The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-17
GEN, PORTER FOR GOVERNOR.
~ DIGESTION ms FRIENDS PASSED
AROIN YESTERDAY.

Results nj Gov. IItEElns's McdItatlOns
Awaited Win lhastcned curiosity
-WOodrun for Ghairman:-Barnes?
--PIaIt's OdrII Alliance Criticised.
Cen. Horace Portar's Republican friends,
with the State convention a week on, handed
out last night a clipping from the Army
and Nary journal which said:
Nov that rhe Republicans Of New York
are looking for u candidate for Governor.
why Do they not turn their searrhliSht on
Gen. Horace rOrterf He started lie WIN
the beat education that can he Obtained by
INV Young man IN this country and has 40
improved his opport unities that. ,pside from
his nnouestioned ability. he has no superior
in the state " New York In ripened experience
and trained Judgment, lie II a pan Of
Internal onal a. well Rs of national reputation,
and he would bring to the office OF ChieI
Ma gls,rate Of the Empire state a training
in oricial lie which would make him per-
fectiy N home in che capt 81 and give dignity
to the ONCE. ..
A for Gov. Higgins IT, was said
Higgins ia still thinking. a
Thought II will he when it is evolved. He
is doing the thinking for his faction. and
has friends are wondering what he u hin
ing about. He started to think about
ousting Odell early in January, and before
his thought had fruited Odell had him made
the leader Of a minority faction.
Timothy T.. Woodruff believes, II was
said. that he il to be State chairman to
succeed Odell on September rs at Saratoga
and William B~nes, Jr. q, friends SAID yester-
day that he is to be the man. -
John A.. Stewart. president OF the Hepuo-
lican League OF Clubs, said:
The issue Of the fight at the primaries
in New York city on Tuesday Is directly
between Theodore Roosevelt on the one
side and MIR. Odell and Mr.. Quigg on the
other. So far "a Senator Plat is concerned,
tenfold more of his friends are with Presl-
lent Roosevelt in this contest than are with
Mr.. Odell and Mr.. Quigg. and thousands Of
Republicans in this city and up the state
who, like myself. have found pride in being
classified as PIatt Republicans, grieve al
the alliance which he has made at the ter
mination Of a career Of masterful activity,
which has, in the main, been productive OF
far more benefit to the Republican party
than 20 Thomas {. Platt as an individual.
The sense of leadership has always been
strong in the Senator, but he has never,
even in the days Of his highest power, when
the party was united without o faction, with
himself in supreme command, looked upon
the Republican party as his personal asset
to do with as he should please for his own
personal material advantage. As COM
pared with present leadership, that OF
Senator Plat has been clean as cryEta
and luminous as the sun. My voice Ia not
raised against Senator Plat, who has al
ways been a true friend and a loyal Re-
publican, who, to my mind. has alw avs
| fought for organization az a means to party
ends rather than a means TO- personal ends,
but | protest against any alliance on the
part OF a leader Of Senator Platt's calibre
and standing with men who bring reproach
upon him and his record and who would
use the sentimental regard which thousands
have for him to work, out their own fac
tionaf ends. No matter what may be the
result Of the primaries, the fight Is on and
will be pursued to the bitter end. Now
that the President has declared himself, has
drawn the sword, the battle is on between
the party and the organization and will be
fought to the bitter n