Evening star., 1898-08-20
NO ONE PICKED OUT
Names Mentioned for Governor in
New York.
NOTHING DEFINITE rs TO CANDIDATES
Herrick Regarded as the Probable
Democratic Nominee.
BLACK THE REPUBLICAN
,eciaI Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
NEW YORK, August is. 1885,
Nothing definite regarding the guberna-
torial candidate of either party has yet
appeared on the surface. AS a well-known
democrat said to your correspondent to-
day: Il don't believe the measure of the
next democratic governor has been taken,
but 1 believe that when it is taken it will
be found to fit some Judge now on the su-
preme court bench
And this would seem to touch directly
upon the probable nomination of Judge ID.
Cady Herrick. There is a persistent ruImor
that Judge Herrick is to be the democratic
nominee for governor. This same rumor
started quietly six weeks ago. when
its source was traced pretty nearly to for
mer Senator David b. Hilrs Office. The
day after 1t started Judge Herrick publish
ed an official disclaimer of his candidacy
and the matter dropped. The revived ru-
NOR Is said to bear the o. K. of Tony
Brady who has laid aside the cares of
business and gone into politics in the hope
of sending his friend, Edward Murphy. jr.,
back to the United States Senate Muir
ply and Herrick were rivals for the chair
manship of the democratic state committee
in 1886, in one of the bitterest fights that
the organization ever saw, and have been
enemies ever since. Brady never has fig
ured conspicuously in politics, but his most
intimate friends have been numbered
among the anti-Herrick forces Croker
and Herriek never have been directly op-
posed to one another. but when Croker
was follower of Hill, Herrick was the
latters most formidable opponent in the
democratic party in the state-from which
it does not appear that If Judge Herrick is
nominated his nomination is to come from
his friends.
May Trade the Head Of the Ticket.
The careful attention which the demo-
Gratis appear to be paying to the possibility
OF securing control of the legislature on
year when a successor is to be chosen for
Senator Murphy may mean that a state
ticket is to be nominated that will be per-
mitted to go by the board, while the real
work is being done in the senate and as
sembly districts. If they are To have a
sacrifice ticket 1t would be hard IN find q
man more acceptable to Messrs Murphy
croker Flower and Brady to head il than
Judge Herrick
The talk of Mayor Van Wycl, as the nos
sl5le democratic nominee for governor at
tracts attention in Manhattan borough
only. Friends of the mayor saw that he
can be easily nominated, but that his de-
sire to become a supreme court iudge will
De an absolute bar to his consent to enter
the gubernatorial race ever being Oh
tained.
blacks Chances Best
Ihere seems to be a clearing of the sky
from republican point of view and the
chances of the denomination of Black and
woodruff are again the best. Politicians
are fretting over the silence of Colonel
Roosevelt, and the best political friends Of
the colonel of the Rough Riders seen, 70
De resting on their oars. Colonel Roose-
vent emphatic statement that az long
as he is in the volunteer army charged
with the welfare of his regiment he bas
no time or inclination to consider civilian
e, lies Whatever their character. has been
taken by all as sincere and convincing
colonel Roosevelt is an organization rs
pubiican, and it is understood that he
would not under any circumstances foster
a personal ambition that might lead to a
disfuptlCn In his party's ranks and its
possible defeat in the state election. There
are a handful of Independents, so called
VINO no doubt would delight in using Col
onel Roosevelt in an attempt to defeat the
feSuiar republican organizat ton with an
Independent state ticket with Colonel
Roosevelt at its head. Those who know
ColCnel Roosevelt best, however say that
ne would be the last person in the world
10 menace republican success in the EN-
pire state and the return of a republican
delegation to the House of Representatives
to support President McKinIey's adminis-
tratlon by allowing any such thing as that
Representative Benjamin 3. OdeIl chair
man OF the republican state committee
has stated voluntarily just why his name
should not be used in connection with the
republican nomination for governor. He
says his duty as state chairman is to con-
line himself to achieving republican success
in the state. and he shall consider himself
as amply repaid If an overwhelming ma
Jority for the republican ticket can be
rolled up on election day.
Fish, WOOGford and Grant
The other candidates who have been
Observation-Disclosures Fish, General Stew
art L. Woodford, General Frederick D.
Grant ard others-have not developed any
strength in the shape of delegates to the
state convention, and it is not likely that
their incipient boom will ever reach a ma
ture stage.
About two-thirds of the more than 900
delegates to the republican state conven-
ton have been elected. and the others will
be chosen soon. There viii be only one
contest in the convention, and, in fact, it
is not likely that that will be considered
as one faction has already been declared
regular by the state committee.
Upstate members of the republican state
committee, which will meet here Satur-
day, are beginning to arrive in the city
Chairman Odeu is keeping in constant
touch with the situation in every county in
the state. Addison B. Colvin, the state
treasurer, has had long conference with
Chairman Odell. Colvin is a busy candi-
date for the nomination for state controller
and he Is winning adherents every day.