The sun., 1900-07-11
voR GOVERNOR, BOTH SIDES
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wn plYyE SAY "NOT FOR Me-.


u,a.ummer candidates for Governor. re
lillian or Democratic. are not Always
p"..n seriously. The politicians. however,
', ,hs two camps must talk about uese
~.,,ers They ike to discuss them eano-
-. for President, Governor N""-
s-...u.n. State Senators and Assempiymeh'
discussed mon this before conventions ooine-
A.. the gossip indicates In measure what
az happen. The Hon Benjamin b ooeii. 'r''
NS.,,man OF the Republican STATED Committee.
sonnd II necessary yesterday, In view OF wha'
~. h.sn printed all over New York state. TO
~ that he was not a candidate for Governor
~. ,sIl and would not be- He prefers his pres
-, Mace As head OF the Republican state Com
mittee,
soms,hing has been said about nominating
=. the Republican candidate for Governor the
uon Serene Z. Payne. Representative In Con-
.r.., for the Twenty eighth district and now
Chairman Of the Ways and Means COMMITTEES OF
~. House OF Representatives Mr.. Payne had
long talk with Senator Platt at Mr..
p,s,t's orioe At 20 Broadway yesterday Last
.v.,lns at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Mr.. Payne
s,id ths, he could not be considered for
moment 10 tho candidate for the Republican
nomination. 1t has been known for some time
,hs, Senator Platt and his friends OF the Re-
nt,blican State organizah prefer to keep Mr..
p.vns In Congress a. head OF the Ways and
MANS Committee which carries with II the
Rspubucan leadership on the floor Of the
House
With Mr.. Oden out Of It at the present mo-
ment and Mr.. Payne desirous OF keeping his
brsssnt place the general gossip turned last
nisht toward Lieut-0ov. Woodruff Mr., Wood
r,Y IL now in Europe. He had the support OF
ths New York delegation at Philadelphia for
yIoe- President Some said at the time that this
vould put him in direct line to be nominated for
6oyernor this fall. Senator Plat would not
apeak OF this matter yesterday, The Brooklyn
oontinsent with Col. Michael j. Dady at tho
head, 10 working day and night TO bring about
IL nomination Of Mr.. Woodruff for Governor.
The Brooklyn crowd are also looking toward
the nomination for Iieutenant-Governor Of
bamuel Freaerck Nixon Of Chautauqua.
Mr.. Nixon has been talked Of az .
candidate for Senator to succeed Frank
Wsylsnd Higgins OF the Fifteth district.
Mr.. Nixon has made II known to Senator
Plat that he desires to be returned as Assem-
blyman for the Sacond district Of Chautauaus,
and that he would like to be reelected Speaker.
Nevertheless. the gossip Is abroad that Mr.
Nixon is to be nominated for Lieutenant-Gov-
amor, and that Mr.. Woodruff is to be nomi-
mated for Governor.
The Hon Jacob Worth Of Brooklyn Is in very
much better health these days. 8 me Of his
srsss from one OF the Kings county districts
Not q few Of Mr.. Worths friends said last
night that, after certain preliminaries are gone
.t-k l.
Mr.. Worth was overturned a. the Republican
leader Of the borough Of Brooklyn by MIR,
Woodruff. by and with the consent and aid Of
Senator Plat The disposition now Is, 1t was
said last night. to have all sorts OF harmony In
the State for the purpose Of doing everything
10 benefit Mr.. Woodruns alleged candidacy for
Governor, and that Is why some very kind
things are now being said about the Hon Jacob
Worth. who FOR forty years was the strongest
Republican leader that Kings county ever
knew.
The gist Of the Democratic gossip - to candi-
dates for Governor was that In view Of tho
uprosr In favor OF David Bennett Hill at the
Kansa. City Convention he Is the best man for
The Democrats to put forward. There Is Q good
deal OF nonsense about this talk about
Mr.. Hill As the days pass before Septem-
Der when the conventions are to be
held. 1t may turn out, 1t was said Last
night that the Democrats are without a
leg to stand upon In the Empire State. and in
that event the Croker Murphy -Shevlin- McCar-
ren-Mack combination OF New York. Brooklyn.
Troy and Buffalo may attempt to nominate
Mr.. Hill for Governor. just as It at
tempted to nominate him for Woe
President at Kansas City. Should the
Democratic combine now In existence against
Mr. Hill In the State believe that there is posi-
biity Of carrying the State for Governor. th"y
will put 10 the front, 1t was declared last night
the Hon. William Fleming Mackey. at present
Democratic State Senator for the Forty
district, which Is part Of Erie county
There was some talk last night TO the effect
that MIR. Croker and Mr.. Hill might be able to
como together and settle their differences. Mr..
Hll, his critics said, would agree to any under
standing which would eventually promote the
interests Of Mr. Hill. Mr.. Croker did not seem
10 be auiteso pacific. He Isl man Of very strong
personal feeling and he has believed for ten
PEARS and more that Mr.. Hill has been engaged
IN undertaking to unseat Mr. Croker "a leader
Of Tammany Hall Not few Democrats at the
Hoffman House said last nisht that
Mr.. Hill was eng gagged in an undertaking
Of this kind at the present time. Demo-
Gratis close to Mr. Croker spoke OF this matter.
They did not believe the reports. There were
two Democratic opinions as to the advisabilltyo Of
Mr.. Hill trying 10 do this thing At this time. One
was that any movement to disl odge Mr.. Croker
q the leader Of Tammany Hall could not DO
successful in a Presidential and Gubernatorial
year. such as this Is. The second opinion was 10
the effect that the State. beyond the slightest
psradventure Is gone. hook. line and sinker TO
the Republicans. and that this was az good a
time as any for Mr.. Hill to undertake for the
third or fourth time the Job Of dislodging Mr..
Croker. Mr.. Hill has tried this. 1t was said.
with the help Of men who have turned out to be
very weak citizens.
Gov Roosevelt came hero yesterday and
went On TO Albany. He will stay there
two or three days The Governor will receive
bis formal notification on the porch OF his home
on Sycamore Hill Senator Wolcott, the
chairman OF the committee. will make
. speech to him. telling him what hap
pened at Philadelphia. and he will
make q very short reply. The Governor
will express his thanks for the honor which tho
Republican party has conferred upon him. and
that will be the end OF 1t. The issues OF the
campaign will not be discussed After the mott
fcstlon the Governor will make moro formal
reply TO the Committee on Notification; and In
this he will deal at length with the issues OF the
campaign. The Long Island Railroad Is going
10 run a special train 10 accommodate the
Committee on Notification and Their invited
guests. Among the invited ones will be Sena-