New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-01
PRESIDENT INTERESTED
MOST EARNESILY Y DESIRES
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS.
ESPECIALLY SOLICITOUS FOR PARTY
HARMONY AND THE REELECTION
OF GOVERNOR ODELL
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.l
Washington, Oct. 31.-Secretary Cortelyou
made the following statement this afternoon:
The President Is watching with the keen
est interest and most earnest desire for Re-
publican success the various Congress cam
vnsses and the state cnnvnsscs I'm States like
New-York and Pennsylvania where Govern
ors are to he elected.
This statement was made in answer to in
quiries regarding the Presidents attitude in the
elections. Since the beginning of the campaign
Mr.. Roosevelt has kept in close touch with
the situation in all parts of the country as MS
personal injury and his work to settle the coal
strike permitted. Except for the imperative or
ders of his physicians, he would not have aban-
doned his speech making tour which was cut
short by the necessary operation at Indianapolis,
and had his recovery been more rapid he would
have again taken up his travels 20 proclaim Re
publican principles and urge the people to cast
their votes for the continuance of a Republican
House and for Legislators who would choose Re
publican Senators. Instead the anthracite coal
strike and its menace to Republican success as
msrepresented to the people by Democratic
politicians, came to absorb his whole attenson
for time until he accomplished settlement
But throughout the campaign he has been kept
advised by Chairman Babcock of TIE Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee. by pri-
vate letters and by personal talks with Repub-
licans from all the States in which there are
contests. The lively interest which he has felt
in the success of the Republican party in every
State has been impressed his callers with
whom he has discussed conditions in their local
tiles. and he has been especially sOlicitous that
there should be no weakening of the Republican
lines through factiOnal fights, urging that all
Republicans should concentrate their efforts
against the common enemy-the Democratic
party-rather than strive TO bring about the de-
feat OF men in their own party.
The President believes that the Republican
party has much important work ahead of II for
the next few years. and that ii is necessary for
the advancement OF the country that this work
should be carried without interruption. The
idea advanced in some quarters that he Repub-
licans would be in better position for the
Presidential campaign OF 1904 II the Democrats
should elect the House of Representatives this
fall and demonstrate their incapacity and lack
Of any constructive policy, has never appealed to
Mr.. Roosevelt He has, therefore. throughout
the campaign been heartily in accord with the
aggressive policy which its leaders have
adopted
In no feature of the campaign has the Presi-
dent taken greater interest than in the can
vass for Governor Of the State OF New-York He
is especially interested In the Neg-York cam
psign because IL is his avn state, and he IS
thoroughly acquainted with the men who are
candidates on the Republican ticket and with
the State issues involved in the campaign. AS
Governor Oden stands at the head OF the State
ticket as the especial champion of the policies of
the Republican party in New-York. the interest
of the President is largely centred in his can
Vass.