New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-24
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE.
GOVERNOR TALKS ABOUT CANDIDATE
FOR PLACES
IRr CABLE TO THE rRIBrxE.I

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| Saratoga Sept Ex-Governor OdeIl came here
| from Albany tonight for the purpose of learn
1 ing from the Republican leaders the attitude Of
| the delegates to the Republican State Conven-
| ton toward George r. Sheldon. Senator Frank
/ w Higgins. of Clean; Senator Horace White.
| OF Syracuse of other prominent Republicans
suggested for the nomination for Lieutenant
] Governor. The Governor for several days has
been learning by telephone at Albany the opin-
ion held by the delegates concerning the men
suggested for the nomination for Lieutenant
Governor and had a talk by telephone with
George r. Sheldon yesterday about his candi
dacy. Meanwhile some opposition has been
manifested to Mr.. Sheldon's nomination, al
though il has been steadily favored by many
of the Republican leaders. The Governors
brother H. B OdeI1 of Newburg. visited him
at Albany to-day. and suggested that he should
come to Saratoga and learn from the Republi-
can leaders directly what they thought about
the merits of the men suggested for the nom
ination for Governor.
The Governor at first thought that the dig
nifty of his office would not permit him to take
this step of coming here. but when II was told
TO him that the nomination was for another Of
flee than his own, and that therefore he could
properly. as a Republican voter. take a per-
sonal interest in it. he resolved TO come 10
Saratoga He arrived here at o O'Clock and
found awaiting him at the station Postmaster
Odell, his private secretary. J. G. Graham. Jo-
seph Dckey. of Newburg: Thomas W. Bradley
and Senator Lewis ". GoodseIL There was also
a big crowd of newspaper men The Governor
went once to the room of Senator Platt, at
the United States Hotel He found awaiting
him there Senators Platt and Depew. George
w Dunn the chairman OF the Republican State
Committee; Lewis F Payne Frank H PIatt
Francis Hendricks. Edward Lauterbach and
Lemuel E Quigg. The door of Mr.. Platt's room
was at once closed. and a conference began
which lasted for an hour
Senator Platt is stated to have expressed him
self strongly in favor Of Mr.. SheIdOns nomna-
ton. The Governor. after listening carefully 10
the opinions OF Senator Platt, Senator Depew,
Colonel Dunn and Mr.. Hendricks. upon the
Lieutenant GovernOrshp and the men under
consideration for that place, left the room and
went TO the headquarters of the Orange County
delegation. in the United States Hotel. Here he
summoned about him Senator Ellsworth. Will
lam Barnes. jr.. Senator Bracket. Congressman
Littauer. Senator Elsberg. Thomas W. Bradley.
William L. Ward. Ex-Governor Frank S. Black.
Senator Goodsen William c. Warren. Joseph
Dickey. Senator Lexow, Congressman James s
Sherman. Assemblyman Bedell, Senator krun'
Senator Horace White, James q. Smith, o.
Kingston. and Senator Raines- Governor OdeAs
father. ex-AIayor Benjamin B. Odell, Of New
burg, also present. The Governor also sent
for Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and William
Barnes. of Kings County. Senator Ellsworth
and Mr.. Barnes were not present when the con-
ference began. and it is thought they may have
come from Senator PIatt's room.
The Governor. when he had the prominent men :
mentioned assembled about him. asked them 10
frankly express their opinion him about the
merits or dement's of the candidacy Of George