Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
G0VERN0RSH|P ROW
WAITING ON
ROOSEVELT
MANY CANDIDATES AFTER
BIG JOB IN NEW YORK
Believed Influence Of Ex-PreSi-
dent viii Decide Nominee to
Head Ticket at Approaching
Conventions CorteIyou Also,


New York. June with the state
convention loss man fonr months .dis-
'""'' ''pu"ii'"n Po'l''eNliS - Wen ~
voters whose interest in the success
Of thai party IS purely patriotic are
beginning TO take inventory OF the
gnbernatorial timber in the republic
cen forest. a few months back.
while II sotled linen or h party
WAS undergoing the bleaching pro-
cess ny Alhany, II looked as II the
partN would ave to borrow q STAN
dare bearer from the democrats, but
the feeling Of hopelessnoss has given
way to n Of cautious confidence UNI
~ ~ the present time there are at
least Gf q dozen men who are said
to be IN q receptive mood toward The
gubelnatorial nomination.
or THIS number two or three are
stanoine ont in the open waiting for
The political lightning to strike them.
They realize tha the machine has
slipped 2 cog here and there n that
the going viii be rough in places, but
t1cy are willing TO take all these
chances IN the hope Of becoming
governor on january /. The blight Of
investigation has not touched them.
and they feel that If they can get the
nomination II viii De an easy matter
to persuade Governor Hughes to pin
q rose on them and throw the weight
OF his Influence in thcir direction,
1t Is generally conceded that COL
oncl Roosevelt Will come pretty near
controlling the situation 50 far Ms the
head Of the state ticket is concerned.
on his return 10 this country this
month the leaders expect that he win
pick the republican candidate for
just which one the mighty |
hunter viii draw a bead on is what
is worrying the prospective candi-
dates and their friends. Persistent
lumor has it hat Colonel Roosevelt
already has made his choice and that
to n or two intimates he has ex-
pressed the belief that William Loeb. |
Jr., formerly his secretary, would
harmonic perfectly With the decoIa-
tive scheme on the second floor front
M the state capitol. Friends OF MIR.
say that Colonel Roosevelt also
feels that the present collector OF
port has the proper respect for
the organization, has been properly
ana Knows his way around
capitol without asking questions.
notwithstanding Colonel Roosevelt
mas taken pains TO state that his real
feelings in the matter have not taken
photographic form ana that he win
not discuss the political situation in
his state until he has had time to
study it himself, republican leaders
much impressed with the Loeb
'hdncos. The most recent bit of
yubernatorial gossip has it that COL
mel Roosevelt would like to see Mr..
George y. Cortelyou mt the head Of
he state ticket. 1t is understood that
or two republican leaders ,
oundcd Mr.. Coltelyou On the mat
el and were directed to draw thcir
hairs up closer ana say II all over {
gam.
Politicians believe that Nj. CoTtel- :
on would take the nomination, but I
hey are inclined to think that his /
onnection with the Consolidated Gas I
ompany would be n serious handicap I
D his success. :
Mr.. William Il. Wilcox, chairman |
the public service commission. has I
cen mentioned for the nomination,
ut the leaders say he has been men I
oned too often. He is classcd with c
indicates whose booms sprout every {
spring and are in line for dec /
by Memorial Day. Mr.. Jacob ii
f. Schurman, president Of cornell c
University, and Mr.. David Jayne s