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Serphin Maltese. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">There has been some speculation this evening that Paladino might try to recruit Ognibene, who ran on the Conservative line against Mayor Bloomberg in 2005 after getting booted off the GOP primary ballot, to be his LG running mate. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">But Caputo insisted that is not the purpose of tomorrow's get-together. </font></p> <blockquote><font face="Arial">"We're not thinking of lieutenant governor at all at this point," Caputo said, although he did allow that Paladino is "leaning toward" a female running mate and also believes his LG should be someone from downstate.</font></blockquote> <p><font face="Arial">Caputo didn't officially rule out the idea of Ognibene as an LG contender, but he didn't rule it in, either. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial"></font></p> </div> <div id="more" class="asset-more"> <p><font face="Arial">Ognibene, who has failed in several recent attempts to win back his Council seat, was mentioned as someone with whom Paladino should speak if he is serious about trying to land the Conservative Party line - which he is, Caputo said. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">(The state Conservative Party's executive committee as you'll recall, has endorsed Rick Lazio, upsetting Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and his biggest political champion, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox). </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Maltese helped found the state Conservative Party, but switched his enrollment to the GOP in 1990 and chaired the Queens Republican Party until he was forced to give up that post <strong>following his near-loss to Democrat Al Baldeo</strong> in the 2006 election. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Maltese was ousted two years later by former Democratic Councilman (and now Sen.) Joe Addabbo. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial">Caputo said Paladino is scheduled to meet with Staten Island Republicans Wednesday morning. (He didn't name any names, saying only "the usual suspects" would be on hand). 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