The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-26

cacy of Charles e. Hughes. It is be-
ieved that a majority of the delegates
would quickly support former Govern
or Frank S. Black If he could be in
duced to allow his name to be used.
Many delegates state that the upstate
strength will be concentrated upon ex-
Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Wood
ruff.
For many hours after the first ses-
sion of the convention the leaders were
In close conference canvassing the sit,
uations and endeayoring to reach an
agreement or adjust differences for the
purpose of completing It's business by
the nomination of state ticket. The
meeting was held in the rooms of for
mer State Superintendent of Insurance
Hendricks. There were present Hen
bricks of Onondaga, Woodruff of Kings
Aldridge of Monroe, Barnes of Albany,
Ward of Westchester, O'Brien OF Cln-
ton, Mott of Oswego, Franchot of Cat.
taraugus and Parsons of New York.
Hughes Men Confident.
While no estimates are made or fig
ures given, the friends of Hughes pre-
diet that their candidate will develop
strength not expected by the upstate
leaders.
There was much talk about Frank
Black, and several attempts were
made to arrange a programme to Sc
cure his nomination. 1t was asserted
that most of the men who are now
pushing Bruce forward were Black
friendly to the former governor and
would be very glad to see him again in
the executive Office. At the same time
it was found that when the talk for
Black was traced to its original source
the source was close to Odell. The
men who from time to time gave out
rumors about Black being possibility
coupling 1t with the statement that a
demand from the party must be obey.
ed by him, were State Tax Commits.
sioner Halpin and Abraham Gruber OF
New York, NJ. J. Dady of Brooklyn
and others friendly to Odell, while
Odell himself was quoted as declaring
that Black was the man who ought te
be nominated Naturally this source
of the Black talk made it unpalatable
alike to the Parsons men and the Hig
gins people. But Black from the first
discouraged the use of his name and
made his declination so positive that
few of the upstate leaders believe that
he is really a possibility.
Hearst's Candidacy Mentioned.
The developments in connection with
the Democratic state convention ali
Buffalo, whiI as yet not influencing
the action of the convention leaders
here, was used by the friends of
Hughes to forward his candidacy. II
was insisted by them that the possible
if not probable nomination of Mr.
Hearst by the Democrats made it nee
essary to nominate an especially strong
man, such as they declared Mr. Hughes
to be.
One of the principal arguments OF
Mr.. Parsons was that Hughes would
be especially strong in New York city
and that the mayoralty election of last
Ad1l Ou9At " SOufiltSC lAC ltCpubAlCatfs
that a strong man Is needed to run
against Mr.. Hearst in Greater New
York. Stories were affoat to the effect
that telegrams had been received by
delegates here from conservative DEM
ocrats in Buffalo urging the Republic
ans to name man for whom they
could vote conscientiously in opposition
to Mr.. Hearst. Some Republicans be-
lieve that the result at Buffalo should
have a very important bearing on the
action to be taken at Saratoga and that
a strong man should be named by the
convention. This argument is made by
the friends of both Hughes and Black
with equal ardor.
The one apparent certainty about the
nomination was that Herbert Parsons,
leader Of the New York county forces