The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
Letters of Col. Roosevelt
and Seth Low.
WAS ONCE BAIL PLAYER.
James B. Stanchfield, Who Is a
Candidate For Mayor.
OTHER DEMOCRATS NAMED.

NEW YORK, Sept. 90 Especial. l-Theo-
tore Rooseyelts notification To the cam
paign managers of the Citizens Union
that he could not consent TO allow the use
of his name as gubernatorial candidate on
their ticket was made on the same day
that Seth Lows letter deprecating the
running of any third ticket at all was pub.
lished. Both letter and notification pleased
the Republicans of this city and state very
much, especially those who are candidates
for legislative and congressional honors
At this writing there is confidence that
Roosevelt will be nominated, and II he
shall be IL will be in great measure be-
cause of the desires OF these candidates.
Many of them are strong friends of Gov
ernor Black and In any ordinary circum-
stances would stand for him and with him
in a fight for the vindication Of renomina-
tion. But they realize that this falls po-
litical battle IL bound to be severe one
and that Colonel Roosevelt as the head OF
the ticket will win many votes that might
90 to the Democratic candidate were some
other Republican than Roosevelt nomi-
mated. They see, too, that, while not all
such voters for Roosevelt will adopt the
Republican ticket entire, very many will
and that what may be termed the wake Of
the Roosevelt wave may carry with It
some 20 victory who otherwise might go
down In defeat. And none of them wishes
10 take chances on losing any votes this
year.
From his letter II appears TO DO evident
that Mr.. Low looks upon the matter from
q similar viewpoint; hence his remark
that third ticket might cause the loss"
OF Republican senator at Washington.
1t win not be time to make detailed
predictions about the voting for quite
awhile yet; but, as was pointed out In
these letters some weeks ago, there are
some silver Democrats who will feel good
deal like voting for Roosevelt, In spite OF
his views on the money question, should
he be nominated Adoption of the rumor-
ed plan 20 ignore silver does not seem TO
be . good way to hold the support OF these
men, but II may be that their detection,
however serious, will be more than coun-
terbalanced by Democratic gains among
Germans, ordinarily of Republican pro
clivities, but who are c..tagonistic to
Roosevelt because of his enforcement OF
the Sunday liquor laws when he was u po-
lice commissioner In this city.
stanchneId. Hall Player.
With regard to the Democratic nomina-
tion there seems to be much uncertainty
az yet. The morning organ of TaInmany
is saying much less about Mayor Van
Wyck as probable candidate than 1t was
some days ago, and it is known that he Is
at present unacceptable to many OF the up
<l.lo An nnn N, ,isag On.
lection. That the choice has already ac
not Van Wyck Is declared emphatically
In some quarters. At the same time there
was much renewal of Van Wyck talk yes
tertiay and It continues today, with Nc
Guire of Syracuse for second place.
James B. Stanchfeld of Elmira, strong
ly backed for place, at least by quite a
large contingent, is one OF the most popu
lar Democrats In the state Politically
speaking, he is still young man, being
only 43. He Is graduate OF Amherst
having received his degree when only 20.
At college he took fair honors as student,
but no was really distinguished as ball
player, his name being known wherever
the national game was popular In the early
seventies as by far the best exponent of
the then new style Of pitching known rs
the cumberland throw" His earlier sue
cesses at law were won with good deal
of the same dash ms his victories on the
diamond, and he rapidly acquired repute
as one of the most effective young jury
lawyers of the southern tier, OF which
Chemung, In which Elmira is located Is
very nearly the central county.
Mr. Stanchfield was elected district at
torney of his county when only 20 and
served six years, after which he was made
mayor of the city. He filled Elmira' s
chief executive Office two years and was
later sent TO the assembly. In 1866 he was
minority loader In that Legislative body.
Personally he is decidedly an agreeable
man. He is of good height, pleasant coun-
tenance, athletic figure and polished ad'
dress His coloring is blond. His hair is
getting thin on the top and gray all
through. He looks to be a man who on
joys the good things of this life and gets
them.
A story of james J. HiIi.
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad, who has arranged 20
help in the reorganization Of the Balti-
more and Ohio, is well known among
those New Workers. who are In the finan-
cial swim, and his figure Is not an unfa-
miliar one upon the streets of the town. He
Is indeed closely identified with one Of the
great trust companies and one of the
banks carrying heaviest deposits here and
80 In q sense may be- considered almost n
New Yorker. Naturally his latest move
has revived many an old story about him
and stimulated the telling Of some new
ones. Here Is one guaranteed this morn.
Ing 10 belong n the latter class. IL has u
do with trusted employee who left the
occidental railway kings service because
of incompatability Of temperament. The
closest mutual regard subsisted between
the two men, but they couldn't get along
with each other any longer, and that was
sll there was 90 it.
However. when they separated the en-.