New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-12
TO DISCUSS PARTY POLICY
COLONEL ROOSEVELTS CONFERENCE
WITH THE LEADERS TO-DAY.
DINNER AT THE REPUBLICAN CLUB
THIS EVENING

A conference which may have an important
influence in shaping the future policy Of the Re-
publican party in this state will be held to-day
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Colonel Roosevelt.
Govornor-eect. will meet and talk over several
important questions with Senator Patt. Ben
jamin p. Ode. jr chairman of the Republican
state Committee. Chauncey NJ Depew. Joseph
ii. Choate Elihu Root, Seth Low. Edward
Lauterbach and possibly ether Republicans or
prominence. Colonel Roosevelt came to the city
last evening to attend the dinner to General
Miles at the Waldorf-Astor and 1t is expected
that the conference at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
will begin soon after noon to-day.
Several of the men who have been asked 10
meet Colonel Roosevelt have been mentioned as
probable candidates for the office of United
States Senator. but II has been asserted that
the choice Of a Republican to succeed Edward
Murphy. tr. IN the Senate will not he discussed
at the conference. The talk is expected to be
mostly about legislation which can be recon-
mended and approved by Colonel Roosevelt as
Governor and be OF benefit to the party and to
the people Of the State 1t is said to he the de-
sire OF Colonel Roosevelt to have the party
thoroughly united on all questions Of legislation
and party policy The question OF reorganlzing
the police force Of this city and making the
Police Department non-partisan probably VIII
he discussed. Colonel Roosevelt L. anxious to
protect members Of the Police force who are
trying TO be non partisan as he taught them 10
be. and Who are being prosecuted 10y the ram
many officials in the Department.
This evening Colonel Roosevelt will he the
guest Of honor at the dinner at the Republican
Club in the clubhouse. at No. 100 tnth-aNe.
There has been great disappointment TO mem
bers OF the club because the clubhouse facllltles
for the dinner are SO limited. Only one hundred
men can sit at the tables. and twice that num-
ber Of members Of the club have been unable 10
secure seats. " he seats were awarded 10 the
mon who got in their applications trst IL is
expected that miry members Of the club VINO
could not secure seats at the dinner VIII be III
the clubhouse late this evening to hear the
speeches. Chauncey NJ. Depew. president OF the
club will preside at the dinner and act as toast
master Colonel Roosevelt will speak, and other
speeches will he made by Benjamin Il. Odell,
jr, Elihu Root. General Wager Swayne Major
Avery u. Andrews. Frank Moss. Judge w. NJ.
X OlcOtt, D. T.. Ain. worth and John Proctor
Clarke.
Chairman Odell went to Ncwburg last even
ing. saying he would return to the headquar-
ters Of the State Committee. in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel this morning. He said yesterday that he
was satisfied there had been no disloyaltY or
treachery in the campaign by the party leaders
up the State. Louis F. Pawn, George w Al
bridge and other leaders had been handicapped
10 some extent. he said. but they had done all
they could do 10 secure the election Of Colonel
Roosevelt and of other candidates on the state
ticket