New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-11
CONFER WITH GOVERNOR.
SENATOR PLATT AND MR. ODELL MEET
HIM AT LUNCHEON
BELIEF THAT AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN
REACHED REGARDING ROOsE-
VELT's RENOMINATION.

Governor Roosevelt Senator Plat and Chair
man Odeu Of the Republican State Committee
had luncheon together and talk Of two hours
duration in the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
afternoon. When the Governor gets back to
Albany he viii tell something about the confer
eace Until then the three men are pledged 10 Sc
crecy on the subject.
The Governor arrived in the city early in the
afternoon and went to the house Of Douglas
Robinson, his brother-in-law. at No I'D Madi-
son-ave He arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
about p. and went into the headquarters
OF the Republican State Committee, where Mr.
Odell had been attending TO business most Of
the day up TO that time Senator Platt was at
his Office at No 40 Broadway, looking after his
express business in the forenoon When seen
there by newspaper men he said he expected TO
have a talk with the Governor in the afternoon
but he would not talk with the newspaper men
about political or legislative topics. II
few minutes after 2 p. m. when Senator Platt
got TO the Fifth Avenue Hotel He went up
stairs and sent word down that he was ready
to meet the Governor and Mr.. Oden at lunch
con. They went upstairs Immediately.
AGREEMENT NOT TO TALK
Soon after p. m Governor Roosevelt and
Mr.. OdeH came downstairs ard met several
newspaper men and politicians in the lobby Of
the hotel. The Governor at once made the
nouncement that there had been an agreement
not to talk about the conference until he re-
turned to Albany.
Il probably will tell all there is to be said
when I meet my newspaper friends in Albany on
Tuesday evening" the Governor said. Mean
while We have nothing to say"
Some newspaper articles were shown to him
One declared that Henry c. Payne, the Republi-
can National Committeeman Of Wisconsin, had
Gov 10Y
Roosevelt that the Governor would accept
nomination for the Vice-Presidency- Anothe-
declared that the Governor had written letter
TO his friend Senator Lodge in Washington,
saying in positive terms that he is not and VIII
not be a candidate for the Vice Presidency
Governor Roosevelt betrayed interest in the two
articles, and he uttered an exclamation when
his eye rested on the statement about his al
legged letter TO Senator Lodge. Then he smiled
and said:
Well you have the whole thing there. What
more could 7 say? You can take your choice"
The Governor remained at the hotel for twenty
minutes and talked checrfUIly with several &C
Quaintances, but nothing more could be obtained
from him regarding mis- talk with Senator Plat
and Mr. OdeU He was at Sherry's in the even
ing. attending meeting Of the Tenement House
Committee Of the Charity Organization Society,
and later he went 10 a private dinner with
old college friend This morning the Governor
will go 10 Yonkers and take luncheon with F.
" Hollis ana DR. Albert Shaw. He probably
will go on 70 Albany from Yonkers
TO LEAVE IT TO THE GOVERNOR
Senator Plat and Mr.. odell yesterday after
noon declared that they had agreed TO let Gov
ernor Roosevelt do all the talking about the
conference II was evident that there had been
an agreement which was satisfactory 10 ali the
three men at the luncheon There had been no
SISTerence ~ oDinion apparently, and there was
The pleasantest possible feeling about the result
Of the talk
.ha+ there had been a talk about the Vice Pres
tSencv and about some legislative subjects and
me (-o-rerro- Roosevelt and the other Repub-
,ican leaders seemed happy Several shrewd
POLITICIANS who were at the hotei said there was
no doubt Ehat there "oulo nc sup 10 Nhe