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Updated: June 13, 2025
Senator Platt's letter ran in part as follows: "When the subject of your nomination was under consideration, there was one matter that gave me real anxiety. I think you will have no trouble in appreciating the fact that it was not the matter of your independence.
I drew a quick breath and gripped Platt's shoulder harshly. His assistant began fingering the instrument with irritation. "Lost it again!" he muttered. "This message...." I began. But again the pencil was travelling over the paper: lies upon you all ... end of message. The operator stood up and unclasped the receivers from his ears.
Carbolic I-30, Platt's chlorides, permanganate of potash, or something that will answer the purpose; bichloride of mercury, etc. You must find out from the physician which he prefers, and of what strength.
Having assured Roosevelt that his statements were exactly what Quigg expected, Quigg returned to New York City, reported his conversation to Platt, and, in due season, the free citizens of New York learned that, with Platt's consent, the Colonel of the Rough Riders would be nominated by the Republican State Convention for the governorship of New York.
Newspapers that had slandered him or been lukewarm in his support suffered. The militia was called out in fear of a riot and passed a night in the basement of Platt's Hall. But preparedness was all that was needed. A few days later we took part in a most imposing procession.
Buckley's very bright, you know." He put a hand kindly on the crestfallen young man's shoulder.... "Go back tomorrow and see if he'll make you secretary to the Mayor. Then get all the 'extras' you can. Label each and bring it to me. I'll see that you're not misunderstood." He rose. "But I fear Buckley will withdraw his offer ... if so, we'll print the story of his Platt's Hall gambling house."
They lowered the wreck in awful silence, and Harvey spent his leisure hours for the next few days under Tom Platt's lee, learning to use a needle and palm. Dan hooted with joy, for, as he said, he had made the very same blunder himself in his early days.
And leaning on his cane he composed himself in an attitude of sympathetic patience towards Platt's incendiary efforts. Jolly days of companionship they were for the incipient bankrupt on the stile to look back upon.
She was laughing, now, uncontrollably. "Your elbow! Your elbow!" "Elbow?" He looked down at it, bewildered; then up, fright in his face. "What's the matter with it?" She mopped her eyes. Sobs shook her. "You f-f-flapped it." "F-f-f " The bewilderment in Orville Platt's face gave way to anger. "Do you mean to tell me that you screeched like that because my because I moved my elbow?" "Yes."
Old William Platt and the forefathers of the Bardlocks and Tibbses and Briscoes and Schofields moved up here from North Carolina a good deal just to get away from some bad neighbors, mostly Skilletts and Johnsons one of the Skilletts had killed old William Platt's two sons.
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