The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-05
NATIONAL AND YORK STATE POL.
lTIcs DISCUSSED.
HARMONY IN EMPIRE STATE
Delegates to the Next National Con.
venticn Will Be for Roose.
welt for President.

Oyster Bay, N. j., July 31.-"Presi
dent Roosevelt will have a solid dele
cation from New York state to the
next republican national convention
This statement was made yesterday
afternoon by Senator Thomas C. Plat,
after a conference with the president
at Sycamore Hill. Senator Platt was
accompanied to Mr.. Roosevelt's coun-
try home by Colonel George w. Dunn
Of BinghamptCn, chairman of the re
publican state committee of New
York.
The visit to the president was by
appointment. At $50 o'clock in the
morning Senator Plat and Colonel
Dunn boarded the government yacht
Slyph at New York and Is minutes
later the trim little ship was under
way for Oyster Bay.
They arrived off the J.. West Roose-
welt landing at 1880 p. m. and were
conveyed Immediately to the shore
in a launch. At tn" landing they were
met by one of the presidents carri-
ages and driven directly to Sycamore
Hill.
After a cordial welcome by Mr..
Roosevelt luncheon was announced.
During the two hours conference
which ensued both national and New
York state politics were discussed,
the discussion quite naturally revolv-
ing around state affairs. Senator
Platt briefly but comprehensively re-
viewed the political situation in both
the national and state fields.
He had already declared himself to
be a supporter of MI. Roosevelt for
the presidential nomination in 1904,
and he expressed the opinion that,
barring serious contingencies, the
president would be named to succeed
himself. 1t was in this connection
that he made the statement quoted
at the beginning of this dispatch.
Mr.. Plat assured Mr.. Roosevelt
that perfect harmony existed among
the leaders and among the rank and
file of the republican party in New
York and that without doubt the en-
tire republican ticket would be elect
ed this fall.
The story that Governor Odell
might retire from politics to accept a
handsome business offer was advert
ed to, but merely in the form of a
denial of its authenticity. Governor
Odell has had, it is understood, sew
eral offers during the past year or
two to go into business in a way par
ticularly advantageously to him, but
all of them have been rejected. He
is a candidate for reelection and will
be nominated in September, it is con
fidently stated by Senator Plat.
Shortly after 3 o'clock Senator Plat,
leaning on the arm of Colonel Dunn,
descended the steep flight of steps
to the J. West Roosevelt landing to
take the launch Slyph. He looks
stronger than he has looked for sew
eral months. To a reporter of the AS
ISOLATED Press he said that he felt
very we'll indeed" In response to
Inquiries the senator said that he and
Colonel Dunn had had a very pleasant
talk with the president.
"The object of our visit to Saga
more HILL" suggested Colonel Dunn,
was to discuss pending national mat
tiers with President Roosevelt and to
inform him of the condition of the re-
publican party in the Empire state.
Senator Plat said: president
Roosevelt will have a solid delegation
from New York state to the next re-
publican national convention. He will
meet no opposition in his own state y
AS to his conference with Mr.. Roose.
welt, the senator said: "We did not
discuss local appointments with the
president. Our talk was on national
and state political conditions rather
than personalities"
In response to other inquiries, Sen
atOr Platt said after announcing the
assumption, of course, that Governor
Odell would again be a candidate:
'The candidates on the state tick
ct will not be decided upon until the
republican convention meets at Sar
atoga in September. OF course the
president has no candidate for lieu
tenant governor. He is urging the
claims of nc man."
In the brief conversation it was saiG
by Mr.. Platt that he understood Gov
ernor Odell in a few days would visit
the president at Sycamore Hill to dis
cuss New York affairs. An inquiry
concerning the political future of Lieu
tenant Governor Timothy Woodruff