The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
REPUBLICANS.
Confronted with the Probable Loss
OF New York's E1ec-
torldl Votes,

torlal Votes.
Theodore Roose welt, having failed to
stem the tide of Republican, enthusiasm
that would not permit him to escape the
Vice-Presidential nominations, the Re.
publican party must now face the seri-
Gus problem of electing its ticket with
out the Electoral vote of New York.
Whatever may have been the political
chicanery and deceit behind the ticti-
tlous stampede" that overcame Cover
nor Roosevelt's honest instinct and
snatched him from his chosen sphere oil
duty and usefulness, there can be DO
doubt that-it weakens the Republican
ticketin the state with the largest vote
in the ELECTORAL College.
Outside ofthe hurry. burly of Philadel-
phia the people of the United States,
who elect Presidents, if they do not con-
troll conventions, have watched the game
with the gravest misgiyincs as to it's
consequences. They have seen the con-
spiracy of Tom Plat to rob New York
OF an honest governor win through the
absolutely unwarranted claim that the
prairies were ahame demanding the
nomination of Roosevelt for Vice.Presi-
dent.
| Nothing could have been further from
the truth. The pervading sentiment
in the West where Governor Roosevelt's
personal attributes have made him
popular idol, asked that his earnestly
depressed wish for SECOND term should
be respected. The West WAS not deceiv-
ed by the trickery and skuIduggery that
ought to take that square-set jaw out of
the way of Tom Plat and jam it into
the smooth rounded hole tabled "The
Vice-Presidency."
In Albany Governor Roosevelt was
the deaths head at every corporate
feast, the fly in every pot of oily job
berry for which Thomas c. Plat lives
and schemes. In Washington Theodore
Roosevelt will be far removed from the
office in which he has been terror to
Lrascals and stumbling block to all
kinds Of legislative log-rolling and in
Iiquity.
Tom Plat would rather have Demo-
crat in the Governors mansion at AL
banv than second term of Governor
Roosevelt.
But the Republican voters and the in
/ &c
prepared to force second term for
Roosevelt. The only way Plat could
checkmate the popular demand for this
was through forcing his nomination for
Vice President.
This is what he accomplished before
he left Philadelphia Wednesday night
with glad heart beating exultantly
under his fractured rib.
And now Western Republicans must
be prepared to face the difficult task of
electing Mckinley and Roosevelt with
out relying on New York State. The
truth cannot be concealed that as can
didate for Governor, an Office in which
his fearless impetuosity and honest in
stincts were needed. Roosevelt would
have attracted thousands Of independ.
lent Republicans, anti.Tammany Demo
crates and Civil Service Reformers to
the support Of the Republican ticket.
As candidate for Vice President his
personality will not count for rush to
win support from these classes.
i fla man like Bird S. Coler is nominal
ed for Governor by the Democrats
against any stool pigeon Tom Platt
may name, does any doubt that the
disgust over the political assassination
of the Rough Rider will endanger both
3 the state and national Republican tick
ets?.
!: Heis but shallow student of the
crooked ways of New York politics who
does not fear the worst from the jockey
ing that has rehabilitated Thomas G.
Platt as the undisputed middle, end
and confidence man of republican
power in New York.
By playing the game for Thomas G.
Platt the republican delegates from the
west have confronted their constituents
with this ill.favored table of November
possibilities:
Bryan vote in 1896 - . *l7G
New York Electoral vote.... !. 36
KeAtucky's Electoral vote .l2
Maryland's Electoral vote .s
sc
Total .............. 1872 S32
Necessary to elect ................. 22l
*Including one from Kentucky.
| II will he narcaiuad that IL Rruan wins