New-York tribune., 1900-08-08
.ODELL NOT A CANDIDATE.
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Odells close frlerds said that his reasons were
good De is extremely fond of his family and
bound Up IN their interests He mas business
plans which would be interfered with If he ran
for Governor He desires TO retain the place he
now occupies as chairman of the State Commit
tee, and next 10 Senator Platt leader Of the
state organization. Senator Platt has announced
thag he Will not be candidate for reelection to
the United States Senate upon the expiration Of
his term Of Office. and Mr. Oden. it was said. can
b. United States Senator then if the Legislature
has a Republican majority and he is in control
Of the organization. 8Ir- Odeu declined re-
nomination TO Congress two years ago. when the
nomination was equivalent to election in his
district for business and family reasons and
because he wanted 70 devote more time TO his
duties as chairman Of the State Committee in
the campaign which resulted in the election of
Governor Roosevelt He is going to devote q
great deal of his time 70 work in the campaign
this talI
Now that Mr. Odeil is no longer TO be con-
si5ered as g possible candidate for Governor
there viii be some hard work by friends Of other
Republicans who would like 10 run for Gov
e-nor Few OF the Republican politicians were
ready 10 make predictions yesterday as TO the
choice 4 candidate Senator Platt and Mr..
Od=u who we're Al the Oriental Hotel last
evening, would not make any predictions and
would not express preference for any man
SOME OF THE MEN MENTIONED
The men mentioned most prominently yester-
day by the politicians as possible nominees for
Governor were Congressman Serene E Payne.
OF Auburn; LieUIenant-Governor Timothy L.
Woodruff. Of Brooklyn: s. Frederick Nixon, Of
Chau-auCus Speaker Of the Assembly and
state Senator Horace White, Of Syracuse.
Andrew .. White. Ambassador 10 Germany.
and nov on visit 10 this country, was said by
the politicians not 10 be possible candidate.
Nj White was visiting Governor Roosevelt at
oyster Bay yesterday, and he said he was not 70
De e candidate Tor Go sernor General Francis
Z Greene. wnO has been spoken Of, said en-
phaucally- I an not TO be g candidate" Cor
ne-Ius y Bliss was asked II he would be a
candidate for the nomination, and he said. De
clceo-y not do not want TO hear my name
mentioned II connection with il They will have
ne running for Coroner next
Senator Hama comment the situation
was- This is great country for capable men
running away from Offices"
Lieurenant-CIovernor Woodruff arrived in
Brooklyn al l o'clock yesterday and diued at the
CLARENDON Hotel with Walter B. Atterbury,
chairman o1 The Kings County Republican Gen
=ral Committee. They talked over the situation
u me county. After luncheon Magistrate Henry
E-ls-oW. Silas B butcher Jesse D. Frost and
there vas conference for twenty minutes
Il was said afterwerd that the discussion was
aa2-I Ils candidacy OF Brlstow for the Con-
EC-Ss DOMINATION II the I'D District Colonel z.
r b-lrton mas been making active canvass
10y L1ls place, and even went so far as 70 go
down The Bay 70 meet the Lieutenant Governor
when the latter came home from Europe Wal
Ter 3. ArterbUry and q number Of others have
a-so been mentioned Il is now known. however
mat The Lleutenanr-Governor desires the noni-
II was said that Mr.. Woodruff had nothing to
say ABOUT the possibility Of his being d candi-
cate for Governor this fall. Late IN the after
noon he vent % the Oriental Hotel. at Manhat-
ing with Senator PIatt