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LAWRENCE. FISH. KRUM. PEATT. I HACKETT. BELDEN. THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS AT SARATOGA. that at 9 o'clock to night Mr. Piatt wotild give a definite reply to his importunate FOR GOVERNOR friends. SAXTON WOULD SUPPORT PLAIT. PLATT At 0 o'clock promptly the committee called, and Mr. Plat texplaiued that he had arrived at 110 decision, but that he Lieutenant-Governor- Decfares He Woufd (ifadfu Stand bu BY would give an absolute answer to-morrow ACCLAMATION. at 10 o'clock. There are but two morning deductions to be made from these develop¬ flnutfiina the Comino Convention Might ments. Either Mr. IMatt is in a quandary See Fit to Do. and requires all this time for thought, or The Leader Still Not a Can¬ the whole pefromance is a carefully ar¬ Saratoga, N. T., Aug. 24. Republican ranged programme calculated to give the To W. It. New York Journal: Hearst. Impression that Mr. Piatt has been seized I have always been, and am a Republican. Whatever the conven¬ a by a tidal wave and landed into a posi¬ didate, but He Wears Crown tion against his will, aud into one which tion in its wisdom may see fit to do I shall heartily indorse. What¬ would never seek. he ever ticket it may nominate I shall gladly support. There is strong evidence tending to prove of Rods. that the latter theory is correct. There are CHARLES T. SAXTON, Lieutenant-Governor. Lightning who two score politicians here to-night would take affidavits, if they thought there would be no unpleasant consequences to "I Do Not Want to Be but to Be Just themselves, that the scheme now unfolding (ONORESSNflN UftDSUORTH LIKES IT. Governor, has been cooking for six weeks. Here, how¬ a ever, are the facts: Plain, Simple Boss."- THiojifflit Plntt Was Joklnpr. Hp. Pfatt's Nomination, he Saus, Woufd Be Judicious and Woufd About six weeks ago Mr. Piatt had a long T. C. Piatt. talk with some gentlemen who represented Meet with the Approval of the Entire at least four of the candidates. Each can¬ didate and his qualifications were discussed ReDubfican Party, of Is Picked Out the as the at length. Mr. Piatt took but a passive Woodruff, Brooklyn, by Experts nodding ap¬ part in the argument, merely New York Journal: Second Man on the Ticket, but There May Be proval when the excellencies of the various To W. R. Hearst, aspirants were touched upon. Finally one The nomination of Mr. Piatt would be judicious, *tH<5 in ITi> a Squabble for the Place. of the persons present saldf "Well, what do you think, Mr. Piatt?" Mr. Piatt smiled pleasantly and replied: THE PROBABLE REPUBLICAN STATE SLATE. "Gentlemen, what shall I say? Any one of these candidates is deserving of the support FOR GOVERNOR: THOMAS C. PLATT, OP OWEGO. of the party. Each in his own way has FOR LIEUT.-GOVERNOR: TIMOTHY. L. "WOODRUFF, OF BROOKLYN, worked hard for it. It is difficult to choose OR FRANK WITHERBEE, OF ESSEX COUNTY. when so much excellent material is at hand. By Murat Halstead. Now, suppose I should be willing to take this nomination?" Mi*. Piatt ended with an Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 24..My conclusion is that Piatt plainly foresees Interrogative inflection and looked pleas¬ hlfe nomination and accepts the responsibility. antly at the gentlemen present. but The Republican caucus this afternoon was decisive. It was held at the They were for a moment confused, when Mr. Piatt chuckled they all laughing¬ Worden Senator Ellsworth Piatt leaders were House, presiding. Eighteen ly replied: "Oh, well, of course, Mr. Piatt, present, representing 550 votes, and de termined with unanimity that Piatt if you consent to take the place we should should be nominated, and almost with equal positiveness that Timothy L. all retire with alacrity." There that inci¬ dent but the gentlemen present now Lou Payne, William Barnes, Jr., of of was to have second This seems to settle it. ended, Woodruff, Brooklyn, place. recall it and realize that Mr. Piatt per¬ Albany; "Jake" Worth, "Abe" Gruber and It is hardly regarded as practicable that Piatt will refuse." Those not formed an act which one described to-day other's to the number of a score assured