The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-20
ROOsEVELT's NOMINATION PROB
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Roosevelt has not yet put away the vice
presidential nomination with a firm hand.
1t is probable that he does not want it.
He would much rather be renomlnated
for Governor He is not sure, however,
that he can get a denomination. Some OF
the leaders of his party in New York are
against him, because they cannot control
him. Besides, he is afraid that if his
party really wants him to accept the vice
presidential nomination, it would be "a
great mistake for him to refuse it. His
party might refuse him at some future
time a nomination he really wanted.
His ambition is to be nominated by his
party for President in 1904. His refusal
to serve his party as a vice presidential
nominee now might cost him the presi-
Dental nomination then,
The belief in New York is hat he will
be nominated for Vice President. Accord
ing to one dispatch, the betting in that
city is 10 to / in favor of his nomination.
Confidence in Mr. Platt's ability 20 bring
about his nomination is very strong among
New York politicians. As a matter Of
fact, there Is a fight going on between
is anxious for the nomination of Mr.
Bliss of New York while Mr.. Plat is
determined that the nomination shall 90
to Mr. Roosevelt.
1t is doubtful if it is a matter of much
consequence whether a New York man is
given the second place or not. 1t is safe
to say that Mr. Mckinley is stronger in
that state than Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Bliss
or any other New York man. New York
City is the center of the money power,
and Mr. Mckinley stands for that power.
Mr. Roosevelt did not carry the state
by a very large majority two years ago,
and al that time he was fresh from Cuba.
There is no doubt that the role he played
in the SDanish-American war as the
leader of the Rough Riders. helped him
wonderfully. His majority, however, was
only about $4,000. The chances are that
If he should be nominated for Governor
this year, he would be beaten. 1t may be
that che reason he doesn't want the vice
presidential nomination is that he thinks
that If elected Governor of New York
again, he would stand better chance OF
being his partys candidate for President
in 1904, than If he were to accept the nom
nation for Vice President.
There is no doubt a feeling among the
Republican leaders of New York, that it
Is not going to be an easy task for their
party to carry New York this year. The
New York Press, one of the leading Re
publican papers. in it's issue of last Mon
day, said: And we know that New York
is In a condition far from satisfactory.
The proof of what we maintain lies on
every hand" Further along in the Same
article, the Press said: 1--WE believe that
every one who has followed the New YORK
political trend at all carefully, or has
looked into the situation at all closely,
knows what we know. Others may differ
with us as to the wisdom of confessing
openly what we know; of admitting pub
lcly that New York Republcanism has
receded far below the nights scaled four
years ago. To us it seems our greatest
safety lies in facing the truth"
OF course the Press wants Mr.. Roose-
welt nominated for Vice President, but
the reasons it gives for thinking that he
would add anything to the strength of the
ticket are not convincing ones. AS al
ready stated, it is doubtful if he would
help the ticket in any respect. If the peo-
pie believe the money question is practical
ly settled, and they are against imperialism
and trusts, the Republicans win lose New
York, whether Mr.. Roosevelt is on the
Republican national ticket or not. And
leading Republican paper of New York is
very much afraid they will lose it.