Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-02-04

United States senator, bdt voted for
Mckinley in 1896, against Platt's request.
He has not been delegate to even a
county convention since. There is j.
Sloat Fassett, who ran for governor ~
years ago, and was county leader and
regarded as one OF the coming men in the
state, He has never been heard of since
the time that he opposed Platt's will in a
convention.
Jacob Worth was an active figure for
30 years, and the leader Of Kings County
which includes Brooklyn. He defied Plat
and without moments delay Lleuten.
ant-Governor Woodruff, who up at that
time had been regarded as political
joke, carried out Piatt's famous order to
''cut the ground from under Worth g
feet" He did it in one great battle. and
Worth saw friends Of years standing turn
in with the opposition to down him.
Since that time Worth has definitely re.
tired from politics.
| Governor Frank s. Black rebelled in
1898 when told that he could not have a
denomination, as Plat wanted the place
for Roosevelt. Black made pitiful fight
in the convention and since then his
political activity has been strictly con.
/ fined to his own county, which includes
the City OF Troy.
These are only few OF the prominent
men who have been quietly and unos-
,entatiously buried by ''the Easy Boss"
and his friends expect that he will pre-
pare simple plot for Governor Odell.
On the other t,and the fact remains
that Senator Plat is pretty old man,
70, and his days as leader are numbered
even if there should be no opposition.
This fact tends to quiet men who have
ordinarily joined with enthusiasm in any
hue and cry that might be raised against
enemies OF the senator.
Whoever wins it is safe to say that
New York's delegates will be in favor OF
the denomination Of President Roosevelt.
Both Platt and Odell have declared in
favor of the president, although at heart
neither is for him.
Four years ago Plat forced the nomi-
nation for Vice President upon Roosevelt
to remove him from state politics, and
enable his promotion. Platt's right hand
was Odell to the Gubernatorial chair. At
Philadelphia the day before the national
convention met, National Committeeman
Frederick S. Gibbs outlined to the writer
exactly what the state organization ex.
pected to accomplish.
"We've got Teddy Roosevelt just where
we want him." he said. "We couldn't
refuse him a denomination for governor,
for If he had it he would have been in
line tor president in 1904. Now we have
promoted him to the most ornamental
and useless position in the world, and
he is dead.
"Ben Oiell will be governor for four
years, and when Mckinley retires In 1904,
after years as president, Odell will be
his legitimate successor. We have al
ready been promised it,"
That was four years ago. Roosevelt still
stands in the lime light, and Plat, who
promoted him to kill him off, is for his
nomination. So is Odell. who was picked
out by Plat as McKinley's successor.
And Gibbs, who outlined the plans OF
Platt with great glee, is dead, not politi-
cally, but actually.
To disinterested onlooker it would APP
pear that Governor Odell has the best Of
the fight up to date and will be in po-
siton to dictate the nomination of his
successor. He has steadily undermined
the strength Of Plat in the country dis
, tricts, and by recent organization in
+ New York City has, it is believed. in.
sured himself Of majority Of the dele.
7 gates there.
For years what has been known as the
) republican organization in New York
City has been disgrace to the repub
) lican party. 1t could be compared t.
t nothing except the democratic organiza
! ton in Philadelphia, or in the so-calleC
republican organizations in the fa
Southern states.
Year after year the strength OF Tam
many has been growing principally be
5 cause the young men entering into poll
, tics saw that there was future for then
5 nowhere except under the barriers o