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

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Mr. Aldridge was pegging away for Hend
rtolB. The New York county chaps, be
tween their talk about Mr.. Bliss had meet
ings and declared unanimously that all the
wanted on the ticket was Julius NJ. Maye
for Attorney General. The New Yorker
didn't seem TO bother themselves very nue.
about the Governorship matter becaus
they were 40 intently interested with bring
ing about the elevation of ex-Judge Mayer,
The Staten Islanders didn't believe Il
advisable for George Cromwell to take
the nomination for Lieutenant Governor
and in fact everything was In the air be-
cause Senator Plat had shot his bolt ant
declared that he would not enter con
ference because he has believed from the
first that Mr.. Woodruff would make the
strongest candidate for Governor and he
didn't propose to be talked out OF Wood.
ruff. Many Of the old personal friends OF
Senator Plat, including Col. Dunn, William
4. Smyth OF Owego, j. s. Fassett OF Elmira
Representative John W. Dwight of Dryden
and others in the southern tier visited his
cottage and he told Them OF the result OF his
talk with the Governor.
STAND FAST FOR WOODRUFF, SAYS PLATT
Senator Plat ttereupon warned all Of
his followers to stand hard and fast for
Woodruff and he made the additional state
ment TO them that Gov. Odell was inclined
to agree ciJon compromise candidate in
Francis Hendricks Of Syracuse.
Il will not have Mr. Hendricks forced
upon me-" said Senator Platt to his follow
ers
Some of Mr. Platt's friends said this after
hot tha Grhf will inf tha
vention and that it will be between Higgins
and Woodruff, although some are inclined
to believe that Mr. Fish may develop I'M
expected strength in the convention. Mr.
Payn Of Chatham is not friendly to Mr..
Higgins, it was asserted. because Mr.. Hig-
gins, as n Senator, voted to GUST him as
State Superintendent OF Insurance in favor
OF Mr. Hendricks at Gov. Roosevelt's in
stigation. As matter OF fact, Mr. Fish
has gained strength all day.
NO TAO FOR NE. SAYS HIGGINS.
Probably the next most interesting Re
publican to Gov. Odell and Mr.. Platt on the
field to-day was Frank w. Higgins. In
compliance with the request sent to him last
night at Albany he came to Saratoga this
morning and was Immediately in confer
enoe, first with Senator Plat and next with
Governor Chairman Odell.
Mr.. Higgins in recent years. has been
friendly to Senator Plat.
you are a good man Mr.. Higgins, said
Senator Platt to him. but the exigenoies
of this situation and the abilities OF Mr.
Woodruff az a candidate require that /
should stand by him, and / am going to
stand by Woodruff"
Mr.. Higgins then sought Governor
Chairman Odell, who was non-committal,
and, in fact, didn't seem to know where he
was at Senator Platt's attitude in refus-
ing to attend the conference In the after
noon had greatly upset the Governor Chair
man. Shortly after Mr.. Higgins had his
talk with Governor Chairman Odell, he
said:
Il believe that a ma jority Of the delegates
Of this convention favor my nomination
for Governor. II am nominated for Gov
ernor, I am not nominated as the candi
date Of any faction, but am nominated by
the Republican party of the State
Mr.. Higgins then had a long talk with
Mr. Woodruff, and both Of them came to
the conclusion that the contest for the
nomination was between them and should
remain between them, and that their friends
should not permit the nomination of any third
or compromise candidate. Mr.. Woodruff
has developed strength in Herkimer county
and in Yates, as we'll as In the southern
ter but it was the opinion that the New
York county men, II they can secure the
nomination for Attorney-Genera OF ex-
Judge Mayer, will stand solidly behind Mr.
Higgins and Mr.. Woodrufrs promised
support from that county will be dissipated
and vanish into thin air.
Mr.. Higgins. 1t was announced. thor
oughly appreciates the peril Of nomination
at the hands Of Governor Chair man Odell.
the delegates from all over the
State, some of them most friendly to Mr..
Higgins, have warned him OF the attitude |
OF their constituents against Gov. Odell |
and bis candidate for Governor. Mr.. |
E!ssins's friends did not hesitate to de- |
Glare emphatically to-day that II he Is |
nominated for Governor he will be no mans |
man. but that he will seek only the welfare
Of the Republican party and the people |
Of the State.
Some OF Mr.. Higgins's friends are fearful |
that II the nomination goes into the con-
vention and fight is precipitated he will
be weakened in the campaign, even IL he
should be nominated. Other friends Of
Mr.. Higgins disagree with this view OF
the situation and declare that a g rood natured
rivalry In the convention will do no harm
In the campaign, either to Mr.. Higgins or
Mr. Woodruff or the candidate Of the con-
veption One Of Mr.. Higgins's friends put
70 this way
"There hasn't been q candidate OF the
Republican party IN the State for Governor
since 1891 who did not go away from the
tagged as Mr.. Platts man.
While this undoubtedly hurt Mr.. Fassett
In 1891, because at that time there was the
rival faction Of Warner Miller to be ap-
peased, the tagging Of Morton. Black,
Roosevelt and Odell as Platt's men did
not injure any OF these candidates. mainly
because there was no Warner Miller
action to oppose them. and in addition
Morton, Black and Roosevelt were very
high grade men, just as Higgins Is a high
grade man. We don't want Higgins, II he
8 nominated, to leave this convention with
)dells tag on him. We know it would be
disastrous to Mr.. Higgins in the campaign.
But we know that Mr.. Higgins Is not an
)dell man, and that he will not wear Odell's
ag. and that Odell would not nominate
him II he could get somebody else with the
'ame strength that Higgins has with the
delegates We know that Mr. OdeIl would |