The evening times., 1898-12-31
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
LOCATED In ALBANY
Guest of Governor Black at the
Executive Mansion.
Censults With the Heads Of the
Various Departments.
Indications of Continued Trouble
Between the Republican Fac
tions-PIatts Influence.

Albany, Dec. 31.-Col. Roosevelt and his
family were welcomed to the executive
mansion by Governor and Mrs. Black just
before o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
all Knickerbockerdom at this end of the
Hudson Valley had flutter Of pride at
the coming of the first Dutch governor Al
bany has known in generations.
The outgoing governor and the incom-
ing governor and their wives and children
dined together last night, and today the
mansion will be in full possession of the
head of the new administration
Col. Roosevelt's coming to Albany was
characteristic of the man. Just before the
southwestern limited train left the Grand
Central Station there was bustle at the
door, and the colonel appeared. With him
were Mrs. Roosevelt, five children, three
nurses and maid, and ahead of them was
Amos Knapp, the governors messenger,
while a crowd of friends encircled the
Roosevelt party, bidding them good-by. Mr..
Knapp spent $50 for railroad tickets and
parlor car seats, and the crowd fell back
while the travellers passed through the
gate.
On the way up Col Roosevelt talked with
all who wanted to take advantage of his
defenseless position, but every minute he
was not talking he was reading magazines.
The only long conversation the governor
elect had was with Representative Serene
z. Payne, who was on his way home to
Auburn.
Young Theodore Roosevelt attracted al
most as much attention as his father. The
young man wore Rough Riders hat, TO
the brim of which he gave the regulation
Rough Rider slant, but he was much en-
crossed with three guinea pigs, which he
would permit no one but himself TO trans
port to his new home.
This is the young man who was seen
playing with a large water snake just
after his fathers nomination, and who
said to an offending newspaper correspor-
dent who mentioned it in his paper the
next day: Il am much displeased, sir,
with the liberty you have taken with my
name. l am not a candidate for Office.
but some time there may be something
that l will give you permission to print
Young Theodore is not yet twelve.
There was a crowd to welcome the new
governor TO Albany, but the greeting did
not impress him much. He was too busy
shielding his children and the nurses
from harm by Mr.. Depew's locomotives.
Gov. Black did not meet his guests.
The party went at once to the executive
| mansion.
Governor r-elect Roosevelt said last
night: Il have not a line of news to
| communicate, and have not talked about
appointments since l left New York.
| There is nothing further about the su-
| perintendent of public works.
| Col Roosevelt is consulting with the
heads of State departments today. They
are reading over the proofs of his mes
sage, which will go to the legislature on
| Wednesday.
There are signs of a continuation of the
war between the Platt and Black Repub-
| licans. Platt men are grabbing every
thing in sight. Horace Tenant, chief
| clerk in the secretary of states Office, is
! to be displaced to make room for John
McMackin, an Albany labor politician,
who has been deputy commissioner of la
| Dor statistics. Tenant is chairman of
| the Schoharie County committee, and
| with Senator Hobart krum, supported
1 Black in Saratoga. Senator Krum has
! dug up a Scholarie tomahawk and has
| gone TO New York to show it TO Platt.
Col. Andrew Davidson has also oeca
displaced in the Office of secretary OF
| state and J. II. B. Mcngin is to take his
place. Mongin has just been dropped
| from the office of Superintendent OF In
| surance Payn because he supported Roo
sevelt. Col. Davidson has been made
| deputy State treasurer.
These are only a few of the signs OF
| trouble btween the Platt and Black men.
| and Col. Roosevelt is the only one rot
| mixed up in the row. But the colonel Is
! not without his troubles. They are tell
| ing story here that Piatt influences pre-
vented Gen. Greene from accepting the
| position of superintendent of public
| works.
Col. Roosevelt took the oath of Office as
governor at 12:10 o'clock this afternoon.