The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-10
CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK.


New York.-There is practically
no Republican campaign in New
York county or that portion of New
York on Manhattan island. General
Francis V. Greene, who was forced into
the presidency of the Republican
county committee after the enforced
retirement of Lemuel E Quigg, had
never had any practical experience in
county politics. He is still learning the
ropes. while the leaders who might be
of assistance to him are plotting to get
him out and put a machine man into
his place. General Greene, possibly be-
cause he has lacked experienced advice,
is undertaking to run Republican coun-
~ politics on the principles or silence,
which he employed in the conduct of
the great asphalt field. He is an indie
pendent and q representative of the
better element" which for years has
been the ScOrn of the machine pOhti-
clans, who now fine themselves under
his command. Confident that Senator
Plat VIII order General Greene's re-
tirement when the committee is reor-
ganiZed in December. the district lead
ers feel that they can disregard him
with impunity.
Lack of enthusiasm at the county
headquarters has affected the work in
the several districts. The leaders are
content to go through the usual mo-
tions without seeming to care. as a
rule, what the results may be- Speak
erS are provided for the county by the
state committee, and money is fur
niShed from the common fund from
which the state and national commit
tees draw. Yet with money and speak
ers at its command the county commit
tee seems unable tc-Touse anything ap-
preaching genuine interest in the cam
paign. The conspicuous Republican
meetings that have been held have been
conducted by such outside organiZa-
tons as the Republican clubs
Demands have been made upon the
state committee for six or seven speak
ers for local meetings. and they have
been granted. 1t has happened so
many times that before the meetings
were over there were more speakers
present than men in the audience that
Lafayette B. Gleason. who is in charge
of the state speakers bureau, has made
a rule that not more than two speakers
shall be assigned to one meeting
General Greene refuses to talk OF
what he is doing or to discuss pros
poets. He has not even word TO say
about Tammany- Republicans who go
to county headquarters for encourage
ment find buttons and Autographs, but
very little besides.
While the Republican campaign is
proceeding in this nfeless manner,
Tammany is preparing for the greatest
effort in it's history. Mr.. Croker ex-
poets that the Bryan demonstration
will break all records, and he is plan
ming to follow it up with a whirlWind
canvass. He knows that he must do
this in order to make any showing in
the city
Every Tammany leader has warned
the OfficehOlders of his district that
they must work for Bryan or lose their
places nder the court of appeals deci-
sion, which permits removals at will.
Even the women have been instructed
to ask the shopkeeepers whom they pa
troni3e to support Bryan. Each dis
trict is raising its own fund indeDend-
emily of the general fund, and every
leader is determined to make the best
possible showing in his district.
Republicans who are familiar with
the situation fear that unless the
apathy of the local campaign is dissi-
pated the Tammany majority in this
county may reach unexpected figures.