New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
SARATOGA, SEPTEMBER 4
DATE AND PLACE FOR REPUB-
LICAN STATE CONVENTION.
QUICK WORK OF THE STATE COMMIT
TEE - OVERWHELMING SENTIMENT
FOR ODELL FOR GOVERNOR.


Republican state Convention. Saratoga.
September 4, at noon.
The selection of the time and place for the
State Convention was the work of the Republi-
can State Committee at it's meeting at noon
yesterday in Parlor DR. of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel With the members of the State Com
mittee met the chairmen Of the Republican
County committees. representing every Assem-
bly, district and county organization of the
party in the State 1t was the plan of B. B.
Oden. jr, chairman of the State Committee to
have the county leaders meet with the State
Committe ernen to talk the situation in all
parts of the State in preparation for a vigorous
political campaign
The formal meeting of the State Committee
was brief lasting only few minutes In addi-
ton TO naming time and place for the State
Convention the committee accepted the resigna-
ton of John r. Hazel, of Buffalo. who retires
from the committee on account of his appoint
ment to the office of United States District Judge
for the Western District Of New-York. The
conference with the county chairmen lasted sew
eral hours each chairman making a verbal re-
port of the conditions in his county. The pro-
ceedings were in executive session. no news
paper men being allowed in the room, but an
artist and a photographer in the employ Of
The Tribune were admitted long enough TO take
a snapshot
Much interest in the gathering was shown by
Republican politicians who did not have business
at the meeting They thronged the lobby Of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel for hours talking about the
work of the coming State Convention and about
the plans for the fall campaign. Senator Platt
was prominent among the politicians who did
not attend the meeting. He went to the hotel
about an hour before noon and sat for few
hours on one of the benches IN the lobby, avoid
ing the "amen corner" but talking constantly
with his political friends who took turns in
sharing the bench with him.
Naturally one of the chief topics of discus
sion was the selection of a Republican candidate
for Governor The name of B. B, Oden, jr..
was mentioned often and so favorably oy
the politicians that there seemed to be no room
for doubt that his selection to head the State
ticket is favored by a large majority of the or
ganization leaders. Senator Platt. while avoid
ing expression of his individual sentiments, said
he thought it looked like OdelL His preference
for Mr.. Odell is understood by most or the
politicians. On all sides heard the state
ment: "Odeu can have the nomnatio II he
wants it,
Mr.. Odel, when asked by many of his friends
in the gathering If he would accept the nomi-
nation for Governor smiled and said he was
not talking about 1t. He has put himself in the
attitude of being unwilling to be considered as
candidate for the nomination. Some Of the
Brooklyn friends of Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff. hearing many anxious politicians ask II
Mr.. Odell could be induced to accept, said scern-
fully that it seemed to be the fashion to decline
means OF making sure of what was wanted
Mr.. Woodruff had declared. 1t was remarked.
that he would not be a candidate for Governor
There was less talk about the choice OF can
didate for Lieutenant Governor, but the name
most frequently mentioned in connection with
the office was that of State Senator Horace
White, of Syracuse. 1t said by many of
the politicians that Mr. Whites ability. high
character and fine record in the Legislature
marked him as a peculiarly fitted for the
office.
When the State Committee met at noon in
Parlor DIR there crowd in the room, the
county chairmen having been directed TO as
semble there. Mr. Odell called the State Com
mittee to order, and when Colonel Fox the sec
retary called the roll II was ascertained that
the districts were represented as follows: