New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-21
HIGGINS ALSO CANDIDATE.
WOODRUFFS PLACE-DELEGATES
QUARTERS.
QUARTERS.


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Saratoga, n. V, Sept Ex-senator Plat said
tonight that he favors the reelection of Robert
c. Norris as chairman of the Republican County
Committee and believed that Mr.. Morris would
be elected.
MI Morris has engaged Cottage No. at the
United States Hotel Cottage No. l is the head
quarters of the Republican State Committee.
Near it the New-York delegation have large
ROOM and have called attention to it with
large piece of white bunting, inscribed with the
name of the organization, hung the
veranda The veranda at this point is hand
somely decorated with American flags. Cottage
No will be the headquarters of ]. II. B. Man
gin; Cottage No 4. of Ex-Governor Frank S.
Black and Cornelius V. Collins, of Troy, Super
intendent of Prisons; Cottage No. s. OF Congress
man James S. Sherman, of Utica; Cottage No. e.
of Lieutenant Governor Woodruff; Cottage No.
Z of ex-senator Frank Hiscock; Cottage No. 8,
OF ex-senator Francis Hendricks; Cottage No g.
of NJ n Clement, of Canandaigua, Deputy State
Excise Commissioner; Cottage No. 10. of Sena-
tor Platt: Cottage No H. of George w. Dunn;
Cottage No. II. of William c. Warren: Cottage
No IA of Collector n. N Stranahan; Cottage
No. Is, of William Barnes. jr. and Cottage No.
III of ex-Congressman William l.. Ward Cot
taee No IL will be the joint headquarters Of
Controller Miller and State Engineer Bond; Cot
tage No. q, of j s. Fassett and Cottage No.
q of William ]. Youngs.
II is the general understanding that Lemuel
E. Quigg will be the temporary chairman of the
convention, and Senator Timothy L. Ellsworth
the permanent chairman.
Colonel George w. Dunn said tonight that
he did not know yet who would make the
sneech nominating Governor Odell for Cow
ernor AGAIN. and he doubted if any one had yet
been selected.
William Berri said tonight that Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff would be here early to-mor-
row morning from Brooklyn.
Senator Depew was accompanied here by Mrs
Depew. Cottage No IS OF the United States
Hotel was assigned to them.
George R Sheldon of New-York. who will re-
ceive the support Of the New-York delegation
for the nomina ton for Lieutenant Governor ar
rived here late this evening from New-York
and went to the house of friend. Mr.. Shell
6on's friends in the New-York delegatio are
confident Of his nomination for Lieutenant Gov
ernor There were reports that besides the agi-
ration among the Kings County Republicans in
ssvor of Lieutenant Governor Woodruff's re-
,,nrnins ton there were Western New-York Re-
nnhlcans who were suggesting the nomina ton
az Senator Frank W. Higgins. No Republican
If Western New-York was here advocating the
nomination of Senator Higgins. 1t is well I'M
derstood that Senator Higgins would accept the
nomination but that he viii not be candidate
for IN nor permit friends TO seek the support of
delegates 10 the convention for him. The opin-
ION vas EXPRESSED by some Republicans here to-
night that If for any reason Mr. Sheldon should
not he nominated for Lieutenant Governor
senator Higgins would probably be selected as
the candidate.