The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11
CURIOSIYES OF THE ELECTION
CONSPICUOUS CANDIDATES WHO
WENT INTO ECLIPSE.
Obscure Candidates. Including a Hired Man.
Who We're Elected-Otid Developments
81 the Convention New Things
TrIcdIn Politics. Most Of Them Failures.

the tOullNiy AACIN 1Ah0 al hskhhlJ
for Office who was put up as a joke or be-
cause no one else wanted the job was tri-
umphsnt at the polls.
An example Of this was the defeat Of
Prof. Michael Idvorsky Pupin Of Columbia
University for member OF the Connecticut
Legislature by his hired man, Matt O'Brien.
This was a novel contest which probably
has no parallel in the history Of politics.
II is generally the other way. and if any
lemons are handed out it is the hired man
who gets them.
As an illustration OF this, It is recalled that
the Hon. Fatty Grote, once IN East Side
politician of no NEAR prominence, called
one day upon the Hon. Jacob A. Cantor,
then President Of the Borough of Man
haitian and the dispenser Of much patronage.
Grote brought with him one of his workers
whom he introduced TO the Borough Bresi-
dent.
MIR. Cantor said the politician, Il
brought this mar around TO see il you could
not recommend him as a corporation in
spector.'
Cantor investigated the mans recommen-
dations and found that he was all right.
L guess that / can arrange for his appoint
ment," said he finally.
AITOIe lOOhel Dlcdccu duu Tic "
almost went into a fit from sheer Joy. When
he matter seemed to be all arranged to
the satisfaction Of everybody Fatty sud-
denly paused and grew thoughtful.
"Er-by the way, Mr.. President, how
much does this job pay?" he asked.
oh, about SIPS a month";" replied Mr..
Cantor carelessly.
The Hon. Fatty looked startled and he
- - IL = IL
chief A hundred and twenty-five, did
YOU say?7 he asked eagerly.
Il did" replied Mr.. Cantor.
Then the Hon. Fatty turned on the worker
and said;
Get out! III take that job myself
Another case OF this kind occurred when
one Of the heavy gun of Mr.. Hearst's edi-
,orial staff went to the Democratic conven-
'lcn of 1902 and announced that he had the
promise of a nomination from Tammany
Hall in the Twelfth Congress- district. As
the Twelfth il overwhelmingly Democratic,
q Tammany nomination is equivalent to ar
election and the editor was congratulated
on all sides. His feelings can be imagined
when he returned to New York and was told
that the place was. after all. to go to his en-
ployer.
CURIosITIEs OF THE A CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. Hearst was probably the most con-
s~picuous Of the candidates to go DOWN in the
struggle Of last Tuesday. There were many
things about his candidacy that were en-
tirely novel in the politics of the nation.
In the first place Mr.. Hearst was nomi-
mated by the Independence Lea gue, on a
platform which was devoted largely to the
denunciation OF corporations, although 1t
afterward turned out that the league itself
vas a close corporation and that no candi-
date could run under the emblem Of the
organization unless he was acceptable to the
board of managers. Mr.. Hearst a nomi-
mated at Buffalo by the Democrats on an
entirely different platform and he wound up
by ignoring both and running on a platform
of his own
Although nominated by the Democrats
he ignored that party almost entirely. He
never visited the Democratic State head
quarters and he had no personal COM
munication, as far as anybody could find
out, with Charles F. Murphy, the leader Of
Tammany Hall.
He rarely spoke alta Democratic meeting,
and all the affairs OF the campaign, as far
as he was concerned, were carried on from
the headquarters Of the organization which
he had Incorporated. just as soon as it was
known beyond a doubt that Mr.. Hearst was
defelted the dismantling of the Gilsey
House headquarters was begun without
stopping to learn what was the fate of the
balance Of the ticket. Subsequent events
prove that at least some Of the Democrats
who ran with Mr.. HeIrst were elected.
HAUsER THE PIE BAKER.
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from the Democratic convention at Buffalo.
There little or no attention was paid to the
election of the nominees except the head
uf the ticket and his running mute.
Lewis S%tuyvesant Chlnler. The litter was
selected by unanimous consent by the
Nurphy-Helrst conferee'. having been
nominated by the Independence League
tor Lieutenant-G Governor. But 70 the selec-
lion Of the other candidates no ate ntion
WAS paid until the last minute.
Get me a Dutchman for State Trels-
urer." said Murphy TO ex-senator Bailey
ot Suffolk county. we must have a Dutch
man for the place. because the other side
las put one up"
So Senator Bailey went out and got him
. Dutchman in the person OF Julius Hauser,
= peaceful baker of Sayville, L. L., who never
dreamed that he would be a candidate for
high political honors until he received a
telegram announcing his nomination az
state Treasurer. And now the returns
show thai Mr.. Hauser Is probably elected
and that he will have to quit baking bread
md pies for Sayville for the next two
years.
MoRAN's REAM ANT Aw AKENING.
Another much advertised candidate who
went down to defeat was John Brown
Moran, who ran for Governor Of Massa-
chusetts on the Democratic ticket. He
Is a radical Of radicals and for some time
after he was nominated there were bicker-
ings in Boston as to whether he was the
William r. Hearst Of Massachusetts, or
whether Mr.. Hearst was the John b. Moran
Of New York.
They were much alike as far as parties
and platforms went. the chief difference
In this respect being that Moran had one
nomination more than Hearst. the Massa-
Chusetts foe Of the trusts being indorsed
by the Prohibitionists.
A radical difference was that Hearst