The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-25

OF the members Of the Governors council
OF advisers WAS 80 unanimous that thoss
not upon the inside but who are in the
habit ~ following convention states like
a Hook ~ sheep took II for granted that
Bruce was IL and that the Governor and his
friends thought Mr.. Bruce would best suit
their future political plans and purposes.
Mr.. Bruce came up from New York on
the boat last night to Albany, and this
morning he breakfRsted with Gov. Higgins.
This afternoon Mr.. Bruce continued his
journey and reached Saratoga. He said he
was not ready yet to announce his candidacy
for Governor. He was here for a couple
OF hours before the Official announcement Of
the Governors declaration arrived. Dur
ing those two hours not much attention was
paid to him.
KITCHEN CA BINKT DESIRES BRUCE.
After the news OF the Governors decision
was confirmed Mr.. Bruce's rooms quickly
ssumed the air Of that Of a confident oandi-
date. One OF the first to call upon the
Lieutenant-Governor was State Forest, Fish
and Game Commissions James s.. Whipple.
b was taken as significant by observers.
Tit member OF the Higgins kitchen cabi-
net did not flock TO the Bruce headquarters;
apparently the new situation was an old
one to them. That Gov. Higgins should
decide upon Mr.. Bruce as his successor. SO
FAR as the nomination OF the Republican
party for Governor Is concerned, is not
surprising to those who have watched the
Governors course In Albany.
Gov. Higgins Is not an acute judge OF
m nature in politics. Every one in
Albany has remarked This for some time
when they AVE discussed the Governors
characteristics This IL best illustrated by
the personal friends with whom the Cover
nor has surrounded himself in politics. the
actions OF whom in Office have severely
damaged Gov. Higkins's own record.
Herbert Parsons, the president OF the
New York Republican county committee,
had a long talk In Albany to-day with Gov.
Higgins trying to persuade him to run,
and 80 did Representative James W. Wads-
worth. While Mr.. Parsons, so far, has not
said he 10 openly opposed to Bruce, he hoes
not believe in sending a boy on a mans
GRAND, and thinks hat the nomination of
Charles E. Hughes is the solution Of the
situation which will confront the Repub-
ioan party on election day.
PACE TO SPEAK FOR HUGHES.
Mr.. Parsons knows that Senator Afr ed
r. Page, the viee-president OF the New
York Republican committee, has a letter
from Mr.. Hughes authorizing Mr.. Page TO
make Hughes's position clear before the
convention should necessity arise. Mr..
Page has had several talks with Mr.. Hughes,
who told Senator Page hat he would not
he a candidate for Governor against his
friends, Gov. Higgins and Senator Fred
erick c. Stevens Of Attioa, Wyoming county,
who was chairman OF the New York city
gas investigating committee, OF which
Mr.. Hughes was the counsel. Mr.. Hughes
also told Senator Page that he would not
be a factiOnAl candidate, but he added
that he would accept the unanimous nomi-
nation OF the convention.
When Senator Page had a talk with Mr..
Parsons after his return from Albany.
he began TO realize that the Bruce boom
was more substantial than he thought.
Senator Page, knowing Bruce and knowing
the political situation, and also knowing
the attitude of Charles E. Hughes, had
not taken the Bruce idea seriously, simply
because he did not think President Roose-
welt or the Higgins friends Of Roosevelt
could be induced to remain idle and permit
an ordinary oficeholder's ticket to be
thrust before the people by the Republican
party this fall.
Even tonight Senator Page would not
admit that the convention could be 30
shortsighted rs to nominate Bruce and
he was actively engaged in rounding up
the New York city delegation for a confer
enoe. All this time the members Of the
Higgins kitchen cabinet, beyond saying it
was likely to be Bruce, would not admit
ahoN kka kAfa. wraa awaI ,,1 and ID
claring the stu alton would have to be
canvassed at a conference Of the local
Republican leaders throughout the State,
and yet their friends were saying hat
Bruce would be the nominee for Governor,
Senator Horace White Of Syracuse for
Lieutenant Governor, Merton f. Lewis of
Rochester for Comptroller and that Attorney
General Mayer, State Engineer Van Alstyne,
State Treasurer Wallenmeyer and Secretary
OF State O'Brien would be rem Ominated.
Although Mr.. O'Brien aid he did not a
to 20 on the ticket again his friends said
such a thing would happen. Senator
William d. Barnes Of Rensselaer, is the only
Avowed candidate for Secretary OF State
and he m Mr.. O'Brien have the same
political backing, Frank s. Black. SO hat
as far a. the Office OF Secretary Of. State is
concerned JDoTo Will De no QuaTrel DEW cen
the candidates. The delegates when they
realized hat Higgins was out Of It COM
menced talking Woodruff again, but Wood
run is in the game and is to be the chair
man OF the State committee.
PARSONS MAY SAVE THE Ar.
With the situation staring them In the
face those who thought tho Republican
party should put its best foot forward
this fall in the naming OF candidates on the
State ticket began to realize that there
was no one to fight for the nomination Of a
big man for Governor unless 1t was Herbert
Parsons. They began to realize that the
ticket / be nominated at this convention
was to be framed up with a purpose Of per-
petuating the existing Republican regime
al Albany, which could not be accomplished
were a man Of the Hughes type nominated.
They were told by the advisers OF Gov. Hig-
gins that the Hearst situation in the Demo-
cratic party made IL possible for them to
nominate just the kind Of a ticket they
desired and that its success was as certain
as the arrival OF election day.
As a matter OF fact the Higgins leaders
showed more interest to-day in the Demo-