The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-25
Political Condition in York State
 Anything But Encouraging LOST VOTES BY MEDDL|NG
Hanna for President Is Gently Whis- pered, But the John Hay Boom Appears to Be the More
 Formidable.

Washington, November 24-(Special.)- The President is no doubt badly frighten- ed at the political conditions which con- front him in his own state. He knows full well that the quarrel over there be- tween Platt and Odell is hurting him all over the country and he Is trying the best he knows how to bring harmony out of discord. But the President has no diplomacy. as was conclusively shown In the disastrous results attending his con- ference at the white house a few weeks ago with the Maryland republicans, for he made matters worse for his party. As one leader expressed it: He cut us ten thousand votes for his meddling." The President may have better luck tonight and Dunn He is going to give them the best dinner that can be gotten out of the executive mansion, and after the feast, l while over the cvoffee and cigars, he will appeal to them for Gods sake and his sake to come together and be good.
 Love One Another. Each one of the three will protest that they not only love him but love one an- other, and leave him enraptured, though it will not be many days before the same discord and sounds assail his ears from the empire state. From the best repunli- can sources it can be said that 1t Is all up for Roosevelt over there. The stars have not yet spoken but the sun has and this is the way it talks today.
 MT. Payne said last night at the Hol- l hOlIga 10 " In fa a statement that he has frequently made of late, tow1t: <
 Will Lose New York State.
 If Roosevelt is nominated for Presi- dent next year he will lose the state of New York by 100000 plurality | Many republicans discussed the ques- tiou yesterday, but declined to give tlieir views for publication The statement Is made in high political circles that if things continue to drift as they are in the republican party the availability of Pres | ident Roosevelt for the nomination next | year will be very greatly questioned in I the republican national convention and 1t was said more pointedly than ever yesterday that Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna cannot by interviews or letter or | anything he may say or write. stop the boom for himself which was precipitated on the night the polls closed in Ohio No
 
 ity of 114,00O was piled up for the repub- lican candidate for governor, Col. Myron T. Herrick.
 The Sun, on the authority of republi- cans, said twenty-four hours later that that vote in Ohio would be a menace to President Roosevelt and as was printed in the Sun yesterday morning many re- publicans are beginning to doubt the ad- visibility of nominating President Roose- welt, and yet the same number of re- pub'ioans doubt the advisabilty of nom- mating Senator Hanna for the presidency.
 Hay the Man.
 Republicans say that the Roosevelt ad- ministration at Washington and the Han na folks who are closed to the Roosevelt administration would not in any way raise finger against the nomination of the Hon. John Hay, secretary of state, the man who has steered the United States successfully through all its for eign entanglements for the last few years. Indeed the republicans said yesterday that there was more in this Hay business than some would like at first blush. And another one of the republican papers in New York. the Evening Post. says Fear that New York will go democrat ic in. the election is written on the coun- tenance of every republican politician. The victory of Mcclellan in Manhattan  critic votes against him indicate that when the full party strength is enlisted New York city may easily roll up ma jority of 10O,O 900 for a conservative demo- cratic candidate
 Republicans Are Anxious. ITO overcome such odds the republ- can leaders will have the struggle of their lives for Odell carried the state for governor by less than 5000. These facts alone are enough to account for the eager buzzings in the corridors of the Fifth Avenue hotel and the anxious look on every face in the amen corner. but to add to the excitement the relations between Platt and Odel are apparently more strained than ever.
 The senate and house are still at log gerheads over the fatal adjournment and the probabilities are that it will remain so until the regular session begins next Monday week. In the meantime the little row has cost the members of congress their mileage which is no insignificant sum for them. It is especially a severe loss to those western members who left Washington for their homes week ago Thursday for the sole purpose of captur- ing their mileage