The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-24
ODELL AND
PLAT SPLIT
War Among New York
Republicans.
SHELDON QUITS RACE
Had Been Requested to With
draw by Governor.
Former Was Backed Up by Senator
Plat, While odell Had the
Support Of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Timothy Woodruff.

Saratoga N. 1.s sept. So.-Aho NAAA~'
in the Republican Convention over the
candidacy of George r. Sheldon for the
Lieutenant Governorship assumed sucn
proportions this afternoon that Governor
Odell was summoned from Albany for
consultation. Word comes that he left the
state capital for this place on a spe-
cial train at $50 o'clock tonight
II has developed that Governor Odeli
today requested Mr.. Sheldon to With
draw from the race for the nomination
for second place on the ticket. The Gov
ernor gave as a reason that he was Oh
the opinion that Mr.. Sheldon's canoioacy
would jeopardize the success OF the
whole ticket. The Governor added that
he had selected Mr.. Sheldon for the place,
and was his close personal friend, but
had reached the conclusion that 1t was
best Mr.. Sheldon should retire.
Mr.. Sheldon consulted with Senator
Plat and, gaining the Senator's support,
informed the Governor he could not COM
ply with the request.
Governor Odell then sent to Senator
Platt and asked him to use his infiu-
ence to get Mr.. Sheldon to retire. Mr..
Platt announced that he would not make
the request and that Mr.. Sheldon was in
to stay. The Kings County delegation,
headed by Lieutenant Governor Woodruff
had hints of Governor Odells request
and Immediately resumed its attacks on
Mr.. Sheldon.
Shortly after the adjournment OF the
convention in the afternoon Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff made this statement:
Moedruff's Statement.
IT have no personal animosity against
Mr.. Sheldon. 1 believe that the obJec-
lions that have been raised to him are
of the gravest sort and that they leopard
ize the State ticket. / have no personal
ambition, l AN not and will not be a
candidate / am interested in the success
Of the State ticket alone, irrespective OF
indi Viduals. / am the unit voter for the
largest county in the State, next to New
York County. We carried our primaries
and have unitel the party. l believe that
Kings County should have some say an
nominating a ticket.
Mr.. Plat broke his word to us AMI
| believe he did 1t for the best interests
of the party, but he was mistaken. bow
to no man in my allegiance to the party
and it's leaders, but | am not going to
stand calmly by and see the party In
terests Jeopardized. have no candidate.
but / believe there are upstate men
who could fill the place acceptably and
aid the ticket. L have no motives other
than the success of the party to which
l belong"
When shown the statement of Lieuten-
ant Governor Woodruff Senator Platt
said:
Senator Plat Is Tart.
perhaps we can give Mr.. Woodruff
a little lesson in politics as well as In
good manners. Why should the leader
of any one delegation be offended because
man desires to be a candidate? Is
Kings County to control the situation
Mr.. Sheldon is candidate and Is moi
withdrawn at all. Tell Mr.. Woodruff
that for me.
woodruff could have many things He
has had them. He has refused some
lately. and 1t Is i'll advised OF him tC
seek to make trouble His concern fol-
the party is very touching but there are
otherS>of larger experience who are
equally interested and more capable OF
judging.
When the news of this trouble between
the leaders became public in its entirety
the previous apathetic attitude OF the
rank and file of the delegates to the State
convention changed to one of the liveliest
interest.
BY o'clock Governor Odell was being
urged by his personal friends to come to
Saratoga and settle the controversy. but
ho ct that
the Convention could work out the sit
uation itself. Governor Odelr friends
then began to work actively to get Mr..
Sheldon to retire and as a result of the
agitation kilograms began pouring in
from all sections of the State asking del
egates not to vote for Sheldon on the
ground of his business affiliations. Lead
ers from up the State were apprised of
the fact that the Governor was averse
to Mr.. SheIdons nomination and at
o'clock the news was known about the
hotel corridors.
Would Not Have Sheldon.
About that time Governor Odell in re-
sponse to a query from Lieutenant Gov
ernor woodruff sent a telegram saying
that he would not run on the ticket If
Mr.. Shcldon's name was on It. Cover
nor Odell's father and brother then went
to the telephone ana IOlQ tIle OONerioI
that he must come to Saratoga and
straighten out the matter. Governor
OdelI and George r. Sheldon were in
conference for a period Of two hours. AT
2 o'clock this morning Governor Odell
left the room and announced that Mr..
sheldon had withdrawn from the con-
test.
At this late hour the indications are
that Senator Frank Higgins of Cattarau-
gus will be the nominee for Lieutenant
Governor. The announcement of the
withdrawal of Mr.. Sheldon from the con-
test was greeted with hearty cheers by
- crowd of nearly 800 delegates who had
waited anxiously for the conclusion OF
ene conference between the leaders. Gov
ernor Odell stated after the conference
that the discussion throughout had been
of a most pleasant character. He said
that Mr.. Sheldon was finally convinced
that II was to the best interests of the
party that he withdraw from the CON
testiin view Of the fact that the numer-