The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

President Fornes of the Board OF Alder
men Of New York city Is not to be renomi-
mated this fall. but year hence he Is to b.
nominated for Con gress. Mr.. Fornes, 1t |,
said, has expressed q wish to be sent to the
House OF Representatives. and he Is to bt
nominated either in the Eleventh district
now represented by William r. Hearst, or In
the Eighth. now represented BY Timothy d
sullivan. Mr.. Sullivan believing that he
should return to the State Senate. to take the
seat now occupied by John c. Fitzgerald Of
the Eleventh district.
| report is current In the inner circles OF
the New York Republican State organization
that Gov. Higgins has already Informed
several influential Republicans that the con-
dition of his health will prevent him from
seeking denomination next year.
Friends of Justice Vernon NJ. Davis OF the
Supreme Court First Department. New
York. are deeply incensed that his candid
utterances concerning Nan Patterson should
have been reported In the newspapers. Jus
tice Davis. 1t was added. believed when no
made the speech at the dinner Of the Phi
Delta Phi which has been so severely criti-
cized that he was discussing . purely legal
problem at private dinner and that his
hosts should have protected him from public
notoriety. Several of the hosts feel much
happy ending OF q most enjoyable evening.
and say that they were not aware until 1t
was too late that q representative OF press
association was present
IN invite you now remarked Louis F.
Payn OF Chatham, Columbia county. N. T.,
ex-Superintendent OF Insurance for the State.
to a friend the other night TO be my guest
In my car In 1908 to 60 to the Republican
national convention to see President Roose-
welt renomnated."
MIR. Payn either as q visitor or a dele
gate has attended every national conven-
tion OF his party since 1880. Nothing can
stop the Presidents nomination." added
Mr.. Payn.
Gen. John s. Wise has version OF the in
terview between President Roosevelt and
Speaker Cannon Of the House OF Representa-
tives over the alleged determination OF the
President to purchase sne supplies for the
Panama Canal in the cheapest markets OF the
world which. in view Of the well known can
dor Of the President and the Speaker. might
be interesting reading II Gen. Wise could
divulge it for print.
EI-Unted States Senator Warner Miller
is already spoken Of as the next president OF
the Union Lea que Club in New York city.
Democratic clubs have not often enter
tanned Republican Presidents. Political eI-
perts with keen memories recall only two
instances OF the kind: when the Manhattan
Club Of New York city gave a reception to
Andrew johnson and when the Iroquois Club
OF Chicago gave q banquet to Theodore Roose-
welt.
Will the stand -patters or the revisionists
control the next Republican national con.
vention. three years hence? At Chicago .
year ago it was estimated by Republicans
that 10 per cont. of the delegates were re-
visionsts. This situation is becoming in
teresting because there are longheaded
Democrats who already proclaim: we are
TO elect our candidate for President in l9os
on a strictly tariff reform platform" Three
years in politics quickly pass.