The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
Surveyor of Port of New York 10
Try to Capture Southern Dele
gates for Roosevelt.
IS A SHREWD POLITICIAN.
Presidents Friends Say He Is the
Capable Man Who Could Have
Been Selected To Measure
Swords With Hanna.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. July 81. :. ClarksSn. re-
Gently selected by President Roosevelt for
Surveyor OF the Port Of New York. has
been In Washington for about Il week. cor
ferring with Postmaster General Payne and
other politicians close 10 the President with
regard to the political situation.
AT the time that sir. Clarkson was nomi-
nated. Senator Plat was asked II Il WEE
not trEe that AIr. GARRISON had been IN,
active in Tolitics lately. He replied that 3;
wss. but that people would find that Mr.
Ciarkson would be active enough hereafter,
This prediction + already being fulflled.
There Is reason to believe that the cam
paign OF 1894 Is already under consiiera-
ton. and that Mr.. Garrison l. to have n
very important part in the capturing OF
delegates. His friends say that he can
| give Senator Hanna cards and spades IN
capturing the Southern delegates.
Postmaster General Payne IL the head
and front Of the Roosevelt campaign for
1874. and Senator Hanna's friends have long
reckoned upon him as their real adversary.
He is looked upon here as the manager o.
the Roosevelt boom. with able lieutenanis.
One Of the ablest Of these l. Mr.. GARRISON,
and Senator Quay. who recently engineered
an Endorsement Of Dir. Roosevelt for 1904
through the Pennsylvania Convention. -
another.
Fight for Southern Delegates.
The part in the movement which is
assigned to Mr. ClarksOn. according 10
good authority. Is the capture OF the south.
Mr.. Hanna himself gave evidence ia 1886
OF his ability at the baggin= q Southern
delegates. although IL Is asserted by per
soIs unfriendly TO Mr.. Hanna that he got
too much credit for that. and that the
honor really belonged 10 the late Consul
At all events. shrewd politicians figure
that for the southern delegates Will be one
hminary campaign OF 1901. and To that
work Mr.. Clarkson appears 10 have been
assigned.
VIII. Mr.. Payne. acting as general mana
ger OF the Roosevelt boom and the South
ern end OF the campaign. assigned 10 Mr..
Clarkson. considerable curiosity exists as
Payne.
There is no doubt that he will throw
himself heart and soul into the fight liz
some way. There are two reasons for this
assumption: First. that the only prominent
opponen OF the President is Mr.. Hanna.
whom Quay hates bitterly: and. second.
that Mr. Roosevelt has recognized Mr.. Quay
10 a greater extent IN Federal patronage
than did President Mckinley. Mr.. Quay
Was persona non BTata at the White
one of his chief opponents was honored
with 4 seat in Mr.. McKinley's Cabinet. on
President Roosevelts assumption OF the
treatment and his enemy vas the first
OF Mr.. McKinley's old Cabinet Ministers
10 ieaNe the CABINET
Quay Wants Revenge.
Aside from this. SIR. Quay has a strong
grudge agaihrt Mr.. Hanna for having aided
materially in keeping him out OF the Sem
etc In 1910. when Senator Burrows led the
fight against seating Mr.. Quay as an APP
pointed Senator. Mr.. Burrows tried TO make
peace with Mr.. Quay after he got back, bui
ME. Hanna never did. and everybody who
knows Mr.. Quay's personal characteristics
Eas been waiting TO sec him take his re-
yenge on Mr. Hanna.
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and Quay will play. interest VIII center
for a time around NJ. ClarkSOn. the man
in charge Of the movement to capture the
At the time that Mr. Roosevelt appointed
Garrison there was severe criticism upon
the selection. IL seemed TO many persons
q strange thing that a proposed "refOrmer"
should select such 4 spokesman As Mr..
Clarkson for such an important Office. New
Workers. who found fault. said that Mr..
Clarkson had not been active In New York
politics.: that, in fact. he had not taken
any part In politics At all for six years.
and that his previous activity was that Of
an Iowa man. That he was a clever pOli-
tlcian was admitted. but few OF Senator
Platts supporters could understand why
who was voted an Iowa man 90 such an
position
Mr. Roosevelt Personal Choice.
There was a disposition To lay the blame
on the Iowa delegation. and to inSinuatc
that they had OutEeneraled Senator Platt.
But this was not trae. Careful inquiry was
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the Iowa delegation. and there Is not the
least doubt that Mr.. ClaTkson was Mr.
ROosevelts personal choice.
This Is not 10 Intimate that Mr.. Clark
sons appointment was dlStaSteful 10 either
Mr.. Plat or Senators Allison and DOlliysr-
They cheerfully acquiesccd in u. but did
not suggest II.
Those Of AIr. ROOsevelt's supporters who
have been admitted into the secret Of Mr..
ClarkSon's activities are extremely happy
over the situation. They are confident that
Mr.. Garrison will have no trouble In de-
featinR Mr. Hanna or anybody else who
wants 10 get the Southern delegates away
from Mr.. Roosevelt. They point to his
brilliant political record as First Assistant
Postmaster General and as a leading spirit
in the Republican National Committee. 10
prove that no better man could have been
with the work In hand.
II Is believed that Clarkson will not con-
fine his work entirely 70 the South. hut will
be expected also 10 lend 2 hand in other
Of the country. although the South |
Will he his main concern.
At all events. there Is no doubt what
ever that Mr.. Plat was right whom be J
said that II ClarkSon had been inactive in
he would he so no more.
Mr.. Clarkson's friends say that the rea-
son that he has not taken an active part
In politics In recent years e that he has
feen In bad health and unable 10 DO much. |
health Is now recovered. and he eN-
pects to be as active as he ever was In
his life.