New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-27

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60 candidates. Half a dozen ne"
,,caI SONS" had sprung UP oVeru's',"
an5'.yo, The name of James T. Maro''
~, york. was mentioned by some
.,..ost,c nerson. 1t seemed 10 DC
Tho general opinion that Hedges aus
,ror,h and Bennett would XII one q"
- ~, in the balloting. though IL
- tickets were framed up"
-,,doc yossip-by which the stTehs'"
uodges and Wadsworth was com
lined nv the simple expedien' Oh "'''N
to- yvadsworth candidate for Lieu'e"-
20 co,.ornor on a Hedges ticket.
with these three defeated oS o.,,
.u,or discussion centred on sem
Low Mr.. whitman, David Jayne mn
senator Hinman and Nicholas Mur'o'
Butler. ..,,,. "a
,.or,,c distinctly attractive candid@'e'
o.. co far as the delegates and most
% the leaders knew. he was out Oh wy
running and could not be induceu ~ ~
into st.. 49, ano-
~, rutIer took himself out pronpu!,
The boom did not appeal TO n''n' a"I
he stuck TO what he has SAID OIL VA. H"' iU ~.
o,.,asions-that he is not In poll'ics ioi
any nomination.
"There are no circumstances past
r,,tura" said DR.. Butter
(which Justify discussion OF my nanie
IN connection with q nomination. "'''
,,.o,vhody here ought to know 1t. am
,,ot candidate. have not been can
diooto shall not be a candidate tor
ANYTHING. and if the convention nom
mates me it'll have to reconvene ana
select somebody else.
who is your candidate DR.. Butler
was asked.
.orbe best man" he replied Il don {
believe the heavens are going to open
and rain down the fire of inspiration on
nc don't believe there's going to be
any dark horse. II seems TO me INC
nominee will be chosen from among
those whose names have been men
TONED and discussed freely ei'he'
through continued balloting. as Car
field was nominated, or because some
one man. as the work Of the convention
goes along stands,out pre-eminen'y rs
the right one and is chosen suddenly oy
acClaHatlOn.
Senator Humans Attitude
senator Humans friends figured the
situation exactly the way Dr. Butter
did But I'm. long telephone converse
lions with the Binghamton LEGISLATOR
who refused to come here, ,aey hau
been pledged by him not to present MS
name at first.
81 am making no campaign .or ms
he said. I'm happy practising law /
don't want 10 enter fight against
three men who have been working FOR
this nomination and want It. II the
convention becomes deadlocked ana
turns 10 me in the belief that l can
give real service TO the party, and so
dominates me to end the deadlock
that's anothet. matter. Wen take up
that whenNdSappens, if it happens
Meantime you, keep my name out
So they agreeaSo it, figuring, never
theiess. that he could he elected and
that he would be the best man to
break q deadlock. 1t happens, there
fore. that there are two men available,
in practically the same situation. each
having considerable potential following
among the upstate men. But while
Human is strong with the rural dis
tricts and has no particular following
among the New York City men. Whit
man will have Erie COunty's large
delegation. and should receive the
united New York delegation, as ii
becomes apparent that Hedges and
Bennett cannot win.
Such is the situation which Senator
Root, the New York. Erie and upstate
leaders are discussing tonight. j,
may be that before the balloting To-
morrow. something Will show Hedges
Or Wadsworth. or somebody other than
Whltm4n or Human to have a lead
and be in a position TO win the nomi-
nation at the hands Of the delegates
If so, there will he nothing like boss
ism or an attempt 10 swing unwilling
delegates into line for Whitman or
anybody else. II Hedges can win out
in continued balloting, he will have
all the chance in the world to do II. but
the opinion among those leaders who
have studied the situation most care
Gully is that he cannot.
No Slate Completed.
There will be midnight and daybreak
conferences OF men from all parts of
10 state on this situation. An effort
II be made 10 shape up some sort OF
a slate"--a slate in the sense Of a
geographical apportioning Of the rest
OF tho places on the tlcket-for use In
the convention after the nomination OF
the head Of the ticket. Up to date. even
that highly tentative slate has not been
completed. go.
II is probable that ex-Attorney Gen
asal O'Mslley. OF Buffalo, will get q
denomination. Ray Tompkins, of FL
mira, has figured prominently in the
talk about candidates for Controller.
The northern counties of the state
have voted TO support Mayor Hugo of
Watertown for Lieutenant Governor.
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