The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-24
HANNA AND ODELLl
PoRTENTous 1uINGs IN NEW
 YORK FRACTIONAL FIGHT.
President cts Advice-Sends for Many New Workers and is Be- heved to Be Trying to Heal
 the Local Breach.

Washington Special to ". Y. Herald. | Senator Hanna's Presidential boomers in | Washington sare watching the contest which is going on between Senator Plats and Governor odell for the control of the Republican machine in New York with great interest.
 Some of them are convinced that 1t means a movement for a new ticket la beiled Hanna ond Odelr' for 1904, and that no matter what denials or protesta- tons Senator Hanna and Governor Odell may make and no matter what President Roosevelt and Senator Platt may do there will be a contest in New York for dele gates to the next Republican National Convention. Senator Hanna has been in New York for two days and so has Senator Platt President Roosevelt has been in consult tation with numerous Republican leaders of New York State within the last few days, and 1t is understood that he has been trying to bring about harmony be- tween Senator Platt and Governor Odcii. The President today had a long conver- sation with W. D. Murphy of the Brook lyn Union League Club. who was called into consultation at Sagamore Hill by the President on currency legisiation last summer. Things look rather saualiy for Republi- can harmony in the State of New York' according to remarks made by well in- formed Republican politicians. State- ments made here would indicate that the time was almost ripe for an absolute end ing of the so-called truce which has pre- vailed between the President and sena- tor PIatt on the one hand and Governor Odell on the other. The Herald correspondent is informed | that not only once but many times re- | fIry haa heen fmDOT. | tuned to permit the use of his name in the | Presidential contest against Roosevelt for | its effect on the coming political struggle | in New York State.
 Hanna Never Gave Encourag- tens. l More than a year ago Senator Hanna | was asked to enter into an Arrangement | by. which he should become the Presi- dential candidate and odeil the candidate | for Vice-President. He has never given
 any open encouragement to the sugges- tions, but recently his personal friends. | many of whom are confidential advisers. have been busily employed in seeking ev- cry opportunity to belittle the candidacy | of President Roosevelt and to keep the Hanna boom going with constantly accel-
 erated speed.
 The Senator has been refusing to give any encouragement to these overtures,
 has been abusing his friend Senator Scott l of West Virginia, who has been managing his campaign, and has been sending re-
 plies to letters from admirers, stating that
 once, for all he would not be a candidate
 for President
 Senator Hanna has been rebuEing Sen ator Scott at least once Q day for his activity in urging him as 8 candidate,
 While the Ohio Senator may not enter the field, 1t seems to national politicians
 here as if the open breach about to occur
 between Senator Platt and Governor odel
 might really be the turning point and that contest would be precipitated between
 the administration and the enemies of the
 administration. with New York as the
 vortex.
 Senator Hanna,in 1896, invaded New
 York State against Senator Platt and
 boldly asked for delegates to the St. Louis
 National Convention pledged to McKin-
 ley. Mckinley leagues were formed all
 over the State and delegates were elected
 in many districts pledged to Mckinley
 although Governor Morton was the can
 didate of the Platt machine for the Pres
 idency.
 If Hanna could be induced to go into an open fight with Roosevelt now he would
 have in his favor the Governor of the
 State and all the State patronage. While
 1t may be that the contest which is now
 under way will be merely confined to a l test of the strength between Platt and
 Odell.. the fact will be ever present that
 the control of the delegates to the next
 National Convention is at stake.
 A Sap at, the President.
 Very significant of the developments in
 New York is regarded the negotiations now going on here between the Republi- l cans and the Democrats of the Senate for
 preventing any further consideration be- | ing given the Cuban reciprocity bill in the
 extra session. Already enemies of the aG-
 ministration, and among them may be mentioned friends of Senator Hanna, who are actively engaged in the movement to beat the President for renomination, say l the Senate has won.
 Indeed. some of these persons openly declare that the action of the Senate in
 making dead set in throwing the Cuban
 bill over, until the regular session is de- signed as slap at the President in ol . der to show the country that he has lost
 his hold on the party and that his extra session. especially called to give relief to | Cuba, is a dead failure.
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