Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-11-12
TROUBLES OF ROOSEVELT.
Organization Leaders secretly OPP
posed go Hinl-PIedges May
Not Count.

Not Count.
In spite OF the denial from the white
house, there is no doubt that there is
friction between President Roosevelt
and at least two of his cabinet. The
matter has been left in allegiance until
the return Of Secretary Shaw from his
stumping tour, when further cCmplica-
lions in the ranks OF the republican
leaders may be manifested. The III
Of the squabble is the report Of ASr.
Bonaparte on the post Office scandals,
in which he reflects on Comptroller of
the Treasury Tracewell and practically
calls for his removal. Comptroller
Traceweil is an Indiana man and very
strong politically in the republican
councils of that state, and his retention
is necessary to the success of Congress-
man Hemenway, who has been selected
by the administration as chairman of
the committee on appropriations in the
coming congress. There is no doubt
that many OF the republican leaders
are not satisfied with President Roose-
Welt, especially those like Senator Han
ma, Elkins, and Aldrich, who fear that
some eXuberant caprice of the presi-
dent will lead their party into danger.
The usually well informed Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Post says: The whole post Office affair
is rapidly developing into a controversy
between the president and the repuDli-
can organization in many states"
Then he quoted an organization repub-
llean as saying: The president seems
TO think said an organization republic
can to-day, that all that is necessary
is for the country to elect him. He
forgets the republican organization
must first nominate him"
All this shows a strong underground
sentiment against President Roosevelt
in his W party by the party chiefs
who have always controlled the dels-
cation from their states to the repub-
llcan national convention. The pledges
already given by some of these lead
ers and the resolutions adopted en-
dorsing President Roosevelt will be
thrown aside and another selected in
his place, if the winning combination
can be made. The large and control
ing delegations from New York and
Pennsylvania have been pledged to
President Roosevelt, not for love of
him, but because the patronage de-
pended on such action. Thesetwos states
with Ohio and Indiana can come pretty
near debating the nominee, with the
delegates from the southern states
ready for revolt. The revolt may new
err occur, because President Roosevelt
may succumb to the pressure that the
organization leaders will bring to bear
on Kim, as he has done on former oc-
casiOns. If he persists in the removaI
OF TraceWell and in forcing his ideas
on congress, the leaders may conclude
to throw him overheard for some more
plant candidate who will think of
someone else besides himself. IF mat
ters do not come to such a pass and
the outlook for success of the republic
can ticket is doubtful, there will be a
scramble by the organization leaders
to save their W scalps from the po-
litical eruption that is probable and let
the president care for his own for
tunes.
The democrats can view with COM
placency the clouds gathering on the
republican horizon, for in the event of
President Roosevelt's rejection by the
republican national convention, there
would be a vast number of ardent re-
publicans who would be at least luke
warm for the slight cast upon their
leader. If President Roosevelt is able
to overcome the opposition in his own
party and is the candidate, there will
be very influential political elements
that will openly and secretly oppose
him, SO either horn of the. republican
dilemma brings aid and promise of
success to the cause Of the people.