Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-22

barge canal. Whether he was or not the
citizens of the western section of the state
set up an outcry when his renomlnauoH
was broached. They threatened trouble
unless a liberal canal plank was promised,
but, receiving assurances that such PLANK
would be forthcoming the clamor subslded.
But the canal advocates have grown Sus-
picious, so a big delegation of merchants
from Buffalo, Rochester and other upstate
cities are coming in force before the COM
mittee on resolutions of the state conVen-
ton with the avowed intention OF getting
that canal plank or make scene. The
case Is of general interest only as another
incident in the warfare that is being Waged
on every side between corporations and
conflicting interests.
Among Washingtonians attending the
state convention are Prof Harry King of
the Interior Department and Frank Letlon,
doorkeeper of the House.
congressman o. Hand.
The congressional delegation is on hand
in numbers. each man plugging his own
game after his own fashion and looking out
for his interest present and prospective. OF
course there are the two senators, Mr.. Flatt
very cautious, cool, ever watchful of the
great political interests conferred to his
care and to that boys maintain disc1-
pine. Senator Depew, jaunty and debcn-
nair, gives the glad hand and the winning
smile to the arriving delegates. Serene
Payne, ponderous and weighed down with
a load of silence, speaks in whispers about
the platform. Jim Sherman, who
Jumped the job" just week or two too
soon, as he would have given Uncle joe
Cannon a tight race for speakership. Lit
tauer, the close friend of President Roose-
welt, is looking out that the convention does
not stray from the Roosevelt trail.
Then there Is Storm. who claims Presi-
dent Roosevelt for a constituent; Vrooland,
who represents a district strongly repub-
lican that a democrat who wants to be
buried with his kind has to be move into
the adjoining county; young Lessler of
Manhattan Island, who beat Perry Belmont,
the millionaire; Southwick of Albany,
Farmer Wadsworth of up state, Tomp-
kins of Rockland, who is to retire seeking
a judgeship, and who will be succeeded by
T. w. Bradley, the original Mckinley man;
Bristow and Hanbury of Brooklyn. looking
very complacent because both have been
renominated; Driscoll of Syracuse and
Alexander Of Buffalo.
Woodruff's Boom Short Lived.
Tim Woodruffs little furry was short
lived. He hurled his 100 delegates from
Kings county against that slender, feeble
old gentleman who sits in the chair of the
easy boss and retreated in confusion. Sen
ator Platt said this morning, in his gentle.
hesitating way. that he doubted whether
Mr.. Woodruff would be renominated For
lieutenant governor. The state had trea ted
Mr.. Woodruff pretty well, he thought, and
had given him three nominations In fact,
he was sure that Mr.. Woodruff would not
be renominated. He thought that Mr.
Sheldon might be, but, anyhow, Mr.. Wood
ruff would not be. When this conversation
was repeated to Mr.. Woodruff he said that
while he would not dissuade any delegation
from expressing it's choice for him, still he
must insist that unless the nomination
could be voluntary from Senator and Gov
ernor Odel he really could not accept, so
that would seem to put Mr.. Woodruff out
of the running n. .. NJ