Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-01
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
New York Republicans Want Second
Place on National Ticket.
TALK OF ROOT And WOODRUFF
Rumor That David B. Hill Will
Indorse Organism.
NJ R. S A G E TO RE 7 r E
MR.. SAC E TO RETIR RE
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
| NEW YORK, November 80 1899
All the republican politicians of the state
| are now talking about the nomination of
| a New York man for Vice President next
| year on the ticket with Mckinley. They
are nearly unanimous in support of Eiihu
| Root, the present Secretary of War Gov.
| Roosevelt, it is authoritatively announced,
| will not, under any circumstances, be a
| candidate or accept the nomination, al
| though some of his friends in other states,
| who are not well informed, persist in sug-
| costing his name for the place
| The attempt to make Lieut.. Gov. Wood
| ruff candidate for the nomination for
| Vice President has not been taken seriously
| here, but up in Albany it is different There
! it is asserted that Platt, Roosevelt. Aid
| ridge, Payn and all the rest are pledged to
| him. and his chances are regarded as bril-
| liant. 1t is learned that party of Wood
| rufus close friends have made arrange
| nents to go to Washington within a few
| days. Their plan Is to open the Woodruff
| campaign in the national capital. 1t is
| said they mean to boom Woodruff among
! the men who make national delegates and
| rule national conventions. Woodruff's avail
| ability will be pointed out, especially his
burscs it for political honOrs, as made evil
| dent by the last two state campaigns. The
! Albany people insist Lieut. Gov. Woodruff's
| recent stay in this city resulted in his gain
| ing strength. With Platts aid 1t is said,
he has made a good impression Mark
| Hanna, and has Quays promise of the
| Pennsylvania delegation In fact. it is
| serted that the old PlattQuay combine
! in national politics is at work for the lien
| tenant governor The case seems to be
| that The two old political partners. Plat
| gates for Woodruff chiefly because neither
| of the two loves Elhu Root. who is men
| toned as the Presidents choice if the nom
| ination comes to New York.
| Hill to Tndorse Sryanism.
| If current rumor can be believed there is
| something in the air even stronger than
| Dick Cookers flop to Bryan. 1t is
| serted that former Senator David 3. Hill
is on the eve of making an important an
nouncemont concerning his attitude on ma
tionaI politics. 1t is believed he has decid-
| ed to embrace Organism and the Is to l
| doctrine. if both of these dominant fac
! tors in the next democratic national plat
| form. He is not converted to the free s.l-
| Yer idea. He believes that the money queS-
ton may not be the paramount issue next
| year, but that even if it is it will be good
! policy to fight ii out and settle the question
| forever. Norman L. Mack the proprietor
| of the Buffalo Times and the democratic
| leader of Erie county, says in W hat appears
I
! Hill assured him that he would support
! the nominee and platform of the next dem
| Ocra &c national convention, even if that
| nominee is William J. Bryan and that plat
| form an amp!ification or reiteration of the
| Chicago platform 1t Is this positive
| statement that induces the belief that Sem
| ator Hill is again about to break his long
! silence political Questions. Friends OF
! Senator Hill say he is undoubtedly about
| to declare his position upon the questions
| of the day making definite assertion con-
| ing yyrI-a md Chicago
Rumor Regarding Russell Sage.
Again comes the report, and this time
with a dircctness that cannot be ignored,
| that Uncle Russell Sage is to retire from
| active business life. Reports to this effect
! have been heard in Wall street periodically
| for ten years and each time the famous
| old financier proved them untrue by max
| ing his heavy hand felt in continuous
| succession of transactions involving vast
| sums of money He has refused to affirm
| that the story is true this time, but there
| are many circumstances which make Wall
! street believe the report. Those close to
| Mr.. Sage say that because of the infirm-
| tiles of age he decided several months ago
| to lay down mis- business cares and spend
the Temai1Ger of his days in the ease his
| many millions will allow. But this de-
| termination could not shake his business
| instinct given by twO-thirds of 8 century
| Of active application, and Mr.. Sage resolved
| that his retirement would come only when
|
! to the best advantage. He now thinks he
| sees that chance, at least he is shrewd
| enough to see that if he delays much longer
| he would have to dispose Of Standard Gas
| Light and Mania tan Il I a f0ss AT bout the
| time Mr.. Sage made up his mind to quit
| the gas war was stared. That aroused the
| nghung blood OF the old war horse of
| finance, and he decided to see the strug-
| gle out. Mr.. Sage, who owns the Standard
| Gas Light Company, met the cut of the Con-
| solidated and New Amsterdam in the price
CT I1Nr rfftt
| lures for a re-eStabls Nment of the high
| rates, though he admitted that there was
| niue proht in selling at the low prices
| When Mr.. Sage retires he will spend much
| of his time at his country home If onIv
| recently became known that he has a great
| oVe Tor horses, and has a small breeding
sa ,ti As one OF his active life could hardly
| settle down to doing nothing he will de-
| vote ms attention to his animals
| Claimants to New York Property.
| More claimants to about half of New
YORK city and nearly all Of the kingdom of
| Holland have sprung 'ui> ~sShese new as
| pirants to great wealth assert that thew
| are heirs Of the original owners of the
| property now held by the Trinity Church
! corporation and the royal family of HnI
| land. According to a statement made hv
| brewster & Jones, law firm in Brooklvn
| they have been retained TO represent the
| Halsted family of Hinton, W. Va who ara
| said to be direct descendants Of Anel,o
| JAMS. Aneke if records are to be believed
| was a granddaughter of William of Orange
| iIterward King of Holland. Her descend
| ants came to America about 162O and onca
| more, according to the records ACQUIRED
| title to the property in dispute here one
| novel point advanced by the new claimants
| Is lhat the property was leased to Trinity
| Church for church purposes only and that
| the lease contained the clause that the
| property would revert to the lessons If put
| to any other use. Mr.. Brewster saws he
does not know when the suit will be insti
| tuted II at all. He says that the case in
| vowed an examination of the records for
several hundred years. and that this work
| Wnile well under way, still presented MANY
| we nave discovered some things which
| substantlate the claims of the HaIsted
| FAMILY, says Mr.. Brewster land expect
TO establish them fully The task e a