The sun., 1900-09-03
WHITE FOR SECOND PLACE
,,rrr COY. WOODRUFF FINALLY
,rcIIyEs A RRNOHINATIoN

,,,u Not lie Chairman OF the Committee
That Horace white win Probably he
,,,,,,d for Lieutenant Governor.
s.s,rooA. Sept AFTER day Of innu-
.,.,.blc conferences and all sorts OF ihorthai
o,,stlt,tiuns II may bc announced that ut
ta,,, ,o.nisht tho man likely 70 be nom
,-.,.d for LieutenRnt-Governor by the hepub-
state convention is Senator Horace White
- orondara II should be borne In mind,
.h.,,b thnt Iieut.-Gov. Timothy Woodruff
',, va, given his hhal decision not TO accept
49, ,,,..r,,iDu Mr. Woodruff has, however.
,.II +, number Of his personal friends to-dny
w., Le could not In view Of his recent expert
80. ay,rd to accept tho nomination With
'.,. ortri,n some OF his friends differ.
a,4 a, midnight they are laboring with him to
s.,g,,..,l,r H. so that by tomorrow. when he
l,osav once for all Just what he Is to do. he
.u notify senator platt that, In obeyance to
49,. wishes 4 his friends. he VIII accept
,slrt nomination for Iieutenant-GOvernor
!, .,,uld be- remarked. though. that Mr. Wood
,1 Informed Mr. Plu,t that he could not ac-
,.,,, ,hs nomination. Anyway, Senator Platt
lam On think tonight that MIR. Woodruff -
out NJ H. and he informed some OF his friends
nat Senator White Of Syracuse will probably
he nominated for acknowledgements,
se,ator White Is one OF the strongest young
po,,hl,ans In the state He IL a very clever
orator and his reputation as a legislator at AL
honv /, OF the finest. II has been feared all
olonr that possibly c1-Congressman Beden
s,d his friends In Onondaga county might
not yiey with favor the elevation OF Senator
Vbte This impression has been an erro-
,aous one and to-day It was pointed out that
fo,nsr Acknowledgement Theodore r. Hancock
and other close friends OF Mr. Beden In the
county are delegates TO this con-
yention and all are enthusiastic In
,heir belief that Senator White would make
n most excellent candidate for Lieutenant
Governor Then. too. Senator Ellsworth Sena-
tor Higgins, Senator Krim. Senator Hum
phrey and nearly all the Republican Senators
favor In most pronounced fashion the nomi-
nation Of Senator White. Senator Whites
speech in the Republican State Convention
Of two years ago. seoondlng the nomination OF
Gov. Roosevelt, was brilliant GRAFTON and gave
Mr. White a State reputation instantly. and
many have spoken OF Il outside OF the Empire
State II Mr. White Is nominated for Lieutenant
Governor the Republican State ticket. with
BENJAMIN b Odell, Jr. at the head. will have
two Of the hnest.lookiug republicans In the
State both considered handsome men and both
exceedingly popular.
The situation began 10 crystalline shortly
after the breakfast hour this morning. This
means rather early and most men In political
lie are early risers. Senator Platt most OF
the time is up at dawn. Mr., Odell IL not far
behind him in this respect and Lieut. Gov,
Woodruff is up with the chickens SO are Cen
sus Supervisor Charles S. Wilbur. Senator
Ellsworth, Senator Stranahan. Senator Krum
and men Of that stamp. Lieut. Gov. Wood
runs friends 10 Brooklyn. almost TO a man.
began the day where they left of last night, by
continuing their requests that he should notac-
cept a denomination for Lieutenant-Governor
They urged that II was not necessary for him
to accept the nomination. and said that II he
did he might as well understand definitely
ard specifically that his political career was
ended for all time. Some OF these Republi-
cans argued that Mr.. Woodrin's activities
could be satisfied and gratihed In another
direction. and after arguments on this line
out popped one Of the most interesting fea-
lures Of the situation. At first the news con-
oerninG II was hardly credited. but eventually
It was confirmed. both by Senator Platt and
his friends. and then by Mr.. Woodruff and his
friends. In word Mr. Woodruff called on Sem
ator Plat and informed him that he did not care
but that be would like to be selected as chair
nan OF tho Republican State Committee 70
succeed Mr. Odell when the Newburgh man
nominated for Governor. This announce
ment was great surprise 10 Mr.. Plat and his
frsnds. and later on. when Mr. Odell and his
friends heard Of Mr. woodr,if's proposition
they we're more or less startled Then Will
ham Barnes. Jr.. and his friend from Albany
county were more or less nettled. Mr.. Barnes
d chairman Of the Executive Committee OF
the State Committee lie and his friends
have believed all along that II Mr. Odell
"" TO retire chairman OF the
State Committee, Mr. Barnes deserved 10 be
Promoted 1t will be recalled that Mr,
odell was chairman Of the Executive Com
mlttee of the State Committee. and at the death
OF Charles W HaCkett who was chairman Of
The State Committee. Mr.. Ode,l was promoted
on tIs ground Mr. Barnes and his friends
iet slightly aggfevsl az the proposition OF
Mr. Woodruff that he Nir Woodruff should
De made chairman of tho state Committee
MT, odeIl retired from the place. They
iel' all the more displease1 when they recalled
uai olIy three weeks ago the Albany Ersning
soHrha., ot which Alr Barnes is editor. came
ol' with full-page boom for Mr.. Woodruff
'orheEeoubiican nomination for Governor.
Mr. Plat. aud hi, friends caught their breath
Mr. Noodrun'S proposition and then fell to
e'Nu1SinG u. II hns been known all along that
senator Hanna, chairman Of the Republican
salonh Committee. haa repeatedly urged
ea'aior Platt that in the event Of Mr., Odel's
"onlHahon for Governor he MIR. Odel) should
.o' q" retired from his place aS chairman Of
'" STATE committee. Senators Hanna ard
in't have agreed that Mr. Ode has mapped
Wv M" cRmpaIgn In the state for Mckinley
80 Roosevelt, and while senator Platt has at
uDe' Offered with senator Hanna as 20 the
''c'm ~ rc'ai.l0g Mr.. Ode a. chairman OF
H'a'" committee vhll" being the candidate
"o''rnor Senator Plitt hns been rather
INFUSED '' defer 10 Nr Odcl's wishes in the
matter II may be- set down as q well anthem
"a'i Tact that Mr. Odrll secs no necessity
l"'rohrow'ai ~ chairman Of the State Com
..'.' ''n though ho is the Republican candi-
-'' ~ "oFnrunr. lie groafv desires 20 remain
n' lF'~"n' placn aud pat in cIghtcan hours
9 working for tho election OF the Repu BIZ
national ticket in the State Of New York
"N position hc Is supported by some Of
Ir ,''hS.~, n' senator Plgtt's advisers Men
%''Ts' W. Dunn of Bin..hlmton and Sem
80 'l'' 'r't and senator krIm aud their
''''' hoh'vn that Mr. Odall should be re-
,r q" ''- place rs chairman Of the COM
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