The sun., 1896-08-17
WHO WILL RE GOVERNoRs
Much Talk OF Wndsworth Among Repub-
Iienns-F1sh and AidridEe.

Yesterday was Thomas c. Platt's last Sunday
at the Oriental Hotel, Couey Island. before the
Republican State Convention which Is to be
held IN Saratoga on Aug. 25. Mr.. Platt. with n
few friends from New York and Brooklyn. will
journey to Saratoga next Saturday Afternoon.
More than the usual number OF Repu blicsn
Soious and statesmen found their :way TO tho
Oriental yesterday afternoon. All wanted TO
ascertain. II possible the inside facts as to who
are likely to be the Republican candidate for
Governor and Lieutenant-Governor.
Some of those who were on hand to talk over
the situation with Mr.. Plau were e1-Collector
Francis Hendricks OF Syracuse. Representative
jaime W. " adsworth OF Livingston county. J ohm
Il. Hazel OF Erie county. Park Commissioner
Timothy l.. Woodruff. OF Kings county and Su-
prelue Court Justices William d. Dickey OF
Sewburgh and Martin l.. Slower of Amsterdam.
1t was ascertained that several candidates for
Governor have tramped up and down tho State
declaring that Mr.. PlAtt was behind them. and
that he really desired their nomination.
There is a mistake about this. according 20
Mr.Platt. who said that he had not meddl led with
the candidacy OF any Of the aspirants II Was a
free field and fair fight, and tho man W no rot
the most delegates wouId certainly capture the
nomination. The three most promising cAndi-
dates heard OF yesterday at the Oriental were
George W. AldridGe. Representative wads-
worm, anu HanlAI'u Fleh % pe more speClCc.
1t may be said that Representative waesworth
loomed up yesterday more formidabiy than at
any time during the preliminary campAign.
One heard more about his chances. and the
drift Of conversation was more In hs favor
HI. qualifications for the highest ofico In the
State were openly discussed.
Hitherto the conversation over Representa-
tive wadsworths candidacy has been OF des-
uItory and uninteresting character. Yester-
day 1t was pointed out that he has good record
In Washington, ard that for a numo Der OF years
he had been a faithful and conservative organ
ization man. Moreover, he is a fairly good
speaker. But this last characteristic was not
considered OF much value. The critics Of
George W. Aldr!dge have constantly remarked
that he cannot mako q speech. That fea-
ture o. Aldridges makeup has had
no weight whatever with the Republi-
can powers, for they have recalled
that Gov. Morton himself never claimed
foc, sSms @ Of Phe RepnSsan candda,ea 1fG T Cow Ui
ernoF within the last ten year, have done alto
Sster s o9 SeG ans SsgS ySa, fqT WHRsr Ts,
as already said. there was more edge 30 WAd-
worth's boom yesterday than At any time dur
Abogt s5 per cent. Of the T5s delegates TO the
Convention have been elected. As usual. Just
viii not recognize the actual facts OF the
situation are convinced that the PlAtt machin
j. seriously crippled. Al times reports ~ this
natGTe become tiresome. II il an absolute fact
that. allowing the moot liberal estimate. there
viii not he more than lT5 anIi-Plsit delegates
In the CorNeut3D >. and the mum beT may turn
ont 20 10 less than l60,
The following LIST gives the regular organiIA-
tion men already elected: Albany county. 23;
CAttAraugus. 10, ChenanHo. o.; Columbia. d;
Cortland, 5; Dniche,r. -; EsseI d; Franklin.
ison. :: Monroe. -: niagara. o: onsida. Il:
OLondAEa. "a; OntArin. :: Orange, l3; Orleans
5; Oswrgu. y; PntrArn, 8: queens, -; Esns.
reLce, is; Saratoga, :; schenectady, 4; sea-
eCA. a: SteuDen. u; TiOEA. 8; TuInpkins. u;
Warren. 5. and Wa AshinRton q. 10 Kings coun-
y 20 OF the 92 delegates are regular state
organization RSDu bl leans. and in COUNTIES uke