Evening star., 1898-11-14
eovernor-Eleot Roosevelt in Harmony
With All Fdotiois.
The PASSING OF RICHARD CROKER
Probability That the Tammany Boss
viii Be Oeposed.
LECTION AFTERM MATH
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

| York public mind as a part of the election
aftermath. The most important is, of
| course, Governor-elect Roosevelts policy
| toward the machine and Senator Platt;
| another is the election of a senator to sue
| ceed Senator Edward Murphy. and stin an
| other is the possible passing Of Richard
Croker. In regard to the first proposition.
| it may be said empha:fcally that while
Colonel Roosevelt will be in fact as well
as in name governor of New York, he will
do nothing to antagonize Senator Platt or
| the organization, if in his opinion he may
maintain this position and have in mind
| the best interests of his party and the peo-
pie of the state as a whole. In short, the
governor-elect will bend all his energies to
| make permanent the temporary alliance be-
tween the factions in the republican party
which resulted in his election.
That his intention is to bring about party
harmony SO far as he is able is indicat ed
in the important conferences already held
The first took place in Seth Lows home
in Madison avenue. Besides Mr.. Low and
Colonel Roosevelt, Elihu Root and Joseph
II. Choate were present. The second con-
ference was in the 5th Avenue Hotel, where
Colonel Roosevelt talked with Senator Platt
and Benjamin B. Odell, jr, chairman of
the republican state committee. These two
conferences which were arranged at the
request of Colonel Roosevelt, had practi-
cally the same purpose and covered sub
stantialy the same ground. Appointments
were not discussed, and legislation received
a small share of attention. Broad ques-
t1onS of party policy were considered Col
oneI Roosevelt will continue to consult both
the independent republican leaders and the
machine men. Independents who object
to his comforting with Senator Platt will
have their labor for their palms, and ma
chine" men who complain at his seeing Mr.
Choate and Mr.. Low are likely to realize
that their complaints will have no influence.
Colonel Roosevelt has made no promises
or pledges to either faction.
Two Careers 10 End.
1t may be announced with what appears
to be sufficient authority that as soon as
possible Col. Roosevelt will end the political
careers Of two of Senator Platt's friends
who have furnished material for consider
able campaign literature. 1t is said that
ne will not reappoint George w. Aldridge
of Rochester to be superintendent of public
works at Albany and neither will he, at
the expiration of the term of the office re-
appoint Louis F. Payn to be Superintendent
of insurance al Albany. The senate at AL
bany is rather a tight fit, twenty-seven re-
pubicans and twenty-three democrats, but
Tor all that GoVernor-elect Roosevelt and
his friends believe that when the time
comes they will be powerful enough to
name new superintendent of insurance.
1t appears to be the present purpose to
make Assemblyman Samuel Frederick
Nixon of Westfield, Chautauqua county
speaker of the assembly. and lothian P.
Aids of Norwich, Chenango county, leader
OF the republican majority in the assembly.
1t will be two months before the sena-
tOrial question is decided, and there may be
many changes during that time AT pres
ent the names most frequently heard are
those of Chauncey M Depew, Elihu Root
and Serene E Payne. The~boom of Joseph
H. Choate seems to have burst in the max
ing. At present DR.. Depew Is by all odds
the favorite. His friends believe that his
election would crafty not only their pride
but the pride of his opponents 1t is argued
that never in the history of the nation has
it been more important than now that the
country should have in the upper house of
Congress statesmen of the breadth and
depth of DR.. Depew. DR.. Depew was in
clined al first, when his friends spoke of the
senatorial chances, to treat the matter
lightly. Within the past few days, how
ever, DIR. Depew has been assured that
there is u growing sentiment in his favor in
many parts of the state sentiment which
his friends assure him has sprung up quite
spontaneously and without any political
stimulus. Dr. DepeW said recently regard
ing the scnatOrship: Il have received such
cordial and earnest assurances of support
from SO many diverse quarters that l can
not but give the matter the most serious
consideration. And can only say that if
those assurances should continue | could
DO nothing but yield to them and become a
candidate"
Oden Said to he P1att's Choice.
In regard to Chairman Odell, it is be-
lieved that he Is Senator Platt's choice, and
further, that he should have the senator
ship because he refused a denomination for
Congress, and gave all his time as chair
man of the state committee to the work
OF the state campaign. 1t is also said that
Chairman Odell would not make the run il
the opportunity were afforded him. He Is
said to have stated to friends that he would
accept no Office as long he is chairman
OIL the republican state committee. AS to
Congressman Payne and Mr.. Root, it is
too early to arrive at their actual strength.
The efforts of Richard Croker to clear
himself from the charge of being mainly
responsible for the recent democratic de-
feat are giving rise to much outspoken talk
concerning a proposed democratic organiza-
ton that viii probably be started in opposi
tion to Tammany Hall. Incidentally, con-
siderable light has been let in on the con-
duct of the campaign and the particular
, effect which Mr.. Croker's peculiar activity
Is supposed to have had. Smith NJ. Weed,
the banker and Cleveland democrat of
Plattsburg and this city, is now the man
looked upon to head the anti-Croker organ
1zatlon movement in this city. Former
Mayor Grace is also counted upon for sup
pert, If not active cooperation. The up
state leaders are, it is said, ready almost
to man to league themselves with any
movement that means the withdrawal of
croker. In that connection David b. Hill
is expected to come to the front He is not
likely, 1t is said. to let such opportunities
as have been furnished by Mr.. Croker's
recent discontinue go by unimproved The
logical result of the present revolt against
the leader of Tammany Hall and his at
tempt to make himself the dominant figure
i'll state politics, the disaffected are now
saying. is rival organization with Hill at
its head throughout the state at large. Here
IN New York, as has been said, Smith NJ.
Weed is now counted upon to head the op-
position.
Democrats Plans Frustrated.
The democratic bank presidents, the Man
haitian Club democrats and in fact, nearly
all the members of the party who opposed
Organism and free silver in 1885, believe
that Croker is responsible for the defeat
of the democratic state ticket 1t has tran
spired that the defeat OF Van Wyck upset
carefully laid plan of the, sound money
democrats Of this city to eliminate the free
silver issue from the next national plat
form OF the party. Shortly after the SYRIA
cuse convention a conference of sound
money democrats is said to have been held
at the Manhattan Club. These democrats,
II is said, discussed the situation at length
ana decided to support Croker's state tick
ct. They decided that as the democratic