New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-21
PRICE THREE CENTS.
ROOSEVELT FORGING AHEAD.
INCREASING STRENGTH OF HIS SUP
PORT IN THE STATE CONVENTION.
Law OF POLITICAL GRAvIrArIoN AT WORK
FIGURES SHOWING APPARENT PREFER


FIGURES SHOWING APPARENT PREFER
ENcEs OF DELEGATES.
Albany. Sept. 20 (SpecaD-Theodore Roose'
welt has gained strength the las; week as
candidate for the Republican nomination for
Governor and Governor Blacks adherents seem
sur 1rised over what has occurred. But II they
should look back over the newspaper accounts
of contests over nominations for State Offices In
previous years they would discover a poiitlcal
law-that OF the graviation OF small bodies OF
delegates toward large ones-whch would give
them explanation Of one OF the causes o'
/ Colonel Roosevet's improved prospects
The support OF Colonel Roosevelt by large
majority OF the delegates from the counties or
New York ard Kings has given him a great
advantage n the contest between his friends
and those of Governor Black 1t is now est'-
mated that Colonel Roosevelt the support
of at least )ne hundred of the 132 delegates
from Kings County. and of at least one hundred
and seventy out Of the lSS delegates from New
York County. This would make the total sup
port of Colonel Roosevelt in Kings and New
York counties amount to two hundred ano
| seventy votes In the State Convention. But 10
| these votes must be at once added the seven
votes Of Richmond County. the twenty-five votes
of Queens County and the twelve votes Of Suf-
! folk County. making a grand total Of 3ll votes.
big bunch OF 81 votes in support Of any
! candidate for a State Office in he State Conven-
| ton this year must be an influential factor IN
deciding the result. Naturally the candidates
| for minor positions on the Republican State
ticket have looked longngly upon the formidable
body Of Roosevelt delegates in the Greater New
| York district and have sought to make alliances
with the leaders Of these men,
AN CpTE COrrNTy
Colonel William j. Morgan, Of Buffalo. Eris
! County. candidate for State Controller, early
saw the strength of the Roosevelt movement in
| New-York, and with his friends in Erie County
aided it in Western New-York Their help was
welcomed by Colonel Roosevelts friends Erie
County will cast ffty-fve votes in the State
Convention-the next largest number to Kings
| County. With ffty-fve votes added to the 311
votes they believe they already control. Colonel
! Roosevet's supporters would have 361 votes.
| ard this is we'll on toward the 4s6 votes which
will form the majority in the State Conven-
| ton.
| Besides. there have been overtures from other
candidates for places on the State ticket For
instance. Colonel Andrew Davidson Of Coopers
town. Otsego County. is candidate for Secre-
| tary of State. and is supported for that place
| by the votes OF the nine delegates Of Herkimer
! County. of tho nine delegates OF Otsego. OF the
seven delegates of Chenango Of the nine dele
gates of Delaware. Of the twelve delegates Of
Broome. and OF the five delegates of schoharie,
or fiftyone votes in all
Then again. J. H L. Mangn, Of Waterloo.
Seneca County. is also candidate for Secretary
of State and believes that he has the support Of
| the five OF Seneca, the four votes ~
Schuyler the fifteen votes Of steuben. the nine
/ nf tba of "a
yuga. or fofrv-fve votes in all
TALK OF HENDRICKS FOR LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
Onondaga County Republicans we're saying to-
! day that they favor rhe nomination OF ex Sena-
tor Francis Hendricks for Lieutenant Governor.
Mr. Hendricks is the leader Of the regular
Republicans OF Onondaga County, and when
! Senator he was chairman Of the Committee on
/ Cities and was a men OF great prominence IN
! State politics He successfully managed Frank
! Hiscocks canvass for United States Senator in
| 1881 In 1894 he was candidate for the Re-
| publican nomination for Lieutenant Governor
! The delegates OF Onondaga County 10 the Re-
! publican State Convention number twenty-nine.
| They were in the Roosevelt column before Mr.
/ Herdrickss candidacy |as announced. OUT
! nevertheless Colonel Roosevelts friends in
/ Greater New-York no doubt would be glad to
/ have the assura nee of their votes. The vote 81
/ Onondaga County might be considered an onset
/ 70 that OF Monroe County. which was plainly
anged for last week when there was talk ot
the nomination Of James NJ. E. oGrady. of that
county. for Lieutenant-Oovernor or the Rooss-
Welt ticket.
II was stated to-day by influential Republican
politicians here that there is no thought Of nom
! mating any one for State Engineer who has had
the slightest relation to the SJOOoOv0 canal
Improvement work. Such nomination would
revive unpleasant memories and be politically
ndscreet no matter how good the reputation
OF the candidate nominated might be An
engineer therefore. who never has had any
canal work to do will be selected No candi-
dates for the place have yet been named. The
Democratic leaders also II may be stated. are
taking a similar precaution in regard to this
nomination.
day, and it announced IN the evening that
nothing OF Importance had taken place In rea-
ton to mis- candidacy for Governor. Republican
politicians in the State Capitol exchanged views
about the attitude OF various delegates TO the
state Convention toward Colonel Roosevelt ard
Governor Black. who apparently will be the
only candidates for Governor before the Goa
vention.
TABLE OF PROBABLE PREFERENCES
From the information gained from them the
following table was prepared by a supporter OF
Colonel Roosevelt in relation 10 the present -
parent preference Of the delegates Of the sixty
counties To the Republican State Convention.
For For
For Roose- For Roose-
Black. welt. Back. veit,
Albany .......,. 25 onondaga .....- .
AIlsY5nv .....-, Ontario =
Broonc ...... ~ Orange ...,..... )S
~avuea .... 8 Oswego ........ IL
,haufaueus . l6 ~ OtsegO .........
Chtmung ...... 2 PutGam 8