The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-26

rruces chances Seem to De waning
lief That His Name Is Being Used to
Prevent other Combinations Black
Refuses 10 he IN Open Candidate
First Days session = Tame AFFAIR.
win q Clash Betw cen Parsons and
Oden 7 Latter makes Hts Exit as
Leading Factor in the Republican
situation rences Late at Night.
SARATOGA. Sept. 2s.-Indioations at mid
night we're that there would be nothing
definite on the G~ubernatorial situation
in the Republican State convention before
morning. The friends Of Charles f. Hughes
were confident. Herbert Parsons, the
president Of the New York county Republi-
can committee, was frmer than ever in the
advocacy Of Mr.. Hughes. The expectation
that the big stick" would come into play
II necessary was general.
Late tonight Representative ". W.
Cocks Of Oyster Bay, who represents the
Roosevelt district in Congress, was with
Mr.. Parsons. This led to the talk about
the big stick" az Il was through q letter
TO Representative Cocks that President
Roosevelt made known his position on the
Wsdsworth speakership contest.
The Black interests were active. The
friends Of Odell said they we're for Hughes
II Black was out OF it. The friends OF
Woodruff said Bruce had been abandoned
for the Kings county leader. Conferences
among the members OF the Higgins kitchen
cabinet we're going oil continuously. For
the first time since they arrived here the
members Of the kitchen cabinet were
boxing forward to losing a nights sleep.
Mr.. Parsons maintained his position
for Hughes sturdily to-day. He was
assisted by Senator Alfred e. Page, the
Vice-president OF the New York county
Republican committee, who personally is
IN charge Of Mr.. Hughes's interests in Sara
toga. Mr.. Parsons is responsible for the
statement that President Roosevelt believes
that Mr.. Hughes would make an excellent
candidate.
Mr.. Parsons ven on to say further that
be knew Of no other man Of whom President
Roosevelt has expressed a like opinion.
This being true, observers Of the situation
here questioned the sincerity OF the support
Of Bruce by Gov. Higgins. his personal and
political friends N. V. v. Franchot, the
State superintendent OF Public Works,
and Francis Hendricks, the original Bruce
man here. These men would aban-
don any candidate for Governor they ia
vored should President Roosevelt request
them 10 do 30. These same observers OF
the situation went on TO say that the sup
port Of Bruce by the men mentioned might
be a move TO hold the other local Republi-
! can leaders throughout the State who
joined the Higgins movement to kill on
odell, Platt and Quigg from forming a CON-
blnation after Higgins's retirement and
from nominating a State ticket which could
not be controlled by the Higgins interests.
u was argued that Higgins, Franc hot n
hendricks would stick to Bruce until it
was too late for an independent oombina-
ton Of local political leaders to be formed
70 nominate a candidate Of their own, like
frank $. Black, for instance.
MUCH A L OF BLACK.
he that "a it may, the friends OF Frank 8.
Black were saying all the day long that moth
ing could come out Of this situation but
Black. They argued that while Mr.. Black
would not even admit he would accept a
unanimous nomination for Governor IL the
nomination came without il being necessary
orhim TO be an avowed candidate he would
accept IL is true that the suggested nom
nation OF Black as the elimination Of this
situation was well receives in many quar-
vers' Gov. Odell's friends were insisting
Vhat Black would be an admirable COM
promise candidate and that he was Just
the man upon the stump TO expose Hearst
and Hearstism
these same friends Of O0e ell said that he
would like to make amends for his desertion
y biacG In the Senatorial fight two years
sso' out that II Mr.. Black was eliminated
IRON the situation Odell and his friends
would get in behind Parsons for Hughes.
Despite these assertions Gov. Higgin as
Trends said there was no change in the
situation as it has existed since they ar
nNh here on Saturday. To their minds
unis meant Bruce and white. and vet friends
ueorge W. Aldridge Of Rochester sRid
natM ayorJames Good Cutler OF RoChesteE
M'snt be injected into this Gubernatorial
NVlaton. 1t was said that Presiden {
ricnoias Murray Butler OF Columbia Uni
,sts'ty. at the request OF President Rbees
Itne University Of Rochester. had agreed
present Mayor Cutters name for the CON-
ueraton OF President Roosevelt, upon the
noA mat a manIOf standing In the business
Immunity would meet the needs Of the
SlAton as a candidate for Governor. But
Knight no word has been reoeive ed from
n.nsto OF the two college presidents a. to the
result Of their Efforts.
90 INTO CONFERENCE.
mat was tho situation when thu ,on-
IIoo adjourned early this aftsrnoon