Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-14
THE NEW FORK SITUATION

Ii is just as well to delay making
state until after the state tickets
there have been made TIP. That is
until the candidates for governor
have been selected. Both Democrats
and Republicans are claiming New
York among their sure thing assets.
but the political managers for both
parties realize that the fight in the
Empire state is going to be a deSpe-
rate one. Senator Hill. Governor
Sheehan. Pat McCarren and Charley
Murphy are all Of them sincere when
they lay claim to- that state for Judge
better satisfied that his prediction of
success will come true if in the final
lineup the Democratic state ticket is
stronger than that of the Repubii-
cans
The chief hope Of President Roose
velt and hi. closest admirers is that
Secretary Root may be yet induced to
accept the Republican nomination for
the sovernorship The president has
brought every influence save personal
appeal to bear upon Mr.. Root, but
ter on the subject is taken as a decli-
nat ation-inleed a positive refusal. His
friends have announced for him that
he must be considered out of il. and
some Of them 90 to the length of pro-
nouncing ii shame that any further
effort should be made to dragOon him
into this service which is so mani
K SLY against his interests
But President Roosevelt realizes he
needs Mr. Roots services aud needs
them desperately: and il is still among
The possibilities that Mn. Root viii be
snnal appeal from Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Root is very mucll stronger in
New York than Mr. Roosevelt, He is
far stronger than the Republican, ma
chine and, in consequence. infinitely
stronger than any other man whom
the Republicans are likely to nom
nate for governor With many OF tha
voters of the Empire state, Ddcli and
Cdellism are of far greater Issue than
u Il n
Higgins or AIr. Woodruff or any Of the
other lesser lights who are being con
sidercd by the Republican managers
Will be open to the legitimate charge
that election would mean the perpetu-
alton of the present Odious state ad-
This becomes very
live issue. with the prospect that the
next state administration will have
the spending of the vast one hundred
million dollar fund which has been
for the widening and de-
veloping of the barge canal from New
graft stencil has been the all pervad-
ing perfume at Albany, and thous-
ands of voters who are usually Re.
publicans will do nothing that viii!
contribute to the perpetuaton OF
Odellism.
Mr.. Root would, however. rise above
'l!at. The Odel issue could not be
made against him. Everybody knows
that Governor Odell would deeply re-
grct his nomination for the governor
ship, though if he consents, Odell viii,
have to make a pretense OF acqul-
cscence. Root in the governors char
would mean the oveathrow Of the
Odel machine.
If Mr.. Root is made the Republican
nominee Mr. ROosevolt's chances of
success in New York Will be very
greatly strengi hened The Democrat
lc managers recognize this as well as
do the Republicans. So when Mr.
Hlll and Mr.. Sheehan and the others
talk with confidence of their ability
to carry the state for the Democratic
ticket you may know that down in
their hearts they qualify their conf
dence with the reservation about Mr..
Root
barring the possibility OF the Root
nomination, there is no question but
the Democrats will be able to put a
stronger state ticket in the field than
the Republicans. Just now the Dem.