favorable to this nomination console themselves by saying: "The candidate as "stringing" them. Within the last six him that to run as a Gubernatorial candi¬ every politician of any prominence in dal would be unwise; that the support of must be a Piatt man. therefore let us have Piatt himself." days the. State has received a circular headed Miller, Behlen, Milholland and the Erie A strong story is going that Saxton may run with Piatt, but Woodruff's in black type: "Thomas C. Piatt." The County contingent could not be counted while friends are confident of winning. body of the circular was an editorial re¬ upon; that they might affect friend¬ from the ship jjowjthey would take the warpath as are that Piatt is as to But his printed Binghamton Republican Reports running shaky acceptance. pre¬ highly extolling Mr. Piatt for his share in soon as tne nomination" was made". "Mr. cise position to-night is that he will not take any part between candidates, drawing and putting through the Raines Piatt said he was not a* candidate, and did not care for the and and will not say to-night what he will do. He has not said the decisive bill. A day later the same Republicans re¬ nomination, his friends ceived a circular headed: "Who Cares?" sighed, filed out of the room and said to ac¬ word to anybody. This was an article explaining how trivial quaintances in waiting: "Guess he'll take One very near Piatt says he is reluctantly yielding to the conclusion was the opposition to the Piatt rule through¬ it." At 4 o'clock In the that he must take the nomination, but at intervals indulges in paroxyms of out the State and how unimportant were Worden Hotel a con¬ of Warner Miller and John ference wits held. Mr. Piatt was not pres¬ and that the kicks weaker. the defections kicking, grow E. Milliolland. ent. and the fact was regarded as signifi¬ Mr. Piatt has had a serious and eventful political life, and has on his Tiogun's Friends Not Cheeked. cant evidence that Mr. Piatt was permit¬ hands now the most serious crisis of his career. He Is disposed to "touch "I got theSe circulars, looked them over, ting his friends to take some action which delicacy forbade Mr. Piatt to witness. up" what he says of it with humor, (and when I pressed him to-day for a idly wondered what they were being sent out for, and threw them in the waste bas¬ This conference was stormy. "Jake" definition of his position he made a remark that should be preserved. ket," said h Republican legislator to-day, Worth and William Barnes said that Mr. "I do not want to l»e a Governor,'' he said, "bnt to be jnst a plain, "but I now see how they apply to this Piatt's nomination would prove Injudicious simple boss." situation." The further argument urged ill the extreme. They reflected severely tae dra'wimgroo/v^ ojpPlat r the that the Piatt boom is friends who He has said to Belden that he did not want to take on his shoulders against theory upon the have asked him to a spontaneous tribute to a beloved leader stand, and intimated'that some selfish of and doubted his to bear pur* the burden of the office Governor, strength is to be fqjind in the fact that some of Mr. pose instigated the request. They drew a up under its labors and responsibilities. The reply of Belden and others, who Piatt's most faithful friends started the picture In which Mr. Piatt was depicted as that cou-ld have been si¬ Mrs. Piatt and Hef Room. of movement, they a patriot walking along the path of duty, Drawing find in his candidacy the solution of the problem the convention, is or that were as dom and is admired her hus¬ lenced yesterday to-day, they oblivious to danger, with but one purpose The wife of the ex-Senator has been his helpmate in politics as well estic affairs, by that Piatt is so perfectly informed upon and so thoroughly acquainted not silenced, and that Mr. Piatt has by his in view, the welfare of the band's friends for her devotion to hi s cause. In the Summer time Mr. and Mrs. Piatt hold receptions and meet all the the movement, al¬ commonwealth, reside at the Fifth Avenue in order to manner encouraged while in wait were ambushed all the ene¬ big and little guns of politics at the seashore. The rest of the