New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
SHERMAN FOR GOVERNOR
ViCe-President Seeks VindiCatlon
for Saratoga Rebuff.
NO WISH TO HEAD SENATE
Ready to Aid Taft's Renomina
ton, Friends Say in Announc-
ing His Ambition.

! Washington. Dec 1S-"For Governor
lanes SchoolCraft Sherman is the way
the New York state ticket VIII read
next fall if the Vice-President OF 'ne
United States has his way Close frlehuS
/ Of the Vice-President assert that lie ue-
sjres no longer 10 preside over the sen
ate's sessions. that he is anxious TO %
tain an office which will make greater
demands on his executive ability, ana
that. more than all. he is seeking Vin-
dication for the humiliation he receiver
at Saratoga a year ago.
Mr.. Sherman is represented as regard
ing the election of William Barnes, jr.'
as chairman Of the Republican state
| Committee as at least partial Nlnoi-
cation Of the correctness Of the views
which Mr.. sherman entertained a year
ago and as an emphatic rejection OF the
/ silk stocking" element led by Colohei
Roosevelt But he wants something
more than that. something Whlch VIII
prove a healing balm to his own 'hJureu
faaIings and such he would regard elec-
tior ~ the highest Office in the gift OF
I
his state.
Mr.. Sherman was grieved that the
President should have espoused the
cause Of the Progressives at Saratoga
brt ba has cherished no i'll will, although
he is represented now as believing '''d'
the President is confronted by an OPP
nortunitv 10 do the handsome thlng ny
him in furthering his aspirations 10 oe
Governor of New York. or course Il
the President could see his way clear 10
giving rroper assistance TO Mr. sherman
IN this ambition. Mr.. Barnes would see
bis wav clear to sending a solid Tart
delegation 10 Chicago, and it is even pos
sible that William L. Ward might per
ceive the wisdom of assisting Mr.. Barnes
20 that end At least, this is the way
the friends Of Mr.. Sherman outline the
situation.
Personally. Mr.. Sherman does not ue-
sire denomination for the Nlce-Presi-
dencv. and he is ready TO support ar
Taft for the denomination for the Presl-
dencv Mr.. sherman has expressed hlm
Golf as regarding the President as the
strongest candidate the Republican
marty could name. as entirely optimistic
regarding the outcome in New YORK
ord according TO his friends, he would
he ouite willing to ride into the Gov
ernor's mansion at Albany on the same
u.ava which returns Mr. Taft TO the
White House for another four years.
There is little likelihood that the
President will consent TO take any part
in the contest for the nomination FOR
Governor Of New York. He has in the
mast held aloof from most state hghts'
and Of all the states in the Union ne
doubtless regards New York as the most
cononetent to select its own candidates
Cor Governor II is unlikely that the
friends Of Vice President Sherman would
have given any intimation of his ambl-
tion so early had it not been for the
rersistent reports that he would be
scrol,. disaupointed if he were not chosen
for the second place on the national
ticket
Tnasmuch as he does not want re-
nomination for that place in any event,
they feel that the fact should be made
kroyyn SO that his enemies cannot charge
,bat the nomination for Governor is his
encond choice. that he sought 1t as a
coneolation prize. or anything Of that