The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-06
I ROOSEVELT
PULL NEW YORK?
!. dent May Try to Land His
lite Delegation for Taft,
: His Fayorite.
EMPIRE STATE
LAS RULED NOMINATIONS
l Candidates Have Pulled
Trough in Face of Its
Strong Opposition.

1OKk, May os-l he VucSVi'"
Akwherc being asked as to wheth-
Nfdent Roosevelt will control tho
IS TO the national convention
own State of New York, The
Z nt's apparent effort TO influence
favor of Secretary Taft has
he question pertinent as to the
Mt Is strength in his own state.
1850 Abraham Lincoln, the win
ndidate, at no time had the dele
,rom New York State. In 1864
~ had New York solidly at his
= the convention. In 1868 and
ant not only had the unanimous
Nof New York State. but in both
Unions he received all of the votes
w the states. In 1876 1t WAS only
seventh and last ballot that
,Seccived any support from New
tate. In 1850 Grant received
&c than 81 votes out of the 10
raew York State on any of the
N x ballots, and Garfield was nom
irIn 1854 Blaine did not receive
IAN - votes of the - delegates
wv York State and was nominal
lIic fourth ballot. In 1888 Ilar-
ls nominated on the eighth bal
v,,'for the three last ballots he had
,rk State g - delegates solid.
In Harrison was renominated on
ballot without vote from
Irk State. In 1865 Mckinley
lStinated on the first ballot, only
we 10 delegates from New York
b sting for him. In 1900 McKin~
lzrcnominatcd on the first ballot
E:5usly, New York State casting
sss 1otes for him, In 1905 Roose-
- unanimously nominated. New
rte casting It's ~ votes for him.
tf will be seen that Lincoln was
"sd the first time with no sup
Sail from New York State, that
New York State gave It's allie
o Hayes only on the last bal
y-a in 1850 New York State op-
tzirfield 10 tho last, that in 1854,
-. the meagrc support of New
'"iainc was nominated, and that
/ in 1888 was supported by
TX, but was opposed in 1892, and
IRed of the nomination. and that
Tr irrespective of the opposition of
(.o majority Of the Delegates from
Dirk, Mckinley carried off the
Jentiment for Roosevelt.
vs. opinion of those best informed
ne sentiment of Republicans
ut the State of New York, no
sng can prevent the New York
Selegation from becoming a
MT delegation next year, In
AIlrds. if President Roosevelt were
WR candidate and should ask his
'Aso get out and work for him
aen his newest and latest enc
LE.The Five Million Dollar Pool
EMen, be could secure the del
Whether he could hand the
,T-n over to another individual
lhtable question. In other words,
rTernor Hughes in the field as a
are and with Secretary Taft of
Roosevelt candidate, there is
LESS il possibility that State
~ Influences, plus the natural
favor of New York State
against an Ohio man, or man
4 ne other state, might 20 long
In awards preventing Roosevelt
Pieid'ng the nomination over TO q
wtty.
T. George, tho New York corrc.
of the Baltimore American.
The best posted writers upon
topics now in the metropolis,
1--WE opinion that there is anti
1T plot In n despatch 10 the
sie american Mr.. George saws:
81 the great railroad financiers
sStrcct are enlisted in move
combat what they term Roosc.
mat beng a term which en-
fLErne government supervision of
management, admits of little
~ nc same movement was planned
Eirs ago when these financicrs
,wtncy could possibly induce the
syfator Hanna to make a fight
Ebf fhoosevelt $ nomination for the
.spey. The movement did not
$40 very much for thc very sim
~1n That II lacked the support of
amselt. Taken together. the oc-
of the past few months point
~Hriy 10 an organized movement
p2lrect TO combat the popularity
| fent roosevelt with the millions
,nifnand of certain Wall Street
Alleged Plot.
~, there WIS the interview with
p,resident of. the Standard Oil
yoicing apparently the senti-
John ID. Rockefeller, in which
uard Oil magnate declared his
Tor Bryan over Roosevelt.
Enowed an almost equally sig
Athlk by James J. Hill, the re-
ercsIdcnt of the Great Northern
expressing almost identical
Is. T.. II. Hartman ; attitude
frcsident Roosevelt has been
clear by very recent develoD-
lht there seems little room TO
nf there is Il coalition OF these
<cNelt railroad iinaucirrs. inst
escribcd from the White Ionsc.
not improbable that William
~ may be member of that
dt i,imselt nr Il worker ia it's in
XUy wen informed politicians as
NJ MY ihat whatever influence
may have had in the las,
"rIal election ia this state was
Xpfr ienrsi. and that the wealthy
Magnatc did not coutribptc TO
Nipaign fund of Charles +.
aEhough IN previous state
.,sp' ho ma" pccu Il liberal con
4, apathy OF Ex-Governor Odru
~ lnehcs cause at that time has
ribcd 10 his close relations with
OH may be recalled that i'm
after the election of Hughes
a ror Odcll pronounced the man
" tDt the state campaign as the
n. Ninc he had ever known. The
tp'Aiutudc of the Hearst news
ffoward" Mir. Hartman lends
cW the report that both Hearst
1man. but foy different reasons,
oekeiclicr himself. ave enlisted
,t.est hnt-hooscyclt movement.
~ sonlsc has nothing 10 lose
" rs dceilninG repntation for con