The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-30
LOOKING For A GOVERNOR
New York Republicans Talk of Sher-
man and Hill

Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff of |
the Republican state committee still |
has nothing to say about Gov. Hugh
es' coming transfer to the supreme |
bench. It was learned that Mr.. |
Woodruff has made a new arrange
ment with himself, dating from inn
mediately after his conference with
Senator Root in New York City a
couple of months ago. Mr.. Woodruff
then decided to keep out Of the pub
&C prints as much as possible, to take
a reef in himself. that is to quit talk
ing on every occasion and on all in
cidents connected with the Republi-
can party Of the state. William Bar
nes Jr., William l.. Ward, republican
national committeeman for the state,
and other friends of Mr. Woodruff are
reported to be delighted at his decis-
ion.
With Governor Hughes retiring eth
er on October / or October 10 next
from the arena of republican state
politics new problems, it was admit
ted. confront the republican organiza.
ton men. 1t was an open secret for
some time that it was their intention
to renominate him by reclamation in
| the next state convention.
With Governor Hughes entir, ly
eliminated the names of two possible
candidates for governor were discuss
ed, those of President Schurman of
Cornell University and David Jayne
Hill, ambassador to Germany. The
state convention, as announced hith-
erto by William Barnes Jr., is to be
held at Saratoga and this statement
means that whatever primary bill is
passed at Albany the convention sys-
TEN is to be retained The state
committee Of the two parties, republi-
can and democratic, may be increas-
ed to $50 members each, but the new
primary law, 1t is stated, will call for
! direct nominations at primaries in
the case only of assemblymen, sena-
tors and representatives in Congress.
With Governor Hughes entirely out
Of state politics politicians are ask
ing If his friends at Albany and all
through the state will carry on the
propaganda for direct nominations
and oppose the representatives of the
present republican state organization
at these primaries.
The Woodruff people, the Barnes
people, the Aldridge people, the
friends OF Francis Hendricks and in
fact all of the present republican
leaders in the different counties In
sist that the state organization as
controlled by them Is intact at this
present moment
1t is expected, though, that Theo-
dore Roosevelt will have an impor-
tant part after his return in arrang-
ing a program for the state conven-
ton, which under the primary law
must be held early in September. Gov
Hughes will not then be entirely out
Of the situation, and President Taft's
friends and Senator Root may all join
hands in the effort to stem what even
the republicans now admit Is a swift
democratic tide in the state.
Roosevelt is the conundrum OF the
situation, all republicans said. While
several OF them have been In commu-
nication with the ex-president they
haven't the faintest notion OF what
he will do on his return and they say
that nothing whatever can be done
until Mr.. Roosevelts suggestions are
received Many in the present Re
publican state organization have crit.
icised Mr. Roosevelt for commanding
them in 1906 and 1908 to nominate
Gov. Hughes and are stu bitter about
It,
The democrats are actively dis
cussing their own future In the state
| IL sa al = To
Of Rochester, who defeated George
W. Aldridge for congress last week,
will have delegates In the next dem.
ocratic state convention supporting
him for governor.
Democrats who seemed to think
they knew what was going on said
that Mr. Hearst will run an indie
pendent candidate for governor end
that his name is William Sulzer. MIR.
Hearst believes" said one OF his
friends that Mayor GaynOr will be
/ the democratic candidate. In any
: event Mr.. Hearst Is out 10 destroy
Charles +. Murphy's leadership Of
Tammany and to upset II possible Mr.
Murphy's leadership Of the Democrat
ic party Of the state"
The republicans admitted that they
were taking heart OF hope because
Of Mr.. Hearst. who however has not
In any way enunoiated his program
Representative Sulzer was a candid
ate for the nomination for governor
In 1896 nc Buffalo. He was beater
by John Boyd Thacher then mayor Of
Albany, who promptly resigned tn,
nomination because Of his opposition
to Bryan's i6 to I platform that year
The nomination then went 10 Wilbur
+. Porter OF Watertown. IN the Buf
falo convention OF that year Repres
entative Sulzer was a delegate from
New York City Tammany, knowinl
Mr.. Suffers ambition. adopted the
unit rule and John c. Sheehan thei
deputy leader OF Tammany, cast IN,
i05 votes OF the organization. includ
ing Suffers own vote. against Sulze
and In favor OF Mayor Thacher. Flo
month democrats up the state hav,
been working to bring about the nom
nation OF Mr. Sulzer, especially dem
ocrats not favorable to the DONNA
ton OF Mr.. Murphy.-New York Sun
CROKER WILL NOT FLY