The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-26
AIM
TO RULE PARTY
SAID TO BE WORKING FOR CON
TRoL OF THE 1908
SUMMARY OF HIS EFFORTS IN.
FIVE NORTHERN AND THIR.
TEEN SOUTHERN STATES.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 2G.-Is
president Roosevelt reaching out to
seize the national organization of the
Republican party, and If so will he In
sist on nominating the Republican can
didate for President in 1908?
These questions are being asked by
every Republican politician in the
country since the action of the Presi'
Gent in overthrowing Benjamin B.
odell, the boss" of New York State.
That the President, through Cover
nor Higgins and a coterie of former
P!att and for ne Odell followers, is
now easily the "hoss" Of the party in
the Empire State is admitted on all
sizes. What is his object, If he has an
object, beyond getting the organization
ont Of the control Of the speculative
statesmen who have been mixing bust.
ress with politics? Is 1t to make Mr..
Elihu Root, his warm personal friend
and counsellor, the choice of New Yorl;
for the Republican nomination? Or l.
it for the purpose of holding the Now
York delegates aloof from any candi.
GATE until the President has decided
for whom the administration will
throw It's influence?
These are yeiy interesting Ques.
tIuus, and they are all the more timely
because OF tic steady growth of the
Executives influence in something
like half a dozen States, which will
give Mr.. Roosevelt control at the out
set Of at least Il quarter of the next
convention. Th4 administration is
aiming to be supreme in the councils
of the party in the States OF New
York, Pennsylvania. Ohio. Massachu,
setts and Maryland, to say nothing OF
Delaware and the South.
Aims OF tha Administration.
New York has seventy-eight votes
III The Republican National Conyen'
ton. II the administration should
have its way aui dominate the party
fer the next three years these seventy
eight delegates will vote as the admin
istration desires them to and not as
Mr.. Odell may direct.
Pennsylvania has siXty-eight votes
in the next National Convention. By
withholding the support of his admin.
istratlon from the Republican ticket
there the President and Secretary
Root have succeeded in completely
wrccking the Republican machine in
Philadelphia and in making it Impos'
| sil,le for Senator Penrose to continue
as the leader. Senator Knox, who has
already swung the Pennsylvania Rail
road into line behind the President
for rate Legislation, is the logical lead
or n the State. 1t Is not improbable
that the Pennsylvania delegates will
re for p. C. Knox for President in the
next National Convention. but who
eser they NAV be for, they will GER
| tainiy be found tiptOeIng to the music
the Roosevelt fife.
Taft Supreme In Ohio.
Ohio has F~orty-.;x votes in the ncXt
VA ional Convention. In this Stale
PRESIDENT Roosevelt and his Secretary
OF War, Judge Taft, smashed the Coz
machine OF Cincinnati and defeated
Governor Herrick. who was running
On a platform that ignored the Pres.
i.!rnrs railroad policy. Since that
,inic the PresiIe lent has ignored botlr
sc.ator Foraker and Senator Dick in
mailing appointments. Only this wcci
he compelled them both TO withdraw
their faroritos for Surveyor nj Colur:
bus and to agree upon a new man.
There is going to be n big Hght ii
Jhiu, but undoubtedly the adminis;ra'
ton will Use its influence 10 see that
Senator ForaEcr does no. gel the dele,
safes for President,
Massachusetts has thirty.two dele
ratc1 in The National Convention,
There the administration will seek -
-errain in control through the influence
Of Senator's Lodge and Crane and At