The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-30
STRICTLY POLITICAL.
ALL ABOUT ONE MAN.
Roosevelt and New York.

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Try as they may, the republicans
cannot conceal the fact that they are
in danger of losing New York state in
the national election if Roosevelt is the
party's nominee for president. And
as matters now stand, there is hardly
any chance OF keeping him from get.
ting the nomination.
In the first place, the republican
party in New York is split all to pieces
with practically no hope OF bringing
the warning factions together between
now and the 1904 campaign. Both
the Platt and Odeil factions have at
last thrown off the mask and gone at
each other in earnest. That in itself
Is enough to make the situation in
New York state any thing but pleasing
from republican standpoint; but the
trouble is more far-reacbing than that.
1t will be recalled that Roosevelt was
once governor OF New York. He rode
into Office, in true trough rider" style,
on the Spanish-Amarican war craze,
upsetting all the plans OF the recogniz-
ed party leaders and doing nothing af-
ter assuming the governorship to pla-
cate them. He was never-untll late
livery much of ''party man." and
throughout b:i administration be
showed no respect for his party or its
leaders. He gave offense right and
left, and never once took the trouble
to heal any of the wounds.
Roosevelt's friends have always
claimed that he singly dealt deadly
blow to machine politics, OF which
Thomas G. Platt was the high priest in
New York state. Governor Odell, 1t
seems, has Kept mp the same policy.
and Commercial politics" as the Odell
people are pleased to term the methods
ol the Platt crowd, has not had foil
swing in New York for several years.
Nevertheless, the Platt faction have
controlled nearly everything except
the governor, and they are still strong.
The "easy boss" is not yet ready to
pass in his checks. politically speaking,
by any means. lie proposes to fight
it out, if he pulls the house down in
doing so.
Since Roosevelt became president,
Platt has tried to conceal his antago-
nism as much as possible, but the inev-
liable clash~f1as come. In its present
phase it is a clash between Platt and
Odell, but Roosevelt is involved to an
extent that Is calculated to make him
feel anything but comfortable.
The leaders of the Platt faction no
longer make any effort to conceal their
hostility toward President Roosevelt,
aud one of the most prominent of their
number, Lou F. Payn, a Plstt lleuten-
ant who has welded considerable in
huence among New York republicans,
in an interview published in the New
York World on Monday boldly pro-
claims that If Roosevelt is nominated
for the presidency he will fail to carry
New York state. He is quoted as fol-
lows:
s'No matter who runs for governor
he will 20 down in defeat. The repub-
Iican party hasn't a man strong enough
to be elected governor ff Roosevelt is
to be the presidential candidate. /
suppose we all will have to support Mr..
but be is beaten man.
"Of course, If men like BRYAN control
the democratic convention there will
be chance, bat as it stands today the
president couldn't make any sort Of a
race.
"That Pittefeld trolly car accident
was fortunate thing for Mr.. Rooee-
velt. If that hadn't happened he
would have gone on making those dan
yerous speeches Hs in New England and
would have ruined himself and the par
". He went home and the wise men
of the party went down to Oyster Bay
and called him off. You notice that
his western speeches are entirely differ
ent from his New England trust
speeches. He has got around to the
right side at last"
OF course, there are other New York
who are doing all In their
power to offset this sort of talk, but
the fact is apparent that there Is an
open revolt against Roosevelt in that
state.
Not only is his party badly disrupted,
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.
Mra. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup has