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Gubernatopsni Candidate.

of the organization and that the field was
an open one. There will be at least twelve
candidates for the nomination
GubernatoPfal Candidates.
Speaking of gabernatorIal candidates,
there is small boom for Teddy. Roose-
welt. Campaign buttonsi have been struck
off. and several clubs have Endorsed him.
The boom has BEEN traced back to ex-Ex-
else Commissioner Joseph Murray. who
was custodian of the New York custom
house when Col. Roosevelt was a United
States civil service commissioner under
President Harrison Col Roosevelt mas
been a political district fprotege of Murray
and Murray has been in turn a protege of
Roosevelt. Murray is very friendly to
Roosevelt and would take any reasonable
steps to bring about Roosevelt's political
advancement. PROMINENT republicans say
however, that they cannot see how Col
Roosevelt can break into the situation at
this time. They speak 10 glowing terms of
his career as j soldier at Santiago and they
admit that in the daily walks of life. they
had met many voters who said they would
like to vote for Col Roosevelt. as re-
publican candidate for governor They
said that he was Just their style-free and
dashing and exhiiarating, but nevertheless
and notwithstanding all this the republican
authorities do not appear to be ready to be
taken off their feet by the talk for Roose-
welt.
the republican candidate for governor
may come out of the war" The demo-
cratic hero from New York has not ma
terialzed to the satisfaction of Senator
Murphy. though he may be in the ranks
of the boys in blue now on their way to
Porto Rico. One republican hero has been
disclosed-Theodore Roosevelt. But he and
Platt are said to detest one another.
Roosevelt never did suffer the machine
lash to be applied to- him, and his admirers
say, much as he would like the governor
ship, he would never take orders from the
Hogan. On the way to Porto Rico or
about to start Is Gen. Frederick D. Grant.
Should Grant. before the convention, per-
form de eds of valor similar to those of
which Roosevelt acquitted himelf at Santi
ago. and come out alive, those in the con-
hdence of Senator Piatt assert that the
son of the hero of Appomattox will stand
a good chance of being presented to the
rep lblican state convention as the candi
date of the machine, and receive all the
support Platt can command.
Probable Republican Ticket.
This. of course. if Plat has decided to
break the present slate-Black and Wood
ruff. And there is no Indication on the
surface, other than the merest gossip, that
ne has decided to do any such thing. Vim.
Brookfield, who probably shas as much in
fuence as any other man in the independ-
ent republican organization, says: "Col.
Roosevelt would make a good governor no
doubt. He would be elected. too. If nomi-
mated as the candidate of the republican
party But he wont be nominated. Gov
ernor Blacks denomination. l think. is
assured, despite some reports to the con-
trary. Nor am l ready to jump in and
denounce the governor for having the new
election law passed without regard to other
legislation, some of which he made pos
sible, some, luckily. impossible
You can write it down as a positive
fact, says Walter B. Atterbury, chair
Of hA tao,
Of Kings county, that the republican
state ticket will be headed by Black and
Woodruff l have talked with many
prominent leaders in the party in the
state and that is the almost unanimous
expression. Talk to the contrary Is the
result of dyspepsia"