The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-24
BIG CONVENTIONS
MEET THIS WEEK
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Mr.. Hearst have long been regarded as
political friends, and last fall It was said
Mr.. Hearst ran for Mayor only because
he had been unable to induce Justice Gay
nor to take UP the fight
Within the last week there has been
quite a movement inaugurated in favor OF
the nomination of Congressman William
Sulzer as the head of the state ticket. Mr..
Suffers name will be presented to the
convention by his friends in Tammany
Hall Timothy d. Sullivan is said to
favor his nomination State Senator Nc
Carren of Brooklyn has declared in favor
of Supreme Court Justice Gaynor.
Tammany Is in Middle.
The famous Tammany Hall organization
of the democratic party in New York city
has felt the discussions that have affected
the party in general and there are evil
dences OF greater faetional troubles inside
the wigwam than ever before in its his
tory. Charles F. Murphy the present
leader of Tammany Hall, and Mayor Nc
Clellan have generally been regarded as
heading the opposing farces in the organi-
cation Mr.. Murphy was said to favor
the nomination of Hearst but the latter
in a public statement declared he did not
want Mr. Murphy's support.
The republican factional fight appears
to be as bitter as that among the demo-
Gratis, but the adherents of the republican
faith are not hampered by an 'independ-
ent' movement although it Is admitted
the Independent league may poll some re-
publican votes. Its principal influence. II
the full state ticket goes on the official
ballot, will be felt, however, by the DEM
| ocrats.
OdeII and Higgins Arrayed.
Popular opinion arrays State Chairman
Odell against Governor Frank W. Higgins
| in the struggle for control of the Saratoga
convention, and of the republican party
| in this state Two years ago Mr.. Odell
and Mr.. Higgins were quite intimate 1t
was not long after Governor Higgins was
inaugurated that the@e came rumors of
differences existing between the governor
and the state chairman. There was no
open breach, however. until the fight last
winter for the assembly speakership.
| Chairman Odell let it be known that his
| candidate for the office was Assemblyman
Merritt of st. Lawrence county. Govern
or Higgins openly advocated the election
| of Assemblyman James w. Wadsworth,
Jr., a son of Congressman Wadsworth.
who as chairman of the house committee
on agriculture came into prominence this
spring during the meat investigation at
/ Washington.
| Conferred With Roosevelt.
During the speakership fight a number
| of the legislative leaders were summoned
| to Washington and were in conference
| with President Roosevelt When they re-
turned to Albany there were immediate
assurances that young Mr.. Wa9sworth
would be chosen speaker. He was so
chosen on the first ballot. 1t then became
| generally noised about that the President
| had aligned himself morally II not OPEN
| ly with Governor Higgins and his fol-
| lowers in the state. Chairman Odell was
nettled at this and the further report
that every effort would be made to over
| throw his leadership of the state commit
tee. He called upon his friends for sup
port, and the fight which still continues
was begun.
In the only test vote of the state COM
mittee taken this year, Chairman Odell
was accredited with victory by mar
| gin of one vote. The friends of Governor
Higgins claim that the one absent member
of the committee 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
| division of the committee tie. Governor
! Higgins friends also declared that too
| great significance should not be attached
| to the vote, for new state committee is
to be named this year.
Higgins Visits Oyster Bay.
Governor Higgins was a recent visitor
to oyster Bay, where he was in consulta-
] ton with the President Thus once more
at a critical juncture the President Inn
piled his position without openly stating
it. He has given accent to Governor Hig-
gins visit by inviting former Aeuten-
ani Governor Timothy L. Woodruff to
! luncheon at Oyster Bay. Mr. Woodruff
Is one of Mr.. Higgins most outspoken
| adherents.
In the republican primaries held Sep
! TENDER 10 in New York and Kings couni