The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-20
west will probably love the president all

west will probab bly, love the president all
the more because this is SO.
By spring the president will make con-
siderable Roadway in perfecting his or
ganization; this is necessary in view of
the off year campaign; he wants to have
that campaign bring out the fact that he
is strong, and has the political situation
we'll in hand. The serious work of plan
ming for delegates, however, will not be-
gin until next year.
The 1872 votes in the convention claimed
above for Roosevelt are as follows:
California, IL 2 Colorado, 8; Idaho. 6; Iowa,
Is; Kansas, 20; Minnesota, 49, Montana, G;
Nebraska, IS; Nevada, 6; New York, 72:
North Dakota, 6, Oregon, 8: Pennsylvania, 81;
South Dakota, 8; Texas, 30; Utah, 6; Wash
ington, 8; Wisconsin, "a; Wyoming, 6; the
territories, each, IA; Arkansas, 16; Virginia,
"a; Missouri "a; New Jersey, 20; Michigan,
2S-total, 1872. -.l
The foregoing list embraces nothing
from New England, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North
and South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and
West Virginia, in nearly every one Of
which the president has enough strength
to divide the delegation, if not get it all,
noteworthy in Illinois, Kentucky and
Tennessee.
BY the time the convention comes, his
strength is likely to be so great as to
demand an unanimous nomination.
Payne a Strong Helper.
Bearing Importantly on the preliminary
work is the appointment to the cabinet
of Henry G. Payne of Wisconsin, admit
tedly the shrewdest republican politician
next to Senator Hanna, and so far as
grasp of details and ability as manager
are concerned, Hanna's superior. It is not
~ r. r. ,,1o
tics in the postmaster generals office; far
from 1t; but he will be, as cabinet off,
Ger, in position to give the most effective
swing of his abilities. The strength of
one such man as Payne will count more
for Roosevelt, in the event of a fight in
the convention, than hundreds of those in
through the east and the middle west,
who do not like his independence in pat
ronage, and are suspicious Of his broad
and liberal western views. The entire
east, 1t may be said, fears that Roose-
velt's western policies will make that
section unduly prominent, and to that ex
tent minimize the influence which from
the foundation of the government, New
England, New York and their neighbors,
have exerted ON national affairs. Mr..
Payne comes from the middle west, and
thus occupies strategic position.
Another compliment to the west has
come through the naming of Governor
Shaw as secretary of the treasury. It is
the first time that officer has come from
a state wholly west of the Mississippi.
And Shaw's appointment will not displace
Mr.. Wilson as secretary OF agriculture.
The middle west now has four cabinet
places, and will probably get fifth as
soon as the bill creating a secretary of
commerce becomes law. Five will be
a majority of the cabinet. The west can
afford to love Roosevelt for the eastern
enemies he will make.
Nelson HIS Minnesota Manager.
1t is likely that the president will COM
plete this winter the work of selecting
managers in the several states This is
probably what has brought Thomas H.
Shevlin of Minneapolis, national commit
teeman from Minnesota, to Washington
with his wife for the winter. He wants
to be near the scene of operations and
thus ready to plug his own game" In
the opinion of careful observers, however,
Mr.. Shevltn has no more chance to be
the Roosevelt manager in Minnesota than
DR.. Ames has to be governor. 1t is gen
orally believed that the president, while
probably comforting with several of the
more prominent men of the state party,
will place his final dependence in Sena-
tor Nelson, who now looms up as the
strongest and biggest republican In Min
nesota.
Senator Nelson has grown appreciably
during the past year. He is now conced-
ed to be one Of the strong men OF the
senate, and the old members defer to
and confer with him on many matters.
1t is believed that he Is destined to hold
an even more influential position in the
senate than was held by Senator Davis.
He is not as brilliant as Davis, and there
fore has been making his way to the front
more slowly. But he wears we'll, and his
course has been steadily upward.
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