wood, stenographer
formerly employed in the Post-offiee De
partment in Washington. brought severa
suits against Senator Plat, making aft
davit that he had promised TO marry he
and then In 1867 started suit against hin
for divorce. alleging that she had beer