New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-25

at the last minute, Mr. Woodruff has better
"ai4ce Oh getting the nomination for Governor
.''" any o'her man. 1t seems to rest between
MN and Lieutenant Governor Higgins unless
MI Roots admirers prevail on him to he a can
uiuate- woodruff VIII be stronger in the con-
r0i'Ioh IMAM higgins, because he will have on
the hrst ballot the solid support Of the Kings
county delegation about 100 votes. and several
o'her counties around the State He will have
the onondaga delegates as his business and 60
cial connections in Syracuse have made him a.
most as much a resident Of that city as he is OF
Wv ork- He viii have a handful Of delegates
from ne Adirondack counties IS he is on the
mus friendly terms with the lea i=rs Of rsnl-
nm EsSeN, Clinton and F4a-,linia~ counties He
- -IAeIy 10 have the delegates from everal Of
nc Counties IN the Brooklyn judicial district
2o'Ne % these are Suffolk. Queens and Nassau
ne could not get the Rockland. orange. West
chester and Duchess delegates. unless The Osau
s,''1 ward men were disposed to let him have
'hem- Mr.. Woodruf's three terms as Iieuten-
am Governor, his afTability as an entertainer
ms somewhat extensive business interests. and
MS oiocA Of delegates from Kings as a starter.
~ MIN IN the lead as q candidate Proba blv
me New FORK County delegates would rrefer
supporting him 10 supporting any upstate man
- suggested. The friends Of Governor Odeu
VIII control the New-York County delegation
a't1 tHe possible opposition Of the Governors
1'4ehds must figure in any contest for the ron,f-
nation. -'
senator Plat is known TO be friendly toward
MS nomination, provided ex-Secrztar-y Root can
not be induced TO run.
me Tlehcs Of Or. Nicholas Murray P1,+Iar ar,
lAih4hg good deal about nominating hin, for
Governor. II is the wish OF the Governor and
.-lS -T'ehos 1t was learned yesterday. to select
= pFaotcable, a man of the Nicholas Murray
Dul-er or seth Low type, in order to command
me support as far possible of the indepen-
cent voters throughout the State The contest
ms year is likely TO be determined by the atti-
luce OF the independent voters and the earlv
determination OF the Republican leaders to nom
mate justice Cullen. = Democrat. along with
justice Werner. for the Court Of Appeals is re-
sGiueu as an earnest of The policy that will b
tons. '-0O A-0'''i''''-
Governor OdeIl has told his intimate friends
over ana over again that the selection OF the
St<Ile Lchet would be left 10 the delegates in
convention The western politicians scott at
any such proposition, and say that il is almost
impossible 10 prevent the composition of a
STATE Gays in advance of the convention. II is
q iact thls year however that the leaders are
hot raising a hand TO shape things in favor Of
any particular candidate for Governor. This
fact gives Mr.. Woodruffs friends natural ad-
vantage at this time, the 1870 odd votes of
kings make a large political nest egg.
Inc Governors friends say that there viii be
half a dozen candidates nominated at Saratoga
the 14th, and that II is anybody's race until
the second ballet, and perhaps after that
Republicans from up the State say that the
rank and HE Of the organization want ex-SeCre-
tary Root as the candidate and that he viii not
WINGED that he cannot be drafted into service
by unaninos nomination.