The sun., 1904-12-20

rem, Ward and Gruber, were playing upon
Depew, in which game they said Odell
had furnished all the cunning, but had
never pinch Of real courage, depending
on Black and Payn and their associates to
furnish the nerve to put through the job,
in defiance OF the sentiment Of the State,
and thrust Black forward as the United
States Senator against Depew.
Senator Depew, 1t was said, has been
quieted by recent talks that he has had
with Governor Chairman Odell, and ia in
clined to await the result OF any meeting
which may occur between Odell and Platt.
all over the State the Oddities have cir
culated the report that II Mr.. Depew is
not returned to the United States Senate
President Roosevelt will see his way
clear to appoint MIR. Depew Ambassador
to the French Republic in place Of Horace
Porter.
This matter has been called to the atten-
ton Of Senator Depew, 1t was asoertained,
on number Of occasions, but Senator De-
pew has deprecated talk Of this kind and
has made it known that even If he we're
private citizen he would not accept the
place of Ambs ssador to the French Ge-
public. 1t was because of Senator Re
PC" dDbOlute lc
deprecated any talk about this subject,
but yesterday the Oddities began to repeat
the story with such vigor tht Senator De-
pew's friends wished it understood last
night that under no circumstances would
he accept the place OF Ambass ador to the
French Republic. They said:
Senator Depew is entitled to reelection
to the Senate. His services to the party
have been of such moment that it has been
a humiliation to the Republican party to
think that he has been forced toput up any
fight for reelection. Senator Depew isnot
an Office seeker. He does notunderstand
why any opposition should have been made
against him. He wants to remain in this
country. He wants to go back to the Sen
ate, and he wants it understood by all OF
his Republican friends in the State that tbs
talk about the Ambassadorship to France
Is utter nonsense
Nevertheless, the Oddities by repeating
the story of the FrenohAmbassadorshi
it was declared, hope to weaken Depew
and strengthen Black. Parenthetically
very eminent Republicans said that the
present situation in the State of New York
concerning the United States Senatorship
while not having any relation to the Am
bassadorship to France might have a seri-
GUS effect on the Ambassadorship to Grea
Britain which Hon. Whiteaw Reid so ar
IDENTIFY desires.
1t took very little, it was recalled, to
bring the United States Senators TO reject
| Murat Halstead when President Harrison
| named Mr.. Halstead as Minister to Germany
little over dozen years ago, and serious
| complication may be precipiated unless
| the subterranean methods which are being
| pursued against Depew cease.
| While President Roosevelt, it was said
yesterday, desires to nominate Mr.. Reid
| for Ambassador to England, the President,
il may also be said, has declared that he
would not send the name of Mr. Reid to
the Senate If the two United States Senators
from the State of New York offered the
slightest objection. 1t was not believed
last night that Senator Platt or Senator
Depew would raise a finger against Mr..
Reid.
In fact they are on record as coinciding
heartily with President Roosevelt's desire
to name Mr.. Reid to be Ambassador to
England. But the story goes in Re-
| publican circles that Mr.. Reid and Governor
Chairman Odell have hitched up an alliance,
offensive and defensive and the attitude
Of United States Senator'S from other States
who have grown very fond Of Platt and
Depew in Washington is not so easy to
foresee. While it was said yesterday that
these United States Senators might hesitate
before they took hand in the New York
| State fracas, number Of them have had
occasion in the past TO resent severely
critical comments which Mr.. Reid as editor
of the Neu York Tribune has found occasion
to pass upon them.
But where does Mr. Higgins stand on
the United States Senatorship? Whom
does he favor, Depew or Black? Or does
MIR. Higgins favor third candidate not
vet named? These were some Of the ques-
tions heard in Republican circles. That
MIR. Higgins will be forced to take stand
one way or the other was almost the uni
Nersal onninn last night.