The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-09
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contest in New York city. There rs
much under the surface that has not
yet come to light. but It 10 very evil
dent that there was general and
genuine disgust with the Tammany
leaders In Manhattan and the McCarren
leadership in Brooklyn. There was
a very general desire six weeks ago for
Mayor McCiellan's reelection and that
desire had largely to do with the citi-
gems Unions failure to aid In getting
up fusion ticket. There was eduaAy
as great desire on the part OF the
voters of Manhattan Bofvugh for the
reelection OF District Attorney Jerome
The will Of boss. Charles F. Murphy,
was more powerful than the wishes OF
Mayor Mcclellan and other great
Democratic leaders and Mr.. Jerome's
name was left of the Tammany ticket.
Mr.. Jerome had already announced MS
independent candidacy and 1t looked al
one time as IL his name would go on
several tickets. In the end 1t was on
no party ticket and every man VINO
voted for him had to mark his name
which stood alone in the Independent
column and then mark those for whom
thew desired to vote for the other places.
This lost him many thousand. votes, and
the election IL it finally turns out that
he is defeated.
Mr.. Osborne the Tammany nominee
is fine lawyer and stands high at the
New York bar. He has made great
reputation as one Of the Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys of New York and ordi-
narily would have been very accepta-
BILE. The placing of his name on the
ticket and leaving off that of Jerome,
however, cost Tammany many thou
sand votes.
The people Of New York are getting
weary of bossism and especially such
bossism as rules Tammany in the per-
son of Murphy. After making great
fortune from ways and methods pecu-
liar to Tammany. Croker retired from
politics and took up his abode in Eng
land Murphy from all accounts has
been even more active in gathering In
the dollars and Is rated es a very rich
man after two or three years of Tam
many leadership. II Tammany wants
to remain In New York politics 1t will
have to get rid of the gang which rules
It and makes 1t a danger and menace
to the city.
They had good candidates in McClel-
Ian and Jerome and under ordinary con-
ditions they should have received
majority OF SO, 900 or more votes.
There Is no need for shutting one
ewes to the fact that Hearst developed
wonderful managing powers. His
great vote has made him factor In
city politics, If not on wider fields
Possibly he will again essay the Presl'
Dental rofe--either in an effort tC
secure Democratic nomination on
platform of his own construction, OIL
as the candidate of separate part,
composed of those who favor municipal
ownership of public utilities. If MIR
BRYAN, who is on record on pretty muci
| Hearst lines joins him in 1908, ther'
| will be another mighty battle fol
supremacy in the Democratic Party be
tween those who oppose and those witt
favor Bryan and Hearst on that issue
The reform victory in Pennsylvania
| Is complete enough to satisfy the mos
exacting advocate of honesty in publi
life. The boodlers and grafters viii
he driven from State and city strong
holds and as honest elections may nov
he secured Democratic chances are cor
respondingly increased. For man.
years the Philadelphia gang could over
come with fictitious ballots any ma
| jority given in the rest of the state
Their day seems to be over.
In Maryland there was but one Stat
officer to, be elected and the result a
this writing is in doubt. The majorit.
will be small either way. A Legisla
ture was chosen but there Is to be n
election of United States Senator. TIL
advocates of the suffrage amendment
under the leadership of Senator Cor
man sought to rid the State of tn
possible controlling influence OF thou
sands of negro voters. That EFFORT wa
defeated by a solid adverse Repubiica
and divided Democratic vote. 1t look
as II the latter was largely influence
nv hostility to Senator German and de
sire to retire him for good and al
They have made a mistake In defeat
ing the amendment and the failure WI
make it more and more apparent
In Ohio there was a regular part
Aeht and the Democrats won. NO MAJ
ter If there was great Republican oppo
sition to their own ticket ana conse
ouent refusal of many of them 10 vol
for IL the result will everywhere
accented as a Democratic victory an
give the Democrats of that state CON
handing influence in 1908.
Tn Massachusetts real old-fashione
Democratic doctrine is making gret
Roadway. The Republicans have elec'
"a +heir Governor by less than $500
ma ioritv when their regular majorit
,s more than double that figure. The
candidate for Lieutenant Governor wo
nv less than 1000. There Is hor
even for Massachusetts getting in tn
Democratic column and on stralgf
tariff reform platform.
The people were undoubtedly up
arms last Tuesday and bosses and boot
lers have received notice to shut U
shon and go out of business. tt
country will be the better for 1t.
; PASSING OF HIGH HATS.