The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-26

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the whims and wishes OF men.
A party. the political students went on TO say,
should be guided by principle. and the likes
and dislikes Of f%actional clashes should have
but one end. the ultimate success OF the party
for the benefit OF the people. This Ia very
hlgh sounding, It was added, but nevertheless
It was insisted. It is what the people. the voters
who make and unmake men, demand Of q POI
litical party.
Those acquainted with the history Of the
Republican party in the State OF New York
could not help observing thatto-day for the first
time In forty years Senator Plat and Louis +.
Payn kept away from each other. These men
have been in n hundred fights. They have
been political comrades from youth. At all
conventions they have visited each others cot
taees and political headquarters. Mr.. Payn had
always been Mr.. Platt's chief lieutenant both
ut State and National conventions. Mr.. Peyn,
however. is here to-day as the leader Of a fac
ton against Mr.. Plat. and he will remain
leader Of this faction until Gov. Black sup
plants him tomorrow.
Mr.. AldridRe visited Mr.. Plat to-day and had
a long talk with him. and Immediately after
ward q story was started to the effect that
Charles II. Babcock. one OF Mr.. Aldridge's old
friends and neighbors In Rochester. could have
the nomination for State Treasurer II he 80 de-
sired. Mr.. Aldridge did not desire the nomina-
ton for his friend Babcock. but nevertheless
the very fact that he visited Mr.. Platt's cottage
at the United States Hotel. and the story
concerning Babcock which was heard imme-
diately afterward, seemed to disturb Mr..
Payn. because II can be said on very high
authority that Mr.. Payn and Mr.. Aldrldge had
a few ruf1ed moments not long afterward.
There was no serious quarrel between the
men, but It can be distinctly said that Mr..
Da,. H. a L. q IL Di-aA - -
~strenuousiy to anything which might look like
a break in the Black column. and certainly Mr..
Payn did not like the talk about Babcock. Mr..
Aldridge's friend. taking a nomination for
State Treasurer on the ticket which is to be
nominated In the approaching convention.
Mr.. Payn looks like a man very much In ear
nest. Mr.. Plat looks like man who seems to re-
greet that, after all these years OF political and
personal friendship. Mr.. Payn has thought it
advisable to array himself against Mr.. Platt
and his friends in a State convention. 1t is not
always advisable. II was observed. for outsiders
to NEEDLE in the quarrels Of men in public life.
They are quite competent to settle their W
differences. 1t was insisted. and yet there can
be no harm, and. certainly. it is q matter Of
news that the episode between Mr.. Plat. Mr..
Aldridge and Mr.. Payn be recorded.
Mr.. Payn and Mr.. Aldridge were the pink Of
fashion and the mould Of form to-day. They
give great attention to their attire. and. for
that matter, so do all the Republican politicians
OF the higher rank. Collector Bidwell. Presi-
dent Quigg Of the New York County Commit
tee. National Committeeman Frederick Gibbs.
the Hon. Hamilton Fish. the Hon. Timothy L.
Woodruff. and men Of that character. not for
getting Senator Plat, give great attention to
their raiment. They were all dressed in their
Sunday best to-day. and all worked like 80
rnaDv ooaI haayara In diannaain0 aapdidafaa
the platform and the hundreds OF details OF a
State Convention. Right here 1t should be
said that the ticket which, it is believed. the
convention will name. is completed up to q
late hour tonight as follows:
For Governor. Col. THEODORE ROOSEVELT OF
Oyster Bay.
For Lieutenant Governor. TIMoTHYL. WOOD
RUFF OF the borough Of Brooklyn.
For COMPTROLLER. Col. WILLIAM J. MORGAN OF
Buffalo.
For Secretary Of State, JOHN T. McDoHouaH
OF Albany.
According to the political mathematicians
Col. Roosevelt will have TOO votes to start with.
This afternoon the Hon. Francis Hendricks of
Syracuse made it known that he should no
longer be considered for the nomination for
Northumberland Early this morning
William Berri. ex-Mayor Schieren. Michael ].
Dady. George H. Roberts. Jr., Chairman OF the
City Committee OF New York Norman G. Dixie.
Gen. Wallace, Representative Hurley. Walter
B. Atterbury and other Brooklynites called
upon Senator Plat and announced that they
desired the denomination Of Lieut.. Gov. Wood
ruff. They notified Mr.. Platt that the solid
delegation OF 1872 members from Brooklyn were
for Woodruff. There was q long talk over this
matter. for the reason that Mr.. Woodruff had
publicly announced that he would stand by
Gov, Black to the end and would vote for him
In the convention II not q single member Of the
Brooklyn delegation followed him. and. fur
thermore. Mr.. Woodruff had publicly an
nounced that he would not be q candidate for
Lieutenant Governor on a ticket headed by any
other candidate than Gov. Black unless he re-
ceived the unanimous consent OF Gov. Blacks
friends.
All this was made clear In the talk between
the Brooklyn delegates. headed by Mr.. Berrl.
and Mr.. Plat. No decision was reached In the
matter at that time. Later. however. President
Quigg. National Committeeman Gibbs and COL
lector Bidwell called on Senator Plat. and said,
In substance. that In their opinion the vast ma
jority OF the 1873 delegates from the borough of
Manhattan sustained Brooklyn's demand for
the denomination of Mr.. Woodruff.
1t must be said In justice to Mr.. Woodruff
that he had no hand or part In this matter. He
had not received the consent OF Gov. Blacks
friends to be q candidate for Lieutenant-G Gov
ernor on any other ticket than one headed by
Gov. Black. The movement in woodrufY's
favor was an individual one and came from the
Republican politicians below the Bronx who
believe that Mr.. Woodruff should be renom-
mated. The Platt people. from all that can be
learned. are determined to go ahead in the con-
vention and rename Mr.. Woodruff. Mr.. Wood
Iuff said tonight:
Il shall vote for Gov, Black, and stand by
him to the last. had nothing to do with to-
days movement In my favor. All who took
part in that movement will substantiate this
statement"
Mr.. Payn. however. was rather cross when he
heard Of the determined attitude OF Mr.. Wood
runs friends to bring about his denomination.
and yet he smiled c~ynically and said that he
had seen similar things In politics and had no
complaint to make. The Plat people insist
positively tonight that Mr.. Woodruff is TO be
renominAted.
1t was announced after this on the highest