The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07

NJ NldNN NlNNlfH wis one tt neA ON
friends who had he.n with him ou many a,
political battlefield. Mr. Plat sat h.-
Meath this picture and dwelt ON old
times and the present. He was excel
lently clear VA mind.
My legs are a little shaky.- he SAID.
but I'm going to live 20 be "A hundred. and
life II so hsauti'ul. have to b. wheeled
about IN chair. But get down to my
once, and ] ss'-' "A lot 1T my old friends.
and notwiil. standing my intirmtie- keep
up NV interest IN life I watch the poli-
tics oI to-day and compare them with
other iays. I note the ambitions and
aspirations ~ our public men. and ii's
wonderful tn inc. wonderful and always
say let every good man WIN You know
I'm a sort of an anlahl" ''VnIC. and yet
do not like that word 'yuic I am glad
that ] Was leader ~ the Republican marty
of the state of New holA foi - many
years. glad that ! was ahl" 10 do kind
things Tor Republicans and ! never ~
joiced N my power ~ much a= when |
was able ~ dO k,nd Ihlug- for Espubh.
cans who followed ~ then IEirty and who
should hav" h--~n r''waUtsSi 10y their
PARTY Take n from me nv young
friend. there ~ more goodness than
badness ~ 'hi, he" They ialk at ~.
gratitude and -ay ~ - IN" iuuan"st and
comTncnesi oi sins I never mot with
Ingratlt'lde except ~ "A few instances,
and tho people WIN acted i,atlv to me are
more unhappy over their aces than am
MS EsTAIE NoI LARuI
Something was said hast night about
Mr.. Platt'~ fortune. Frank " Platt did
not care ~ spss,k uf IN" matter at this
moment, but % - doubtful. ~ WIS S.,ld,
" MIR. PLAT LETT more than S1tH.,sEI He
vas never u 'i"n"Vmak"r according -
ms son. and whIle h" was frugal ~ hts per
sOnsl expenditure. hn was ALWAYS gcu-
erous with his rhldrru md grandchildren
He never smoked aud ".ly until 30, cilt
years did hs tab" a little Whiskcy and
water with hts meals.
sroRY ~ MS oSLY 'O,ErAIL.
On one at th.S. sunday morning visits
when has family ami intimate friends
were present hs told N" story VI now h..
took ms iirst snd only cocktail In ispS
what Was known tho brunswick ,'r'u-
bination was organized 10 defeat MCkiu-
ley's nomination. Plat believed Mcktn-
ley - 30 wrong IN the money question.
The iatpi free SILVER iss.iie Wis - r mount
a. tbs. tirs and Mckinley ,,Hd voted Tor
silver Plat 0rgEniz"d tins yotrhiuati' u
and got around HIM his oId political chutus
Senator Matthew Stanley QUAY ~ Penn
sylvRnla. Teen. itIss4ll A. Alger ~ Mich
lgan and Others Of the old Plat guard NJ
this Brunswick Hotel conference they de
c;de4 10 oppose Mckinley = nomination
aud tn work tor the nomtns tIon nStsnsIhly
of LeNi p Mort On. hut really for Thomas
3. Reed then speaker OF the Hnuss VI
Representative That BrunswIck Hotel
combination didn't turn o,It 10 he even
a gentlemens agreement. Marcus \
Hanna had been ~ the reid for couple
of years N the interest of Mckinley
and he had the Southern delegates he-
hind him. and 80 one 10y one the parti-
cipants IN the Brunswick Hntel meeting
silently wendell their way 10 canton
the home nf Mckinney Aiger wss IN.
first to desert and h'. was made SrCreta ~
Of War. Later All this. before the cola
wention was held ~ ~ LOUIS others
followed Alger. and one uIght ~ Wash
ington Matthew Stanley QUAY took =
train 10 canton piatt was N Washing.
ton At the tluia and on the following
morning b" was told. Quay went ~
Canton last night"
I u~V~r thought Won we're a fool re-
plied Plat hIt he wis greatly aRitat~d
He saw the k"yston" Of the Brunswick
Hotel continuation cav" ~
Better brace m SenatOT." SAID has
visitor. til" lig's up
Brace up replied the senator. what
brAGv up"
-Oh. lust take "a Manhattan cocktail.
said his visitor. and stick to your gold
money blank"
What's a Manhattan COCKTAIL replied
Piatt.
'Iake one and So Was the answer.
10 senator Plat took his first Manhattan
cocktail and later he SaId u was his lat
but Q'Av truly had Ron" 10 canton. And
wheD the Plat forces reached ~ LOUIS
that yeAr Brother Hanna and his Rrpuhh-
OHn NATIONAL fNpNNNltfeR lllfnnltHft OIL fN@
Morton delegates aud iir..d the Reed dele
HAtes through the SlylIghts. But Plat
stuck IN his money plank and As 30 said
later. We went 10 NJ LOUIS with very
little wool. hat we came out all right
SoNtNATING ROosEVELT.
Senator Piatt NJ ms Sunday morning
gatherings IN the West Eleventh street
house frequently gave personal reTninis-
csnces He told how Roosevelt happened
10 he nominated for Governor in ls9s One
morning Representative BenJamin y.
Odell. Jr and one or two Of Mr. Piatt's (
friends OF the time called on Mr. Plat IN
his apartments AZ the Arlington Hotel "a
Washington. This was IN Aprll 1875 .
I0dall sAid Senator. we We got a candidate /
for Governor for you. You don't think :
Frank Black can win. and II you Etlll 3
think 80. why not nominate ROOSEVELT
You folks Tnust bs drunk or crazy"
replied Plett. don't you know that ROose- q
velt az Police Commissioner under Strong
showed his enmity 10 the and that he /
tore up every recommendation that
wade through Edward iauterhach. our Z
president NJ the county committed
and that Roosevelt - dead against the
Republican organization II New York
That's all right replied Odal!. but /
we've got 20 win. and Roosevelt seems
tD be the man
Plat nominated Roosevelt and in 1871 !
TANNED him down Marcus A. HAnnas ,
throat At Philadelphia for Nice-PresIdens !
but Mr.. Plat later carried around with .
him in his inside coat pocket = ds'ailad 4
memorandum Of his Efforts 10 promote /
Roosevelt's political ambitions
RKNuNIscIScE or ARMSTRONG COMMITTEE |
One Of Platt's "reminiscences was a. 10 4
the morning - hen he was 10 appear before |
the Hughes Insurance investigating corn-
T1ittee Robert 4 Morris. now president
NJ the Republican Club ~ New York, was
Piatt's counsel and was with Plat 1IlSt
besor~ Plat, got into his cab 80 appear
bsi0re rho investigating committee
Flsft went tn his Aafe IA his old ofic-s at I
- Broadway and took out a bunch -
pager
what are those papers inquired
Morris
Read them Yourself replied Plat.
and they will tell ynu that they won't
rough me very hard today
PIatt was On the stand only a short time
The conteOts Of the papers had been
mate known 10 those directly interested
In the Investigation