New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
ODELL CALLS THE CLANS
Long Discussion, but No Choice Of
Candidate for GorernOr.

A final effort IS to be made 10 induce Elihu
Root 10 accept the Republican nomination for
Governor At a series Of conferences Of Repuo-
ncan leaders at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester-
dev. the cali Tor him insistent and so
determined that IL decided 70 try 70 get
him TO reconsider his refusal to become a can
dida.e Many Of the leaders refused to take Mr..
Roots no" as fnal and urged that he be seen
again and the great need for his services point
ed out him.
The conferences were arranged by Governor
Odell. The Governor saw Mr.. Root few days
ago and asked him his position about the nomi-
nation. Mr.. Root took the subject under advise
ment and on Wednesday the Governor received
a letter from Mr.. Root declining TO be candi
date. This letter read at the meeting yes
terday. When he received this letter, the Gov
ernor called for leaders from all parts of the
State 10 come ana talk over the situation with
him The leaders arrived yesterday morning.
and IL was q busy day.
Senator PIatt came down from Highland Mills
and was IN conference with the Governor for
nearly two hours. Colonel George W. Dunn.
OF Binghamton. former chairman of the State
committee, attended. Others present were Col
lector Stranahan. Senator Jotham P. Aids.
Speaker Nixon, Senator Louis Goodeen. Francis
Hendricks, State Superintendent Of Insurance:
lins, Superintendent OF Prisons: Reuben L. Fox
Postmaster Merritt, Congressman Dwight. AS
semblyman Newcomb Assem- blyrnan Cocks
Charles H Murray, president OF the Republican
county committee; Colonel Michael J. Dady. Of
Brooklyn; Samuel Strasbourger. William Hal
pin. William c. Warren, William l. Ward.
member of the national committee; exc Congress
man Wallace r. Foote and many others
The meeting informal. as no SET call had
y, cant for
assembled Governor odeH read the letter sent
by Mr. Root. Then the availability of other
candidates was taken UP Cor discussion
great many names were talked over. II ma, be
stated thai Lieutenant Governor Higgins. Mayor
Knight Of Buffalo George Cromwell. President
OF the Borough Of Richmond; General Anson @;
&cCook Timothy L. Woodruff. Senator George
Il. Malby, ex-Mayor Schteren Of Brooklyn and
many others we're discussed, but no decision was
reached. II Is said that the great preponderarce
OF o5i--icn in the meeting was that Root was the
man 10 nominate and If there was any way 70
get him TO accept 1t Should be followed Lead
ers from ali parts of the State told Governor
o2eh that the Root sentiment was overghelm-
.ss. .s me upstate leaders were particularly
ehpaatic IN saying this.
amen Senator Platt was seen he said The
.,h'eeung discussed a great many things but
there Is nothing to announce. There was moth
lilg definite decided on. II was just an old
-ashloned powwow OF the clans and much gooo
VIZ come Of 81 in time"
How about Root?" was asked.
= dont know" replied the Senator. II favored
h1s nomination. but my understanding now is
thst he won't take IL. II would be almost
'co good 10 he true to have him accept"
governor Odsll after the conference said
ms is no news bureau We discussed a great
many things pertaining TO organization mat
lets That ls all I say now
wan you Jet as see Mr.. Roots letter. was
No." replied the Governor. Il don't feel that
. can make public a letter written to me private
Ly' without the writer's consent. That i have not
ger received. I may see Mr.. Root to-day. and II
90 and he agrees viii give out the letter"
!s Root out Of Il for tho nomination.
NON you know just what the situation IS"
YES TIE reply. NO decision reached about
say"
Ihe letter of Mr. Root, so Il was said last
li5hs was an exceptionally strong one I'm de-
tt'inhs- Some thought ii took him clear out of
,IIs situation. Others thought he might re-
,Coilsiae- II seemed that the Governor was
.sdEins tae matter absolutely open and placing
I.e burden OF decllnation squarely on Mr.. Roots
el1pul1eTs IN discussing candidates his only
NoiiInent was that he wanted the strongest
possibe man named. and that he wanted all
- leaders 10 say whatever they could on the
Ihe Governor went to Drea inland, at Gomez
--siaha' last night. with a party Of friends
4. .hcIe VIII be further conferences TO-DAY. and
* understood that the Governor and AZ
Root x!ll haze a talk