New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
GOVERNOR IN CONFERENCE
HE MEETS SENATOR PLATT AND MIR
ODELL AGAIN.
REPUBLICAN POLITICS AND COMING LEGIs
LATION DISCUSSED-THE EDUCATIONAL
BILL CONsIDERED-THE QUESTION
AS TO PAYN's SUCCESSOR.

AS TO PAYN'S SUCCESSOR.
Republican politics and coming legislation at Al
bonv Uere discussed again yesterday morning by
Governor Roosevelt Senator Platt and Chairman
OdeH OF the Republican State Committee al the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Governor went 10 tne mo-
te from the home OF his aunt. Mrs james A.
Roosevelt. at No West Fifty-seventh-st where
NO Md anon, the night He had breakfast with
Senator Platt and Mr.. Odell. and they talked To-
getsler until half an hour before noon.
Senator Platt was the first 10 leave the hotei ne
went to his Office, at No. 40 Broadway ie dec"heu
TO give any information about the conference
louis + Payn. State Superintendent or insurance
was at Senator Platts Office and had tax Win
the Senator Mr. Payn. It was supposed. had some
,,,orast In tho conference with the Governor
II was reported that effort had been Ha"e py
senator Platt to convince the Governor tha' MI
Pawn ought to be kept in office. senhtor fa'' anu
Mr. Payn would not talk for puDlcauoh on '"o
subject
Governor Roosevelt said 10 reporters that he had
orr,,god IN hove breakfast with Senator Platt ana
AR odeu to talk over subjects that wero dis
c,issed last eek the breakfast IN the mouse Oh
Douglas Robinson. in Madison-ave. we couid ho'
finish the discussion last week, the Do'e'no'
added because there were present persons not IN
terested IN the particular subjects VIII say,
however that 10 definite conclusohs "e'e 'e"0
In our talk to-day"
WAS the question OF appointing successor 10
Louis f. Payn brought up?" was asked
THAT WAS not discussed. No appointments were
discussed"
That was all the Governor would say on the SUD
! ,ert lie LETT the hotel with Mr.. Odell ana MT
| odcl returned later and said the Governor hAd
| gone back 10 Albany on the train that LETT the
| Grand Central Station at p. IN. Mr Odell went
| "a his home I'm Newburg. on the p. m. train Be-
! fore he went away from the headquarters OF me
state Committee he said that the conference win
! the Governor was purely Informal.
~, u,s slrnplv an Informal chat Mr. Odeil said
"W. talked about several subjects that were die
! c,issed last week but nothing was settled. we
/ talked about the Educational bill for one thing
WAS there any decision "a 10 an ORGANIZATION
! o,pdldote FOR Superintendent Payn's place was
! asked. -. - ,, o,o,ps
| reply. ,,.,,,,a, co,,,tci,ps a,
,be ho,ei that the organization leaders had agreed
! upon a candidate for Mr.. Payne place II naf
! been believed by many of the poHtlGihhr lIt ~
Psyns friends In the State Senate WIZ preVeh, t'
confirmation Of any man to succeed MN III oi1i| Oh
] .pd thnf they may even prevent the passage ol
! legislation favored by the Governor II MI i"'" l.
I not TsappOlHted. -.....-,, On ~.
/ 10 this city with the Governor from AiDshy @ VI
} ~ Weducsday afternoon. and was AT the flith -
: mo Hotel Yesterday morning. His presence tner'
caused politicians TO think that paT's "a , u %o,
ernors fort hcoming message 10 the l'eHisatuI m
! neon road to senator Platt 1t was believed Dl tn'
politicians that some OF the tax had zen o, w.
amendments 10 the city charter 10 De pus".H ~ h w.
coming session 0f the Legislature. anu lhhl w
,,aLo,,n 81 the Commission to recommend genera
amendments to the charter had been discusses, =
yyns said nt the State headquarters tnat Mr Curl
/ would not be in this city again untii the LeBss
/ isture met but that he probably would go TO Al
! hauv cal rly next Nt'h