New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-22
CONFER WITH MR. PLATT.
DISCUSS SEN4TORSHIP.
Meeting Held at the Fifth AUenue
Hotel.

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master - f,,,ff,Io -rbav both said that the
sentiment Of Erie Co,,.,t, vas for Depew. and
tb,t V.rrs,, co,Id mn, deliver more than four
ont of tba iebt members of t,e LEGISLATURE from
Erie County
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Cove,nor Cdeu rsnort to hin, the views ex-
pressed ana ascertain his opinion. This COM
nittaa is couposed of Timothy l. Woodruff
,bair,,,,,,. co,,eto~ Iobn Pafuas senator Coqge-
shan Coperassnan vree-and collector strana-
b,r Hamilton Fish and George W A1dridge
7rba ,,+,,os- frtarast Vas axnrassa4 as 20 vvbar.
Governor-eIect Higgins stood i'm the contest,
Congressman VreeIand from Nh FiEgias's home
district. declared for Senator Depew. Assembly
man Smith from Olaan also favored the Sena-
tor Y y Y F-,arcbo, who fs ra,-,r.Ie4 a. Gov
ernor-elec+ Hiertns.s personal representative.
spoke kindly of Senator Depew. and then said
that no man should either be rewarded or pun
ished because of his attitude ON the Senatorshp
question and should act inst as his constituents
and his Judgment dictated
After tho meeting aciournad the committee
went 10 the Union Ieleu. Club for a late
luncheon There Senator Depev ioIned the
members and talked over the situation. Later
1bev returned 10 the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
looked for Governor OdeIl. who was expected
there at O'Clock They failed 10 find him. and
then it was agreed that Nh Woodruff who was
TO see the Governor at dinner IN Brooklyn
iast n'ght' should arrange Tor meeting
Inc Governor reached the RepuolcaU Cluo
aoou' = CLOCK ana started Tor BrooNiyn AT
S.so S.so ne said he would start for Albany at
SO" to-day Nhen asked II ne would say any
'i'liIs dOo"' 'ne conference ne repheo-
seen any one who and must Iesve ezaly
tor,orroIr 90 loot or,r .rzi,.,. En-, r.5 -,
attention"
Following the dinner OF the New England
Society in Brooklyn Messrs- Depew, odell and
NoouruI '''N carriage ana drove To the
Union League Club In this city. There they
had supper In private room. Later they called
the reporters to the room. and said there was
nothing To announce regarding the conference.
senator Pla't' when seen IN his room at the
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guess that the conference speaks for itself.
don retract a single word nave S''a nave
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seats. Senator Platt called the conference "a
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Fellow Republicans have called tI;is mee,ins
here to-day for the purpose Of c9n1erring tosetner
Last week conference Na7 IIsl, f';, 1 @ iI
and that was that Mr. Deuew would not be re
elected for Senator am IA % Ivor OF nj M III "
esthSr here from al over The STATE to get the con-
sTlF1T sen Ti "li iI,i Nm B,rnts i to act as chair
man of this meeting
In taking the chair NJ. Barnes said
NJ. sarrir,orts have been pretts generally under
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