The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-24

former Judge D. Cady Herrick, who
was the Democratic gubernatorial can
didate two years ago: of Justice VIII
liam j. Gaynor of Brooklyn, and Ed
ward NJ. Shepard. Justice Gaynor has
also been urged because of his indie
pendence. He and 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 un-
able to induce Justice Gaynor TO take
up the fight.
The famous Tammaay Hall organiZa-
ton of the Democratic party in New
York City has felt the dissensiOns that
have affected the party in general, and
there are evidences of greater factional
troubles inside the wigwam than ever
before in its history. Charles F. Muir
ply. the present leader of Tammany
Hail. and Mayor Mcclellan have gen.
orally been regarded as heading the OPP
posing forces in the organization Mr..
Murphy was said TO favor the nomina-
ton of Hearst, but the latter, In pub
lie statement, declared he did not want
Mr.. Murphys support.
Republican Fight.
The Republican fractional fight APP
pears to be as bitter as that among the
Democrats, but the adherents Of the
Republican faith are not hampered by
an independent" movement, although
it is admitted the Independence league
may poll many Republican votes. Its
principal influence. If the full state
ticket goes on the official ballot, will be
felt, however, by the Democrats.
Popular opinion arrays State Chair
man Odell against Governor Frank w.
Higgins In the struggle for control or
the Saratoga convention and of the Re-
go
years ago Mr. Odell and Mr.. Higgins
were quite intimate. It was not long
after Governor Higgins was inaugu-
rated that there came rumors of differ
ences existing between the governor
and the state chairman. There was no
open breach. however, until the fight
last winter for the assembly speaker
ship. Chairman Odell let II be known
that his candidate for the office was
Assemblyman Merritt of ST. Lawrence
county, Governor Higgins openly ad
vocated the election Of Assemblyman
James w. Wadsworth, jr., a son of
Congressman Wadsw Orth, who as
chairman Of the house committee on
agriculture came into prominence this
spring during the meat investigation at
Washington.
Roosevelt Butted In.
During the speakership fight a num-
Der of the legislative leaders were sum-
moned to Washington and were in con-
ference with President Roosevelt. When
they returned to Albany there were
immediate assurances that young Mr..
Wadsworth would be chosen speaker.
He was so chosen on the first ballot.
II then became generally noised about
that the president had aligned him
self morally if not openly with Gov
ernor Higgins and his followers in the
state. Chairman Odell was nettled at
this, and the further report that every
effort would be made to overthrow his
leadership of the state committee. He
called upon his friends for support, and
the fight which still continues was be-
gun.
In the only test vote OF the state COM
mittee taken this year, Chairman Odell
was accredited with q victory by a
margin 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 a tie. Governor Hig-
gins friends also declared that too
great significance should not be at
tached to the vote, for a new state
committee is to be named this year.
Higgins at Oyster Bay.
Governor Higgins was a recent Wis
itor at Oyster Bay, where he was in
consultation with the president. Thus
once more at a critical juncture the
president has implied his position
without openly stating it. He has Civ
en- accent 10 Governor Higgins visit
by inviting former Lieutenant Govern
or Timothy L. Woodruff to luncheon at
oyster Bay. Mr.. Woodruff is one of
Mr.. Higgins most outspoken adner-
ents.
Governor Higgins has not openly
stated whether or not he will be a can
didate for denomination. Chairman
Odell has publicly stated that he is op-
posed to the denomination of Governor
Higgins on the ground that the history
of the state has shown candidates for
reelection to be poor candidates. He
thinks stronger man could be found
elsewhere. Allied with Chairman OdeIl
are United States Senator Thomas c.
Platt and Lemuel Ely Quigg.
There is a well-founded belief that
President Roosevelt is lending his i'm
piled influence to Governor Higgins for
the purpose of helping him gain con-
troll of the state convention. Then II
is minated that the governor will
withdraw and himself nominate his
successor, who will be a man believed
to be capable Of drawing the votes of
both factions of the party. and will also
be cordially approved by President
Roosevelt.
Hughes May Be Nominated.
The suggested candidates other than
Governor Higgins are quite numerous
and cover wide range of personal
ltles. The number has been multiply
ing as the day Of the convention an
proaches. Among them is Charles 2.
Hughes, the lawyer, who was NOM
mated for mayor Of New York Civ
last fall by the Republicans. but de-
clined the honor. Mr.. Hughes was the
attorney for the legislative committees
which investigated the gas situation
in New York City and the life inslr-
ance companies of the state Ex-Gov-
ernor Odell has claimed Mr.. Hughes as
a candidate, and it has also been sug-
gested that he was favored by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Mr.. Hughes says that