The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
ROOSEVELT PLANNING
TO BE THE POLITICAL BOSS OF THE
 UNITED STATES.
His Stealthy Seizure of the Republican Machinery In New York Will Be Used to Found n Roosevelt Party, Through Which He
 Will Rule the Country
 After He Quits the White Houae.
Washington Special to New Yorl

Washington Special to New York
 NationaI politicians are just begin. Is playing When 1t came out that the President was endeavoring to make himself the real leader of the Repub- from other parts of tho country began
 There has been a lively exchange of views during the last week Men len of the United States have held excited conferences. They are convinced now of what they have suspected for some- time.
 The leading Republicans in Con gress and the men who have controll- ed States, although not in Congress. sSs aSSs m arfTse Tss is aot ons making plans to establish himself as the Republican boss of New York, but he has under way plans that will make States. What 1t amounts to Is that the President is organizing a Roosevelt party regardless of present party lead
 He has played nor. openly in New bad had to-. He was found out in n,.N.U New of the situation. with Higgins as Gov. in New York City; woodruf in con
 
 and upstate men like Aldridge, of James W: Wsdsworth. ST.. in his Con: oriesns eo@Dr'Rg Wyoming g and Niagara: Greiner in Erie. Barnes in Albany and other men of equal power eager to do his bidding.
 After Other States Also.
 New York is big factor of course. but New York Is not all there is to 1t. The President is reaching out He is h his oso hf sarshea Ssa Hs snew all about Taft's Akron speech that de- feated. Herrick. the Republican candi- Sasn for in tse sts ss running around in circiss. Foraker Is especially bitter, for he wants to be iisos. '0 ~. '' 's !"
 Through Lodge the President con trols Massachusetts. He Is negotia- Pas Wn reform to pb s sSs work k of wrecking the old Quay machine be. gun at the late election. He is con. easng eNery EaS soSshssn Ss cam pa in the West that cannot be shaken. Every strengthen his own hands. If the rec and recommend the men he wants for Federal jobs he appoints these men, but if his men are not recommended he hppOluLS bH6In anyway.
 It is the ambition of the President to be g. political dictator when he finish es his present term. He cares nothing for party lines as at present drawn. party. He plans to be the great domi- hating figure in American political life after he has left the White House. and his flag who can help him to his am bttion.
 He. thinks to spend the remainder of his life In the United States Sem unless, indeed. he can so bring 1t about that arter he has served four or eight years as a Senator there shall come a dent again. If he cannot do that he will remain in the Senate and boss the job from there. That Is what he Is working for now.
 Root for President.
 Incidental with his plans for himself IS the naming of candidate for the Republican nomination for President didate. Just at present the man he has Tn mind Is Eiihu Root, his Secretary Of state He gave Root that promise Cabinet after Hays death.
 Root Is helping him in all his polit- lcal work now: He has been his con aaviser aa IS rodre in the New York State than any other man. Root Is out wardly consumed with g burning de- sire to be President. Roosevelt is playing on that to get the benefit of Roots wonderful intellect and his re- markable political insight.
 If Theodore Roosevelt has his way he will be the supreme boss of a party organized in 1908 that will conlpre- hend the present Republican party, as many of the new-line Democrats and other brands of politicians. such as the Municipal Ownership people, as he can control and all stragglers who are willing to ackn nowledge him as tho fountain head. Supremely selfish and body in hls vision buC Theodore Roose- welt. He is after political dictator hsip and he is having much success In shane -F-