New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23

Iron a Stan Correspondent o. Inc i''""'''
Syracuse. y. Y, April %. What was
considered. BY those who heard II, one
Of the most remarkable documents IN
the political history Of the state, was
read to the court here to-day by Will
lam VI. WINS, counsel for William
Barnes in his suit against Colonel
Roosevelt. This letter, which was from
Lemuel Ely Quigg in September, 1885,
then chairman of the New York County
Republican Committee, and one Of SEN
ator Platt's first lieutensnts. followed
a report Quigg had made to Senator
Patt after visit to Colonel Roose-
Welt, then at Camp Wyckotf, Long
Island.
Quigg had suggested to the Colonel
that he be a candidate for Governor
In his letter Mr.. Quigg gives the ideas
of Senator Platt as well as mis- own as
to the loyalty a Governor should show
to his party organization.
Quigg Posts Roosevelt
Ouigg's latter to Roosevelt was dated
Septerlber 10, 1898, and read:
"The Senator thinks that you should
come to New York on Wednesday or
Thursday Of next week. That would
be on Sept. Il or 10. In acknowledge
ing the receipt of this letter will you
please state whether you can come on
the receipt of a telegram from me-?
That is to say, it being assured that
YOU can come on one or the other or
these days, will telegraph you, fixing
the precise day.
THE Senator says that he IS going
TO make one more effort to induce Gov
ernor Black TO withdraw. He does not
mean thaC he will offer him any terms,
but simply that he will try TO convince
him that in justice to himself, not less
than the Republican party, he should
get out OF the way. All these stories
that YOU may have read about attempt
ed dickers with Black by which as the
price OF his withdrawal he is to be sent
10 the Senate are falsehoods No other
consideration has been at any time
suggested TO him than he is not the
man for this particular occasion.
81 have no faith in the Senator's fur
ther appeals. Indeed, | think that he
humillateS nlmSell Dy any oJuct COul oc
than taking Black at his word and call
ing the roll OF the convention: but ne
SAYS that il is only just to the party
interest and TO you as the candidate TO
make a final effort TO get harmonious
and united nomination.
"He thinks il will make no differ
cnce in the vote. | don't, but he is
more experienced than /. The truth is
that everything has already been done
that human ingenuity can suggest to
convince Governor Black OF the folly
of his insisting upon remaining a can
didate, bu. he will not listen to any
body. Half the chairmen of the county
organizations throughout the state have
keen to see him, to tell him that their
delegations are not for him, that his
election is impossible and all that, and
have come away without being permit
ted to say anything that they had in
tended.
Since the Senator's personal talk
with Black in Washington he has had
frank conversations with one after an
other Of Blacks friends. He has told
them that, in his judgment. the Gov
ernor would be beaten il nominated
that he could be nominated only as the
result of great machine exertion; that
the sentiment in your favor throughout
the state is genuine and universal and
that for him (Platt) 10 disregard the
expressions of public feeling that have
come spontaneously from every county,