The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-16
ROOSEVELT is TO WORK FOR M'KINLEY
The Governor Of New York viii Open the
Campaign in Ohio
lE IS HIMSELF A CANDIDATE FOR 1904
MIR, Hobart VIII Not Seek Another
Nomination for the Vice Presi-
dency Because of His Health.
Especial to The Post.)

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Washington, August 15.-Edward Atkin-
son and his ant-expanslon colleagues have
in contemplation the organization OF
new political party to be represented In
the next National campaign by candidate
for president. A democratic congressman,
who is close friend Of Croker. admits
that this is the cause OF the sudden change
of the Tammany chieftain anent the Phil
ippines question. The new party is to be
named the continental expansion party and
is to advocate exactly the principles sug-
gested by these words, opposing bitterly
at the same time the extension of the
United States jurisdiction over territory
not contiguous to the present States. me
whole project, however, is contingent upon
the nature of the message Mckinley sends
to the forthcoming session of congress.
The proposed new political party VIII De
launched if he does not disclaim the IN
tention to hold the Philippines perma-
nently, not otherwise.
Inasmuch as this information comes di-
rectly from close friend of Mr.. Croker
and as it is stated that he had his knowl-
edge of the project from Speaker Reed,
it Is worth serious attention. Mr.. Croker
friends say Atkinson and his colleagues
have been considering the project for some
time and that prior to the departure OF
Mr.. Reed for Europe they approached him
with proposition to make him the candi-
date for president If the organization of
the new party was perfected. Mr.. Reed,
it is said, declined to accept the nomina-
ton, but while not committing himself
positively, he did not discourage the pro.
ject OF forming a new party organization
Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Croker met when abroad
and to the Tammany leader the big
speaker unfolded the plans of the anti-ex~
pansionists. MIR Croker is an astute poll
tican and he readily saw the advantage
of forestalling action of the proposed new
party by announcing his own changed atti
tude and his present opposition to the
expansion policy of the republican party.
His Endorsement of Bryan doesn't count
anything and it is believed by many that
he is now sincere but would quickly drop
Bryan If the anti-expansion republicans
and democrats could unite on another man
In this connection the fact that Reed has
not yet seen fit to resign as member OF
congress, and the further fact that he has
not given any public indication that he in
tends to do so, has added Significance.
There is no thought that he will he a
candidate for speaker but 1t is intimatei
that on the floor of the house, wheSe he
will be one of the most forceful debaters
and most accomplished parliamentarians,
he will give something more than passive
aid and comfort to the enemies of the adj
mnistratlon.
Governor Roosevelt is candidate for
president in 1904. OF this there is not the
to make a semi-official announcement to
that effect The governor has admitted his
possession of such an ambition to a well
known Ohio politician. There has been
some gossip that Roosevelt would accept
the vice presidential nomination next year.
but it is stated on the authority noted that
he would not take IL, preferring to serve
another term as governor of New York
and then putting himself in line for the
presidency,
Considerable doubt is being expressed
by friends of Vice President Hobart as to
his availability for second place on the
presidential ticket next year. There has
been more OF less gossip TO that effect
for several months, but IL has been inspired
heretofore by politicians who pretend to
believe 1t would be an injudicious and i'm
polite thing TO have Mr.. Hobart as Nc
Kinleys running mate in 1900. But now
some OF the vice presidents own friends
are discussing the matter, though from
another point OF view. These men are
fearful that the state of Mr.. Hobart s
health will prevent his being candi-
date again, ana they think on that &C
count he will personally prefer TO retire
from public life
Within the last three days three men
we'll known in public life--ope United
States senator and the others members OF
the mouse or representatives who arc
friendly to the vice president--have con-
tirmed to the correspondent that they
have grave doubts of his ability or desire
TO go through another campaign. They
have reported that Mr.. Hobart's health Is
poor. and that his condition is far from
showing any improvement,
The New York Heralds correspondent
wires his paper as follows: Governor
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York. is (
omen the political campaign in Ohio this
fall for the republicans. He and George X
Nash. the republican candidate for gov
ernor Of Ohio, are to speak from thu
same platform in Grace park. Akron, or
september %. The arrangements for Gov.
arnor Roosevelt 10 open the campaigl
were completed by Representative Dick
the chairman Of the State executive COM