The evening times., 1898-07-25
PLATT DOESN'T SEEN WILLING
Not lsisp0sed to lndorse R0osevelt's
GubernatOrial Boom.

Not Isisp0sed 70 lnd0rse Ro0sevelt's
Gubernatorial Boom.
New York. July 25-Republican leaders
are stili In doubt as to whether Senator
Platt viii renominate Gov. Black or not.
1t has been settled. however, that the Re-
publican State committee will meet dur
ing the last week in August and that the
State convention will be called in Sara
toga in the last week in September.
There has been talk Of an earlier con-
vention. and Gov. Black has expressed
the opinion that the delegates should
meet before the middle Of September.
The reason given for the delay is that the
flower carnival will take place in Sara
toga in the second week of the month
and that accommodations will be scarce.
Talk Of Col. Roosevelt for governor is
not encouraged by Senator Platt and the
organization leaders. He is regarded as
too Independent to suit the occasion, and
there are renewed suggestions of Gen.
Stewart l.. WOodford and Gen. Frederick
D. Grant When Gen. Woodford was
he replied: "You may say that am not
a candidate for any Office In spite of
this denial his friends said yesterday that
1t had always been his ambition to be
governor Of the State and that he would
accept a nomination If one should be Of
fered to him this year.
Gen Grant is going to Porto Rico under
Gen. Miles, and his friends hope that for
tune will distinguish him in the coming
campaign in such a manner. as to make
him a strong candidate.
There will be an adjourned meeting of
the independent Republican organiza-
tons general committee in Mott Memo
rial Hall tonight. to take action on two
resolutions which We're offered at the
last meeting and laid over. The first res
olution commends the action of the Citi-
zens' Union in deciding to nominate can
dida.es for the senate and assembly and
for the judicial officies to be filled this
fall. and pledges the support of the in
dependent Republicans to these candi-
dates. provided they are Republicans.
and thoroughly Independent. not bound
by any allegiance to any boss or CO.
terie of bosses. and pledge themselves
to administer their offices for the best
interests of the State and party. irrespect-
i've of the dictation of any boss.
W. II. Kenyon offered the second reso--
luton, which read as follows:
That In the Judgment of this Organi-
cation, the interests of the people of the
State Of New York will be best served
by the nomination and election as gov
ernor of the State of the present gov
ernor Hon. Frank S. Black, and that ac-
cordingiy this organization urges all Re-
publicans to use their best efforts to Sc
cure his unanimous nomination and his
election by an overwhelming majority.
1t is probable that a resolution indors-
ing Roosevelt will be offered as substi-
tute for this. and it is also probable that
both resolutions will be laid aside. on the
ground that 1t would not be advisable to
indorse any candidate at this time. The
Independents are at present divided be-
tween Black and Roosevelt
Among those who talked with Senator
PIatt al Manhattan Beach yesterday
were Benjamin b. Odeli. jr.. chairman of
the Republican State committee; J. +.
Parkhurst. of Bath: James F. Whipple.
of Cattaraugus. and Gen. James w.
WadswOrth of Genessee-
Gen. Wadsworth was amused at sto-
ry that he intends to take a commission
In the army in order to qualify as
candidate for governor. He said he had
no such intention.