The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-10
WANT MCCLELLAN
FOR PRESIDENT Re: / IN
II He Can BE Elected Governor
Of New York He
Is the Man.
MADE AN EXCELLENT MAYOR
liz Has Given the City a Good
Notwithstanding Factions n
Must Get Together.
1.roln our Ilogllnr corrcsnnndenl !

trTrom Our Regular Corrcspondent.)
WASHINGTON, y. c., October o.
Democratic politicians trc pretty gcncr.
ally agreed that If the present Tam.
many programme can be carried out,
that Is, reclccting Mcclellan mayor, and
afterwards Relecttng HIN Governor Of
New York state. he will be about the
most feasible candidate the Democratic
party could put up for the Presidency
4 in 1908. The fact that he would be tho
& candidate OF Tammany Hall would not
handicap him as It has handicapped
other candidates In the past. for the
rcason that though elected Mayor OF
New York by that organization he has
proceeded to give, the city an admins.
ration that has been acknowledged by
very many of hs4poltlcal opponents to
be about us good ah administration as 1t
has ever had. A Tammany candidate,
he has been In no sense y Iamman5
mayor, hut u mayor who has known
only the welfare OF the city
Presidential Size.
These things are being discussed very
freely by those who will have most TO DO
with the nomination Of the next Demo
cratic candidate for President. ana on
every hand it. seems TO be conceded mat
Mayor Mcclellan has nbundanly proven
himself a man or Presidential size. The
trend OF the discussion ols.s the part Of
the nominee makers seems "a p a-entirelys
favorable to Mcclellan, and 1t only re-
mains for him to reach the gubernatorial
chair In order TO practically assure his
nomination for the Presidency.
While there Ia plenty of timber on the
Republican side, It must be conceded
thrt on the Democratic side there R
rather a dearth Of such ma.terail Not at
all that there are not many men IN
the party who would make acceptable
presIdente but that they all seem to
have Some handicap or another as
candidate. 1t is this that tx causing the
eyes Of prominent Democrats 10 be cast
5alcClellanward. The great lesson OF MI
Nthe campaigns OF the past have been
that New York Is such an Important
factor in Presidential race that 70
make sure of her vote Is 10 virtually
make surc OF the Presidency Itself.
Important Question.
All OF the Democratic leaders realize
this. and it Is therefore easy TO infer
why they are keeping their eyes on Nc
Clellan. "lf he can carry the State 81
New York In u Yubernn torial race, Is 1t
not fair to- assume that he can carry IT
In a4pcrsidential campaign r. This Is the
question that Democrats who are looking
ahead are asking themselves and their
friends and the answer Is nearly or
quitesalways IN the anirmat tive
z Political parties are always looking Tor
men OF known strength for their leaders
With even them at the helm there is
always q great deal OF uncertainty In q
campaign. But they render 1t as certain
as such things can be made. 1t Is this
policy OF all good politicians that IL
making the Democrats watch Mcclellan.
The trite phrase, AS New York goes,
go goes the Union" has before now be-
come one OF tho most proverbial+ of
American politics., and 1t Is Just now
working on full time. And the way 1t
will go II Mcclellan runs for Governor
viii be in line with the way 1t will 90
IL he afterwards Is the nominee for the
presidency. In this the Democrats will
find llc trying out race III the guberna-
torlal campaign very valuable thing
TO them, 1t will determine whether Nc.
clellan ought to be nominated, and wheth-
,er he is likely to be able to win II he is.
Test His Strength.
i have talked with several men promi-
ncnt in the councils OF the party re-
Gently. and they are q unit In saying that
If Mcclellan can carry New York State
for the govcrnorship ho Is undoubtedly
the man for the Democrats to nominate.
md they feel that tho Democrats have
reason to DO thankful for such All oppor-
tunity to be able to test his strength,
One of those with whom talked is Il
member OF the Democratic Executive
Committee, and as hroad-gauTrd man
rs there Is in the party. He said:
81 believe that II Mcclellan Is noni-
mated and elected Governor OF New York,
he will be tho most available candidate
the Democrats could name for the Pres
idency In 1908, He has proved his quail
atIons for. Ehs place. and IL he can
demonstrate his ability to carry New
York State. he Is likely to be the nomi-
nee. 1t looks now as IL he could carry
the State. !"
The only thing In the way of carrying
out tho programme mapped out is the
feud that exists between Tammany and
the upstate Democrats. Whether, for
the good Of the whole party, they can
bo induced to harmonzo their differs
ences and give tho National Democracy
opportunity to test Its strength with Mo
Clellan remains. to be seen. It Is not
saying too mach to say that all OF tho
national leaders are hoping that they
I'LL, and before the time comes national
leaders will likely appeal to them TO DO
10 In spirit Of party patriotism.