The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08
WALL STREET TO
SHOUT FOR TEDDY
Financiers Who Tried to Break
the Presidents Grip Have
H. Been Fooled. 49,
Delegates Opposed to Him Gould
/ Not Be Secured for National
I -" r. Convention. 4"
Organized Opposition Has Fallen
to Pieces Twas Found
to Be Useless.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Feb. S.-Walter Wellman
in a New York special to the Record
Herald says:
Since the collapse Of the anti Roose-
welt movement in Wall street, many
corning the methods adopted by the
big financiers who were behind it have
come to light. The plan to defeat the
nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt at the
Chicago convention did not come to an
end till about the middle Of last
month; then it was that the men who
had been promoting it were forced to
admit they were beaten. e..~.~-,
At one time in January they were
absolutely confident Of success. They
believed, in the innocence of their in
experience as political manipulatOrs,
that they had set in motion the forces
which surely should result in prevent
ing the nomination going to the man
in the White House. All over the
railroad politicians, the pass distribu-
tors, the legislative workers of the
corporations.
These men had consulted the politi-
cal bosses and at first there seemed to
be a little encouragement. With the
name Of Hanna to conjure with, and
with discomfort against Roosevelt ap-
parently increasing among the politi-
clans in many places, the New York
ffnanciers who were backing this effort
fondly imagined they were assured of
success. e.-.-s-- -. RI -;
Hartman Was Confident. !.
At meeting Of a board Of directors
held in December, e. H. Hartman an
pounced to his fellow directors: Gen
tlemen, we have that man Roosevelt
beaten. He can't get the nomination.
We have it all fixed up against him."
Whereupon Mr.. Schieff, the head Of
same, Mr.. Hartman, about next Sep
TENDER We'll all be shouting for
Roosevelt, and throwing up our hats
for him and subscribing our money to
his campaign fund.- It was not until
several weeks later that Mr.. Hartman
was forced to admit Mr.. Schieff was
right. Everything fell to pieces.
Jim Blythe reported from Iowa, that
there were not enough anti-Roosevelt
republicans in that state to send as
members Of an anti-Roosevelt delega-
ton to the Chicago convention. Dave
Thompson and the other railroad peo-
pie reported they couldn't do anything
in Nebraska, SO popular was the presi-
dent.
In the far west, where Mr.. iHarri-
man thought he was working up senti
ment against the president by means
of letters, ETC., no actual results fol-
lowed and everyone appeared to be for
the president. Jim Hill was not able
to do much along the line of the Great
Northern.
Teddy's popularity Told.
United States senators, state officials
and other public men whom he
thought he had full control Of, told
him it was absolutely useless to try to
struggle against Roosevelt's popu-
larity.
Plans had been made to hold In
diana away from Roosevelt, but they
were not panning out. There was
little discomfort among the machine
leaders in Illinois, but long before 1t
came to showdown, the friends Of
the president had gained the upper
hand even in the machine itself.
Only in Ohio did there appear to be
a real and substantial bulwark against
and that had for its foundation moth
ing but the popularity and the great
control of Mr.. Hanna.
New York Remained Loyal.
Almost no Roadway at all was made
in New York, where, contrary to the
hopes of some Of the big people In. the
city, Governor Odell remained loyal to
the president and Senator Plat be-
haved handsomely.
Efforts were made in North Carolina
thru former Senator (now judge)
Pritchard, but the railroad influence in
that state was not strong enough to
win away more than one-quarter of
the delegates.
f In Texas, former representative