The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31
Special to The Journal.

cepting the gubernatorial nomination,
finds lodgment In the minds OF so
many shrewd men In both parties here
that one is more than half inclined to
accept it as being true.
With the right man nominated for
governor, Roosevelt's chances of car
rying New York would probably be
improved by at least $4,000 votes. IS.
Odell, having displaced Platt, is
now the real manager Of the repub-
lican party in New ~ rk, and as such
responsible for the personnel of the
paign, and in measure the result
at the polls He feels that he Is In
a very delicate situation.
He talked the matter over with the
president on his last visit to Washing
to be the direct result Of that talk.
Armed with an Endorsement from
the president, Odell will make no or
binary appeal to Porter, who may feel
like acquiescing whether its suits his
own personal inclination or not.
| IF the president really thinks. that
there won't be anything for Porter
| to-. do but come. The presidents
wishes have the force of command to
! those in the consular and diplomatic
| service.
Working for 1908.
Odell is ambitious. He thinks that
with proper management he may pc
a republican. candidate for the presi-
chance for winning. He doesn't want
to do anything in his capacity OF re-.
sponsible manager Of the New York
republican party that may work
against him later on It's therefore
up to him to elect a republican gov.
ernor in New York this year and
| carry the state for Roosevelt. # he
does the former the latter will follow
almost as a matter Of course.
odell might nominate one OF =, his
| own henchmen, but obviously that
tween him and Plat is very recent
| and the wounds it produced are still
raw and bleeding. A brave attempt
| has been made to hide them, but. 1t
| hasn't been altogether successful.
| Plat has. taken his medicine, and
there will be no bolt: But It Is easy
might be disinclined to rally enthusi-
astically to the support of one who
1 helped Odell turn Platt's picture to
/ the wall in the famous! Amen corner
| at the Fifth Avenue hotel. To nom
mate such man would be run
! much at stake, Odell isn't willing to
i do it. So he goes to Paris.
Ambassador Porter has been out OF
! the country since 1897, and Is not
connected with either faction, but as
candidate for governor would be ac-
| ceptable to both With Roosevelt for
president and Porter for governor,
Odell thinks there ought to be no
| question as to how New York: will go
and in this he has the Endorsement of
all his best advisers.
It is possible that this theory Of the
| governor chairman's unusual trip to
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not be borne out by developments, but
it is safe to keep an eye on Odell
| Porter and Paris for the next ten days
i or two weeks.
$4,000 Votes Involved.
| There is at present no means Of as
pertaining definitely what there is in
| in the state. Probably that talk
overstates the real facts. Such talk
usually does, and it is safe to dis
| count It literally.
But allowing for even small
amount Of disaffection continuing to
election day, the party might lose any
where from $4,000 to $4,000 votes,
and that might be two or three times
the margin by which the state will be
carried.
It is, therefore, important that Gov
ernor Odell, who is very loyal to
l
to have him elected, be careful in the
makeup of the state ticket. Once
that ticket Is in the field, the extent
Of the republican disaffection ought
to be easily discerrible.
The prevailing opinion here is that
the republican party in New York will
this year make an enthusiastic and
united fight. Many things will clear
up after the state tickets are in the
field and the campaign has been Or
ganized.
There has been a good deal Of care
less talk about the democratic disaf-
Il fections in New York being neutra-
Nobody should hug such a delusion
to his bosom. The democratic ma
tional leaders would give a good deal
If they could believe that the republi-
cans in this state are as badly demon
allied and as lacking in harmony as
their own party.
The democratic trouble Is funda-
existence of either Hill or Murphy,
and between these two the battle is
to the death, with no quarter asked
or expected. The prize is the state
leadership, which in this instance,
seems likely, in case Murphy is de-
sp n te Greater N Neh i
Murphy wins, the leadership up state
With the republicans 1t is different
Odell, a young and vigorous chap
after ashort skirmish, removed Sena.
tor Plat, who is old and infirm, from
the part Of leader and took the place
for himself.
There has been good deaI. of talk
and ugly feeling on the part Of the
men who have followed Plat thru
so many hard fought campaigns, but
5 even to these men it is evident that
Plat is no longer the man he once
was, and that the party will not be
injured by the transfer.
II Odell is able to nominate some
such man as Ambassador Porter for
the governorship, he will close the
breach and bring the party into line
for q determined fight. His problem
IS simplicity itself ais compared with
that Of fixing up the differences be-
s tween Hill and Murphy.
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