New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
1T WILL NOT BE HIGGINS.
NETWORK COUNTY MAN FOR LIEUTEN-
ANT-GOVERNOR.
RESULT OF CONFERENCE AT THE ORIENTAL
BETWEEN GOVERNOR AND SENATOR
PLATT - WARNING AS TO
OVERCONFIDENCE.
OVERCONFIDENCE.

1t has been definitely decided that New
York County man shall be nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor Senator Frank Wayand Hig-
gins. of Olean has been candidate for the
nomination for some time, and it was generally
supposed that his chances of occupying the sec
ond place the State ticket were excellent 1t
has been thought best. however, TO keep the
ticket evenly balanced geographically by nomi-
Mating a man from this end of the State. This
decision is no dsparagement of the vote getting
ability availability of Senator Higgins. Ed
ward Lauterbach and Louis Stern have each
been mentioned as a possible choice, but each
has in turn denied that he is candidate Tor
the nomination. No other names were men
toned at the beach yesterday, and there Is con-
siderable speculation as to who will be named
The Governor and Senator Patt held long
conference at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan
Beach yesterday. Mr.. OdeH will remain there
until this morning. and then go back to his nome
in Newburg A number of Kings County lead
ers visited the Governor and Senator Platt In
the afternoon and this was thought to strength
en- the rumor that Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff is a candidate for a fourth term, and that
Kings County would send a solid delegation ror
Mr.. Woodruff to the State convention Ihe
Kings County men who called at the Oriental
were Alexander Robb, chairman of the Repub-
iican General Committee: Congressman Harry
A. Hanbury and County Judge Joseph Aspinah
ST Clair McKelway, Abraham Gruber and Del
cour s. Potter were some Of the other men who
paid their respects to Senator Platt and the
Governor.
Some of the friends of Governor Odel profess
TO believe that Senator Platt is somewhat too
sanguine as to the prospects for an oVerwhelm-
ing victory for the Republican ticket al the next
election: not that they fearful of the out
come but they are fearful that inactivity will
follow overconhdence and result in at least
reduced majority one OF the Governors friends
said yesterday:
Governor Odell does not agree with Senator
Platt that a Republican victory is assured be-
yond the remotest doubt. and that nothing more
need be done. The Governor believes that while
his record has apparently received the approval
OF the people there should be no semblance of
apathy or overconfdence on the part of the
leaders. He says, therefore, that none but the
abest candidates should be nominated for places
on the State ticket and that spirited cam
pagn should be kept up until the last gun fires
Observant Republicans have no doubt what
ever of Republican success. but nevertheless
they indorse the sentiment that good men should
be named and an energetic effort made all along
the line in order that the entire ticket may be
assured of a sweeping victory.
The Governor was asked by a Tribune
porter what he thought of the story that the
Democrats proposed making an issue of the laws
extending the field for savings bank Investments
alleging that they were enacted to enhance the
values of railroad securities controlled by Z. H.
Hartman and others
THAT is scarcely worth noticing, said the
Governor INV record on legislation affecting
corporations ought to be a sufficient answer to
that"
Colonel George ". Dunn. chairman of the
State Committee. expected at Manhattan
Reach yesterday to take part in the conference
with Governor Odell and Senator Platt. He was
detained at his home in Binghamton, however.
bv important personal business.
The Republican State Committee has issued
statement giving some good reasons for neIev-
ing that the surplus in the State Treasury OF
over S3OOOOOO which will remain after the ap-
proprlations for the fiscal year beginning octo-
her 1902 will be sufficient. The statement is
as follows
For the purpose Of satisfying Democratic objec-
,,o,s 10 using a portion of the surplus of over
ss ooO Oo0 the following Democratic balances are
given by years.