The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-08
IT LOOKS LIKE PARTRIDGE.
ALDRIDgES PLACE, 1T rs SAID, WoN'T
GO TO LTMLN.
Gov. Roosevelt Meets the Brooklyn Man Be
fore launching with Plat, odell. and Root
Meets Everybody Afterwardi In tho Fifth
Axennn Hotel Corridorn-Am Hnrmony.

Gov. Roosevelt Meets the Brooklyn Man Be
fore launching with Plat, odall. and Root
Meets Everybody A~fterwardi In tho Fifth
Avenue Hotel Corridors-An Harmony.
Gov. Roosevelt Is the delight Of tho politi-
clans OF the State. He IL 40 affable. go consid-
crate. so genial. that National Committeeman
Frederick S. Gibbs and the Hon. Abraham
Gruher said yesterday afternoon at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel:
All that we fellows have got TO DO, we ma
chinists. is to get right behind the Governor.
and anything he says goes with us" Gov.
Roosevelt has always been considered a good
Republican. but he has not always been
in accord with the Republican machine
either in the State or the county: but he's get
ting along mighty well with all sorts OF states
men. labor men. Republican independents,
Republican machinists and civil service REFORM
ers, and up to date he has not even had q quar-
rel with the Hon. Larry Godkln.
Early yesterday morning Gov. Roosevelt met
at his sisters home the Hon. Seth Low. who
again suggested the advisability OF appoint
ing Col. Joseph n. Partridge OF Brooklyn
TO be Superintendent Of Public Works.
By appointment Col. Partridge met Gov.
Roosevelt and they had a long talk. and
then GOV. Roosevelt went down TO the Law-
yers' Club. where he had a very nice
NV va ma ONVAi Va NA' A''lHb
lican State Committee as host and Senator
Plat and the Hon. Elihu Root. The ap-
p%ointment OF a Superintendent OF Public
Works was discussed at this luncheon. but
Gov. Roosevelt announced afterward that
nothing definite could be stated, for the reason
that no conclusion had been reached. Yet
where four men are gathered together
ut luncheon crumbs fall from the table.
and II THE SUN was to announce any
thing this morning it would be that all thought
OF selecting Henry H. Lyman. State Excise
Commissioner to be Superintendent of Public
Works has been abandoned and that the senti-
ment is now in favor OF Col. Partridge.
Shortly after the luncheon in the Lawyers
Club Gov. Roosevelt appeared in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and talked with q lot OF friends
In the corridors. He Is the most free
and easy Governor that the State has
seen for a long time. Gov. Tilden
was rather exclusive and so was Gov.
Cornell. Gov. Cleveland was more so. and
Gov. Hill very seldom appeared IN the CORR
doris Of any hotel. tt Hoffman House. the Nor
mandie. or anywhere else. Gov. Morton was
reserved. and when Gov. Black came to town
he remained in his hotel apartments. and the
statesmen were compelled TO see him
there. Gov. Roosevelt strolled around the
corridors Just as Gen. Grant and Gen. Arthur
when Presidents OF the United States strolled
around then and talked with anybody who hap
pened to meet them. Gov. Roosevelt, It is safe
to say. met in the corridors OF the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel last evening more people than he
will ever remember. and then he walked into
the barber shop and planked himself down in a
S Snd's al fP hands wnS had snfS another iaS talk tx With Snhf him. i'm. iHfsi is
certainly the most democratic Governor New
York has had in a great many years.
Lieut.. Gov, Woodruff. Col. Michael ]. Dady
and nthar Rrn0klyn Repuhlicang Uara ar
at one time It looked, as though the
gathered PAN in the dspa hotel IHq There seW we're Sem
atoF EilsTortht PrsstSent pro TEN Of
but these gentlemen simply discussed with
Senator Plat and Chairman Odell the final
tees, Most Of the Chairmen Of these Senate and
Assembly committees have already been an
nqunced in THE sun,
Mr., Root. the possibilities Of police and other
tied and nothing definite viii be known
for week or two. when there Is TO- be an
G GdT' R iSes 9 ne snG co Gaesr to 9t town he will Ihn aTe
a number OF suggestions TO make to his friends
soncerning prospective legislation at Albany;
the alleged independsDt newsPspers Who
are vainly trying % stir up trouble between
p S1Si aG9i msebin asa M Viii a Raf ESat tbss a ars Ne! ET6
against It" this time; Senator Plat told q
tsenq no o. p ots of ' a quarrel 1nnrs eo Sel
tween Gov, Roosevelt and the representa-
tives OF the Republican organization. for
the reason that Gov. Roosevelt is not
a political cheat and we all understand him
Gov. Roosevelt remarked TO some Of his friends
that II was easy enough sailing with him and
with all his Republican associates. because the
purpose was 10 bring about the, best results
for the people OF the State and for the ad-
vantage OF the Republican party.
Gov; Roosevelt Is to return to Albany at !
o'clock this afternoon.