The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-22
GOV. HIGGINS GONE 10 JERSEY
SUSPECTED OF A DESIGN TO TAKE
A FORTNIGHT,S VACATION.

lou Payn Posts BACK From Freedom. N. H.,
Noneommittai as Tim Woodruff and
His Whole Soul 10 in Ills Cabbages.
Gov. Higgins, came down from Albany
yesterday. He travelled alone, except for
the compahionship Of a grip which he car
ried n a large trunk belonging to him
which came concealed in the baggage car.
At the station he was asked II he expected
to see the President, II his visit to New York
had anything to do with the coalition which
had been formed against him by Platt and
0dell. IL he expected TO have conferences
with local politicians. II the situation which
had arisen was disturbing to him and II he
had reason to believe that he could rely on
the support of Frank 8. Black and Timothy
l.. Woodruff. To all Of these interesting
questions and many others he made the
interesting answer that he had nothing to
say. Il will not say why / am here or where
I am going he added.
He drove to the Pennsylvania ferry at
the foot OF West Twenty-third street, bought
a ticket for some secret plaoe-said to be
Atlantic Gty-and then boarded a mys-
FERROUS ferryboat.
In the early part Of the week 1t was stated
in a despatch from Albany that the Gov
ernor intended to take a rest for a week
or Two on the New Jersey ~seashore. 1t is
believed that this may actually be the case.
A large trunk may be as valuable as evil
dence Of motive as q trifle light as air.
Louis F. Payn has apparently failed in
his mission to induce Frank 8. Black to join
the Platt-Odell combination. Last week
Mr.. Payn was sent by Senator Plat to Free
dom, N. H., where Mr.. Black is spending
the summer, to ask the former Governor to
take a hand in the cabal which is being
organized to down Mr.. Higgins. Mr.. Payn
got back yesterday and when he reached
the Fifth Avenue Hotel B.. b. Odell, Jr., was
there waiting to meet him.
For publication Lou Payn stated that his
visit to Mr., Black was merely a social one,
while Odell insisted that his meeting with
Mr.. Payn was entirely a coincidence, 1t
was learned that Mr.. Payn had failed abso.
l nro%is to { ges even Mr. s 8,a mHoh T ns a WS oaiineS
aaw Senator Plat a few days ago and re-
fused to fall into line in any scheme that
meant the retention in the State committee
Of Odell and now Black apparently has fol-
lowed a similar course. 1t was related
yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel after
Mr.. Payn had gone that whenever the
latter brought up politics at Freedom Mr..
! Black changed the subject to Boston lettuce
and the pitchfork trust.
Mr.. .Payn got to the hotel about half an
hour ahead Of Odell and whilo he was wait
ing for, the State chairman he took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to make his
declaration that he was not sent up to
Freedom with a message from Senator Plat
to Mr.. Black.
why" he said with a great seriousness
of manner, Il went to makea personal visit
to Mr.. Black. 1t was just one of those
visits 1 often max in the summer when
Mr.. Black ia at his country place. / didn't
talk politics with Mr.. Black. Really l
didn't. l only heard politics mentioned
once and that was when a lady who was one
of Mr.. Blacks guests pointed out an article
to Mr.. Black in a Boston paper which stated
that he was candidate for the United States
Senate. The lady asked Mr.. Black if the
story was true and he told her, as nearly al l
can remember his words, Il an not a can
didate for the United States Senate. II a
Legislature made up entirely OF Republicans
named me by reclamation l would not ac-
cept. I'm not a candidate for the Senate,
and there Ia no living man who has a right to
say that / am. All my friends know that,
because I have always told them so since
Derew was reelected
THAT was all the politics ! heard" %
tinued Mr.. Payn, and l 0 believe II n
politicians went to see Mr.. Black and he
knew they were coming on a political
errand that he would see them. He's just
moving grass and working like a hired man
on his farm