New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-05
ROOSEVELT NOT TO RUN.
PREFERS GoyERNoRSHIP TO VICE
RESIDENCY-PLATTS SCHEME
BLOCKED.

BLOGkED.
t4banv Feb fSpeciaD.-The talk about
dominating Governor Roosevelt for Nice-Presi-
s.ut IN the opinion of Republican politicians
here has been inspired by Senator Platt in
washington. It's object palpabiy has been
senator Piatt's part 10 get Governor Roosevelt
IN. Ct the way of either Benjamin B. Oden- jr-,
~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Woodruff Senator
pssrt. in the judgment Of Republican leaders.
sA.ires 10 nominate either Mr. OdeH or Mr.
woodruff for Governor
~ oden was deeply disappointed when he
~.x net nominated fer Governor in 1896. at the
.s-,e Frank S Black received the nomination.
. rsu be remembered that al the somewhat ia
rms conference held al the worden House. in
c.-s.oea upon the day Of the Republican State
.-o~reution in 1896. IL appeared for a time as
.hnugh the men in attendance at the conference,
senator Platt being the chief. would select Mr..
,o5eu as the Republican candidate. Mr.. Oden
v-as 50 confident of receiving the nomination. It
- alleged that he teIeEraphed TO friends of his
81 Neu-hurg that he had secured it. But Louis
: Pawn urged Senator Piatt 10 favor the NOM
iustion Of Frank s. Black. and. it is said, even
ssclared that he hoped their thirty years OF
s-ss,dsbip would not be severed and Mr..
r,,..4 turned right about face. abandoned Mr..
,oser and nominated EIr. Black Mr.. OdeH was
considerably chagrined in feeling by this sudden
change in Nj Piatt's plans, but he made no
manifestation Of his displeasure. and short
T. rewarded by being made chairman Of the
eer,ublican state Committee at Mr.. Piatts COM
rsand. Since becoming chairman OF the State
committee. Mr. odelI ewing largely TO Senator
p1s-r's absence II Washington, has been steadily
getting control Of the machinery Of the Republi-
rsn party in this State.
oDELLs ALLEGED SCHEME
republican politicians think that Mr. oden has
,.vsr given up his purpose TO obtain the Repub-
H,su nomination for Governor. 1t was not feas-
pie for him 10 gain the nomination in 1898.
and moreover, owing 10 Governor Blacks
s.-tunate administration the prospects OF Re
rvhIican carrying the State were dark. Only
+be civic and military popularity Of Theodore
Roosevelt saved the Republican party from de-
feat M Odeu at least had the satisfaction Of
feeling that he had undermined the forces of
Governor Black and Louis T. Payn. and made
impossible the formers denomination.
M Oden has been on outwardIy good terms
With Governor Roosevelt but IL can he doubted
- he manifested any sincere friendship for the
latter when he supported Senator Platt in his
demand that the Governor should permit Super
iprenGeut Payn Of the Insurance Department TO
name his deputy, Robert H Hunter, his sue
cessor Mr. Odeu must have known that such
sn appointment would have exposed Governor
Roosevelt 10 the charge OF insincerity. IN that he
had permitted Mr.. Payn TO retain possession Of
the Insurance Department through his deputy.
Such insincerfty naturally would have weakened
Governor Roosevelt candidate for renomi-
nation.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff appears TO be
conducting political campaign in two direc-
lions one 70 bring about his nomination for
vice-President On the ticket with President Nc
KirIey and. second. 10 obtain the nomination for
Governor If Theodore Roosevelt should be nOui-
mated for vice-PresidenL Mr. Woodruff will
have considerable support for either Office by
Frank H Platt, OF the sons OF Senator Piatt
Mr. RoosEvELTs AMBITION.
Meanwhile Governor Roosevelt is not concern
ing himself about the nomination for Vice-Pres-
fdeur He does not desire the nomination He
has lived In Washington and knows just how
little the Vice-President has 10 do. He is not
rich man, and could not uphold the social dig
nifty Of Vice President Nor would it be TO
his taste at torty-one years OF age, with great
bodily vsgcr and DESTROYS Of doing intellectual
work. 70 preside for several hours a day over the
United States Senate.
What does interest Governor Roosevelt is the
once OF Governor Of New-Eork- More and more
as the months have passed since he was in
suxuratec as Governor he has become more
and more concerned about the affairs Of the
State Undoubtedly, if ne is renominated by the
Republican State Convention. he will accept the
nomination. There are grand matters Of State
worthy Of the close attention Of any patriotic
and intellectual inhabitauf OF the State Close
EtEdy % these matters such as the improvement
Ct the canals Of the State, has made the Gov
ernor DESTROYS Of taking personal part in their
consideration and in action upon them. More
ever the officers of his State administration are
only just now accomplishing various reforms
upon which his mind is set The canal admins
t-stion has been improved and the Governor
hopes that TO the head Of the Canal Department,
Colonel John n Partridge. viii be intrusted
the task Of beginning the great work OF con-
vsrting the Erie Canal into barge canal from
Lake Erie 10 the Hudson. The commerce or
the West now partly lost TO the State in con-
sequence Of the depIorable condition of the Erie
Canal, the Governor hopes 10 restore TO it,
MANY MEASURES OF INTEREST.
The administration Of the forests Of the State
the Governor believes can be greatly improved.
II is therefore suspected here that most radical
changes viii be made in the composition of the
present Forest Fish and Game Commission,
whose members have charge Of the great forest
preserve Of The State in the Adirondaclzs and in
the catsEdH region. II is also hoped that there
VII De an Improvement in the administration
Of the Insurance Department under Francis
Hendricks
Sew-yersey has attracted TO itself a large
number OF corporations the taxation on the or
ganiZatioE OF corporations in that State being
50 small Governor Roosevelt hopes to attract
corporations Of large capital within this State.
OH which he and Seth Low and Professor
senkS' - Cornell University have been eonsid-