year they Hotel, keep with the duties of the office that the administration of them would be a to convention at Sara¬ though his words were of character mies Mr. Piatt has accumulated six¬ In touch with the ex-Senator's powerf ul political machine, which has given Jiim the control of to-day's during . easy. discourage. As a result, while everybody in life. Messrs. toga. . believes Mr. Piatt will take the nomination, teen years public Worth The Impression is strong that Piatt will have to take the nomination un¬ and Barnes sneered at the everybody realizes that he resembles still promised sup¬ ment would meet with the of the entire party. Personall I and Five hundred men James J. Belden and said that word ran around the piazza like a prairie approval der his own code of personal political relations. have waters in a certain and well-known way, port of .Mil¬ holland and Matthews had served notice Are. Into the office, down the street, into shall exert my best efforts in behalf of the ticket, and I am confident been sitting around this afternoon impatient to know what to do. All the and no man is willing to wager on the re¬ "The old would raise Cain if no one else did. the Worden, the words flew, sult. they All the candi¬ it will be elected by a rousing majority. hopeful candidates defer to Piatt, and all seem ready to unite on him if he Messrs. Lauterbach and Quigg took Op¬ man's going to take it." Everybody believes Mr. Piatt will take were some were JAMES W. from New York State. Others followed suit, and fn dates grim, quietly pro¬ WADSWORTH, Congressman will consent to run. the nomination, yet nobody would be much posite ground. fane, but everybody accepted the verdict. ' if he did not. There are irri¬ the end the steering committee de¬ Piatt's is that his friends are In such force surprised gravely Mr. was the only doubter, perplexity overwhelming should asked to ac¬ Aldridge openly. tation and anger in the breast of nearly all cided that Mr. Piatt be At!) o'clock to-night the committee again they are in conflict with each other. This is the first experience of the kind men Messrs. nomination. regular organization to-night. cept the called and Mr. Piatt asked that he be al¬ BURLEIGH- APPROVES Of PLATT. and Fish are Piatt has had. He cannot escape some share of responsibility for any nomi¬ Aldridge disgusted. They In the meantime the ex-Senator saw lowed to his answer until 10 can do until Mr. Piatt and postpone that is made unless he takes the himself. nothing speaks, Frank H. Piatt, arrived from New York. to-morrow nation place they think he is needlessly placing them o'clock morning. The commit¬ He had a message from Mrs. Piatt, who tee considerately granted this request. an The feeling to-night is that Piatt must be the nominee, but he may have, in an absurd position. Many of Mr. Piatt's her husband's In his Opinion the Republican Leader Woufd Me Exceffent advised against acceptance Lengue's Attack. a surpi-ise in store for his friends Ke is powerful enough to nominate one well wishers, who have protested against of the honor. Young Mr. Piatt strongly op¬ McKlnley his of the nomination because The McKinley League, arriving at half- Governor and Woufd Act in the Interest as a candidate before acceptance too. The committee then appeared ¦whose name has not appeared this convention, and posed it, 2 this and headed a they fear he will be cut at the polls and the and submitted Its proposition to Mr. Piatt. past afternoon, by as who know he likes and admires J. Sloat there are morose and marched into the of the of Aff the those him know Fassett, organization will suffer, The latter was much touclied. He said he brass band, park Peopfe. a he may do that. gloom'y. United States Hotel, bearing banners con¬ is something more than possibility appreciated the honor his friends wished N. Y., Aug. 24. The only persons really contented aro him to accept, but he could not give a taining uncomplimentary references to Mr. Saratoga, Piatt that he was not a To W. R. Hearst, New Tork Journal: Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 24.