The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-15

evinced by the hooting and kissing in
the convention. So marked was the dis
approval that many Republicans be-
lieve that Croker expects Tammany to
lose, and has foredoomed Shepard to
defeat for two purposes: First, to
strike at Controller Coler, who would
have made the strongest nominee
against the Fusionists and who wanted
the nomination; second, to revenge
himself upon Shepard for attacks made
upon the Tammany boss in former
campaigns. In the Republican camp
there is jubilation. They were afraid
of Coler. With the young controller
eliminated they are confident. For the
first time in many years big Tam
many bet offered at even money early
in the campaign has been snapped up.
The bet was $4,000, and the Low end
of 1t was taken by a Wall street man.
There is more Wall street money at the
same terms. But the sporting element
is putting its money on Tammany.
They remember that the present May
or Robert A. Van Wyck. was just as
unexpected a nominee and a far less
well-known and practiced politician
than Shepard, Notwithstanding which
the power of the Tammany organiza-
ton landed him winner by a safe
majority. Even at it's worst, Tammany
is hard to beat
To say that a man is going in train
ing for an office" has come to be an
accepted bit of political slang. But
here in New York it may be interpreted
in literal earnest. So demanding are
the exigeneies of a mayorality cam
paign that candidate must of neces-
sity be in the best of physical condi-
ton. To pass judgment upon the
thousand details of management of
political battle, to be always at the
beck and call of the party managers
for addresses, receptions, presentations
and various other public functions, to
answer numberleSs letters, to receive
numberless callers, and to be ready at
any and all times to make speeches to
the most diverse organizations, leaving
such minor considerations as eating
and sleeping to happy chance-this is
indeed the Strenuous life." such as
only our athlete President. who invent
ed the phrase, can withstand without
special preparation. The two men who
are now leading the fight will hardly
come through without materially
shortening their normal lives, though
neither of them is by any means a
pigmy. Mr.. Low, being a. methodical
person, has already begun his course
of hardening, had begun 1t, in fact, be-
fore his nomination. He is a rather
short. plump, ruddy man. sturdy of
build, but too prone to fat to suit a
trainer of men. For several weeks he
has been building up on country air,
long walks. bicycle riding and much
sleep. He is now in excellent condi-
ton, and in order that he may remain
so has put himself into the hands of a
physician, by whose orders he will be
rigidly guided so far as political exig-
encies will permit. Simple diet. early
hours, and daily spin awheel, have
been prescribed for him. He may be
able to stick to the diet and. IL he gets
up early, to do the wheeling, but II is
safe TO say that the sun will shine
brightly on the midnight that sees him
bed, after the season OF the big meet
ings sets I'm. IL is also said that he
Is under treatment looking TO
toward strengthening his throat. as his
voice while very clear and distinct,
requires severe effort 10 make II audi
bile Ia "a large hall.
HIS rival Is Of more enduring type.
Mr.. Shepard is thin. and not 80 broad
as Mr.. Low, but he 10 sinewy ana OF