Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
NO ONE YET SELECTED
Nominations for Governor in
New York Not Settled.
SEEKING VOTE-GETTERS
UPSTATE REPUBLICANS WILL
LEAVE 1T TO THE CITY.
Hill Seems to Be in Deadly Earnest in
His Efforts for Stanchfeld - Par
ker's Relations With the Farmer.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
NEW YORK, September Z, 1904.
| Rival party leaders have a BOND OF sym
| pathy in the present situation of New YORK
| state politics. A governor has to be nomi-
mated and whoever is named it is certain
that somebody will be disappointed.
The republican state convention meets at
Saratoga next week. Senator Platt is said
| to have a candidate in reserve. Governor
Odell is reported to be holding back ms
choice But both factions promise strong
man.
All that is clear at this time is that for
mer Lieutenant Governor Timothy Wood
ruff is out of the running and present Lieu
tenant Governor Higgins is pretty strongly
in the running. l don't find much support
for the claim that Woodruff is out, because
he is a Plat man. He is popular, is
good campaigner, and has stronger quail
ties than commonly are credited to hlm
But the newspapers have made fun or ms
waistcoats and have helped to create the
impression that he is not quite the man
for governor this year. Yet he has pro-
| nOunced ability as an organizer. and may
be a decided factor in naming the candi-
date.
Left to New York City.
The popularity of the present condition Is
that the New York city organization shall
select the nominee. A few weeks ago when
1 was through the country districts the
hope was strong that Elihu Root would ac-
cent and therefore it was difficult to get
expressions of opinion regarding other pos
Sible candidates. / noticed, however, that
| one reason why the upstate republicans
wanted Mr.. Root. aside from his identlf-
cation with President ROOSeveltS admin
istration was the belief that he was the best
man to keep down the democratic majority
in New York city. Now that Mr.. Root is
not a possibility this feeling finds reflex
in the Willingness of the country repub-
licans to agree to any candidate who has
good running qualities in the metropolis In
this attitude they grasp the whole Situa-
ton. The republican majority above the
Bronx is going to be normal. Whether the
state will be carried for the national and
state tickets depends the New York city
vote; that is, the democratic majority
not being abnormal. President Roosevelt
admittedly is likely to be stronger than the
state nominees, but it is highly desirable
that they also shall bring strength to the
ticket.
Governor odell, so far, has shown his
perfect mastery of the conditions in the
city. The figures given out as a result of
the governors canvass may or may not
be strictly accurate, but they reinforce the
knowledge that the rest of the state Is all
right and that the result of the election
depends largely on the republican organ1Za-
ton in New York. A friend of the govern
or told me that his present perpeXty
to the republican candidate to succeed him
self relates to this very question. He is
trying to ascertain who will be the strong
est republican to head the state ticket in
New York and he hasn't yet fully satisfied
himself. His personal preferences, 1 was
informed, will not sway his judgment. He
may get the credit for bossing the Saratoga
convention but it may be safely assumed
that the candidate chosen will be the one
who meets Governor Odelrs idea of a vote
getter.
Plight of the Democrats.
The democrats in a worse position
than the republicans. They have one
another by the ears much more savageIy.
But they also realize that all their chance
depends on New York city. That is one
ground for conciiating Tammany, though
Leader Murphy will not be concliated into
letting up his war on McCarren, whose
strength was shown at the BROOKLYN pri-
| maries. The information current few
weeks ago was that Tammany had no OBJ
| lection to Dan Lamont. Tammany aims to
get next to the big financial influences and
the handspring Of Col. Lamont's candidacy
was big financial influences. With the
| quietus put on the Lamont movement with
| the consent of the colonel himself and for
reasons that were said to be personal Tam
| many was freer to look around.
During the last few days 1 have again
| heard talk of Mayor Mcclellan, but it lacks
| definiteness. There is a difference between
| Edwin NJ. Shepherd, for the trouble with
these candidates is that they lack support
| The recent mention of George Foster Pea
| body is a hint that the bid for the support
| of the financial interests Is active
Hills Support Of Stanchfeld.
| What no one yet can tell is whether
David B. Hill will change his purpose of
nominating his former partner, Stanchfield.
for governor and Of making partisan nomi-
fo,-t la
to be in deadly earnest in his fight for
Stanchfield. His plea that the latter, hay-
Ing made the race in hopeless years, is en-
titled to chance when the prospects are
gooa, ooes not appeal to the average New
YORK politician. The man that leads the
1orlorn fight Is expected to be satisfied with
| the glory Of defeat.
Stanchfield meets one of the campaign
requirements In being from the country and
! having New York city support He lives
| In Elmira. l was somewhat surprised in
| incidental talks to find that as Individual
the Iammany forces do not object to him.
| they look upon Stanchfield as a machine
| politician who thoroughly understands
| their needs. Hill probably is aware of this
| for he is very determined In his assertions
as stanchfield will be strong with the mass
or the democratic voters. He ignores the
| Independents who are claimed to be In Ia
yor of Judge Parker or rather he assumes
that their desire for Parker's success Will
| force them to accept his candidate for gov
erpor. And 1T is rather embarrassing for
the Parker supporters.
The Judicial Nominations.
Hills reported purpose to nominate Judge
| Herrick of Albany for the court of ap-
peals and his known unwillngness to agree
to non-partisan judicial nominations are
puzZling some of his own friends. PoIitl-
! cally nothing better for the republicans can
| happen than to have the democrats raise a
| partisan judicial issue. 1t is very well I'M
| derstood that the republican leaders are
willing to put Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen, a
| democrat, on their ticket to fill the place
| caused by Judge Parker's resignation and
Judge Celora Martins retirement, but thew
are not going to be tricked into doing 1t.
| BY next week they will know the situa ton,
| and Mr.. Hill. also, will know It,
| l have heard hints dropped that Hill Is
using the judicial vacancy merely as
means to secure Stanchfeld's nomination
| for governor, yet the combinations he is
| making do not bear out this view III he
has his way and secures partisan judicial
| nominations, and also gets StanchfieId
| nominated for governor, the democratic
state ticket will be weakened, and from
the democratic viewpoint Judge Parker,
| also, will suffer: This is one secret of the