New-York tribune., 1900-03-05
HESS SAYSTHERE'S NO DEAL
HIS REPLY TO CAPTAIN GODDARD
WHAT THE LATTER SAYS

Charles A Hess. the leader of the XXVth
Assembly District was seen by a Tribune
porter last evening al the Boel Majestic Seven
ty-second-st. and Central Park West, in regard
TO the statement in yesterdays Tribune of Cap
tain F Norton Goddard. the leader Of the Re
publican organization in the XXth Assembly
District. as 10 alleged arrangements for the Sc
lection OF delegates 10 the Republican National
Convention at Philadelphia. Captain Goddard
said that on February IL last he asked Mr.. Hess
whether il was true that it had been arranged
between him and William Henkel, of the
XVIIth, that Cornelius y. Bliss and he OIr.
Hess would be delegates 10 Philadelphia, and
whether il was also arranged between Mr.. Hess
and Mr.. Henkel that the latter was to go 10 the
State Committee, and that each question Mr..
Hess replied Yes
This was Mr.. Hesss answer to Captain God
dard last evening:
me conversation Mr. Goddard speaks of as hav-
ing been had on February Is did take place, but
not reported. He asked me if Mr.. Henkel and
the delegates would be i told him that Nj. Bliss
had been M 9gresd on He's He said Il u1dsTsand T tai that
you are TO be the other de!egate and that MI.
piled that there had been no such deal. but that
would be q candidate for delegate. Now. have no
posing me. but why. does he not oppose Mr. Bliss.
Tor the reason ae faS We e mere 1oah o
not object. as 1 say to Goddard fighting me. but
X1Tth District He must not resort to the same
4 TaGsg t3at % ne ppsse8 gbt1 IN me 9 1he aG5
Richard Lush. His boast that he Will spend $4,000
TO beat me will not be looked on with favor in the
There IS one other matter that he is making use
care at present to refer. 1t is delicate subject
and as | have not fully investigated It will not
Mr. Goddard is too ambitious FOR three months
he has rendered his people in the XXth u District
good things he there et him cOn6na
himself TO the good work he has commenced, and
he is Trying to create sensation. His statement
thai there was &c desi n advance as to my going
turn was to support Mr.. Henkel for member of the
false. j never knew until read GoddaFds state
ment that Henkel was a candidate for the State
anxious 70 have Cornelius n. Bliss go as dele
gate ara wanted the honor Of naming him from
guiesced. Mr.. Bliss is g big enough man to 60
this is what Mr. GODDARD calls deal. I willing
60 60 before the Republicans of the Congress Dis
Another statement. not made in Goddards state
% J stewart Z to f sht GODDARD ' IN his owl own
trict is also absolutely false. Stewart and have
At the home Of William Henke. No 300 East
Nineteenth-st.. It said that he was out Of
town
Captain Goddard was seen by Tribune re-
porter yesterday st his home No. 273 Lexing-
ton-ave., and said that he believed his state
rnent in yesterdays Tribune in regard to the
preparations for electing delegates from the
NII.h Congress District to the Republican Ma
tionaI Convention at Philadelphia was satisfac-
tory TO everybody in his district. He went on:
The people here IN the XXth District don't want
to be ignored. They understand perfectly well
that do want any office for myself. They've
got that down fine. Il were to move away from
the district my friends could go on carrying it
as long they wanted 20. There IS no trouble
here OF any consequence that amounts 70 any
best
R9' ihe vote that Roosevelt received the year be-
peF pno cent ens In the atrcts around u.s. the
XVfIIth. Just below, showed a loss OF 10 per
per cent and the XXVth showed loss Of Is per
cent. These facts would indicate that the Repub.
people who know how 20 work and have the con-
adence Of their nelghbors: t,,, oq,oo .,. .,,or,-
body in the district understands that perfectly.
e ON only 5Rp STAFF aG f as persoha ts y a
with the rank of captain. which is merely honor
Mcar votes and what loses them. When I was
running for the leadership remarked that it was
piled TO Republican politics would have any other
There are lots Of good Democrats In my district
and in every district but. on the whole. the Re
average. 1t is the intelligent men on the Demo
cratic side from whom We draw recruits and from
enough 10 explain why the methods which make
any but the most ignorant angry and dissatisfied
If there are any delegates in the other districts
who agree with me they will vote for me for
ton am satisfied now that this thing Will never
be zone again in this Congress district The
are many people living over there who know their
%VIth but genemen from % that district Th have aR
spoken TO and said they thought right
in the position L have taken.