New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28

thanked Senator Plat for his in,eres.
In General Greene, who about '""s
time was seeking an appoin,nlens
Governor General Of the Philippines
Intercedes for Brockway.
On July 60, 1900, Senator Platt "ro'e'
in part, this letter: rvhv
as there any real good reason ~
Mr. Brockway should be removed IN
the superintendency OF the hInhila
formatory? The most ] Know are
The World and The nera'd av
rrossino for this mans scalp. know
hat on previous occasions The World
was actuated simply by malicious mo
,ives and presume it is so at this
time. :, 10
However. what ! wish to know Is II
there was any good reason why tnls
thing should be held open until ai'er
election. II seems that the board mas
asked for Mr.. Brockway's Resignation
IN the 3lst of July. ! do not want 10
interfere with equal and exact justice
for every one. but did not wish 10 see
any one railroaded out OF ONCE because
| The World says he must go.
In reply Colonel Roosevelt wrote;
"Seth Low. Albert Shaw and whoie
raft of other friends OF brock"ay
have been writing on his account, ana
- 7 could have held the thing up
would have. The board, however, is III
deadly earnest. The Herald and, Ihe
| World have nothing to do with these
charges except that they have repeated
some things that have leaked out long
after the board had taken action on
them. | am afraid nothing can be done
/ in Brockway's case" -,
The Colonel wrote Senator Piatt
from Chicago on October Z, 1910, iet-
ter in which he said:
1--WE have had great fun on this trip
/ though the work has been very wear
/ ing. think ] can say that the. trip
has been a successful one so far'
Platt Not an Easy Boss.
On December 6, 1900, Colonel Roose-
/ volt telegraphed to the Senator:
, "Am greatly concerned because Char
ter Com mission has arranged luncn
for myself and Odell next Wednesday,
this being only day they could get that
would suit us both. Do you really re.
gard il as important for me TO come
Can't Woodruff take my place! Does
President really expect me y
Senator Plat, in reply, telegraphed
Colonel Roosevelt:
"Think your absence from meeting
of commission will be deplored by the
President and the other governors.
Meeting of Charter Commission seems
TO me should be secondary. Let them
postpone"
Then Colonel Roosevelt telegraphed {:
"All right. In view of your second
telegram | will come, but you are not
an easy boss -.
In a letter written from the Vice
Presidents chamber Colonel Roosevelt
said:
"lf the chance comes along. will you
not keen nv old friend, Mr.. Joseph
Murray, in mind?"
Senator Platt replied to this:
"The one thing which you ask OF me
Is one of the worst problems possible.
Murray was removed from the office
which he had filled for two or three
years for ineificiency. He never went
| to Albany except to draw his pay. !
did not imagine you would indorse a
man so highly who was not worthy
| tell you this history, OF
course, in confidence, trusting that you
will not use II.
Plat Ready to Grant Favors.
On April II. 1901, Senator Platt
wrote Vice President Roosevelt that
they might ask any favors and he
! (Platt) would try to grant them.
Colonel Roosevelt was apparently
trying to find position for I. st. John
| Gaffney under Wilbur +. Wakeman,
Federal Appraiser at New York. Sem
ator Plat said Gaffney had no chance
while Wakeman was in office, but that
he (Platt) wanted to have Wakeman
removed He Sid President Mckinley
would not consider a change unless a
suitable man could be found. Platt
said he would see the President about
removing Wakeman when he returned
from a trip West.
On November 16, 1901, the Colonel
wrote his first letter on White House
stationery. Subsequent letters by Sen
ator Platt were addressed to "My Dear
Mr.. President"
On November Is Senator Plat wrote:
81 had supposed you wanted me to con-
fer with Seth Low (Mayor-elect Of
New York; about the makeup OF his
lows cabinet"
Three days later President Roose-
welt wrote to the Senator that he had
advised Mr.. Low about seeing Senator
Plat.
The next letter written by Senator
Platt told Of holding a satisfactory"
meeting with the Mayor-elect.
On December IS, 1905, President
Roosevelt wrote:
MANY thanks for your note about
George Cabot Ward. | think | can
place him."