The evening times., 1900-04-17

NEW YORK, April 17.-Republican roll
ticians from all over the State hccked
20 the Fifth Avenue Hotel last Eigat,
and most OF them found their way to
Senator Platt's room. They were all IS
dumb as oysters about the proposition TO
have a resolution passed at today's con-
yention declaring that the party was in Ia
vor Of a second term for the Governor.
They were emphatic ia declaring that the
Convention should take no ectiol regard
ing New Yorks choice for the Vice PTesi-
dency. On all sides could be heard talk in
di,ating that the programme as it is now
understood is that the Republican Nation
al Convention shall be siampeded fer
Roosevelt for Vice President, ami he vii
be dared to decline it,"
The Republican leaders from the sky
counties in the State were unanimous in
praising the diplomacy OF Chairman Odell
thar had prevented a single contested seat
from figuring in the preliminary work OF
the Convention. In the corridors and about
the bar the talk was general that "ii
Governor Roosevelt were nominated for
Vice President Mr. Cdou would be nomi-
uated for Governor in ptember, ard
George W. Aldridge, Of Rochester, would
succeed Mr. Odel as chairman Of the Re
publican State Committee"
There could be no mistakiug the senu-
mcnt that it is a general belief OF the rank
ard file that the programme is 10 get
Roosevelt on the national ticket II lie can
possibly be induced TO go there.
Now and then weird rumOr came Whis-
| perins down the rotuuda that some dele
gate was going 10 o1er resOlutiOn today
/ declaring il 10 be the sense of the Rcpuhli-
can party that the Governor should De re-
nominated. Usually this delegate proved
/ 70 be a nameless individual I'm one in
stance be was the hgmeu, Of Abraham
Crubers Imagination Mr. G-ubrr sad tta.
a delegate OF the TwCuty-seventh distri t
| would oucr such a resolution. ard ne vou q
/ support H. The name given By Mr. GTuber
| does not figure on the Convention rolls.
IL the Governor had few friends around
the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night some OF
us enemies had many. Postmaster Leg
set', VINO had come down 10 contest the
election OF Frank S Blacks delegates from
the Third Rensselaer, district. went hume
with a ica in mis- ear
The fortunes Of Louis +. Payn a. q State
committeeman are tied up iu this Fight
To was decided that there should be no con-
test.
Il was decided that Senator y. A. Els
berg shall. be The temporary chairman Of
the convention. and 81 is also on the books
that Representative James $. sherman. OF
+ Utica. shall De the permanent chairman.
. Senator ElzherE is a newcomer in uott-
. ties and is one of the two Republican Sem
tors from the Borough OF Manha5tau. lie
has made q very good record al Albany.
ANA the thing that probably weighed most
/ iu his favor iu getting him 'his holg. gs
I The spirited and sarcastic manner lu =t.cl
I Do struck back az Senator Grady during de-
/ bates in the Senate last winter Oh New
/ York city legislation.
! some surprise was expressed when it
1 was learned that Lemuel +. Qu.gg the
/ president OF the county gammi .tee who Is
slated for retirement i'm favor Of George
/ r. B,iWeN, was 20 De the chairman ai the
/ committee on resolutions. This viii really
/ be the most iupOrrant function OF this
convention. IL was said last night that
3 there was no political siIuiGrauga IU Mr.
/ QuiEg's selection '0- this h0H0. but that
: he hal been chosen because he could write
4 a better platform th1u anybody else. Mr.
/ GuiEE vro.e the platform yesterday. auI
/ n "ss edited by Senator Plat last night.
/ lt Inlo-ses the Administrator OF grgsi-
/ dent Mckinley. praises the administration
/ OF Governor Roosevelt. and the Ioa lax
/ rate. and says a lot OF things about pl,ri-
/ ousm. expansion, and the oil f-s.