| Show WOULD PREVENT T 1 G C PLATT TAKING HIS SEAT j AS SENATOR New York Jan 13 At the tha meeting ol ot of the Pi 1 ogress league In Couper tonight Chairman II Pout Post ul ur of Creel Creek Cr olt Midi said raid he be hud lud pre lord s mid and would risk thu the United hates court COlIt for tor a Il tc order to prevent lIre vent Thomas Thuma C ll C Putt fromma tuning miming its his M same Int at lie He auld sold ho he would talt this thU action netlon on the round ground that Senator subverts the tho Interests of oC tho time pro peo pie pic it he hI has 1118 sworn to represent In tho the litter Inter littero e tutu lH of a c 1 h ho really o Pr ese fist t s Tha Iho affair relates to tho parcels paree tro post Mr Pout Poet made his announcement In him u ul l N speech Our Errand Hoy nop no After Atler having referred to the th postal deficit and to tho the fast fact that tho the people of ot the tho coun country country country try pay annually to tho railroads W 10 OO Mr Post se aldi u to 10 III Senator Bona tor T J C G Platt of New Now York Is la I president of ot the United Slates Blates J prell company Word wa wn was para poised d I around to other nth r senators that no tie definite hoUld lie he taken on the poet pant chock check bill Senator Platt was 01 approached by hy my representatives to know his hie at al attitude on the question and hr hp clearly do donned fined nned tho the fact that he no was Willi opposed Ollos d to tho Iho measure because It was contrary to tho the Interests of ot th the express companies In iii other words otter after having token taken the tho oath Mth of ct office to represent nl to the best of his hla ability the tho people of ot New York he ho Ignores their Interests or the tho Inter Interests sate ella of or the tha public where those Interests conflict with his hi own company cOIn pony and would directly affect his own earnings t In still sill further words ho hG Is le drawing two sala salaries rice ries Wo ls t e met with strong trong opposition from a aNew I aNew New York state man mun In a IL position to lay Homo 11 heavy h blocks In front Qt the tha wheals I of progress Kills mUI H n Roberts treasurer 1 of ut the tho United States I 1 hoso tho the cr already prepared I and aM will hale the tho court cour at nt Wash WashIngton W ah Ington for tor a 1 restraining re order to prevent Senator Thomas C Platt of ot Now New York tOm from occupying hits his hi scat In tho the United Slots senate on the tho grounds that he lie does docs not fulfil tulO his hla lathes duties according to r o hut hili oath of at office that ho subverts the III Interests of ot the file whom ho he linn hn sworn to represent to the limo Interests of ot n a corporation which he really represents It 11 Is IA possible C that tho su neme court rimy may not lint grant this order wo how shall shall make make an un urgent effort lor or It II how however JID over ever rho The laws lawil should intervene to prevent any nn man who wino prostitutes prostitute time tho mantis at of atthe the Pulled limited States State senate from tram accepting this high position of ot trust from Cro the tha hands hand of people After Atter thin tho meeting ml closed cloned In answer to fo questions Mr Post pott sold Mid that his lawyers D Ii J Dawson and Nathan Wilson would present time the matter mailer against Senator Platt Piatt to tho the States supreme court next week but would not specify the tha day Continuing Mr Air Post PO t says InSI saysA A question of at tho time constitutionality or of ot tho the right of tho the court to Interfere will willbe ho hn by the tho application for tor lima tho re restraining restraining straining order against lilt Senator Platt It may be he that time tho coma COUlt m mAY y decline to Interfere for lack of jurisdiction and anil In Incao cao coeo that should happen wo we shall appeal to tho Iho senate This Thin Is Ja J tho le time as ns I understand It that t a II re reMi reo r Mi order will have havo been asked n ket from the tho United States Slates court against n a senator taking his hili seal Heat Mr Post said oil that he laud had no Intention of ot making any all such a n presentation rc to the against 1 any nn other oilier senator except Mr Platt |
