New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-25
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER % 1906

gone TO Albany. Then the on,r,.
become almost conviction that Governor tzi,
gins would not consent to run again .b,,taa
to uncertainty 1t was thought that re~h.r =.
Mr.. Parsons would put things in such ,,.h,
that the Governor would feel he owed IL 70 the
party TO accept denomination. Thi. fael,ny n,
uncertainty pieNAiea until Mr.. Parsons returned
ABOUT ociooA' of4Aisins the positive decision of
the Governor not TO be candidate ay.;r
Then the great question was uba,L.
Mr. Parsons had brought anv r,.,,a- -
the Governor which would have thu -. :.
drawing the various leaders toSetbsr -, -,
particular candidate. Mr. Parsors ,h.o
lutely refused TO commit himself ON that ro,r+
Mr.. Parsons just before he took the train ,o.
Albany had private information that co,,.r,o,.
Higgins had reached an unaItershla d.oisio,S
but he went down. with the purpose ~ tolu,ro.
over the entire situation with the Governor an
an effort to bring the Higgins people aroun5 -
the view that Hughes would be the strongest
candidate
BOOM FOR Mr.. BLACK
Ex-Governor Black arrived at 6 O'Clock ons
the fact was spread rapidly around the niazzas,
starting up new line Of speculation. IN which
he figured as possible candidate for Governor
Then this was followed by the declaration that
his only ambition was TO become United
circumstances become a candidate for Governor
again. Thus the talk went from man to man
ana place to place The individual delegates
seemed absolutely unable to find out what was
going on or where il was going on
There was some slight talk OF Elihu Root as a
possibility. but no definite boom was started
for him.
News from Buffalo eagerly sought When
bulletin was posted saying that Charles F.
Murphy had come out for Hearst, and that the
latters chances for the Democratic nomination
were growing there was Immediately the feeling
that II was an absolute necessity for the Re
publican convention to name the strongest man.
who could command not only the Republicans of
the state. but also the Democrats who will not
vote for Hearst.
The makeup OF the ticket below Governor
depends entirely on who is finally named for the
chief place. In addition to Senator w. J. Tuliy.
Senator Horace White of Syracuse. is an active
candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State OBrien announced tonight
mat he was not candidate for denomination.
and Senator William D. Barnes, of Rensselaer,, is
in the field for nomination for Controller. Mer-
ton E Lewis, of Monroe. and Senator J. B. Nc
Evan, of Albany County. have strong follow
ings- Attorney General julius NJ Mayer and
State Engineer Henry A. Van Alstyne will be
4eiiOi4ila'eU' acCoruliis TO present lholcdllons'
One OF the puzzling developments late tonight
was the Stating of Stewart L. WoOdford, former
United States Minister 10 Spain. as chairman of
the committee on resolutions. From the first 1t
had been understood that the craftsmanship of
this important committee, which draws up the
platform, would go to Herbert Parsons. II was
even said he had draft of that document in his
pocket.
This sudden retirement of Mr.. Parsons is
taken in some quarters to indicate that the ad-
visers OF Governor Higgins who have been urg-
ing the nomination Of Bruce. piqued at the
president OF the New York County Committee
because of his unalterable opposition to their
candidate