Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Reorganization Of New York
Republican Committee.
PRESENT SITUATION
SENATOR McCREARY NOT WoR-
RIED ABOUT HIS REELECTION.
Representative Lacey Had Short
Talk With the President-other
Callers Today.
PRESENT SITUATION

Numerous letters are passing between
New York and Washington as to the reor-
ganization of the republican committee Oh
New York county so as to eliminate oo!ous
bossism. The situation has become some
what curious one. The President, because
Of his long residence in New York ana MS
overwhelming desire to see his party put OH
a basis that will have the confidence OF the
people, has taken an interest in the nght TO
the extent of expressing the hope that
man of the highest type would be seiecteo
for chairman of the county committee.
When the President has been asked to name
a man of that class he has steadily refuseu'
but when names have been proposed TO
him, as has been the case in number OF
instances he has expressed himself as 10
whether they come up to what he peileVes
is the requirement. Briefly, the President
thinks that the people OF New 1olk Sou my,
want to work politically under or with men
of the highest mental and moral stanolhs
in their communities but ne Wouio nol
think of naming a man lie feeis 'hat tlie
New York republicans are capaple VI uoiiis
that themselves.
Senator Platt hustled down to Washlns-
ton Immediately after the election had oeih-
onstrated that bossism was not popular IN
New York ahd proposed to SHOVE oaeii. ne nc
New York boss out of the county affairs OF
New York He talked with the President
about matters and proposed to put forward
Representative ]. Van Vechten Oieott LOT
chairman. The President knew MI olco..
to be a man of the highest standing ana
of the most incorruptible character: lie
said he regarded Mr.. Olcott as belonging 20
a type of men that would do the country
good Senator Plat at once announced
Mr. Olcott as his candidate for county
chairman, making a big mistake IN dOlhs
so. Then Representative Parsons Or Ne"
York, another clean man, came out 1oi
the Craftsmanship. He had hardly oech
in the field before he received the backing
of the Odell forces, another bad mistake on
the part of Mr. Parsons who Is reSdrdea
highly by the President.
So the situation as it stands now is clearly
one between these two men, If Parsons
is elected the Odell people Will claim that
they have triumphed. and the usefulness OF
Mr. Parsons among the Independent voters
of New York may be destroyed. If Olectt
is elected Platt. the old easy boss, VIII be
happy. as Olcott is his choice.
Would the usefulness of either of these
men TO the republican party be fully utilized
If he went in under such factional circum-
stances and with half the people disposed
10 believe that either was connected with
one of the two existing bosses in New
York? That is the question that is being
asked among New York republicans who
are coming TO Washington. Would it not
be better to retire both of these men, de-
spite their personal cleanliness and abilities,
and bring on man not identified with
either faction or not materially backed by
any of the bosses? Although Boss Odell is
not now as popular in New York as Boss
Plat, still the public has it in for bosses
of all grades, even for the old easy boss.
The belief prevails here that both of the
men now prominently mentioned will have
to get out of the race, or, If one is elected
take the chances of being under constant
suspicion of running things in favor of
some certain faction or being under the
domination of one of the bosses.