The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-22

like Mr.. Black to serve in n CABINET
has attracted much interest among the
New York politicians who know about
it. Their are many reasons why the
average New York republican will be
keenly interested.
One is that Mr.. Black is known
everywhere as a firm adherent of the
state leadership of Governor Odell.
Another IS that he is understood 20
be an active candidate for United
States senator to succeed Chauncey Ii.
Depew.
Senator Platt has made several pub
lie declarations in favor of Senate De-
pew's reelection, and the feeling has
been that Depew would be sent back to
Washington without opposition. This
feeling was especially manifest at Sem
ator Platt's "buckwheat breakfast in
Owego, Tuesday.
Ex-Governor Blacks statement in
The World today hat he had not In
nounced that he wou1 not be a can
d.Gate for United tSates senator cre-
ated a sensation among the republican
leaders of n state. There has been a
diversion of opinion among politicians
as to whether Depew or Black would
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especially II Governor Odell should
make an active fight in Blacks behalf.
The friends of Senator Depew have
been assuming that neither Governor
Odell nor Ex-Governor Black would
care to make a fight for the position,
and that therefore the reelection OF
Senator Depew was assured. This
theory Is co~ntradicted by the develop
ments of today. Frler,ts of Black and
OdelI declared that if the former goy-
ernor cared enough about the senator
ship to make a fight for it he could be
elected in spite of the candidacy OF
Senator Depew. If Black should an
ncunce that he wants the place, and
that he intends to max a fight for ii,
il is regarded as certain that there VIII
come a straight showdown between
the Odell and the Plat men in the next
legislature.
In view of the uncertainty as to the
outcome of such a fight, President
Roosevelt is understood to be at work
to cement party harmony in New York
state. While the president and senator
Plat and Governor Odell are reported
to be Immediately concerned about the
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real bone of contention in empire
state politics is known to be the United
States ~senatorship. Because of this
fact the president is understood to have
sent word indirectly to Ex-Governor
Black that if he would consent to act
as attorney general in the new cabinet
he would be given a formal tender of
The position.
It is the view of Ex-Governor Blacks
friends both in New York and Albany
that he will not accept the attorney
generalship, because it would mean sac
rificing a law practice which, it is said,
nets him nearly $780, 900 a year, and
which his friends say he could retain if
he should be elected to the United
States senate. For this reason, the eX-
governors friends assert, he would pre-
fer to take the senatorship.
The understanding of these New York
republican leaders who know of Presi-
over Depew's seat in the senate IS
that w. H. Moody accepted the attOr-
ney g~eneralship only on condition that
his appointment should terminate On
March 18th next. 1t is believed that Pres
ident Roosevelt may invite Mr.. Moody
to remain in the cabinet after that date
in some other capacity. But this is a
politicians very little. Their main con-
Germ IS as to whether Mr.. Black will ac-
cept the attorney g~eneralship.