The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-01
HIGGINS WONT SAY HE'LL RUN
HASN'T TOLD HIS FRIENDS YET
WHETHER HE'S A CANDIDATE.

waiting the Results Of the Prtmsrtee In
This and Kings Counties small Hopes
for Parsons, but RoOscvelt's An
nOunccment May Help Him out.
Gov. HigRins's friends, il was Learned
yesterday, are in a great stew because
The Governor himself will not say q word
as + whether he is a candidate for renom-
nation or not, and, moreover, viii not COM
municate directly or indirectly with them
on the subject.
James s. whipple, one Of the Governors
o~nicehoIders and Republican neighbors in
his home territory, Is busily engaged writing
the history Of the Higgins administration
for use in the campaign, and yet It was
said that even this fact gave no real inkling
as to the Governors intentions to fight for
a denomination, or, at the psychological
moment to announce that his health and
his duty to his family will not again permit
him to become a candidate.
The Whipple manuscript. IL was saidI
Is being prepared in easel is needed-that's
all. Gov. Higgins, Republicans who had
views Of their own said yesterday. is await
ing the results Of the primaries in New
York and Kings counties. and is not await
ing the arrival Of Charles E. Hughes before
declaring his intentions. The bittereet
sort Of a struggle is going on in the two
counties between III Governor's friends
and his opponents for supremacy OF the
New York and Kings county oreaniSa-
tons. Both sides in the two counties
stoutly declare themselves to be winners.
The hght between Woodruff n DadyS
It was said yesterday by disinterested
Republicans, may turn out to be closer than
at present is imagined. The night In New
York county at present, it was admitted
even by Gov. Higgins's friends yesterdays
Is against them, and the Governors friends
went on to say that from the present outlook
President Parsons would control burt o
third Of the 1ss delegates from The county.
Yet the Governors friends, now that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has spoken up for Parsons;
sincerely believe that before primary day
September 10, comes around, Parsons will
nave made great strides toward making
the delegation, have almost II not quite a
majority in favor Of the Higgins forces.
Gov. Higgins's friends declared that
one thing had been overlooked IN b dis
cussion Of Charles +. Hughes as the Re-
publican candidate for Governor, and that
was that Mr.. Hughes's nomination would
not only retire Gov. Higgins. but Lieut.
Gov. Bruce as well, for the reason that MIR.
Hughes IA a new IOrk GUY hal1 Auu 80
Mr.. Bruce, and the candidates for Gov.
ernor n Lieutenant Governor could NOT
come from New York city.
The Higgins people went on to say then
that while they were defeated at the meet
ing Of the Republican State committee to
name Mr.. Bruce for temporary chairman
Of the State convention, they would again
present Mr.. Bruce's name for the place
at the meeting OF the State committee to
be held at Saratoga Springs on the night
before the convention. The Higgins men
predicted that at this meeting OF the State
| COMMITTEES Mr.. Bruce would be selected
to be temporary chairman Of the convention.
what will become IL the opposition to
Plat and Odell IL Gov. Higgins declines
TO be a candidate for ~renominationIT was
the question put to one OF the Governors
personal friends.
whether or not the Governor is a candi:
date" was the answer. the same lines Of
opposition to Platt and Odell will remain
intact. The opposition will be continued
by the Republican chieftains in different
parts of the State who are at present arrayed
against the Platt-Odell combination"