Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-05
EFFECT ON IH[ FUTURE
Probable Bearing Election Re
suits of Tuesday Will Have
on Presidential Politics
HARDLY POSSIBILITY
He Was Not Born On American Soil
and His Eligibility Might Be Cues
tioned-Gorman Brought to the Fore
and Tom johnson Effectively Dis
posed of.

w aSnlngt0n, NOV. 0.-l ueSudS > eISS-
tions in the various states were far
more important than would be evil
dent from a casual inspection of the
results of the balloting. There is
scarcely any doubt that one or two
presidential possibilities We're created
and others were in turn completely dis
posed of.
The elections in New York City. in
Maryland, and in Ohio were imports
ant moves on the vast checkerboard
of national politics, and were SO recog-
nized by all persons playing the game
None of these elections. not even that
in New York City, was fought out on
national issues in any sense of the
word, so the fortunes of President
Roosevelt can hardly be said to depend
upon them, at least directly. A more
careful scrutiny of the conditions in the
three states show. on the other hand.
that the president is indirectly inter-
ested in each case and the ballotlng
Tuesday may have great influence up
on the nominations as well as upon the
presidential election itself
George B. Mcclellan. Arthur Pue
Myron T. Herrick, Tom [. Johnson,
William II. Taft, William r. Hearst,
David B. Hill, and several other i'm
portant personages, both republican
and democrat, are more or less directly
concerned and the chances are that the
people In the polling booths have done
good deal in the direction of nomin-
ating president or vice president or
both. President Roosevelt's nomina
ton to succeed himself IS. OF course, as
sured. and will be given him by accla-
nation, but the course OF events at the
ballot box may readily determine the
Identity of his opponent as we'll as that
of his running mate ON the ticket.
1t is entirely natural, of course, tina,
the principal interest should center a.
round the election of young George r.
Mcclellan to position of such great
dignity and power as that of mayor OF
New York. He bears the name OF the
distinguished soldier democrat who
was himself candidate for the presi-
dency, and the young mans sensational
election in New York will be quite suf-
ficient to keep him in the public eye for
the next six or eight months, until the
democratic nomination for the pres
idency has been determined.
Vice Presidency.
Many people probably have forgotten
that young Mcclellan was an aspirant
for the vice presidential nomination al
Kansas City three years ago. He want
ed the place badly and Boss Croker,
who was in command of the. New York
delegation, was friendly to Mcclellan
and stood SO close to Bryan that if
New York had named man for the
place and backed it up with the full
strength Of the delegation it would
probably have been granted
Mr.. McClellan's friends will now be-
gin to consider him presidential pos
sibllity He will become the mayor of
New York the first of the year. bus
those who know the young man well
are aware that the chief executive of
the metropolis will be Charley Murphy
the leader of, Tammany hall. The new
mayor is an amiable young man of
good personal character, and with a
proper idea of the desirability of pro-
tecting the name he bears from all tar
nish. Nevertheless he Is not a strong
character, while Murphy is. and Nc
Clellan's presidential aspirations will
be the thing TO make him as clay in the
hands Of the plotter. because Murphy,
in conjunction with David Fl. HILL, will
surely control the New York state dele
CATION to the next national convention.
The chances, are. in fact, that, between
the day of his accession to power as
mayor of New York. and the time for
assembling the national convention,
things in Manhattan will have become
so excessively wide open as to produce
natural reaction thruout the country
against the Tammany candidate.
Foreign Born.
There Ia a curious stain upon Mr..
McCiellan's political escutcheon. how
ever, and it is one which can be dis
torted into serious blemish, and pos
sibly prevent him from making sue
cessful attempt at becoming a presi-
Dental candidate. He Is the son of a
distinguished union general and sub
sequent democratic candidate for the
presidency on the copperhead platform
that the war was a failure. Neverthe-
less Mr. Mcclellan. mayor elect, was
not born in the United States. His
parents were travelling abroad and his
birth WIS officially registered in Dres-
den. Saxony. The courts have always
held that the son of American parents
born abroad during their temporary
absence from home does not lose any
of his rights of citizenship. 1t is prob
able that the courts will hold this to be
true in regard TO a person elected pres
ident of the United States, but there is
sufficient doubt on this subject to rem
der it undesirable to precipitate such an
issue.
The people who went thru the trying
strain which followed upon the Hayes
Tilden election in 1876, would not well
come an issue which might precipitate
strife in congress and before the
country. In addition to that the ques-
ton of eligibility probably would be
urged on the stump and would likely
influence a great many voters.
Hill or Parker Likely.
On the other hand. the overwh Ginning
success in New York City seems like
iy to he potent factor In determining
the next democratic nomination. The
Empire state is likely to demand the
nomination either for Hill or for Par
ker. There are evidences enough Of
harmony between Hill and Murphy to
indicate they are likely TO get together
either in behalf of the sage of WoIfert's
Roost or Judge Parker. II Hill cam do
as we'll up the state as Murphy did in
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