The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13

Senator Plat sent for his friends to visit
, him at his cottage at the United states
Hotel He told the Brooklyn men that he
was for Woodruff, he told his friends in
F, New York city that he was for Woodruff.
and he impaired the same information to his
| political friends in the southern tier OF
counties.
! Senator Platt knew, what all others
knew here to-day, that Governor Chair
man Odell was objecting to Woodruff os-
tensibly because objections had been. filed
with him by the old friends Of Jacob Worth
and Sheriff Buttling in Kings county. SEN
| ator Platt however, has pointed out that
Woodruff's supremacy al Republican
leader of Kings county was gained in fair,
stand up fight, that there was no sneak
had complete and early information OF
Woodruff's proposed fight to supplant
them, and that to hold this up against
Woodruff now was not particularly iair,
but on the contrary quite unfair, especially
when the battle between Woodruff and
Worth occurred several years ago. No
attention was paid, 1t was remarked to the
complaints of Worth and Buttling when
Woodruff was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor in 1893 and 1900, and neither
should any attention be given, 1t was added,
to the attitude Of the Worth and Buttling
people, now that Woodruff is candidate
Governor Chairman Odell it was de-
clared. rather than be listening to the com
plants of the Worth and Buttling people,
should be somewhat more careful In MS
own associations here. and the Governor
Chairman's critics went on to assert:
1.-THE closest men here to Odell are Tam
many Hall Republicans, like Abe Gruber,
Sam Strasbourger, and Billy Halpin.
Gruber, Strasbourger, and Halpin are
known as Tammany Hall Republicans, ana
are 30 spoken Of by those intimately familiar
with their affiliations.
Governor Chairman odell, 1t was h, %
to-day, has discussed the availability Of
lican candidate for Governor. The Cover
nor Chairman and Mr.. Stern are warm
social friends and the Governor-C Chairman
has desired, his friends say, to DO every
of Mr.. Stern. Governor-Chairman Qdell
!! in talking with Republicans who have
, discussed the matter with him said:
Mr. Stern is splendid man.. He Is a
fine business man. He is good Repuph-
can, but the time has not come when aJew
can be elected Governor of the State Of New
York. The Republicans in the country
districts would not support him. Mr.
stern's nomination would be disastrous to
the dKpbssn y Ths aod ee
away with it. but the Republicans could
not. Another objection to Mr.. Stern would
be that he is the head of great department
store in New York city and all the small
shopkeepeers would oppose him at the polls Us.
Lauterbach, who said: I'VE all know that
Mr. Platt wanted to nominate Jew for
Lieutenant Governor two years ago AT
that time few insignificant people objected
the announcement with the exalted spirit
which is a characteristic Of the race. There
is no better man In the state Of New YORK
than Mr.. Stern, but Gov. Odell Is right In
nominate Jew for Governor and that
the country Republicans would oppose him.
The Constitution OF the United States, as
we'll as the Constitution Of the State. debars
no man because OF race or religion. IHE
SUN was right two years ago, as 1t always ID
right on questions OF race and religion.
THE Sun printed then that MIR. Platt con-
templated nominating Jew for Lieutenant
Governor.
iberality on all matters pertaining to the
| peoples OF the earth has been well known
| for nearly a century. l remember in 1894,
when, Nathan Stratus was nominated for
Mayor Of New York city, by Tammany.
| that Mr.. Stratus was compelled to withdraw
as a candidate, not 80 much because no
was Jew al because he was the head OF
! great department store and the small shop
! Keepers were in opposition to him But
THE SUN was right several months ago
! tant when Jew would be elected Mayor OF
| New York city, Just as London had already
| elected half dozen jew Lord Mayors.
| Still, agree with Gov. Odell that the time
has not yet come to nominate jew Tor
| Regent Lauterbach recalled the feroe
| feeling aroused against the Catholics when
Francis Herman was elected United States
Senator, and he spoke with familiarity OF
IL. SAty 60 lin m
II. Grace, the first Catholic elected Mayor
Of New York city. Regent Lauterbach,
| himself Jew Of very great prominence In
New York city, along with another jew,
John A. Sleicher, is whipping into shape the
platform to be adopted by this convention,
and it was Regent i.auterbach who was an
admirable and important member Of the
national committee on platform in the
Republican national conventions of 1895
| and 1904.
Governor-Chairman Odell has been criti-
cised here by upstate Republicans because
he has been surrounded by Jews like Regent
Iauterbach, Representative Lucius N.
Iittauer, Senator Nathaniel Esberg, Abe
Gruber ,TaxC Commissioner Strassbourger and
e1-Judg &c Julius Mayer. Regent Lauterbaoh
bly districts in New York city have Jews
for leaders-Gruber, Levinson, Koenig,
Strassbourger, Elsberg, Mayer and New
man-and all but Levison's. Koenig's and
| Newman'B QlStrlctS are bOliQly ftepuDllCan.
II was Mr.. Lauterbach's opinion that Mr..
Stern, il he could be nominated for Gov
ernor, would make q strong candidate in
the city districts Of the State but he agreed
with Gov. Odell that the up-country Repub-
licans are still in opposition to nominating
Jew for Governor, although there has been
little or no objection heard to the nomna-
ton OF Senator Elsberg for Lieutenant
Governor.
Speaking OF the influence Of owners OF
department stores on political situations,
II was easily recalled to-day that Judge
Parker and William Sheehan greatly de-
sired that Marshall Field Of Chicago should
be nominated for Vice-P President by the
Democratic national convention at st.
Louis, but that prominent Democrats
objected to Mr.. Fields nominal ion on
the ground that he was the ow ner Of q
great department store.
Recurring to race and religious ques-
lions in politics, Regent Lauterbach spoke
OF the splendid and yet pathetic speech
which Frederic r. Coudert, Catholic.
and one Of the most eminent fellow men,
beers, with Mr.. Lauterbach, Of the constitu-
ionai convention Of 1894, when Mr.. Coudert
said that while he would be welcomed
as a guest at the White House, he would
not live to see the day when O Catholic
would enter It as President OF the United
States. Indeed, In the inner circles OF
tho napoocrafic marty IL has been eaid that