The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-27

'"NIe'tlN" IdNnTlteS, f1euReS, Wh0eWOrJn
and Bennet Tonight there ia no ma
terial strength to the Brackett boom and
yet no man can tell what will come of it.
Senator Root has been import uned all
day to urge on Nicholas Murray Butler
10 icc cdc from his position and become
u candidate for tho nomiua, ion for Gov
crnor. senator Root has declined to do
this en- the ground that DR.. But ler who
arrived here this morning. is quite an
intelligent citizen and aware Of his own
intent ions and had publicly announced
tnet under no circuiDst ances would he
become "A candidate. br. Butler himself
says that under no consideration what
ever could ne alter his position Of absolute
refusal announced by him on his arrival
from Europe last week
Senator Roo, feel. that Hedges. Wads-
worth and Bennett should go before the
convention and fight their fight TO finish
The Senator feels that perhaps five or six
ballots may be necessary to determine
the results in any event he is not going
to interfere and asserts positively that the
convention must name its own candidate.
The Kings county delegatio ion met to-
day and refused TO caucus on Il candidate
for Governor. Many of the delegat ions.
inc luding most Of the count les had ballots
on the three candidates. Hedges. Wads-
worth and Bennett These disc losed that
Bennett was far in the rear that Hedges
was far ahead of Wadsworth. and it is
known that eS-Spcaker Wadsworth e
friends have believed he should retire
from the race. This the eN-Speaker de-
clines positively to do and adds that he
ie in the race to the end.
The Erie county delegation is to present
the name of William II Daniels not with
any hope that Daniels will capture the
nomination but in pursuance of policy
that the longer the choice is delayed the
better the chances are that Hedges and
Wadsworth will defeat each other and
the nomination go to another man. Seth
Low, for instance. While many believe
that ex-Mayor Low is out of the running
others do not so agree.
The Hnman boom is languishing
Senator Hinman declined to come here
to-day or tomorrow and take part in
the convention. His name may not
even be presented to the convention
and yet he is in receptive mood. The
situation concerning Hinman is that
after the ballots have been taken In the
convention and no choice is reached his
friends will try to spring him on the
convention and nominate him after the
delegates have become utterly wearied
of the contest. 1t is in this way that
Senator Brackets friends eventually
hope to nominate him.
The Brackett boom has brought compli-
cations. Addison r Colvin. living but
eighteen miles from Senator Brackett, is
candidate for Comptroller. He is also
an ardent Hedges man. Moreover, forty
three counties have declared for Colvin
for Comptroller. Bracket and Colvin |
have been personal and business friends |
for many years. Senator Brackett was TO
have nominated Colvin in the convention !
but when Brackett became permanent
chairman this was out Of the Questio n. |
Now that Senator Brackett is a candidate /
for Governor il is all the more impossible !
for him to nominate his old friend for
Comptroller, as they live in the same
district and the two most important
not come from the same territory. Senar
tor Brackett and Mr.. Colvin have had
several conversations over this compli-
cation hut Mr., Colvin will not recede
from his support Of Hedges.
Judge lockwood then took a hand az
Colvin in an effort to change his position
md was equally unsuccessful. Mr. Colvin
has spent a number Of months talking
with his Republican friends in the State
on his aspirations 10 be Comptroller and
he ia rather disappointed over Senator
Brackett's candidacy and should Brackett
be nominated for Governor, Colvin cannot
be nominated for Comptroller.
George W. Aldridge of Monroe and
his friends in that county are discussing
the advisability Of putting in nomination |
cx-State Treasurer Thomas h. Dunn.
for Governor There is hesitation over
this matter, though for the reason that
Mr.. Dunn has already been nominated
for Congress in the Monroe district and
were he to be defeated here it might mill /
tate against his canvass 10 become mcm- 1
ber of the House Of Representatives
The situation is replete with complexi- |
files The Republicans assert that Sena-
tor Bracket would be shot TO pieces |
in the campaign, They believe that ex-
Speaker Wadworth is utterly unavail- |
able because of his record in Albany, |
and yet many of Chairman Barness
friends here insist that MIR Wadswor,h !
should be and will be nominated to-mor-
row. Then too District Attorney Charles |
8. Whitman Of New York has been men
toned to-day more favorably perhaps
than at any time during the prelrnlnaries
Of this convention. But on the first
ballots Of the conventio ion the race without
the slightest doubt will be between Hedges
and Wadsworth
Many Of Mr., Bennett friends who are
10 vote Tor MN on me flrst ballot assert
that they will vote for Hedges on the
second ba Hot that the fight will then GO
on between Hedges and Wadsworth until
either is nominated or bot h are worn down
In the struggle Francis Hendricks gave
a helping hand 70 Hedges o-day, and yet
tho Onondaga dele CATION includes mem
bers favorable TO WadswoTth. Over
all this sit uat ion, though. is the constant
suspicion that far back in the forceful
brain Of senator Root is the name OF
Republican who at the crucial moment
will he advanced 10 the front and cap
ture the nominal ion. Senator Root con
stantly states that he has no man in his
mind and even if he had he would not
name hin, as the dele gates 10 this conven-
ton must nominate their own candidate
for Governor
Ex-Speaker Wadsworth after no left
the convention tonight seemed to be
positive that he was TO be the winner in
the race. His father, ex-Represe ntative
James W. Wadsworth, Sr., is on the
ground. and he also seemed TO be utterly
confident that his son is TO be victorious
They figure il that eX-Judgc Hedges
will n AXE hne battle in the convention
snd vii -tart with n much better vote
thfn tA-t pcaker Wadsworth. but as the
allctS proceed the delegates will begin
to sdEovcr to young Wadsworth