New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
ALBANY POLITICAL STRAW
COMMENT BECAUSE REPUBLICAN CoUN-
TY CONVENTIONS DO NOT INDORSE
RoosEvELTs RECONCILIATION.

Albany, April 1 (specaD.-Politicians are re-
marking that Republican conventions have been
held lately in various parts of the State and
yet of them. except that Of Schuyler
County, have said a word In favor of the re-
nomination of Governor Roosevelt or Of the
nomination Of Lieutenant Governor Woodruff
for Vice President. In Schuyler County at the
suggestion of Fremont Cole ex-Spea ker of the
Assembly, a resolution was passed in favor of
the denomination of Governor Roosevelt but
nowhere else has such a resolution been passed
Resolutions passed in praise of the Admin
istration of President Mckinley and Of that of
Governor Roosevelt but beyond this nothing Is
said.
Machine" politicians say that this policy OF
reticence regarding Governor Roosevelt and
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff is dictated by
Senator Platt and Benjamin B. Odell, jr. and
that Mr. Odell has said that the Republican
State Convention this fall will have to meet
the question of the Governorship and therefore
it is unnecessary for the delegates to county
conventions to say anything about Governor
Roosevelt now a candidate.
NO DECISION ABOUT WOODRUFF.
AS for Lieutenant Governor Woodruff the
statement is made by the same machine" lead
that possibly no decision will be reached
about supporting him for the nomination of
Nlce-fTeSluenl unlll near lne time OF the as
sembling of the Republican National Conven-
tion. 1t will be an easy matter then, they de-
clare, to concentrate the vote of the NewYork
delegation upon some candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent, since, as was not the case in 1896 the dele
gates will all be members of the machine"
1t is true that in the present year independent
Republicans are not attempting to elect any
delegates to the Republican National Conven-
zion. In 1896 there were seventeen delegates
from New-York State who supported William
Mckinley for President, and thus broke away
from the Platt machines candidate, Levi P.
Morton. Yet there will be two delegates in the
National Republican Convention from New
York-Louis f. Payn and Frank S. Black-who
are not at present wearing the Platt collar"
They will soon be elected from the Congress
District composed of the counties of Columbia
and Rensselaer,. Senator Platt has lost control
of the machinery of the Republican party in
these counties, and Mr.. Payn and Mr.. Black
control it.
WANT NEW STATE COMMITTEE.
There are some signs that Senator Plat and
Mr.. Odell apprehensive that opposition to
their rule. like that offered by Abraham Gruber
in New-York recently, may be offered when they
call for the election of delegates to the Republi-
State Convention which will nominate can
didates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
other State officials this fall, and that this fear
is the basis for their action in planning to have
a new Republican State Committee elected at
the Republican State Convention. which will be
held this month for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the Republican National Convention.
If elected now this State Committee will have
the preparation of the roll of the Republican
State Convention to be held next fall and can
decide who shall represent contested districts
in such way to help out any plans of Sen
ator Platt and Mr.. Odell for controlling the con-
vention.
Senator Platt and Mr.. Odell seem to be per-
fectly we'll satisfied with the work thus far
done at this session of the Legislature by the
members of the Republican majority in both the
Senate and the Assembly. although good deal
of public criticism has been excited by the
neglect of the Legislature to carry out some
Of the reforms suggested by Governor Roose-
velt
Senator Bracket has already been renom-
mated, and Senator Coggeshall and Senator
Goodsell it is reported, have been promised re-
nomination. Senator Wilcox expects shortly to
be renominated. 1t is reported that Senators
Brown, Malby, White, Stranehan Humphrey
Johnson. Thornton. Goodsell. George A. Davis
David F. Davis, Elsbergs Willis, Armstrong and
Parsons will all seek denominations.
Speaker Nixon may not accept a nomination
for Senator in the Cattaraugus- -Chautauqua
district, but return to the Assembly Senator
Platt is said TO have insisted upon his remain
ing in the Assembly and continuing in his Office
as Speaker since his aid is considered indis-
pensable in repelling attacks the Ramapo
Water Company.