New-York tribune., 1902-09-09
PLATT AND ODELL CONFER
THE SENATOR AND GOVERNOR DISCUSS
PLANS FOR COMING STATE CON
NENTlON.

Many subjects bearing upon Republican pol'-
ics in the State The organization of the coming
State Convention the platform 10 be aoop'eu
and the CO ndidates TO be named. were toucheu
upon at a conference between Senator Fia''
and Governor odel al the Fifth Avenue hotti
Yesterday Governor Odell arrived in the city
about / O'Clock He missed early morning
train and did OF get here until some houis
later than expected. He took luncheon with
Senator Platt and afterward talked over matters
with him The Governor returned TO Albany AT
80 "a m and lust before he started he SAID
that he did not know when he would get back
TO town
II may he stated that the conference yester-
day left many important questions yet TO oe
settled. The organization Of the convention nos
not been determined upon ard the full ucke'
has not been made up. The platform Is u'
written. The Governor was non-conlmlttai "iei
asked about the conference He said he "ouiu
h.. a candidate before the convention. and IL
would be proper for him 10 discuss 'Ae
ticket platform or officers OF he convention
IT is we'll known that Senator Platt wants
I,enuei z: Quigg 10 act temporary chaH-
man of the convention. Senator Platt SAID, al
Ter the conference yesterday, that he believed
Mr. Qugg would he the temporary chdl' ii'"n-
ITrson this point the Govern or had nothlns Wh"'
ever 10 say IL is known that much opJeC'io'
has developed the plan to make MI 's"'se
chairman and. while there is no rupture over
the contention Yet. the subject is one 1ha1 Is
oIen debate
The question of committing The S-2le oele-
cation TO vote for Roosevelt in the national
convention Of 1904 is said 10 have been one
touched upon yesterday President hoose
VeIrs administration viii be indorsed- Many OF
the Presidents friends want 10 have the co''-
vention pledge the delegates 10 the nalohal
convention 10 Roosevelt. Senator Plat ana
Others oppose any such programme 1t is hard
ly likels that such action will be taken IL Was
said yesterday that if any friend OF the FFesi-
dent offered such resolution in the cohNeh-
tion it would be referred the committee on
resolutions. which win have power 10 oeci"e
upon the advisa bty of reporting it back to
the convention.
1t is considered probable that the platform
will contain plank dealing with the trust
question. Just what shape this plank VIII take
had not been determined yesterday ...
With Governor Odeil certain OF a renornlhslloii
there is more less uncertainty about the rest
OF the ticket George r. Sheldon is on the slate
yesterday relative to Mr. Sheldon: MI Shel-
don's name viii be presented TO the convention
for Lieutenant Governor. The organization VIII VIII
support him and 1 think he viii be nominated
John T. McDonough. Secretary Of State. mas
declined to be a candidate for denomination
This place is thus left open. The present Deputy
Secretary of State J. H e. Nongin is aggres-
xive candidate for the place For Attorney Gen
erai. the present deputy. Henry B. Conan, is
mentioned. and former County Judge Robinson
of Stueben. is also talked OF. The Treasurer is
undecided upon, but il is generally believed that
he will he a man from Erie County. The present
State Engineer and Controller are to he re
nominated William E Werner, il is said, will
be nominatd for the Court of Appeals.
Governor Odel said just before he LETT the
city that he would within week or ten DAYS
appoint a Republican to the Supreme Court
bench in this county. Senator Platt said the man
be appoiEtei a capS bic man ana NOuiO
be satisfactory TO all.
There many Republicans around the
hotel waiting to hear the result of the confer
ence. James s. Sherman, Colonel Dunn and
Iucius y. I-ttauer were among those who gath
cred al the hotel. Charles z. Adler said that
he intended TO run for Congress in the INth
District 1T is only normally five hundred
Democratic under the redistricting." he said,
land 1 can overcome that.