The age-herald., 1898-10-14
THE CAMPAIGN
 IN NEW YORK
RY NEn BRACE

betting will probably be five to four in fa- for of Van Wyck.
 | predicted a week ago that Van Wyck would be elected governor of New York | by 4O,OOO majority. predict it again. It seems that the Associated Press is | pulling for Roosevelt. Only few days ago dispatch went throughout the coun- try over their wires containing the con- l gratulatory telegram sent by General Joe Wheeler to MT. Roosevelt. This telegram was sent by General Wheeler to Colonel Roosevelt on the day of the latter's nom- ination for governor of New York.
 General Joe Wheeler and Colonel Roose- welt became fast friends during the San tiago campaign. Both are brave men. They fought side by side. They admired each other for their respective bravery. Though he is a rabd republican and Wheeler rank democrat, the two have been fast friends for several years. Colonel Roosevelt was under General Wheeler's command in Cuba and he came home on the same ship with General Wheeler.
 Roosevelt is a good fellow. Everybody likes him. He is cratic, it is true, yet stock on his mothers sde of the family. She was a Georgia woman and Roosevelt has some good southern blood in his veins.
 I have known Roosevelt myself for ten years He is a brilliant fellow, brave, cratic loyal to his friends, and vicious to his enem es. He is honest but he lacks what old Joe Brown in Georgia used to term good judgment" The business in- terests and the property interests in New York fear his enthusiastic and impulsive nature.
 On the other hand Judge Van Wyck is man of clear, cool business judgment. A man n whom the people have confidence and man who is respected by everyone.
 Tom Platt is running Roosevelt's cam paign. Platt is the republican boss in New York; He has been a remarkably success ful boss. Platt is anxious that Roosevelt should carry New York city. The south ern vote in New York city is very large. Zach and every one of these southerners in New York is a devoted admirer of General Joe Wheeler. To get this vote is the req son that Boss Platt has scattered broadcast the telegram winch General Wheeler sent Roosevelt on the night of the latter's nomi- nation. The telegram was, in effect: T told you Accept my congratulations" This telegram has been used as an indica- ton that General Wheeler indorses Roose- welt as against Van Wyck Nothing of the kind. General Joe Wheeler likes Roosevelt. and know it to be fact that when Roose- welt and General Joe Wheeler were lying off Montauk Point, waiting to land, they received the New York newspapers which were booming Roosevelt, politically. When General Wheeler read these papers, he turned to Roosevelt and predicted that he would be nominated for governor. Roose- welt replied that he didn't believe such thing was possible. So it was that on the night of Roosevelts nomination. General Wheeler sent him the widely published dis patch.
 l can hardly believe that Roosevelt has been a party to the use of this dispatch to make it appear that General Wheeler would support him against Judge Van Wyck for governor. Roosevelt is a sensi- ble man, and he realizes the necessity of a man adherihg to his party creed, and am sure that he would not expect General Wheeler to support him, however close their personal relations might be. Gen. eral Joe Wheeler is too good democrat to ernor of New York or of any other state. I know it to be a fact that if General Wheeler has any influence in New York, that influence will be thrown to Augustus Van Wyck for governor.
 By the way Birmingham as the greatest city in Alabama, should get up some sort of a peace celebration. General Joe Wheeler is now in the confines of Alabama and he should be invited to Birmingham and here given the greatest ovation ever given by the people of Alabama to any living man. Of all the states in the union, Alabama has been the most conspicuous in the war with Spain. Hobson proved him. self the most conspicuous and heroic figure in the American navy in the Cuban cam paign. General Joe Wheeler was the lead ing figure in the army in that campaign. All the army officers, from the highest to the lowest accord to him the full credit for the successful campaign against Santiago. But for his determination to push forward when before Santiago, although the other officers advocated a retreat, the siege of Santiago might yet have been in progress. As the hero of this campaign he is entitled to the plaudits, not only of Alabama, but of all America. Let Birmingham, as the chief city of Alabama, welcome him and give him such reception as no other Ala