The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-24

ticket which could De nAnuiou ~ ,yI0oOoN
rathec than to plan a campaign with can
dIdatea strong enough to deserve to win
sven II the opposition was a compact ana
harmonious Afmy M
The peculiar thing about the political
situation here to-day was tnat tne mSgS ros
seem 20 be In the least bit disturbed over
the possible d~eclination OF Gov. hlggins
They wandered around the hotel al Gay
long or took automobile rldes n ulu nD.
seem to rave anything on their minds
which caused them any worry. inns Iea
To the natural supposition tina whether
Higgins does or does not run the mempeis
OF his kitchen cabinet have a plan. TO SUIT
either situation, but which awaits the sahO-
ton OF the convention. -
n was this condition OF Affairs that led
to the suggestion that the nominee OF inc
convention for Governor might be a sur
prise. zA.
| insisted that II his decision Tomorrow
morning was TO refuse 10 Eia y -cnn NOT
be accepted. They intend TO keep az MIN
until the convention meets and II necessary
return to Albany tomorrow and again
personally endeavor to persuade the uover-
nor that IL liz his duty to accept. As one
OF theTn said tonight
mo matter what plans We might have
should Gov. Higgins refuse to run, tne
selection OF another head OF the ticket
might lead to complications which II "
desired to avoid. OF course 1t Woulo
seem to be a hard matter to get the various
interests OF the convention 70 agree uPpn
q candidate so that his selection would De
somewhat near the unanimous choice OF
the convention, and We realize TINS.
In case there In a new head OF the tlokeI
the names Of SENATOR william >, Iully OF
Corning and Horace White OF Syracuse are
mentioned for Lieutenant-Governor., IL
seems to be the proper caper in Republican
circles TO name a Catholic Tor secretary OF
State, and those mentioned Tor TINS once
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Of Rensselaer,, for whom the delegates OF
Rensselaer, county are instructed; Assem-
blyman Bowling and Charles F. Murphy
Of Brooklyn and ex~-Assemblyman O'Malley
Of Erie though the friends OF secretary g,
a liking for the political atmosphere OF
Albany that he should 60 back on the ticket
should Gov. Higgins De renomlnated; Mr;
0'Brieu himself, however, said that ne ord
not want IL again. In that event the only
serious candidate for the Office seems TO
be Senator Barnes, who Ia a man OF much
force and who has the backing OF Frank
S. Black.
The name OF Senator Morton F. Lewis
seriously mentioned for Comptroller,
although the friends Of Assemblyman y.
Mayhem Wainwright OF Westchester are
canvassing the situation. SO far there
has been no question but that Attorney
General Mayer and State Engineer Van
Alstyne will be renominated. State Treas
urer Wallenmeir of Tonawanda, Erie county,
may be renominated, even though he IL
a warm partisan OF State Committeeman
William G. Warren, the 0dell leader in the
western end OF the State, simply because
the Higgins people think that it would be
good politics.
Not until the evening trains arrived to-
night cid Saratoga take on the appearance
of a convention city. All OF the political
activities are centred in the United States
Hotel, the Grand Union and Congress Hall
being closed. This makes the hotel accom-
modations 80 confined that many will have
to seek shelter in boarding houses and
private cottages. No one seems to know
whether Thomas {. Plat is coming, although
a cottage has been reserved for him at the
States. OF course Mr.. Depew will not be
here. ..
Probably the two most noticeable, il
unimportant, political figures are former
United States Senator Warner Miller OF
Herkimer and Frank Hiscock Of Syracuse.
This il the first State convention to nominate
a State ticket which Warner Miller has
attended since he was thrown through the
roof OF the Republican State convention
Of 1895 at the instance Of Senator Platt,
when Mr.. Miller appeared at the head OF a
contesting delegation in opposition to
Titus Sheard, the Plat leader in Herkimer
county. In the convention hall, when il
was decided that Mr., Miller was not en-
titled TO a seat in the convention, he rose
from his seat midway In the nall, on the
centre aisle, and said:
Il will 20, but T shall return. You may
be able to do Mr.. Mckinley more good be-
cause you can exercise greater political
power, but he shall have my hearty sup
port"
He left his seat and strobe down the
aisle to the convention door amid intense
silence. There nave been some political
changes since then which il il unnecessary
appears at the head of the united delega-
ton from Herkimer county. Mr.. Sheard
has passed away. Knowing the many
political lives that Senator Plat possesses
one hesitates to say that ne is politically
dead, though no one would care for the
task Of proving otherwise.
Chairman Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.; Of the
Republican State committee reached here
tonight. He was accompanied by the
Orange county delegates. Mr.. Odenrs trip
I'D on the train was uneventful, as were his
experiences about the hotel after his ar
rival. The Republican State committee
will meet tomorrow night to arrange the
preliminary organization OF the conven-
ton, when Mr.. Odell will preside over the
committee for the last time. It is planned
to name Representative Michael Drisooll
Of Syracuse for temporary chairman and
Senator William W. Armstrong OF Roches-
ter for permanent chairman OF the con-
vention.
Whatever the turmoil that may result
should Gov. Higgins take the stand that
all his closest friends and political advisers
here tonight believe he will take against
accepting a denomination, there is not
going to be any fuss about the platform
that the Republican convention will adopt
Two things, at least, are certain regard
ing the platform. IL will be comparatively
brief, so that the wayfaring man will have
time to read it from end to end. Further
more, 1t will radiate Rooseveltism. This
does not necessarily mean that it will be
written in the simplified spelling, but that
the influence Of the President has been
most potent with the men who nave had
the job Of hewing out the various planks.
One feature OF the platform will be its
unequivocal denunciation Of the tendency
toward socialism that has recently been
exhibited in many quarters. This plank,
it is understood here tonight, will be one
Of the strongest in the platform. Radi-
calism and the rush toward untried inno-
vations Of the more extreme sort will be
decried and deprecated.
The President policy regarding rate legis-
lation will be referred TO as the best kind OF
Of obtaiHable antidote to the present pub
lie impotence with the activities Of cor
porations and the desire that their scope
and power be limited. On the other hand,
it is stated, the platform will contain a
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