The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-22
Reunion and Love Feast
Of Factions at Saratoga,
ODELL TO BE RENOMINATED
Lieutenant Governor Woodruf's Friends
Urge Him for Second Place Against
George R. STANDARDIZATION VIII Be
Keynote Of Campaign Of 1904.


SARATOGA. y. y. Sept. 22-The Re
publican State convention to be organ
lied here tomorrow, is TO nominate
state ticket and adopt q platform that
may be the keynote Of the national cam
paign in 1904
From present Indications the attend
ance will break all records Every party
leader Of prominence in the State is al
ready on the ground ana all are alive
70 the importance Of the work TO be
done There is q general feeling that
the eyes Of the country are on this con
venticz The forecasts OF the ticket to
BE- Nominated that have been published
from tine TO time during the past few
weeks were substantially correct.
Few II any, changes will be made at
the last moment. and among all classes
Of Republicans who are on the ground
there is apparently a general feeling
thai ais year the platform is the thing.
That document has been in course Of
construction for several weeks and it is
not yet comolate,
The party leaders realize that the con
vention must speak OUT on several new
and important questions Governor Odell
IS 20 be renominaTed by a unanimous
vote His denomination is to be made
one Of the features of the convention.
because Il is TO be preceded by re-
union and love feast OF all factions and
elements Of the party. There is TO be
plenty OF speech-making before the bal
T--- -a.
some Republicans who have recently
been in eclipse are 10 shine as stars
OF the first magnitude
Ali Elements Represented.
After church on Sunday, until late
Sunday night and again today the party
leaders have been talking over the stu
alton in an informal way. The result Of
these talks is g unanimous decision that
there is necessity for display OF unity
and harmony. In all of the conferences
that have been held all elements Of the
party have been represented and il is
now apparent that differences Of opinion
are 70 be adjusted on basis satisfac-
tory 10 all
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff is much
in evidence He has many warm friends
and admirers His friends are here in
large numbers They are young and
enthusiastic and they are making a great
fuss over Mr. woodruff They are try
ing TO force upon him fourth nomina-
ton for lieutenant governor. Mr. Wood
run says, as he said many times before,
that he IS not q candidate, but mis-
friends say that he will accept a fourth
nomination II the convention offers it
WoodY1IT and Sheldon
Mr.. George r. Sheldon. Of New York
county, is slated for second place on the
ticket. and Senator Depew has been Sc
Iected to make the speech placing him in
domination The. Woodruff boomers
have been trying TO ind some reason
why Sheldon shouId not be nominated.
The strongest they have advanced so
far is that he Il not well known
throughout the State. The Woodruff
case viii be taken up this afternoon BY
the party leaders and settled one way OF
the other
This morning there were no indica-
lions OF any change IN the plan to nom
mate Mr.. Sheldon, but some Of the
leaders said there was no telling what
might happen before the time comes 10
make nomin2tinos- There is q feeling
IN some quarters Jhet If Mr. Woodruff
should come out in the open and say
that he wanted another nomination the
slate might be changed
The principal business scheduled for
today at Senator PlattEs cottage and the
rooms Of the State committee is the
hearing Of arguments by delegations Of
business men from Buffalo ana New
York in favor Of a strong canal plank
IN the platform.
These men want the party 70 declare
IL the strongest terms for prompt en-
Iargement Of the canals to 1.00G-ton
barge capacity They viii stay here
until TOMORROW and repeat their argu-
menJs before the committee on resoiu-
tons.
Platform VIII Not Suggest Free Trade.
The party leaders who are here are
agreed that Tx platform should not de-
mand revision Of the tariff at this
time. There viii be 4 plainly worded
conservative plank in favor Of proper
and legal regulation o. illegal combina-
lions OF capital. but the platform will
not suggest :ree trade as 2 cI;ra-a}I
for trusts. There will be d posfrfve
Dc elaration against tariff legislation
that might alarm the business inter
ests Of the country.
The State committee viii meet to
night 10 make the temporary officers Of
the convention There is no probability
G. any change in the plan to make the
Hon LemUel z Quigg temporary and
Senator !. z. Ellsworth permanent
chairman
There are no contests for seats and
every element OF the party viii he rem
resented among the 500 delegates.