Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-25
Largest Ever Known in State
of New York Assembled
at Saratoga Today.
ALL At SEA WHO WILL
Be NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
Apparently Waiting to Hear What.
the Democrats Are Doing at
Their Buffalo Convention.

Saratoga, Sept. 25.-There has been
no capitalization of sentiment in favor
of any candidate for the republican
nomination for governor so as to
make 1t possible to predict with ac-
curacy the choice that will be made
by the republican state convention.
which will be called to order at noon
today. Ex-Governor Black has de-
veloped some strength, but he is quot
ed as saying that he will be candf-
date only on unanimous demand of
the delegates, and New York county is
| for Hughes. Lieutenant Governor
Bruce's friends are hopeful, particu-
larly as he has some strength in New
York county, and Hughes strength is
not great. Some talk of Elihu Root
and Judge Hiscock, but the talk has
not taken definite form.
Convention an Immense One.
| The largest republican state conven-
tion ever held in the state of New
York, was called to order at Conven-
tion hall at noon today, 1910 delegates
were in their seats when the conven-
tion was opened and this means that
500 votes will be necessary to secure
nomination. That there will be
bitter fight for supremacy in the con-
vention, is beyond doubt, but 1t Is con-
sidered more than doubtful how the
contest of factions will end and who
will, eventually, be the republican
candidate for governor.
The bitter fight between Governor
Higgins and Ex-Governor Odell, which
began long before Higgins was nomi-
In tn,a o,r feI
without interruption ever since and
the drawing of President Roosevelt in
to the factional fight has tended to
make the situation even more compli-
Gated and increase the bitterness be-
tween the factions to considerable
extent.
Odell has made himself disliked
among many members of his party by
his boss methods and It is remark
able proof of the strength and vitality
of the machine, headed by Odell, that
the latter has been able to maintain
! his position to the present day. When
the republican state central commit
tee met to select the place and date
, of the state convention, the commit
tee was almost evenly divided. Hig-
, gins had one vote the better OF Odell
, and carried his point in having the
convention called for today and at
? Saratoga. That his support, however,
was by no means too reliable, became
apparent, when the vote by which
Lieutenant Governor Linn Bruce was
selected for temporary chairman was
reconsidered and the election defeat
ed by a small margin, leaving the
slate blank.
1t is fully expected that the Higgins
, faction VIII control the convention,
when it comes to the test, but even
that does not clear the situation very
q much and leaves the question CON
cerning the probable nomination OF
o the candidate for governor still open
!. In well informed circles it is believed
that the convention will probably last
, two or three days and that no decision
will be reached before it Is known
!. what the democratic state convention
a at Buffalo, w ich also met at noon to-
p day, has done / 1t is understood that
. Governor Hill ms will not decide
: whether he w-accept a denomination
= or not, until , r mas ascertained what
!. the democrats- are going to do. He
!. will not accept a nomination unless IT
n is beyond doubt that there will be
J. two democratic candidates for the
y governorship in the field.
' The Odell faction. knowing that 1t
\ would be impossible under the pres
: ent conditions, to have a machine can
r didate nominated, is said to favor the
: nomination of Hughes, who would be
y a strong candidate, probably stronger
than Higgins. Inc question, however
a Is whether Hughes will be able to gel
/, the votes of a sufficient number oi
. delegates. None of the delegations
- are instructed as to the gubernatoria
- nomination, il is true. but the or
!, ganization of the Higgins forces is mo-
= whit less compact than that of thS
- Odell forces and, unless Governor Hig
gins should pass the word, Hughes
- would not get many, If any of the
~ higgins votes.
" The fact that President Roosevelt
~ is friendly to Governor Higgins, bu
~ Is believed to favor the nomination O
- Hughes adds to make the situation
- even more complicated. There ar
m two other candidates available, Lieu
10 tenant Governor Bruce, who Is an eN
= cellent orator and a man OF grea
=, force of character, and Senator Edga
4 T. Bracket of Saratoga, but neithe
al one nor the other is likely to ente
"a seriously into the gubernatorial tigh
a before the convention, as there Is n
40 prospect that dark horse will b
n. sprung upon the convention. The fign
ic is purely and simply between His
is gins and Odell and, II Higgins is NO
A. nominated it will probably be becaus
a he does not want the nomination.
n that case Hughes would have tn
strongest claim and would, it is b'
lieved, be nominated with the cOnseu
or of Higgins.
,1n IheTe is a strong element of ind
w. pendent republicans, outside OF IN
ho Odell and Higgins organizations, whic
~ would favor the nomination of Hughe
II Il could be brought about withOu