The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-14

They acknowledge with regret that the
Governor Chairman. by his Richard Croker
methods, has stirred up the dregs Of bitter
ness and anger In the party from one end oil
the State TO the other. They admit also
with keen regret that every step taken by
Odell had developed his qualities as an
unsuccessful unthnking and incompetent
leader. They point out that Higgins IL a
man of high reputation, and yet the Gov
ernor-Chairman has 80 played the game
that nobody has been more injured than
Higgins himself. and this Is sadly admitted
by Mr. Higgins's personal friends.
The closest adherents of Gov. Odell are
up in the air. They haven't received their
final orders from their chieftain. They do
not expect to receive them until after the
Governor-Chairman has had his final con-
ference with his father. Meanwhile the
delegates who are beholden to the Governor
Chairman for livelihood as public office
holders are wandering around like lost
sheep.
The Plat people under their ohieftain are
lined up solidly for Woodruff, but 1t is
positively known that Mr.. Woodruff has
not enough delegates in this convention, at
the present writing, to bring about his NOM
nation. The only result that the Wood
ruff1tes can hope for, In the estimation OF
those familiar with the situation. is that
the situation may get into such a snarl
that Hamilton Fish may be nominated
for Governor. And yet, on the other hand,
1t Is equally well known that there are In
this convention one hundred and fifty Plat
delegates who won't take Woodruff but
who want Higgins nominated for Cover
nor.
THE PATRONAGE BLUDaEoN.
As already said, though, the Governor
has the power to nominate Mr.. Higgins by
using the Odell bludgeon, patronage, over
the heads OF the delegates. The Governor
Chairman's father, it was said to might, ia
to aid his son in reaching an appreciation
OF the situation by less crude methods than
those which he has used from the first hour
he set foot in Albany as Governor. His tax
bills were crude and had to be trimmed
down, and 30 1t has been all the way through.
He is described even by members Of the
Tapeworm Club to be blunderer and a
bludgeoner and to have introduced terror
system In the management Of the Republi-
can party which the vast ma jority OF the
party will not brook for a single moment.
Without the self confidence which Is cousin
german to high integrity Of purpose the
Governor Chairman, according to his keen
est critics, is without highbred courage,
the courage which was such a marked
ohara cteristic of Thurlow Weed, Reuben E.
Fenton, Roscoe Conkling and Thomas c.
Plat.
IT'S HIGd1Ns, SAYS oDELI.
Gov. Odell's father having securely
fastened the splints to his sons spinal |
column, the Governor Chairman called
conference OF his own tonight and de-
termined to 60 ahead and nominate Mr..
Higgins. There were present besides the
Governor, Mr.. Lttauer, DR.. Ward, Senator
Braokett, Edward Lauterbach, William
Halpin, William c. Warren and Louis F.
Payn. When it broke up the Governor
Chairman made for the flrst time the positive
announcement:
Higgins will be nominated"
Those who attended the conclave de-
clared that Mr.. Higgins would go into
the convention with 100 OF the OIL dele
gates. The Oddities went on to tell |
that the power OF their patron was to be
exercised both as Governor and as Chair
man OF the State committee, and they would |
like TO have 1t known, they added. that Mr.. |
Odell has been elected chairman OF the
State committee for two years. The |
Governor-Chairman' adherents went on |
to assert that he had the patronage OF his |
Office as Governor at his back, the prestige |
OF his place as State chairman for two years |
to come, and that the tremendous power /
OF the prospective patronage on the canal |
gave him absolute control OF the situation
WHO FOR SECOND PLACER
The man who is to present Mr.. Higgins's
name to the convention has not been Be-
looted Neither for that matter, has the
candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Mr.. Cromwell, president of the borough |
OF Richmond, declares that he does not
want the place and the New York county
people have unanimously decided that
the only place they wanted on the ticket
was that of Attorney General and that
exJudge Julius M. Mayer was their man.
Francis Hendricks Of Syracuse, though,
is very potent here, and he believes that
Henry B. Conan, who was defeated, for
Attorney General by John Cunneen two
years ago. was under the circumstances
sntitled to another nomination. 1t was
recalled that Mr. Cunneen was not elected
Ill nRDU |
Republicans and Democrats, but
he secured the Endorsement OF the Prohib.
.ionists.
In the event OF Mr.. Conan being nomi-
mated for Attorney General, the nomina-
ion for Lieutenant Governor would, 1t was
'aid, 60 to New York city. apd inasmuch as
,x-Judge Mayer, NJ. Linn Bruce and Mr.
do not care to be the candidates
or Lieutenant Governor, it was added,
he place might go to Louis Stern. STILL
he New Workers. are sticking valiantly by
x-Judge Mayer for Attorney General.
they believe that this important place in
he State Government should be given to a |
Sew York city man, because a man from
hat territory ia considered to be more
amiliar with the great corporations having
o do with the Attorney Generals office
han q countryman. :
FIGHT IN THE CONVENTION. 6
Senator Plat has not altered his attitude !,
Mr.. Woodruff and Mr.. Woodruff's :
anne, it was announced tonight, is to be
resented to the convention by County
Judge Frederick E. Crane OF Kings. Silas y.
J. butcher announced very emphatically :
o-night: