The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-07
SENATOR PLATT
IS TO RETIRE
Plans to Cast His Mantle
Upon Odell.
<- GEI
ALSO WANTS TO
SHELVE ROOSEVELT
Battle Is On Between Teddy"
and the Easy Boss"
Especial to The Herald.)


Washington. Jan. 6.-New York poll
ticians here are of the opinion that SEN
ator Thomas c. Plat viii not seek re
4. 1903.
The general understanding among the
New York men is that Mr.. Plat viii
have had enough of public life at the
close of his present term in the senate,
and is now planning to make Governor
elect OdeH his successor.
This desire on the part of the senior
senator from New York will not meet
with any amount of favor among the
majority of ambitious politicians from
! the Empire state. Not only does Mr..
Piatt desire to name MI Oden as his
successor, but he is also anxious to pre-
vent Theodore Roosevelt from becom-
ing the Republican nominee for the
presidency in 1904. Senator Platt's pur-
pose in retiring from official life and
his desire to name his own successor,
and his further anxiety to put out the
political light of Colonel Roosevelt is
certain to cause any amount of friction
among the Republicans in New York
from this time forward The TiOga
statesman. however. is a man who
never lays down" in political con-
tests. and IL is, therefore, probable
political leaders may have. he may not
only be unsuccessful in respect to the
naming Of his successor. but also In do
ing ali he can TO prevent Colonel ROOse-
welt from securing political hOnOrs from
the people of New York and the whole
country.
Platt's Career, Told by Himself.
It would appear from Platt's sketch
in the United States Congressional Di-
winding UP his term IN office two years
from March. As this sketch is~pTe-
pared by himself, it viii be interesting
20 the country at large to have his Of
fetal and political life retOld as it ap-
pears in this directory 1t is as fol-
IoWC:
Thomas Collier Plat, Republican, Of
OswegO, was born N OswegO. \. y.
July Is, 1899; was prepared for college
at the OSWego academy. WAS a member
of this class Of 1888, Yale college. but
was compelled to give up the course IN
that institution on account of III
health: received the honorary degree OF
NJ. A. from that college in 1876; entered
neE camille life soon after Ieavi < sc 1ool.
and has been in active business since,
was president of the Aiogd National
bank at its organization: became large
~ Interested in the numbering business
in Michigan. was county clerk of the
county Of Tioga in 1853, 1850 and 1861;
was elected to the FOrtythird and
Forty-fourth congresses; was elected
United States senator Jan. IS, 1881, and
resigned that Office May Is Of the same
year. was chosen secretary and di-
rector Of the United States Express
company in 1879, and in 1880 was elect
ed president of the company; was mem
Der and president of the board of quar-
antine commits toner's Ct New York from
1880 till 1888; was delegate to the ma
tfOnaI Republican conventions of 1876,
1880. 1854, 1888. 1892 and 1896; has been a
member Of the national Republican
committee: was elected United states
senator in 1896. and took his seat March
4. 1897. His term of service viii expire
March 3, 1903.'
War Is on Already.
There is a possibility. many New
York Republican leaders think, that MI.
Plat will not be able to designate Gov
ernOr-elect Odel as his successor, nor
will it be possible for him to prevent
Colonel Roosevelt from becoming
more prominent politically in the event
that the latter, as vice president of the
United States. carries himself so that
the people of the country still retain
the confidence that it l. now supposed
they repOse in him. II was Mr.. Platts
purpose to have him nominated vice
president in order to snuff out his po-
litical light. He succeeded. as is well
known, in bringing about his nOmina-
ton at Philadelphia against his Will
but il must be said to his credit that
he did what he could to bring about
the election of the Mckinley and Roose-
welt ticket last November. He. how
ever, has no love for Governor Roose-
welt. and as the latter is aware of the
fact, has recently been doing all he
possibly could to build no an and-Platt
rraCh:ne n Now York state
Succeeds TO Some Extent.
He has used his power as governor to
do this. and it is believed he has been
successful at least in lessening the
power of Senator Plat, and in future
may be BILE to control affairs in that
state so that he can secure the New
York faction in the interest of the pres
idential candidacy in 1904 and before
that time prevent the election of Gov
ernor-eIect Odeu for the senatorship,
which the latter desires very much, and
for which he is laying his plans. with
the aid of Plat, to bring it to a success
full issue when the next New York leg
fslature assemblies to select Mr. Platt's
successor.
The contest between the Plat and
anti-Platt factions in the Empire state,
growing out OF the interests involved
as pointed out bOVe. viii be interesting
from this time forward. and as Senator
Platt is not in the best of health. and
as he is a much older man than Colonel
Roosevelt the latter is liable to defeat
the older. and at present more astute
political leader