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/. KILKENNY HARMONY
That Is the Kind That Prevails Among
New York Democrats.

s. A Is LIN HARMONY Ia
That Is the Kind That Prevails Among
New York Democratic.
Not since the traditional cats Of Kill
kenny were hung across line by
their tails has there been such an
amusing harmony Of subdued discord
as Is heard in New York, now that
Judge D. Cssdy Herrick has been nom
mated by the Democrats for governor.
Judge Parker wanted Edward NJ.
Shepard, or District Attorney Jerome
nominated for governor in order to
galvanize his campaign into the sem
blance Of life.
David B. Hill wanted John B.
Stanchfield, because Stanchfield best
represented the organization outside Of
New York City, to which Mr.. Hill
owes his ascendancy in the state
Democracy. Mr.. Hill had no use for
Herrick, who, as Democratic boss of
Albany county, has been a thorn in
his side for years. But, it is said, he
accepted Herrick and put him in nom
nation on the principle of the sales
man who sold a coat marked $15 for
80, on doubtful credit, because he
would lose less If the bill was never
paid. Hill will lose less in Herrick's
defeat than If he had succeeded in
nominating his friend Stanchfield.
Senator Patrick III. McCarren, the
Brooklyn boss, to whom Judge Parker
owes his nomination wanted Comp
troller Grout nominated, and for a
time he had Mr.. Hill's ostensible sup
port for Grout Judge Parker and
Hill went back on McCarren; the
former to placate Charles f. Murphy
and Tammany, and the latter because
he couldn't help himself.
Tammany accepted Herrick be-
cause it was willing to accept any
body who stood for the discontinue
Of Boss McCarren. AS tomahawk
In the hands Of Charles r. Murphy
with which to dispatch Nc arren, ID.
Cady Herrick would serve Tammany
much better than either Shepard or
/ Jerome. q S
Besides, did not Judge Herrick's ca
ireer, on the bench present sterling
claims on the admiral lion and neces-
sites Of Tammany? His abuse Of his
judicial position to the political ext
gencies In Albany is along the line Of
what Tammany considers the higher
/ walks Of politics. Moreover, has he
not tically pardonedS an official
blackmailer and protector Of disorder
1v haI1c 90 nv, i,nnnc{p<x q 10 f3,,<>
81 900 on the notorious Police Captain
Diamond Ia stroke Of Judicial len
tency toward corruption IN New York
City peculiarly attractive to Tammany.
IL he would; SO act as judge, what
prodigies Of clemency to good men"
might he not perform as governor?
So Tammany dropped Mayor AIcClel-
Ian and swallowed Herrick and his
record with genuine relish and noisy
gusto. 5 1,
Not 30, however, the Democratic
press Of New York City. The WORLD
takes its medicine with evident
nausea; the TIMES turns Herrick's
picture, to the wall and fixes its gaze
on, Judge Parker, with the reflection
that one honorable nominations Id four
years is as far as the New York De
mocracy can be expected to pander to
the somewhat blunted moral sentiment
OF its constituency. The EVENING
POST openly repudiates Herrick. say
ing that q sproper regard for It's own
reputation forbids giving him the neg
alive support Of silence.
From this brief resume II may be
gathered that the elements for har-
monious Democratic campaign in New
York are all that could be desired
from Republican point OF view.