The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
ROOSEVELT SEEKS
A. UNITED PARTY
IN EMPIRE STATE
President Is Not Seeking to
: Promote the Candidacy
of Root.
Root Delegation Would be
Proof of Reform in
New York.
But President Is Not Trying
to Gain Advantage for
Secretary.
Taft Has as Good a Claim
on Favors From Mr.. =
Roosevelt.
The President Cannot Make
Known His Preference
as to Successor.
BY w. w. Jermane.

NJ fact that at President Rooss-
welt is cordial admirer
of Elihu Root and requested his pres
ence at several secret conferences with
Rspirants for the presidency of the New
York republican county committee is
seized upon in certain quarters as proof
that the president is bent upon reor-
ganizing party affairs in New York in
the interest of Root as candidate for
the presidency. -
J. Van Vechten Olcott was in confer
ence few days ago with the president
and Secretary Root, the interviews last
ing several hours. Herbert Parsons also
came to Washington and saw the presi-
dent, and it is understood that the pres.
ident wrote Parsons advising him to de-
clare lis independence of BOSSES
From these perfectly natural Incl
dents the unfair inference is drawn that
the president himselfis boss Of New
York, or is trying to be. Nothing that
the president has said gives color to
the report that he is trying to dictate
the president himself is boss Of New
York. He is, however, interested in
securing a better state Of affairs and
it is his duty to assist in the task.
Reform in Empire State.
If the reorganized republican party
of New York should send a delegation
to the next national convention pledged
to Elihu Root it will be excellent proof
that the work of reform has been thoro
and that there is again real leadership
In the empire state. This, however,
would be merely an incident to the
Efforts now being exerted by the presi-
dent to purify the Organization.
The president is on record as saying
khat he regards Mr.. Root as the fore
most statesman of his time. He is not
alone in this view. But this does not
mean that the president is taking ad
vantage of his position to pull wires fol-
the election of Root as president in
1905.
Taft, Not Root.
Indeed, surface indications might
easily be construed to mean that the
president prefers Taft. to Root as his
successor. 1t was Taft, and not Root
who was sent out as spokesman Of thu
president in the late campaign.
No one, however, has thought of in
vesting this fact with Interior impor
tance, and doubtless it has none. Sec
rotary Shaw also spoke during the cam
paign, with more or less authority, an,
he is not suspected Of being Roosevelt
choice for president. -.-.e-*..
IF the New York republicans thinl
they can trace in the president IS recen
acts a plan to pave the way for tn
election of Mr.. Root to the presidency
they are mistaken. The president cal
not with propriety make known hi
preference in the matter. g..
Allison and Cousins.
When Senator Allison and Represer
tative Cousins of Iowa appeared in hote
corridors last night and today the
we're greeted on every hand by friend
and admirers. A matter of remark
the closeness of relations between thes
distinguished hawkeyes. The older ma
is not only fond of Cousins, but take
him into his fullest confidence, an
there is considerable basis for the belle
that he both desires and expects to Sc
Cousins wearing the senatorial toga q
no distant day.
Cousins has had twelve years in TIL
house and has grown up under the t,
telage of the man whose career has bee
the most extraordinary in the anna]
of the United States senate.
At IS Allison seems rugged. He
the last of famous trio, Blaine an
Garfield being the. other two, who Ell
tered congress the same day, in Marcel
1868
New Ship Subsidy Bill.
The merchant marine commission
ps busy these days as if the passag