The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-09-25
n. Y. OFFICE SEEKERS
tcontlnued From .Pagc One.( }

Albany there were immediate assur-'
ances that young NJ. WadsTorth
would he chpsan speaker. He was'
so chosen on the frstiballat, II then
became generally noised about that
the President had aligned himself
morally II not openly with Governor
Higgins and his followers in the state
Chairman Otell was nettlcd at this
and the further report that overr
effort would he made to overthrow
his leadership of the committee, lie
called upon his friends for suppoll
and the fight which still continues
was begun.
In the only test vote Of the Stale
committee taken this year, Chairman
odell was credited with a victory by
margin of ono vote The friends
of Governor Higgins claim that the
one absent member Of tie Commiuee
was aligned with The Governor and
had sent his proxy TO The committee,
but it arrived TOO late, This vote,
they claim would have made the d.
vision of tho Commute j'c Gov
ernor Hig gyms friends also declared
tsat too grs5. Significance should not
be attached to the vote for a new
state committee is t obe named this
year.
Governor Higgins was a recent WIS.,;
tor 10 Oyster Bay where be was in
consultation with Inc President. Thus
once more at critical luncture the
has implied his position without open
~ stating It. lIo has gwen accent to
Governor Higgins visit by inviting
former ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Timothy
Il. Woodruff 10 luncheon at Oyster
Bay. MIR. Woodruff is one ofMr. Hig
gins most outspokcn adherents.
Governor Higgins has not openly
stated that nc is opposed to the re
nomination OF Governor Higgins or
the ground that the history of The
state has shown carNVdates for re
election to be poor candidates. liz
thinks stronger man could be founC
elsewhere. Allied with Chairmal
Iodell are United states Senate
Thomas c. Plat and Lemuel Ell
Quigg.
There is a wellfoupded belief tina
President Roosevelt is lending hi
Implied influence to Governor Hig
gins for the purpose of helping hin
gain controlsof the Slate convention
) Then It is minated that the Cover
nor will Withdraw and shimselfsnomI
y nate.his successor, who will,beSai ma
, believed to be capable OF drawingsth
votes of both factions of the part
,tand will also be cordially, approved b
: President Roosevelt.
| The suggested candidates othe
= ihan Governor Higgins are quite nj
Lmerous and cover wide range c
personalities. The number has bee
multiplying as the day OF the cor
vention approaches. Among them
. Charles f. Hughes, the lawyer, VIII
was nominated for mayor of Ne
, York city last fall by the Republ
h cans, but declined the honor. M
4 Hughes was the attorney for the lei
!. islative committees which investiga
ed the gas situation in New Yor
4 city and the life insurance compani'
, of the state. Ex-Governor Odell hi
: claimed Mr.. Hughes as candida
Q and 1t has also been suggested Thu
he was favored by President Roos
! welt. MIR. Hughes says that he HI
made no promises to anyone. Chai
man Odell is also credited with su
costing tho name of Secretary Q
State Elihu IL VI, "cT on tour
South America.
. One of the latest Of the suggest'
Republican candidate is Postmast
re General George b. Cortelyou, who
t. also chairman of the Republican n
Z tional committee. II any Of q
g names have been suggested witho
ID consultation with the principals, 1t
D. said, but have been mentioned mel
rs ly AS possibilities and as men who
the party might call upon In its no
of need.
III The Republican fight is all I
Y. more interesting from the fact tn
n the party is at present in power
D. the state aud has been for sever
SO years past.
II. The Independence league, which
he on incorporated body with Mr.. Hea
On as president, held its convention
a Carnegie hall, New York, Sept.