Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-01
Will Be a Candidate for Renomina-
ton to the End.
GROWING IN FAVOR
Democratic Leaders Suspect a Hill
Scheme.
THE GENERAL SITUATION

NEW YORK, August 81, 1898
From what can be learned of the confer
ence between Governor Black and Senator
Platt at Washington last week it is the
opinion of the most influential republicans
of the state that Governor Black will re-
main candidate to the end of the conven-
ton, and that nothing can swerve him
from his position. This much is almost
definitely known. As to what Senator Platt
said to Governor Black, what arguments
he used there is no direct information. The
senator upon his return from Washington
would only say:
Governor Black is a candidate for re-
nomination. More than that 1 cannot tell
Our conversation was private"
From one of Senator Platts friends, how
ever. comes the statement that at the
Washington conference Governor Black
told the senator why he thought he should
be a candidate for denomination. His
strongest reason was. it is said, that he
could secure the greater number of votes.
T0iS same authority says that Senator
Piatt told the governor that he had elm
mated all personal feeling in the matter
Continuing. the senator's friend says that
he spoke to Black, in substance, as fol-
lows:
What He Said to Black.
$50 far as the man at the head of the
ticket was concerned, he did not care
whether it was Black or Roosevelt. There
were congressman to be elected who would
uphold the hands of the President and
there was legislature to be elected which
not only would control the affairs of the
state, but would also elect a United States
Senator-a matter of vital Importance at
this time. Therefore. it was a time to drop
all personal prejudices and personal ambi-
tlons Tor the good of the party. So far Us
he was concerned he would hold his Iu1.,-
ment in allegiance until the last moment
before exerting his influence one Way or
the other. He wanted the man named
who could be elected without any doubt
He must say. however that in the talks
he had had with people representing the
party in different parts of the state That
the sentiment of the people at the present
time was with Roosevelt This did not bind
him to Roosevelt. however. 1t simply made
him more determined than ever to be care
1ui. III between this and convention time
1t could be demonstrated that the governor
was the stronger of the two men, he would
De for his denomination. And if it was
otherwise he would not be He would NOT
say he would be for Roosevelt because
some other man stronger than either might
develop He would say, however that he
intended to carry on his canvass, and
would have every man of influence and
representative standing in the party talked
to just to reach the real opinion of the peo
pie as nearly as possible"
Inc above is generally circulated and &C.
cepted as the correct position of Senator
Plat.
Favor Roosevelt
While Senator Plat is said not to have
committed himself to Roosevelt, his bench
man. Lemuei E. Quigg, is outspoken in adj
yocating his nomination
That L am in favor of the nomination
OF Colonel Roosevelt this fall" he is quoted
as saying, II think is well understood now
Coionel Roosevelt is being dema nded from
one end of the state to the ether and in
my OPINION 1t would be dangerous for the
republican party to nominate any other
person than the one who is generally de
manded- Colonel Roosevelt would not only
receive the entire vote of the party
throughout the state, but he would also
get very heavy popular vote from those
who are not identified with US politically
1t may be safely said that every repubii
can leader in the county of New York
feels as | do"
Frederick S. GIBBS, member of the repub
lican national committee is also outspoken
for Roosevelt. He is also quoted as pre-
dieting that if Black is renominated he
Will be defeated as badly as Judge Folger
was in 1882
Il in favor of Colonel Roosevelt"
says Mr.. Gibbs, because we can win with
him. | believe that Senator PIatt has not
as yet expressed preference for any can
didate. If he finally decides to support
in the convention will amount to almost
nothing"
1t may be argued from the foregoing that
the boom of the colonel of the Rough
Riders has grown ard is still growing 1t
wants only the Endorsement of Senator
Platt and the organization to make his
nomination an assured fact. BY this il
must not be accepted that Governor Black
Will quietly acquiesce. The governor is
we'll versed in the game of politics, and is
fighter fri m start to finish. He will con-
test every step Of the way, and if beaten
will go down with colors flying.
Croker Worried.
The little free silver cloud up the state
and the resolve of the silver men to hold
a convention the day preceding the demo-
cratic state convention is said to have
alarmed Richard Croker and other demo-
cratic leaders. and they have cut short
their summer vacations, being scheduled
to arrive here to morrow. 1t is said that
Croker fears the nomination of a third
ticket at this Syracuse convention. and an
other disturbing factor has come out of
the west in the person of Ex-Governor
Stcne of Missouri loudly championing the
nomination of Bryan in 1890. Then again
the nomination of Danforth is said to
worry the T9mmany boss just little The
apparent support of Danforth by certain
upstate committeeman looks to Croker
very much like Hill scheme and Croker
is very wary of anything that looks like
a Hill scheme. Tammany knows or claims
to know that Judge Robert Earl of Herki-
mer. formerly judge of the court of ap
peals. and a very distinguished one, is
Hiips candidate for governor. And they
point significantly to the fact that at the
convention held in Herkimer county a day
ago for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the state convention, Judge Earl
was Endorsed for the governorship, and the
delegates instructed to vote for him in
convention .CrOkPr'S associates
feel that Earl would not have been in
dorsed by him home county unless he had
been consulted and approved the act.