New-York tribune., 1906-09-22
WILL DECIDE MONDAY.
GOV. HIGGINS GOES HOME.
Takes This Action after Talk 7cith
Leading Republicans.
Isy Telegraph to The rribuns.

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Albany. Sept 21,-GOvernor Higgins will give
a final decision 70 his friends on Monday next
as 70 whether not he win again be a candi-
date for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor. He left here this afternoon for his home
in Olean bur he will return 10 Albany on Mon
day to make his position clear as to whether he
will again head the Republican state ticket
which is to be nominated at Saratoga next week
Great efforts are being made 10 have the Gov
ernor accept a denomination and IL was only
after talk to-day with Herbert Parsons chair
man of the New York County Republican Com
mittee. and various leaders IN the Republican
party that he decided 20 hold IN sbeyance the
matter Of accepting denomination until he had
an opportunity OF discussing the situation in the
privacy of his home
Mr. Parsons. who was the guest OF President
Roosevelt at dinner yesterday. urged the Gov
ernor TO throw aside personal considerations and
accept denomination The hearty assurances
Of support from the New York County leader.
with similar expressions from other prominent
members in his party led the Governor 10 adopt
this course The message that Mr. Parsons
brought from the President was that the latter
would support the Governor If he decided to run.
or would support candidate who would have
the Endorsement OF the Governor and his friends.
In addition to Mr.. Parsons. Governor Higgins
saw ex-Lieutenant Governor Timothy l. Wood
ruff. leader of Kings County; Francis Hendricks.
state committeeman and leader OF Onondaga;
John F. O'Brien. state committeeman of the 26th
District. and William Barnes. Jr.. chairman OF
the executive committee Of the state committee.
While the Governors friends urge his accept
ance. his family. IL is understood. desires that
he should retire from official life.
What the Governors decision will be not even
his closest friends here pretend 10 know. but the
possibility that the Governor will himself head
the Republican ticket at the November election
is regarded tonight as far more nearly proba-
bility than il has been for some time.
Mr.. Parsons left Albany for New York later
In the day. He refused TO make any comment on
the nature Of his visit After the organization
of the New York county committee tomorrow
night Mr.. Parsons will go TO Saratoga He will
probably take prominent part in the orsaniza-
ton Of the state committee next week
Mr.. Woodruff will start for Saratoga to-mor-
row morning He repeated what Mr.. Parsons
had said as to the views of President Roose-
velt Mr.. Woodruff said he had not given up the
hope that Governor Higgins would be the
ddate.
II think am free TO say" said he that the
President made II plain to me. and Mr.. Parsons
said he did 10 him. that he is heartily with Gov
ernor Higgins. II the Governor desires a re-
nomination he viii be with him. and II not. he
will be for whatever man the Governor and his
friends decide upon for the nomination
THE candidate for Governor will be nominated
by the convention. not by any group Of leaders.
We have gotten rid OF the boss and are not going
TO replace him with one boss or group of
bosses What we are doing now is TO talk the
situation over with a view of getting the general
eoncensus of opinion TO what IL is best TO do"
-,N1 hat
while the question OF a candidate for Governor
was undetermined there would be nothing def
mite decided as TO candidates for the other Of
fees However. II is believed that Julius NJ
Mayer Attorney General. and Henry A Van
AIstyne State Engineer, will be renominated
Senator Merton E Lewis OF Rochester. II is said
NAV be nominated for Controller Senator W. W.
Armstrong OF Rochester will probably return 70
the Senate. although he desires to retire
Ex-Governor Black arrived here from Troy to-
night and conferred with ex-Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff and other Higgins supporters. Mr.
Black was accompanied by George W. Aldridge
1t was stated that Mr.. Black In entire ac-
cord with the movement 10 urge Governor Hig-
rims 20 accept denomination
Herbert Parsons president OF the Republican
County Committee reached the headquarters IN
Madison avenue. after his return from Albany. az
8 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. He refused 20 dis
cuss his visits with President Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Higgins saying that his talks with them
were Of a confidential nature. He did say. how
ever that the President and the Governor were in
entire accord as regards the Republican situation
in this state.
The meeting Of the county committee for re-
organization will be held at the Grand Central
Palace at $50 O'Clock tonight. AS Mr.. Parsons
will be in entire control OF the committee he will
be reelected president and the other old officers
will be reelected II is expected that there will
not be much discussion of the contests which are
10 be made as a result Of the primaries. and that
the formal protests OF the men who are 20 contest
the right to leadership in five districts will be re-
ferred 10 the proper committee for consideration