New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
WADsWORTH A CANDIDATE.
FRIENDS OF THE CONGRESSMAN URG
ING HIM FOR THE GOvERNORsHIP.
us EXCELLENT RECORD AS AssEMBLYMAN
STATE CONTROLLER AND MEMBER

HIS EXCELLENT RECORD AS AssEMBLYMAN
STATE CONTROLLER AND MEMBER
OF CONGRESS
rvsox A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNE.l
G.ueseo " Y. Aug FLAMES w wadsworth
.r-Sate Controller and present Representative Of
this Congress district consisting of the counties OF
Livingston. Wyoming. Niagara Orleans and Gene
,se Is a candidate for the Republican nomination
Cor Governor. Not that Mr.. wadsworth Is seeking
IN. nomination or making hunt for delegates to
,he Republican State Convention; that he has
not done. His position Is simply that he would
esteem 1t great honor TO receive the nomination
and that he would accept 1t.
Whatever work is being done TO advance his
candidacy. and good deal has been done within
the last week. he has taken no part In. a move
ment TO nominate him for Governor has sprung up
IN VARIOUS parts OF the State to which his friends
here could not be indifferent. They have accord
ingly entered into correspondence with various
prominent Republican politicians who have ex-
messed the opinion that Mr.. Wadsworth ought TO
he nominated. and endeavoring TO consolidate
into one body the various scattered delegations
that have seemed inclined to support him for Gov
.rnor Two weeks from to-day the Republican
State Convention will meet In Saratoga, and there
fore little time remains to secure that strong sup
mort which Is absolutely necessary for candidate
before he can dare 10 venture to put his claims
vote in a State Convention.
NJ Wadsworth lives in this handsome village
Z, The stately dwelling overlooking the beautiful
valley Of the Genesee River which the home
q, his father General James S. Wadsworth killed
n virginia in one Of the final battles OF the War
=, tho Rebellion James w Wadsworth was an
s,de-de-camp of his father in that campaign. In
,ss4 General Wadsworth was the unsuccessful Re
n,hlican candidate for Governor against Horatio
seymour He beaten by only few thousand
votes and there is suspicion that he count
"a ont" IN New-York City by Tammany Hall. 1t
would be a singular political circumstance II in
"a. or thlriy-sx years after James s. Wadsworth
vas Republican candidate for Governor his son.
lanes " Wadsworth. should also be a Republican
candidate for the same great office.
Mr. Wadsworth was at home to-day. but he de-
cnned TO say anything about his candidacy for
Governor other than TO state In a dignifed way
that he must leave the settlement OF the matter in
the hands Of the delegates to the Republican State
Convention. and would not personally seek support
for the nomination. He has no opponent for the
Republican nomination for Congress in this Con-
gress district. and his Washington life is con-
genial 10 him ard his wife. Consequently, while
lie would yield to any demand made upon him by
the Republican party Of the State that he should
accept the nomination for Governor. he will not
make n canvass for the nomination.
Mr.. Wadsworth's candidacy Will cut seriously
into that OF George W. Aldrdge West OF Monroe
County Aldridge 10 all appearances, will not have
n vote since James W. Wadsworth will have the
support Of the counties Of Orleans. Genesee. Wy
omng and Livingston: Senator Ellsworth will
have the support of Niagara County. and James
A. Roberts will have the support of Erie County.
county Judge Coyne OF Livingston County is
now in New-York where he says he more
Republican politicians than In any other place In
the State. seeking support for Mr. Wadsworth for
Governor. Judge Coyne is an able politician, one
q the strongest in Western New-York. He be
lieves that a large proportion Of the delegates to
the Republican State Convention gre uncommit-
ted and that they be made TO see that M.
Wadsworth is the strongest man the Republican
PARTY could put forward this year for Governor.
Asser1blvman Kelsey. Ct Livingston County.
who has 2 law Office here. gave to-day the areu-
nnents which Mr. Wadsworth's friends are making
in support OF his candidacy for Governor
We think" he said. that Mr.. WadsWorth
record as Assent, vrnan. Controller and congress
man will make Sirl a strong candidate before me
rcope As Assenlo,yman. he introduced the DIS
a hich became the foundation Of the corporation
FAY laws of the safe. Those laws have put mill
ions Of dollars in the state Treasury. MI. w aHs
vor,h not ONLY introduced them, but as CcntrolIer
he was The 6rst 10 emf them. Up 10 the pres
ent year they have put the following amounts INTO
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