Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-09-26
. LACk-RO0SEVELT?
New York GubernatoriaI Fight
is Waxing Warm.
Rival Forces Gathering at Saratoga, for
Next tuesdays Convention.
Gov. Black Himself to Be Present -Teddy's
Men Stand Firm.

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as prepared by the leaders claiming
to have control of the conventions and
as given out as that to be named on
Tuesday is as follows: For Governor,
Theodore Roosevelt, New York; for
lieutenant governor, Timothy L.
Woodruff, Kings; secretary of state,
John T. McDonpugh. Albany; comp
troller, VIM. ]. Morgan, Erie; state
treasurer, John p. Jeagel, Cayuga; !;
attorney general, john L. Davies,
Oneida; state engineer. not selected.
1t is believed, tonight, that the con-
vention will last but one day, it being
general opinion that atl differences will
be settled on the first ballot for gov
ernor. The Black adherents have de-
cided not to make a fight on the organ
izatiOn of the convention and 1t will be
organized with Serene Z. Paym OF Ca
vuga, as the temporary chairman, aud
Senator Horace G. White of Syracuse,
for permanent chairman
Chauncey NJ. Depew will name Mr.
Roosevelt and Delegates Culinnn of
Oswego, Farnlnam of Orange, and Wal
lace of Queens will second it.
Lieut. Gov Woodruff, when asked If
the Roosevelt ticket said: Il will
positively not accept nomination upon
any but the Black ticket without the
consent of the Governor and his
friends"
No Republican, convention in
years has found such a tangled
skein to unravel as that which
co,1fronts the one to meet, here,
Tuesday. The warning factions are
each firm in the conviction that their
respective candidates will win and
zest is lent to the contest by the an
nouncement that Gov. Black himself
Will take hand i'm the fight by COM
ing here in person, tomorrow morning
Edward Lauterbach of New York ar
rived. this morning, with large
number of Kings county and New
York city delegates, and, Joining Supt.
A.dridge, Supt Collins and Supt Payn
of the Black forces, began active work
On the canvas.
Outside Mr.. Roosevelt's own state
ment as to his alleged inelGgIbiMty and
the belief that Mr.. EHihu Root is pre-
parirg an opinion, there have beer.
no developments. today on the Roose-
vert side.
Very few of the UP country delegates
have arrived. Chairman VIM. Barnes,
Jr. Of the executive committee of the
tate committee. said, Tonight, that
they had no fear of the delegates
breaking away from Roosevelt in the
convention.
Mr.. Platt is quoted as saying, today I.
THE ticket should be settled upon, to-
cay" and, late in the afternoon, an at
tempt was made to settle it. 1t was
finally decided by the Roosevelt mama
gers. this afternoon, that Lieut.. Gov.
Woodruff would go on the ticket to
succeed himself.
Col. Lowell H. Jerome, who is here
as q personal representative of Mr..
Roosevelt, said, tonight: Il don't be-
lfeve that the Citizens Union can use
a state ticket emblem and if they at
tempt to run a separate ticket I shall
make trouble for them: ] have sent
the following letter to Robert F. Cut
ting in New York:
Ny Dear Sir: I as astonished to see
the attitude of a self-constituted body.
feigning to represent the Citizens
Union, are taking in regard to endors-
named, not nominated, mark the dis
tinction. by the same body of men
feigning to represent the independents
AS self-constituted Independents they
met in the City Club and named the
ticket and then adjourned to the Cit;-
zens Union headquarters and endorsed
the same. l most earnestly protest
against the names of independents and
Citizens Union being used in this con-
nection, as they deceive the public.
My connection with both organizations
gives me the right. I was working in
dependent before the Citizens Union
was conceived. Mr.. kitchener of
Bin2'hamton, is mistakened when he
asserts that the Citizens Union is the
father of all reform movements. As
member of the Citizens Union here
by give notice that l shall rnanklamus
any one using the emblem (Statue CT
Liberty at the head of a state ticket.
without the consent Of the entire body.
No self-constituted body Within the
main body has that right, at least /
Shall ask the courts to decide that
right
Senator Platt took drive about the
Village. today, and in the afternoon
held frequent conferences with the
various leaders. He did not talk for
publication.
Congressman Quigg said: "Nr.
Roosevelt has not suffered by reason
OF the attack on him, but those who
made the attack have. Mr.. Roosevelt
WIFI be nominated and elected"