The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-16
ROOSEVELT WANTS SHELDON
FOR President Of New York County
Committee.

Committee.
George II. sheldon treasurer Of the New
York County Committee, received telegram
Yesterday morning from President Roose-
welt inviting him to dinner at the White
House on Wednesday evening. The Presi-
dent and Mr.. Sheldon have been personal
and political friends. Several weeks ago,
when Robert c. Morris sent his resignation
AS president of the New York Republican
County Committee TO the executive COM
mit,ce ii was no, accepted. and Mr. Norris
sailed for Caracas TO represent the Govern
inenl before the Venezuela Claims Com
mission. Al that time, SenRt or Plutt, who
had known MIR. Sheldon from boyhood,
asked MIR. Sheldon TO become president Of
the County Committee, and Mr.. Sheldon,
after giving the matter due consideration
decided that the oxacting mai ure OF his BUSH
hess affairs would not permit.
After that there was much gossip IA to
MIR. Morris's SUCCESSOR, and some Went
- far as To say that. inastnuch as Mr.. Nor
ris's resignation had not been accepted
and his duties In Venezuela would be over
by October, he could return in time to
New York city to resume his place at the
head of the committee during the Mayoraliy
campaign
Meantime, President Roosevelt was end
ing up his siXty-siS-day tour through
| the Western States, and Senator Plat
said that nothing definite would be de-
| cided US TO Mr.. Morrss successor until
! the President returned to Washington,
, when they would consult on the man to
NIL that important post. The President
and his frien are greatly interested in
the reelection OF Mayor Low. believing
that victory in New York city next fall
will presage victory in the State next
! year.
Senator Plat returned from his visit
| TO the Presiden, late on Sunday night. and
said he was too tired to talk about it, Yes
terday morning he said
Il had long talk with the President
about the successor of Mr.. Morris as presi-
| dent Of the New York County Committee
and he thinks that our friend George r.
| Sheldon should take the place. told him
that Mr.. Sheldon had refused to consider
the matter, but the President was not dis
for Mr.. Sheldon right away. and try to
induce him to accept. | understand that
Mr. Sheldon will 60 to Washington to-
morrow, and 1 hope the President will
| bring him to terms He is an ideal man
for the place, and his selection would satisfy
! the whole organization"
What ID this talk in some of the news
papers about Capt F. Norton Goddard al
| Mr. Morris's successor"
AN newspaper gossip replied Senator
from the start. Mr.. Goddard could not
he elected as president Of the New York
Republican County Committee. He is Out
OF the quest ion
Senator Plat, coincident with his re-
turn from his visit 10 the President, was
, S0maWhQt y in his rQmQrES n
corning the availability OF Mayor Low as
the renominated candidate of the fusion
forces next fall. Senator Plat, for little
over a month, has been what you might
| call -on the fence" over this matter, but
yesterday he said:
1T looks very much as If Mr.. Low will be
| renonnated. / don't see how the fusion
forces could do otherwise than renomnaie
in bad light and make it appear as il they
repudiated the administration they elected.
As far as ! can see. there Ia nothing else TO
do but renominate Mr.. Low
Senator Platt said couple OF weeks ago
| that President Roosevelt would be nomin-
ated by the Republican National Conven-
ton next year by acclamation just az
Mckinley was at Philadelphia in 1900.
Mr. Platt went on to speak Yesterday OF
the prospective attitude OF the seventy
six delegates from New York State in the
National Convention next year.
! He had read reports in some OF he news
| papers that there would be- anywhere
from eight to twenty delegates from the
Empire State who would not vote for the
| President g nomination.
Il believe firmly said Mr. Plat, that
! the President is to have solid delega-
ton from the State Of New York next year.
| II Is a good deal IA my friend Frank y.
Black says The President Is the captain
! Of the ship, and we are all good soldiers and
| sailors.
For some time Louis F. Payn OF Columbia
county has said some pretty sharp things
about President Roosevelt, and also about
Republicans in New York State who favor
| the Presidents nomination next year
! While MIR. Payn does not in any way re-
| tract any OF his utterances. it is the opinion
| of Mr.. Payn's personal friends who have
talked with him that. feeling as he does. he
will not, next year, go az delegate to the
National Convention from his Congress
district. 1t was said yesterday that MIR.
Payn would take this step In order not to
embarrass his friends in the State.
II Mr., Payn does not 20 It WI be me, the
he has not attended in forty wears. Mr.,
| Pawn was Superintendent Of Insurance,
made so by Gov, Black When Mr. Roosevelt
| was elect ed Governor TO succeed Mr.. Black,
Francis Hendricks Of Syracuse. to Mr..
Payn's place, Mr.. Payn sail that
there had been no complaint whatever
against his administration of the Insurance
Department, and that itasmuch as Mr.
Roosevelt was civil service reformer he
didn't think that the Governor should want
his place.
Some of Mr.. Payn's friends, though
told him at the time that it was natural
that the Governor should want his own
Superintendent OF Insurance. and Senator
Platt and his friends declined TO 40 so far
as to have a personal quarrel With Gov:
Roosevelt over the matter. Mr. Plat and
Mr.. Payn had been friends for nearly half
a century, and there was q GOODNESS between
them for some time after that, but now
they are on good terms.