The Washington times., 1908-11-11
Its All Over But the Elec
tion," Declares Admins
tration Camp.
OPPONENTS STILL
FIGHTING, HOWEVER
Protest Made Against Action Be
ing Taken TO Influence
Legislature. =
By J. C. WELLIvER.

By ]. &. WELLIVER.
With the very definite development O.
.disanection among the New York Pc
publican leaders In regard 10 the pro
gTam OF making Elihu Root Senator
came today the equally confident assur
anCe from this Administration camp.
It's ali over Root is going TO be the
Senator"
The organization people are talking
about letting tie Legislature name ths
Senator" They are talking Il here, ant
likewise IN New York.
This is the burden OF the mild protes.
voiced by William /. Ward, nationa
committeeman. There Is inquiry as tl
where the people Of New York are L
be heard from in the Senatorial dona,
ton party.
But the fact remains that Secretary
Root looks more like a Senator ever
hour, and that among the people wht
have been engineering matters In hu
interest there is no longer doubt 0.
the result
Timothy l. Woodruff. state chairman
and organization candidate for Senator
reached Washington this morning. Ht
was uOncOmmuniCaIiVe having doubtf
about the propriety Of being led into
discussion Of even the weather. Bui
the dissatisfaction OF the organization
with the Root selection and its demand
Tor some sort Of recognition, neverthe-
less; was made plain by the New
Workers.
No Political Feast.
President Roosevelt entertained al
luncheon this afternoon a company Of
people. including some Of the New York
with Empire state politics. Those pres
ent We're:
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce.
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Wright
Vice President-elect James S. sher.
man.
Consul General and Mrs. Robert J.
Wynne.
Hon. William L. Ward.
Hon T. L. Wo0dTUn.
Hon. Seth Low.
William Berri. editor OF the Brooklyn
standardization.
Dr. Albert Shaw.
Frank II. Hitchcock. chairman Of the
national committee.
NJ. and Mrs. Howard Pyle.
A1T. and Mrs John r Mclean
The list didn't suggest a political
luncheon, and IL was explained that the
occasion really wasn't political one
not the luncheon. But Il also leaked
out that the President had plans for a
political taIkfest after the lunch, sew
eTdl OF the guests having Deen invited
20 remain Tor this. The New Workers
were or THIS number, and the senator
ship ana the future course Of State
politics were the themes
Want to Know.
The organization people want 10 be
assured that, even If they can't have
the SenatOrship. they shall have assur-
ance that they are TO continue il
charge, and that they win get definite
recognition. They also want 10 know
about the SenatOrship TWO years hence
concerning which there is mu.l uncer~
JainJy. If President Roosevelt Is 10 be
Senator two years from now. the or
EaniLatiOn WOIld like 10 name The Sena-
tor selected this winter.
There is dark and impermea bic silence
in all authoritative quarters about the
SenaJorship two years hence The
state leaders want TO know right now
whether the President wants the place,
and there is some reason for the sus-
piciOn that they viii not find out
The SenatOrship Immediately in hand
is getting attention, and any who wants
TO know can learn whom the Admins
tratiOn wants. II wants Root But
-
TO talk about them would be prepOs-
ferrous.
The organization people figure that
If Mr.. Root becomes Senator now. he
viii have things cleverly framed 10
elect either Mr.. Roosevelt or WhOmeveF
may be wanted, in 1911. In that event
the organization doesn't just see where
it viii get its lOOk-in.
And IL wants something. Mr.. Wood
run insists 10 his friends, in the most
unquestiOnable language, that an en-
bassy isn't what he wants. He has
been out for the SenatOrship 2 Ions
time feels that his services have earned
it, and he has the organization. in the
main. with him.
It's All Root
But the fact remains that it is ali
Root. II is Saratoga over again. the
organization protests but cant perform.
Vice President-eIect Sherman went
over TO his committee rooms at the Cap
itol this forenoon and spent some time
with his duties there, before going to
the White House for lunch He will
so 10 Hot Springs this evening for a
visit with President-elect Taft Rumor
says he goes as a sort Of ambassador
from the House organization. seeking
to learn what is 10 be the attitude OF
the new Administration toward Speaker
Cannon's reelection to leadership Of the
House.
Chairman Hitchcock appeared at the
White House about II o'clock and his
name was promptly added TO the list
of guests for the Presidents lunch, He
was Just returning from his visit to
Mr. Taft at Hot Springs. and gracefully
placed on file the large batch OF ad-
ditianal congratulations which we're
handed him, On the election results, and
the verihcation of his prophecies.
Burton Receptive.
Representative Burton of Ohio was at
the White House earlier in the morning.
He didn't want to talk about himself
in connection with the Ohio Senator
ship. the Cabinet. etc, but his friends
learned that he Is disposed to consider
the talk OF himself for Secretary OF