The sun., 1904-08-31
STATE SOLID FOR ROOSEVELT
AND THAT'S ALL THE HARMONY
THERE IS IN HIS PARTY.
Hopeless DiSc0rd Over the Governor.
ship-Odeli's Intentions Hidden--Coun'
try Workers Hoping Vainly for Root
And Woodruff Is Most Receptive.

Hopeless DlScOrd Over the Governor
ship-Odeli's Intentions Hidden--COun'
try Workers Hoping yainly for Root
And Woodruff Is Most Receptive.
Governor Chairman Odell had another
long talk with Timothy Lester Woodruff
yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and
afterward Mr.. Woodruff had lunch with
William Barnes Jr, chairman Of the eIecu-
tive committee OF the Republican State
committee There Is some doubt II Mr.
Woodruff will accept the place OF tempo
rary chairman OF the State convention at
Saratoga. He has his speech ready. and
Mr.. Woodruff's friends say 1t Is corker.
Yet. in view Of the fact that he may turn
up In the convention as a rampant candi-
date for Governor, some OF the friends
do not think it advisable for Mr.. Woodruff
to act as temporary chairman
The Governor Chairman adherents said
yesterday that in their opinion, after all the
fiddle faddle and all the ozone had been ex-
hausted. Governor Chairman Odell would
eventually bring about the nomination OF
Lieut.. Gov. Frank W. Higgins a. the Re-
publican candidate for Governor. Indeed.
some OF the Governor -Chairmans cronies
said that never for a minute had the Gov
ernor-Chairman any thought of nominating
anybody but Mr.. Higgins. Quite num-
ber of Republicans from up Stat e were in
town who said they had heard but one
and that their constituents would not give
up until the last moment the hope Of nomi-
mating MIR. Root for Governor: Indeed, so
strong Is the sentiment for MIR. Root In all
Of the country districts, 1t was announced:
that while Mr.. Higgins and Mr.. Woo druff
were spoken of in the best terms, the Repub-
]ian rank and file could not reconcile them
selves to anybody but Root
Francis Hendricks Of Syracuse, Superin..
tendent OF Insurance, was at the hotel
dent Roosevelt would carry the State by
5000 plurality. There were other hepub-
licans from the southern tier, and from the
northern tier OF counties, the Mohawk
Valley and the Hudson River counties, and
II was the testimony of them all that Presi-
of his party in the State, and that very
many Bryan men have declared their inten-
tion not to vote for Parker, but to vote
either for Debs or Watson,
But while it was the specific testimony
Of all these Republicans that President
his party. they went on TO say that the
situation, 40 far as the State ticket to be
nominated at Saratoga is concerned is In
a mighty hazardous condition.
IL was tnelr 1urlher tesumony tnat tne
greatest caution must he exercised at Sara
toRa in naming the Republican State ticket;
and while all of the factions. it was said
are united in support of President Roose
velt they are divided among themselves
as to the man who should be nominated
for Governor The Odel faction is eying
with suspicion the Platt faction. and while
there is an appearance Of harmony between
them on the State situation there In really
no harmony at all.
IF an Odel candidate for Governor is
named at Saratoga said one Of the most
astute Republicans, mot even bubble
will be left to mark the spot where he dis
appeared"
Mr. Woodruffs friends continued to ad-
wise him not to be candidate for Governor
Mr. Woodruff said that he could not be con-
sidered in any sense a candidate, but that
his friends in Brooklyn had spoken UP very
handsomely for him.