The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-08
GREAT POLITICAL
STRIFE THREATENED
Clash Between Roosevelt and
Piatt Imminent.
WILL BE BATTLE ROYAL
GROWS OUT OF ROUGH RIDERS
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS.
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Washington. March 3-An the indica-
tions at this time point to q clash be-
tween Vice President Roosevelt and SEN
ator Plat of New York. The incoming
vice president, as is well known, is a man
who Will not submit to the viii of a poEiti-
cal boss. As Senator Plat of New York
is classed in this category. by politicians,
Colonel Roosevelt win, early in his career
as vice president, prove to Mr.. Platt and
his associates and the people at large,
that he will not be dictated 20, and win
ordinarily pursue the course his con-
science may dictate in legislation and
political affairs.
This is one reason why Senator Platt
and Vice President Roosevelt will not
harmonize with reference to national or
New York state eolitIcal affairs lust
when the clash between those two gentle
men Will come cannot be pointed out.
As is well known, Colonel Roosevelt is
a candidate for the Republican preslden-
tial nomination in 1904. 1t is lust as we'll
known that Senator Plat is not able 10
gain supreme control over the hero OF
san Juan, rate governor OF New \ DIRK and
present vice president This astUte poll
tician will pull every political lever under
his control TO defeat the presidential am
billions of Colonel Roosevelt.
the fight has already begun. Senator
Platt is using all Of his powerful influence
as the machine leader IN the nnl1re
state to keep his appointees in federal
offices Of various kinds. Vice President
roosevelt, on the other hand, Is using
every eHort to dlJ$dge the Plat men and
10 get his own friends into these offices.
Struggle Already Begun.
It is now an open question as TO which
OF these New york statesmen has Sc
cured the ear of the president. The hus-
Tie mas already begun Senator Pratt has
had frequent consultations with President
Mckinley regarding the retention of his
fTlelgQs IN federal offices. Up to this time
CotoneI Roosevelt mas not personally dis
cuSSed the office patronage with Mr.. Nc
kInley; His friends, however have no.
tined the president that, notwithstanding
the fact that the vice president is con-
Sldered an insignificant elective office
they, nevertheless, have pointed out to
the president that certain things are eX-
pecred OF him from tins Roosevelt faction
IN the Empire state
All OF this, of course, means that Colonel
Roosevelt, the rough rider as he is,
intends to buck the Platt machine in
New York from this time forward
Naturally the desire of Colonel Roosevelt
Is to overthrow the Plat regime in his
home state and, if he is successful, he
will secure the SeVenty-tvvO delegates to
the naxt national Republican convention
in the interest of his candidacy for the
Republican presidential nomination.
senator Platt realizes perfectly the am
| bition of the new vice president, and is
using all his power to prevent him from
securing the support OF New York state
1Qr me presidential nomination in 1904
New York politicians in Washington who
are cOgnlzant of the views of both the
Platt and Roosevelt factions in that state
now predict that Mr.. Roosevelt will be
| able to overcome the influence the senior
SenaSOr from that state has so long
welded as the boss of the Republican
machine.
Interest in Political World
The contest betwee-. Plat and RoOse-
| welt viii not only be SltereSting to poll
ucisins in Washington. but those from the
| south, middle-weSt and far west will
| watch the developments of this contest
| with a great deal of interest during the
| next three years Senator Plat is con-
| ceded to be one of the shrewdest political
/ manlpulatorS in the United States today.
Inc senator, however, is well along IL
/ years, and it is not so certain that hav-
/ ing such a magnetic personality opposed
| to him, he WIFI be able to prevent COlonel
/ Roosevelt from smashing athe Platt ma
! chine in New York. and If the rough rider
| coroneI IS successful in doing so, the pos
/ S1D1lIty OF MS being nominated to head
| the Republican national ticket in the nex1
! presidential campaign appears to be ex-
| ceedingly bright.
Republican leaders from all the states
| south OF the Mason and Dixon line have
/ great admiration for Colonel Roosevelt
I His career as an officer in the Spanish
/ American war gave him prominence in
| this section.
| It may be stated, therefore. that if Mr.
| Roosevelt can come TO the next nationa
| Republican convention with the seventy.
| TWO votes New York can give. the south
! ern Republicans will fall into line for him
! as We'll as thOSs who control political at
! IatrS west of the Mississippi river This
| means, of course. that Colonel RooseveIr
| viii be the next Republican candidate FOL
| the complete overthrow of the Platt ma.
| chine In the Empire state.
| J. s. VAN ANTWERP
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