The sun., 1903-02-27
ROOSEVELT IS WELL CONTENT.
ADVISED THAT HIS NOMINATION
rs PAST PERADvENTURE.
Barmsny IN New Ysrk Bespoken ana
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Predicted - Liquor Tex Fee Here
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Republicans who talked With President
Roosevelt Yesterday In New York city
said that he was satisfied and even graft
fed with the national political situation
They said that the President and his
personal political Investigators were con-
vinced that the Presidents Southern policy
concerning the nomination OF negroes 10
Office would stand him in good stead in the
election year from this fall II he is nomi-
mated The Investigators say he cannot
fail Of a nomination, that their investiga-
tions have brought out the unbiased
opinion that the Middle. Northwestern
and Far Western States ARE fairly bowling
for Roosevelt.
Recurring to the Presidents policy Of
naming negroes in the South to Office (even
though the Senate rejects the nominations)
1t was asserted that the negro vote in New
York, Indiana and Ohio is very heavy.
even heavy enough to be able df properly
used) to sway the ultimate vote OF these
three States in a Presidential election.
As for the Southern machine. the Presi-
dental delegate-getting machine. there
was a difference OF opinion.
Does Senator Hanna control it. or docs
n. President through his personal friends,
Postmaster General Henry c. Payne and
Gen James s. Clarkson, Surveyor OF the
Port Of New York;
The Presidents perso nal and political
advisers have advised him not to ahront
Senator Hanna on the ground that 'Mr
Hanna is good friend and an equally
p .itive enemy"
Talking Of the alleged boom for Senator
Hanna for The Republican Presidential
nomination an eminent Republican close
10 the President told his story:
Il went q night or 40 ago TO see popular
comic opera now running in New York
city. The chief character is thought to he
ar. ~ omat on a man OF straw. and he isn't
worth much as a human being until the
breath Of hfe' is blown into his head by
a colossal eyringe Then the automaton
is asked What kind o brairs would you
like' and the figure listlessly replies. Give
mo the plain Mark Hanna brand The
syringe then shoots a quart or two OF liquid
into the alleged autornaton. whose face
Immediately lights up and in stentorian
tones the au' omaton shrieks, Oh. how ]
love tho workiremarr
President Harrison In 1892. al Minne-
apolis, was renomi mated by the delegates
from Southern and other Democratic
States, and his second nomination was
vigorously opposed by Republican cleo
,oral-votc. giving States And Gen Har-
rison was defeated by Cleveland. Presi-
dent Rooaevelt's friends said yesterday that
the situation IL Far d'nerent now that 'he
Democratic party is almost a total wreck
,ho, ,ho ,o,. in the various important
,.,at ,.a,o-,;,.;nr States in presiden,,sI
e'ec'ora'-'o,e-e'''"k ''"' Ut :,
campaigns has undergone marken ana
permanent cham &c since 1896 They pointed
70 ,he State elections of 1902 and asked il
Tho Democrats could change them next
wear The Republicans last fall carried
he followino States by these pluralties:
nois"ss 10, indisnu"s :eI: Iowa-ie?iI
Kansas"t, t,d4 Maine-?7,lp4: Massachusetts,
-s7.i2o Michigan Iess+; Minnesota- -ss.%s1;
New Hampshire New yerseS-E'MI
New t9rEn on,"r 40. Wnshineton isasI
rennSnsV;nn'r- Winns;na- ,oa 1''''' "a'"s''" '"''''
60 I,,dna parr.r /, IVA. ssked ch.noe
Ndh ouuse M nc, S, - 90, ,,aarS y
tnr t,r, NO,r U, III ,n Ee.,an W. ,la,,sl.nd5
MI. ornry n ~ @r,anas snoLa ~ tho attn.
ihs M. W U,s,. Thov &C. !,
,"'t, ~ he ~ Their ,oinion that the President
S.,a,or plat, senator Depew and Gov
Sena,or San ra,, ing uJ ;n harmanv and thai 10
Vuan a,e ~"' sr;ns;nn Nns ~ 4, 10 creatad hv IN.
I',;sI .I'ae sr;a,ds sua snd .doesn't amonn, 70
anvlneG 'a'rIu nh,,,oS choir The Presiden,
q q row III ,aaJ h.s cer,ain,v advised sIl ~
u was aauu ~, ra,en m~s her ~ i. ON nics ter,os
nls Ir,tnuS IN Su W ynrL Senator'S and With Gov
CI, ,n W" 80 No, ~ nermii li,tIe men or liz, 10
ou,.', a',.' hE' I;.,,r, ,han,. ard .hovs aIi No,
ma. .,n;r;cai.
" ps Rsn,h,ioans ,re consider;no q
a-',.ij nd,.;a. b;i;,r ~ nassing a, Alhanv an
.ne n.nd,nsnt ~ ~ tho Rs;nes Iio,,or Law nro.
'.;diro 20, an Increase Of % or 80 uer cen,
~. IN 'te "n 81 =" sacnnd cosss, Tb;s naws
Ine niS, 81, a. ,s, .r%av os,sr ,be v,.;, 81 Mac,
Gar,' ,o o"f CO.. 0deii At tibanv and Tho y;sit
10y III ~ vsxn, ~ poi;c. CommI.sinna, Greene
o, ., Wuihsrrv ar rree, In s,,pnor, of ,he ar.
n, III Co. s,ch an amepdment ,he Re-