New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21


been called William Barnes. jr., Of Albany. moved
that the Republican State Convention be callet
70 meet i'm Saratoga at noon on tuesday Septem.
Der q. The motion was carried without murmur
Of dissent, and Mr. Odell announced that the CON.
mittees next meeting would be In tho United Sta:u
Hotel ~ Saratoga at o'clock on the evening Of
Monday. September g. The committee then a.
journed.
The rollcall of the committee showed that tie
districts were represented follows at the meeting.
GHARLE;:n l. pnprs groHy r5 t'T william lbes Young
4-ROBERT \, sHhRKEY.
G-RoBERT " JOHNSTON.
HTGM Mn no o f9Hy for Charles W A'Hana.
, S-scHIaAhREtSSs y W. Ns MEAnE
iI-GEoRGE HLLI4AKR;>
11s-SESSGH " %SSMaKER.
i IS RATMSSP' Sresy for OTTO Irving visa
l ls-Mis:liSM II i. t oDEI IT, j r.
i9-%IIIaaH S1 \, a9I.' !:
?i-HOBART KRUM.
MfA fAT p13. S'o al John 3 s'fof S3 Mont
2T-IOHN :. KENYON proxy Tor Francis fienirich
3: :: s -aHfSF T F 4 ahyli
si-GfoRGE " ALDRIDGE.
S2 join Il. HAl-i
3i-W. r. HOOKER. proxy for william J. Glenn
Edward Lautcrbach was the only member OF tn
Advisory Committee present al the meeting. United
States Senator Thomas &. Platt the head Of thu
Advisory Committee was at the hotel most OF thu
dav but he did nor attend the meeting. He sat
in one corner OF the barroom for hours talking to
members Of the state Committee and other Repub.
lican politicians who took turns in the converse.
ton one at a time Mr.. Plat apparently had Sc
lccted a seat behind a table whore there room
xrltb tha NM Tozo Of hQp
dlylduai talks with the politicians from up the
state He sat I'm one chain and the politicians. one
after another. dropped into the other chair and
talked with him In low tones. Mr. Plat was en-
gagged I'm the task Of ascertaning the sentiment Of
Republicans IN several districts Of the State re-
gardlng the choice OF a candidate for Governor ard
particularly as the sentiment In favor or against
the denomination Of Governor Black.
PAYN WORKING FOR BLACK.
Louis T. Payn the State Superintendent Of In.
surance who Is Governor Blacks closest political
friend and warmest supporter, watched the con-
vcrsations with Mr.. Plat with furtiye eye. and
took care to steer 10 Mr.. Patt's corner several
politicians with whom he had conferred previously
and had posted az to what he wished Nj Plat To
hear. Among the members OF the state Commits
tee VINO were working with Mr. Payn to convey
favorable opinions ot Governor Black TO Mr.. Pau
were George W. Adridge. John +. Parkhurst. Bare
ret H. Davis and Cornelius V Collins. who hold
Offices by Governor Blacks favor. With them had
come Charles $ Francis. Of The Troy Times. one
OF the Governors stanchest friends, and several
Republicans who hold State Offices including Dep
uty Attorney-General Davis. John r. McDonough.
Of the Bureau OF Labor Statistics. Charles r. Skin.
ner the Superintendent Of Public Instruction, COO
mel Davidson Deputy Secretary Of state and Frei-
erick =. Easton. Superintendent Of Buhcings ID
Albany They had all come TO the CITY 10 AKIN
favor OF Governor Blacks denomination, and sew
~. in q.
on account OF reports they had heard as 10 the
hostility OF Senator Plat 10 the Governor ana az
TO the possibility that he might be tempted 70 Wy
to prevent the GOV rnor's denomination 10y encouF'
aging tho movement In favor OF Colone. IAeeio"
Roosevelt
Ierouol f. ouigg president OF the Republican
County Committee. had increased the fright OF tne
Governors supporters by going down 10 Moh'auA
Point on Friday and holding conference WIZ
Colonel Roosevelt. Apparently Mr.. Vuise went
his own motion. without previous consultation
with machine Republicans Of the city. but the ne
rubllcans from up the State. when they htard OK
AIR ouiRg'. visit 20 Colonel Roosevelt. jumped 10
the conclusion that Mr.. Quieg had been sent oy
Senator Plat a special einissary. MI ~"'ss
had brought back the report that 'olonei ho0se'
Welt would be willing 10 run for Governor a. u'
regular Republican candidate. but he would not run
as an independent candidate against Governor
p',ck or any other regular Republican nominee
Senator Plat said To some Of his friends 'ha' "e
visit Of MIR Quigg To Co.onel Roosevelt Was mas
.arhou- his kuowlodoe or advice. other machine
Republicans I'm the ci,y declared yesterday 'ha'
the visit looked Ike oicious meddline on the par.
n, Nr Ouigg whose dislike OF Governor BACK hao
,cnnted him TO embarrass his political assoca'e'
s.riouslv on several occasions. After hearing ""a'
the local Republicans had TO say about MI e''ss
visit the friends of Governor Black tet eas''', ~.
they increased their efforts to give to senator 80
information regarding the strength oi the "o'e'"''
IN the country districts Of the State.
Edward Laut.rbach was active IN adNsins Wv
courtry Republicans that the nomination OF 'o'v
Roosevelt would be mistake lie dec@fee N''
the uauor men OF he city the Germans ana "'o''
~ the Hebrews would vote against Coionei No.. 49,
Welt as a candidate for Governor on account -
way I'm which the Excise law and city orul""''
were enforced by the police during Mayor S'o"e'
administration. Senator Platt would say ho'.'"e
as TO his own leanings. He has been 'a'e'"' $50,
,ar to refrain from committing himself III ~
of or against the denomination OF "oNe'no' -.
~ colone, Roosevelt he is supposed TO be hosls
on account OF the Colonel's outSpoken lhu'p'"
Of political machine methods, and he Is sara 10 ".
r.,nar l<ad that there would not be much leit Oh Wv
Renublican machine In a few months after 'oV"
Roosevelt took his seat 5 a Republican "oN''~
Although the meeting OF the state commute
an brief Yesterday few OF the members o. ".e -,
mlttee went 10 the victorious America" -, ~
tic way up or down the North River w. 60
,b.r, were too busy talking about poAt's -
urcsred about the hotel lobby Until late III Wv %
,r,,oo,, and then those who had come HiH 49,
try districts took their departure rom .
Louis f. Payn and other supporters Oh w, h,,.l
Rack said as they were goins away from ~ ,o,
that they Eel; more certain than ever VI ''
Blacks denominations