The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15
WHITE HOUSE PEACE CONFAB.
THE PRESIDENT ANXIOUS FOR
HARMONY IN THIS STATE.
lie Invites Speaker Nixon ana Other New
York Republicans 10 Washington and
InpresSes Upon Them the Importance
OF Forgetting fractional Differences.

WAsHfNGToN, Jan. l4-President Roose-
welt Is the prime mover for peace in New
York politics. This was made clear
to-day in tho conference he had with
REPRESENTATIVE Vreeland. Speaker Fred
Nixon, state Senator Fancher and j.
S. Whipple, Clerk of the State Senate. These
gentlemen were especially invited by tho
President to meet him at the White House
at ii o'clock this morning, and Mcssrs.
Nixon. Fancher and Whippe came over 10
Washington last night to keep the appoint
mont with Mr. Roosevelt.
The peace talk began at II o'clock and
continued for about half an hour None
OF those present at the coniGb was disposed
to dsouss the matter for publication,
and Speaker Nixon went so far as to deny
that there was any political Significance
whatsoever in the meeting. The essential
details, however, wero disclosed later in
the day.
The President told his visitors that he
was deeply interested in TN effort to bring
about harmony in the Republican party
in the State and city OF New York and that
he regarded it as highly important that
factional differences be forgotten lie
called attention to the fact that the party
must put itself in trim for the next munich
pal election in the city Of New York.
just how much the President talked
on this line is not disclosed but 1t was SAID
by ono Of those who was present at the
conference that the idea was expressed
that District Attorney Jerome Is likely
TO bring about reforms in the city which
will commend themselves to the decency
loving and law abiding people Of New
York and that the Republican leaders owe
it to the people to effect a harmonious
organization in preparation for the next
campaign.
The man who participated in the con-
ference also understands that the President
wishes the Platt and Odell forces to reach
an agreement without undue friction in
regard to all the State and Federal patron
age. II it IS necessary to agree on an equal
distribution Of the patronage between
the factions, the President hopes this will
be done. At any rate. he advises, and Will
continue to advise that the leaders get to-
gether on some basis Of harmonious action.
There is 10 be no knitting and no struggling
for leadership TO the detriment Of the party,
If Mr. Roosevelt has mis- way.
one of those who attended the confer
once said this afternoon that the relations
between Senator Platt and Gov. Odell wero
much less unpleasant since the decision in
surfing the reelection of Senator Depew, and
that the time seemed especially opportune
to discuss measures for complete peace.
There will be further conferenoesin Wash
ngton between tine President and leading
Republicans from New York In the near
future. Senator Platt will go TO New York
next week TO have a talk, OF rather a series
OF talks, with some OF the leading members
of the party, and his friends say that a. far
as he is concerned, the President, as the
chief peacemaker, will have nothing 10
complain OF, It ia thought here that he
may zee Gov. Odell.
Speaker Nixon and Messrs. Fancher and
Whipple left Washington for New York
this afternoon.