The San Francisco call., 1903-09-18
THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN.

~ the elections to take place this year it may
be said there will hardly be more than local
~ interest in any except the State contest in
Ohio and the city election in New York The Ohio
campaign is raised above the level of strictly State
issue by the appearance of Tom Johnson in the field
Democratic candidate for Governor. 1t is well
known that he for that office only point of
vantage from which to make a fight for the Presi-
dental nomination of his party next year Thus
while his platform carefully excluded all reference
national affairs beyond vague denunciation OF i'm
peralsm and trusts, the campaign the less takes
rank among the national issues OF the time
In New York city the contest like that in Ohio,
will have less effect upon national politics
In fact it is reported to be the aim OF the Tammany
leaders to make the fight OF national rather than
of local politics. thus reversing the tactics OF Johnson
who seeks to avoid the strength of the Republican
position national issues by making fight on State
issues only Tammany evidently believes the reform
administration Of Mayor Low to be too strong for a
direct assault and accordingly the plan is to raise
some kind of strictly partisan issue and thus rally
all Democrats of whatever class support the ticket
on election day.
Preparations for infusing national significance
into the local fight being vigorously carried out
The New York Sun says: Leader Charles F. Muir
ply has had long talks on this subject with David B.
Hill Senator Arthur Pue German OF Maryland,
Chairman James K Jones of the Democratic National
Committee Senator Joe Bailey of Texas and Senator
Clark of Montana and he expects soon to have talk
with Senator William J. Stone OF Missouri Mr.
Jones is to be succeeded in the next Democratic
national convention, possibly by Senator Stone or
James M Guffey of Pennsylvania, as chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee Senator Clark is
also mentioned for the place The conferences with
Mr.. Hill, it said, occurred Albany while those
with Senators German, Clark and Bailey and Mr.
Jones have taken place here Leader Muir
phys talks with these national Democrats it was
learned, is for the purpose of giving to the Demo-
cratic city fight this fall national flavor which in
measure will set the keynote for the Democratic con-
ventions to be held next spring for the election Of
delegates at large to the Democratic national
venton."
Calling men from Texas Montana and Missouri
to say nothing Of those from Maryland into consul
tation over city election in New York shows de
gree OF activity the part of the Eastern Demo
cratic leaders that behooves Bryan to watch closely
He and his followers won the fight against the reor-
ganizers in Ohio and Tom Johnson stands there as
triumphant exponent of the Kansas City platform
but Tanmany may manage to make showing this
fall that will offset that of Ohio There is very little
likelihood that Johnson will be elected in Ohio, and
consequently if the Tammany Democrats represent
ing the Eastern wing of the national party, win out
against Low the chances of the Bryantes in the ma
tonal convention would be seriously impaired. The
tactics of Tammany therefore wisely adopted
In the first place they avoid straight fight against
Mayor Low on local issues and in the second place
they afford an opportunity for parrying the Bryan
blow in Ohio each of which is good politics from
Tamnlany standpoint