Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
NEW YORK POLITICS.
PIatt and OdeH Have Formed an
Alliance.
A SIGNIFICANT PROPHECY
State May Go Democratic in Presi-
Dental Contest.
ANTI-ODELL FACTION DEMAND
That the President Go in and Break
Up the Combination, as
He Can Do.
ANTI-ODELL FACTION DEMAND

Politicians are intensely interested in the
situation in New York which has grown
out of the reconciliation of Platt and Odell
and the forming of an alliance against
President Roosevelt and Gov. Higgins One
significant feature of the case is the fact
that President Roose-et refuses to take up
the big stick against the conspirators or
to interfere in any way in the factional
fight
The Presidents stand has led the New
York Sun. in dcuble-leaded editorial
leader, to prophesy follows:
THE Sun Graves permission to present it's
humble service to the supreme powers at
Oyster Bay. to Messrs Platt and Depew
to the new and austere hierarchy of Odell
and associates. to one Frank Wayland Hig-
gins, the putative governor of the state of
New York. and to all the sober-minded and
self-respecting republicans to whose conf
dence 1t can appeal, and, with all Difference
and respect. submits:
The next governor of the state of New
York will be a democrat.
The next governor of the state of New
York VIII be the next President of the
United States
What the Prophecy Means
This prophecy from a newspaper that
has latterly been a warm supporter of the
President is construed by politicians TO
mean that the Sun speaking for the anti
Odel faction of republicans, believes that
unless the President acts vigorously to
break up Odells power nothing can save
the state from going democratic as the
opposition to Odell is such as to prefer a
democratic administration to putting in
power creature of the Odell machine.
The anti-Odell people have all along i'm
plored the President to take hand In the
factional fight in New York state and help
crush Odell. 1t was claimed that the Presi-
dent was the only one who could eliminate
the boss. At one time last winter the as
sistance of the President in that under
taking was warmly counted upon. Then it
was decided that nothing should be done
until the meeting of the state convention in
the latter part of August, when the
state chairman would be selected by the
convention, and 1t was assumed that the
administration would throw out strong
hint of its objection to Odel, which would
be sufficient to turn the trick
But in the meantime Mr. Odell has been
busy and has taken a trick away from the
opposition. He has made up with Sena-
tor Platt who still holds some power in
New York politics. AT one and the same
time Odell has reconciled ex-Gov. Black.
who has been at odds with him since the
reelection of Senator Depew, and on the
face Of things 1t looks as if there is an
Odell- -Platt-B Black alliance which, if per-
fected, would certainly be very formidable
In New York politics. and mighty hard to
beat.
1t is alleged that Gov. Blacks stake IN
the game is a promise of his election to
the Senate to succeed either Depew or
Platt whoever drops out first Senator
Platt's compensation in the combine is
supposed to be a desire for reinstatement
as factor in New York politics by
allying himself with the victorious ma
chine, and also perhaps craving for re-
venge against the President for disappoint-
ing him in some patronage requests last
winter, odell's ambition, of course, is to
maintain his hold on the machine and ulti-
mately come to the Senate.
The Anti-odell Demand.
The anti-Odell faction demands that the
President go In and break up the combi-
nation, as 1t is claimed he can do. But
the President is holding aloof and takes
the ground that the federal administration
is not interfering in state politics That
claim is "a good enough Morgan for this
occasion 1t was not put forward, how
ever, when he engineered the selection of
young James Wadsworth for speaker of
the New York assembly and interfered
openly In a campaign before the state legis-
lature.
The administration did not hesitate to
interfere In Ohio politics and in most efrec-
tive manner break up a republican ma
chine, even at the cost OF the republican
candidate for governor. The administra-
ton has recently, however, declined to In
terfere in Tennessee local politics.
The President did not faIter moment
In making a deal with Boss Penrose, inter-
fering in Pennsylvania local politics, to
the detriment of the reform element in
that state and resulting in the placing of
an independent ticket In the field indorsed
by the democrats It is understood the
administration has declined to interfere In
Iowa politics. however. where there is q
lively fight on.
So it turns out that the President inter-
feres when he wants to and at other times
when he finds It expedient takes the high
position that the administration must not
run local politics. The anti-Odell men
are bitterly indignant that having once nut
In his oar In the New York situation he
does not keep up the stroke.