Show CONTEST A platt man says harrison will lo be hard to beat new york tork dec it 11 col L swords sergeant at arms of 0 the republican national committee has just left this city for st louis to engage rooms first for or the national committee and then for or gen james S clarkson Cl who Is to precipitate tho the allison boom anti anil last laeti but riot not by any means least to secure apartments for senator matthew stanley quay of pennsylvania lm anti anil the pennsylvania delegation for garrett A hobat antl and the new jersey delegation and for yam sam fessenden and the connecticut delegation gen clarkson and ex senator senat r platt had a long talk at the fifth avenue e hotel W W hahn tho the republican committeeman for ohio was as at the hotel and hs he bald that Mci anley Is now flow on the homestretch home stretch tor for the nomination ex secretary charles charlea foster of harrisons cabinet said that ho he and all the ohio delegation would vote for or mckinley but he believed that the politicians should look out tor for harrison lson the lien hon richard Kle hird marcey of 0 watertown one of the staunchest staunch cst platt lieutenants tena A t in ili new york state slate said eald that harrison would bo be the hardest man to defeat in tile convention |