The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-12
THE REPUBLICANS DISTRESSED
HbsyE LITTLE HOPE or SAVING
THE STATE TICKET.

Are Discussing what Did u and How
10 Face the Presidential Campaign
-Futy must he FREQ From CorpS-
rate Control and Retire the GrsFters.
ALBANY, Nov. 1.-THE Republicans don't
sslsvs that the county canvs=sing Of the
s,ats vote. which is 10 begin on Tuesday,
x1l materially change the result. IN other
words, they have no figures at hand with
which to justify the hope against hope
thst any Of the candidates except Charles
f. hughes has been elected. To say that
ths Republicans are greatly troubled il
not deeply distressed over this outcome
Of the campaign is to put it very mildly.
Concerning the future, that is. the outlook
for the two years which must intervene
hsdors the Presidential conventions are
hald, there ia more or less apprehension.
That the Republicans were very greatly
surprised at the result on election day is
generally admitted. Within two years
Roosevelt's plurality Of 10000 and His-
glns's plurality Of 5000 have been entirely
obliterated. for the reason that all Republi-
cans conversant With the situation do not
hesitate to admit that Nr. Hughes was
elected by Democratic votes. just how
10 comes about that President Roosevelt's
tremendous plurality by which Higgins
was pulled into the Governors chair has
been wiped out has occasioned much COM
ment. The Republicans who spoke about
this matter to-day said that this feature
Of the situation should cause deep con
Germ because this is the Presidents own
State.
PRksIDESr's TERI IN THE CAMPAIGN.
10 became known to-day that it was
with very great difficulty that President
Roosevelt was prevented from entering
the State during the campaign and making
a number OF speeches for the Republican
state ticket. This secret OF the campaign
has been very carefully guarded until
to-day. II was learned from those familiar
With the facts that President Roosevelt
at times became so a~pprehensive over the
result that ne determined to enter the State
himself and from the platform urge the
voters to stand by the Republican State
ticket. 1t was only at the last moment
00kt NLO SlAC war uVhuCrl u In9
to Secretary Roots appearing for him
and speaking for him, and since the Score
tsry OF State delivered his speech in Utios
there have been all sorts Of opinions from
leading Republicans as to the political
wisdom Of it.
It is clearly shown in the result on election
day, according to those who too part in
the campaign. that Secretary Roots speech
ri I;ktla ~ NO oP..N .->oa 49, ro=,,It Tho
Republicans. therefore. began to wonder
to-day what would have been the effect
II President Roosevelt had carried out his
original intention TO enter his home State
and urge the Republican party and indie
pendent voters TO stand by the candidates
Of the Republican State convention. The
snti-Higgins men and the anti-Roosevelt
men in the party during the campaign
we're frequently heard to say that Presi-
dent Roosevelt named the ticket at Sara
togs, and they added, Now let him
elect it,"
REPUBLICANS MUsT FACE THE FUTURE.
These matters are Of very little concern
20 the Republicans who discussed them to-
day. sor the reason that they said that the
future must be faced, the future which is
to gather up the particles of the wrecked
Republican machine in order to have il in
first class working trim for the Presidential
fight Of 1908.
Gov. Hughes is to nave a Republican
Senate and a Republican Assembly, and in
matters OF State policy he will without the
slightest doubt be sustained. II is very
generally conceded that Senator John
Raines will be reelected President pro TEN.
ofthe senate M it is as good a political
prophecy as any that Speaker Wadsworth
win be reelected and that Sherman More
land will again be made the leade OF the
majority on the Assembly floor. II was
heard to-day, however, that Gov. Higgins
is not particularly inclined to nave Mr..
Moreland again majority leader.
GOV. HIoGINs's
just where Gov. Higgins comes into the
present situation is one OF the interesting
bits Of political gibLle gable that was
heard to-day. Gov. Higgins has not been
particularly friendly to Representative j..
Sloat Fassett. There has been no particular
ground for this feeling on the part Of Gov.
Higgins for Mr.. Fassett for the reason that
Mr.. Fassett is one Of the most honest and
able young Republicans in the party and
Mr.. Moreland is the Republican Assembly
man from Mr.. Fassett's home county Of
Chemung, Just how many Assemblymen
Gov. Higgins and his friends can control
is one of the problems that was discussed
to-day.
There was some little feeling expressed
to-day when il became known that Gov.
Higgins and his friends are not especially
partial to the renewed prominence in pub
lie life Of Mr.. Moreland, because Mr.. More
land ia known as one OF the most honest
and able young men in the lower house Of
the Legislature. The feeling OF Gov. Hig-
gins against Morelsnd was therefore set
down as merely another OF Gov. Higgins's
peculiar preiudices which were shown
when he and his friends, in apportioniDg
the Senate districts last spring. made it inn
possible for Edgar Troman Bracket and
frederic G. Stevens to be returned 10 the
Senate. senator Brackatt had very much