Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-11-30 | Page 1 | Roosevelt Against Bossism in New York

ROQSEVELT AGAINST B0SS1SH IN MEW YOBK Suggests Names of Several Men for President County Committee. WASHINGTON, Nov 2D President Roosevelt h:ia declared himself against "bosslsm" In Now York clly politics. This declaration he Ikls niado emphatically In letters to personal and political friends regarding tin selection of the president of the Republican committee of New York county. He deprecates the Inter-fire Inter-fire ncc of outsiders ln the polities of the county, and has Indicated his view that nothing ought to be dono by such outsiders out-siders thut might be confounded with dictation dic-tation Discusses It With Callers. The President, has discussed the situation situa-tion In NSW York frankly With several of his callers, and has written BORIC letters to those fllrertiv Inl'i.. sled in the New oik Republican organization In these ( on n t Ions and b Iters h- Juis Indl-cated Indl-cated his present Intention regarding the situation in New York county. Suggests Several Names. He has suggested the names of five ot Six men, any one of whom. In bis Judgment. Judg-ment. WOUld Prove ap acceptable president presi-dent of the New York Count commit t-c; but he has let It ! known that he has not attempted to dictate the election of any candidate for I ounly chairman or to proclaim his choice to. any peisou who has approached him on the subject. Opinion an Citizen. He lia .xprfssirl au opinion as a 111 sen. however, that whoever is chosen .in man. should be a man of the highest character and reputation, and should possess the necessary Independence to make it certain that he would conduct the .ifTalr-i or' the Republican organization In New York county on a high plan of efficiency ef-ficiency and Integrity, without regard to any boss or any machine Declared for No One. President Roosevelt has not declared himself In favor of the selection of Representative Rep-resentative Herbert Parson or Representative Represen-tative Jan Van V. Olcott. or anybody else, as the i iesldent of the New York County committee, although both Mr. Parsons ami Ml OlCOtt were included In th.- list Of men, anv one of whom the President believes would be an acceptable In ad of the committee.