The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-02
new ROOSEVELT
PLAN0f CONTROL.
Believed to Be Building UP
Organizations il the Various
States.
a VERY sHREWD POLITICIAN ;ll' n
Washington Contingent Kept.
Guessing as ~ Designs 81
President.

Guessing as H. ~
President. II
ORION Our Regular Correspondent) s8E8
WASHINGTON. u. q, July s.1ti--pW1hhen.i
ever Mr.. RoosevelEs i,arne Is mentioned
In Washington,, and one3 niay Imagine how
frequently that occurs, one Is almost
certain To- hear somebody says: Tie
certain TO hear somebody say: "lIhe
No one ~dlsngrees, although the comment
5is tooftetnl5 made, Z, and they thought lie wasti
"a poor politician. SUsuslly. Il the 1 diss
Fcnsslon goes into details, the 8excellsncel
OF Mr.. Roosevelt as q politician 5is proven
blythe testimony Of his public S,,tteran n6sIy
and private los, rolling III behalf of ON
public measure 81
N Politicians in Washington are beglHnlng
to wake up to the fact that Mr.. Roose.
vet issssa politician of lonsutnlnnto $Aki!t
mother fields than those onnAoted Win
Ills coniclal5 duties and his Influence upon
Legislation. s5 VI
They are beginning to whisper among
themselves that he is using the patronage
at hills disposal, and has been using SIN Gil
ever since he was Inn uglrated. IN asWa
wh,ch demos part, traditions ana points
to q great politicnl end. THEY nic be-
ginning to whisper to eacna jctter. and
the whisper comes from a along cl1ertshcd
suspicion that not onlyNis the Iresident
9endeavorlng, with some alneasnrc 81 sue
cess. to gain the mastery. OF the Repup.
5iican organization I'm cYsry state b uti
that in many States, and III numerous
instances, he has displayed ar. active M
iterest In Democratic party a1atrs; VIII
the result. that nnti-Roosevsiitlls'n - s ,I'1
opposition party has been Sinuttleu5 Or ulsTs
credited 3E3sS $ssa
Breaking Republican u Leaders .s.;'
THE politicians have wondered ana Won.
dered why It was that the ecoWnfe!
5tions OF State Il sRntulbllleGhna lenders e = ~ n s1na,
tors In Republican, States 2 'lt toea
referees In 5Democta:s &c States-hage 80
frequently been dlsro3ar.lsd by the fTes'-
dent IN making nppottntTnaloc r s..
often az al Is make the rcclltal o 81 Us
stances unnecessary. IT has happened that
ttha nnplicnnt4 fora8n i'm nftloe having me ne
hacking Of the organlzationSln ms I 5tate,
having every reason 8to DsltaVe a'la.
the plum would $be his.8 has been sDrusheo
aside lat last moment anugsohns o.ae
n,,t into tho place who had hardy peeh 81
Considered. in8$the next instnipce, " me ne
Recommendation Of the rcfereea Would go
through without o. hitch: M s4G aS..t.
@#A1IEfhis hnsi causedispeculntton,8 AiluhA ~
8$rnac,,ntion has noW,9lAveioped 3alnto T.
theorv. This theory#is :hat9thc sirchlocntt
nnd lila chief MD, @55 Mr.. Cortel511u Post-
n,nster-Geanernl and chairman - NE Ne
tlonal Republican Committee are nu.ia-
ing urp an organization IN eacl g -
fnrt v-f1ve states OF which they! VIII nave nnVs
direct control. f5s ss,.} !. =. +,n
,referees. they are teaching the Repup1-
il s ia lose confidence In the stare orI
80 nizot,on and to look directly oSMa s
tontnn wlthout- regarding the whtlonl5 Slats5
t..hossasS IS Then they. keep J. HI Sl w
leaders, party 'paGihed'S = dlpreys SO /. Spp W.
rebellion by giving hemsa portlon : I ~ =
bic, which was by ancient n1.Nerl rrA'ss1 iN !
theirs. sSS N94ts .,E,,,- t.s i crowd
,,,t,i., controlled the party In q ma1o.i!y
~ tbe states is being d sctt.d!teu 9 INC
tha reslltS viii DO that in 1908 snn1epous
nnt ~ the4 old Hanna croWd2 Will nay |.
~ ~ consu ted when the national &conSe.i-
I'm meets. or rather when the Slate c2h.
vent,ons meet to- select delcHattes "a 81
\ IN Domestic Affairs.
4, 3, v&5,t q impossible for hos Pres-
/, - ~ actively and openly lnter re
iusnomocratic AFFAIRS. If he is interest,"
cd as hi. has been In a tsW lnsst = Nc
he must merely be an on-looKer. 'st-
Mat move with great caut'on.
nin "a wet when a senator orSa mem
,,ar' ~ Congress Of the Democratic S1altl,
~, - hoa heen particularly ~strenuous u =
nano.aitinn "a the President, fails q re-
,ppro,nation OF loses his influence inIn ms
nnn narty 1T is pretty sure to Pc 2 Whls,
nered about ashingtonstha that 5so5nnu-sSs
was al tho White House. ana ltnal ~
went bach to the state ana np W
ME Z heorv Of the swhisperers Includes
,nnther feature Of Republican actlVity
IN namooratic party affairs, besides me
White House luncheon parties, ~,
n I nc states there has always peen
~ shnrn line of division between tne
l3stnte House crowd and the congressman
or Federal crowd In DEMOCRACY SUES
the chances are that the Den'oo1a.s -
the state House crowd are 8aotIto &C
cant n part. the popular and lhudatory
estimation 81 tho President. This con- Con-
ercssionaI crowd. which ic N Washing
Tan md secs things At close rahGe, ls
~ ~ Ia severe in its gociniors OF me
President. ..,. 1870 y
the State House crowd. q Httle IoElei-
tation of the already percepuple 1ea!.
ousies, a well-selected, appointment o.
y" democrat OF the sthte House crowd
10 ono 81 those Federal positions which
must 20 ia Democrats--and there you
IJ'bihoS aAGPlt
are. la,Eg 800,
sional crowd has tho upper name 9 2
runs tho entire machine ~. IS not pc
You'd the realm OF possibility to get
comfort and advice from high Republi,
can sources In q campaign. e 'hust.
tho machine, get the organization into
the hands OF a new set OF men. and
leave tho congressional delegation high
and dry, supposing II doesn't care 70
climb onto the band wagon.
Facts Support Theories.
Closely guarded with lintunct!ons OF
secrecy, these Washington politicians
Of both parties will whisper narnes and
dates 10 support these theories. And out
in the States there Is testimony which
tends to show the drift Of things MS indl-
Gated by the theory detailed above IN
one state, where there Is u red-hot cam
paIpn now in progress for the Demo,
cratic nomination for United states Sen
ator, the State House crowd having a
4 = |rN .aLHaH ~ AL -L- 49, H.,