-Mr. yes¬ Connate, ten times the candidates for the United States Sen¬ hasty answer to such an important ques¬ Piatt. Some of the legends were excerpts terday anil to-day pondered over the ques¬ that he "could not" accept the nomination ate and their friends and the avowed ene¬ but would be forced to take the mat¬ from the official utterance of the Com¬ It has been evident for several days that Mr. Piatt would com¬ and that he "would tion, tion, "Shall I permit myself to. be nomi¬ twice not." Earlv to¬ mies of Piatt. Each of the Senatorial can¬ ter under advisement. He would give an mittee of Twenty-five, which published a pletely control this convention. Any one who might have been nomi¬ a day he expressed himself qve times as with Mr. of in that the Piatt nated for Governor by grateful party?" didates feels that Piatt out the answer at 9 o'clock the evening. report alleging machine in nated would have been Piatt's lieutenant. The two leading candidates Every politician In Saratoga to-night be¬ directly opposed to the pla.>. His son way there is chance for one of the field to The crowd waited on the half-mile of New Yc;k County padded the rolls flagrant¬ lieves Mr. Piatt's answer will be in the Frank II. Piatt, arrived from N«w York slip in, while the anti-Platt men say that piazza that lines the park of the United ly. Other of the inflammatory statements have been George W. Aldridge and Hamilton Fish. this afternoon, and said his father a.* affirmative, but his positive and official wo with Mr. Piatt either cfcefeated or victorious States Hotel. Aldridge, Fish and Wads- originated with Mr. Milholland's literary Mr. Piatt's superiority as a candidate over either of these two gen¬ has not been made, and Messrs Ald- "under no circumstances" take the nomi¬ ' * will cease to be the leader of the State worth had their scouts posted. Messrs. expert. Here are some of the quotations reply tlemen is obvious to any one. In my judgment Mr. Piatt will make an ridge, Fish and Baxter are nervous and nation. m>» thine. The early part of to-day was Glbbs, Hiscock, O'Dell, Payn, Sutherland from the antl-Platt report: Piatt Not Piatt The crowd moved Irritable over their own impotency at this Wa« Ready. devc-;(i by Mr. to receiving delega¬ and Fassett appeared. "How Piatt carried New York County. excellent Governor. I am convinced that his main object will be to At 4 there was a conference of tions <.f crisis. If Mr. Piatt accepts the nomina¬ o'clock his friends, who urged him to take forward nervously. The deputation looked The padding of the enrollment amounts to make a creditable record, and to do that he will have to be the Gover¬ leaders who decided that Mr. Piatt must the non Frederick S. Ed¬ tion all the preliminary moves and starts (nation. Glbbs. unconcerned. considerably more than 25,000 names out nor of all the people, of the entire Republican party, not of a faction step in and solve the problem by becoming ward Lemuel E. B. B. "What Is it, Fred?" a ¦which are driving good Republicans 'to Lau;eri)ach, Quigg, whispered poli¬ of a total of 77,000." As to Warner Miller's I can but call attention to his a candidate himself. The Conference Com¬ Odell, .T. tioat W. L. J. tician, toward Mr. Gibbs. only. position, and the refreshment rooms will ap¬ Fassett, Proctor. edging "Hand in glove with Tammany. The attitude in when he Charles G. and the despair mittee then called on Mr. Piatt, and, after F. Parkhu 8t> Cornelius Van Cott and a "He's going to take it," replied Mr. 1882, supported Folger stumped a humerous wholesale of the pear In particularly aspect seeing him, members told provately every¬ horde of tht smaller fry begged Mr. Piatt Gibbs, looking straight ahead and padding Republican rolls State for him, although Mr. Miller's candidate was Alonzo B. Cornell. puffing and the of the re- to the disinterested spectators. met that Mr. Piatt would take to sacrifice on his the debauching primaries I am confident Mr. Piatt will be elected a body they 1-imself the altar of public hard at cigar, words ¦ by big majority. Mr. Piatt said times escaping twenty yesterday | the nomination. Officially it was given out and party dui^t through his closed teeti. In. &r» instant the Continued on Sccond Pagt, HENRY G. BURLEIGH, ex-Congressman from New York Stato.