Arizona republican., 1904-03-12
New York Politics With an Arizona Annex.

Annex.
 The Associated Press report that Colonel George W. Dunn, of Bingham an. N. E., is to be appointed secretary if the tsrritory of Arizona, serves to brow an interesting sidelight on the political situation in the Empire state
 And. while as a rule, the people or Arizona object to the appointment or residents of other states to office m this territory. we must say that Colonel Dunn proves to be as happy selection for the cffice of secretary as Edward Kent. Of Colorado, was for the office of chief justice. the fair-minded people of Ar:.ona will not hesitate 10 comafend Sir. Roosevelt for his action in inc ureuises. Arizona never had u,ore conscientious or popular federal afsesr than Judge Kent has proved to be
 All the New York papers agree that Senator Thomas Collier Platt is no ,ouper leader of the republican party in New York, and that. politically, he ia oonly a memory" But the senator 2. seens atI,l to cut fair amount of ice i at Washington.
 #. Senator Platt's alleged downfall is dated from that celebrated con ference at the White House ] last fall. at which he, Gov ! ernor Oden. and President Roose- } welt were present. Governor Oden re- : turned to New York, and announced that thereafter he was to be the leader ! of the party in New York. It seems, z hOwCv,r, that the governor has reach ed inc conclusion that his promotion to the position of boss" was not due to the recognition he received as sucn from the president, but is owing to h-s own handiwork and personal strength. It has been noted with some concern, and still more interest, accordingly, that during the past few weeks MT. Odeu has. developed an attitude toward Mir. Roosevelt which in some places would b. termed "chesty.'
 The csuse of the arrangement be- tween lhe governor and the president cnvEstng SC goon after the completion Of a treaty Bf alliance between them, does not appear. One cause, it is surmised. is the deteTynination of Governor Oden to ousl the Hon. George w Dunn from the position of chairman Of the New York state republican committee. It is supposed that Mir. Roosevelt did not lcok| kindly upon this programme, and urged the governor not to rub it in on. P1att by throwing Platt's closest friend out of the chairmanship of the committee. end that Mir. Odell resent ed this advice from the White House. But if the latest reports should prove true, and the president should appoint Col Damn secretary of Arizona, it would indicate that the president pro- poses to. ever things up for Col. Dunn. At anY rate, Chairman Dunn is booked 10 have a can tied to him by OdeH, aud Governor Odsll will. it is said, run the campaign in New York himself t.sst week, it was un- derstooss, Mg. OdelI was invited to the White House gCT a conference. This is how the NcE York Sun describes subseCuen developments:
 saturday, Governor OdelPs organ blew 1his voluntary:
 "'The great American public in gen. eTal. and that of New York in particu- lar, turn their expectant eyes to Wash iEgIon, Where the president of the United States and the governor of New York are discussing the plans, already successfully Gnder way. to carry the Empige state fer its most distinguish ed son
 ''The ysals..c turned it's expectant eyes in vain. The Eost distinguished son of NewburS did not go to Washington He made mRsterly retreat from this town to Albany, leaving behind him this proclamation, in which a subaudi- tion of ranoey, a certain snort of def- ance, may be detected:
 " The president is looking after na- tional affairs, and. it is conceded, with some ability. I'll try to look after state SaRtFE. and. so far as I can, will rot permit any interference. believe I can take care of the state from republican point of view without any ssslstancH except from the republican orssnisattSn.'
 .SSHAyv HE was all Tor WaSnlngtOn SaiVrd9y, he didn't know whether he should ap thtre or not before the meet ing oe the republican state convention lt ia officially asserted that he caught rCld. Friday or early Saturday morn- iBR. The language of the proclamation andlc@GcS that the cold is in his feet" .:;.: From this distance it appears that 2 the net result of political events in S New York during the past few months are these. Senator Platt has been ef- fectually aud finally deposed from the place Ae has occupied for twenty years as the absolute boss of New York. The senator has been succeeded by his .:t..;
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