The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-27

which would you choose as winter resi-
dence?
The New York Nominations.
Never were two state conventions of
more potential Importance than those
which have been in session in New
York the past two days. A governor
Of New York is always a possible pres
1dent of the United States, and it is
from this viewpoint that the conven-
tions have their chief interest.
The republicans have, as was expect
ed, named Charles E. Hughes, the law
yer who so ably and fearlessly con-
Quoted the insurance investigation last
winter and, thru the Importance Of the
issued raised, leaped from local to ma
tional fame in day. Mr.. Hughes, if
elected governor Of his state this fall,
and especially if by good majority,
must be reckoned as presidential pos
sibility in the republican party. He
has come upon the scene when the re-
publican party of the empire state was
racked with factions and has restored
peace. No faction owns him, no boss
claims him, no pledge binds him. He
Is the most footloose statesman who
has appeared on the republican hori-
zon in recent years. He has the conf
dence Of the people. He has an I'M
sullied record Of splendid professional
service. He has great ability as law
yer and apparently exceptional judy
ment as public man.
The republicans made their nominal
ton by reclamation. There was oppo-s
sition to Hughes, but it was worn down
in the preliminary conferences and
disappeared.
The democrats were not SO fortunate.
They named William R. Hearst, on the
first ballot it is true, but not until the
man who was about to receive the nom
ination had beer denounced in a series
of speeches the most bitter and CALLING
ever heard in a convention in regard
to the man about to be honored. Je-
rome threatens bolt and the democra-
cy of New York. divided as it is be-
tween Murphy and McClellan, can hard
ly unite upon the man who has de-
nounced the boss as worthy Of stripes
and the mayor as holding a stolen Of
fee. The platform, moreover, is d.
rect contradiction Of the things which
Hearst IS newspapers stand for. It ap-
pears to have been drawn in anticipa-
tion Of Jerome's nomination. It fol-
lows the preconvention speeches of the
district attorney in condemning social
| ism and municipal experiments and in
demanding return to democratic con-
ditions when the government was ex-
cluded as much as possible from inter-
ference with private industry. It is a
strange platform on which to run
Hearst. the mouthpiece of every attack
upon the "Plunderbund, which con-
sists Of every man who has an inter-
est in a franchise and who has declined
to run from his own at the shout Of
the "yollow kid.''
The republican platform, on the
other hand, appears to assume that the
achievements of the national party re-
fleets sufficient glory on the state Or
ganization. It makes no very distinct
| announcements on local matters. 1t
comes to this, that in New York each
candidate must be his own platform.
Mr.. Hughes will appeal to the rational
voters in both organizations. Mr..
Hearst will appeal to the DISCONTINUED
everywhere.
Let no one suppose there are not
enough of the latter to give Mr.. Hearst
a standing, with or without platform.
The sad fact is that the state of New
York has been excessively ring-ridden
boss-corrupted and corporation-bled
Hearst 8 candidacy will appeal to thou.
sands who have yearned to see the
gentry who have seized the streets
! brought to their knees. : q
One cannot avoid. the thought that
Hearst has weakened his appeal to these
people by seeking the nomination Of a
convention dominated by Murphy, the
leading political scoundrel of the me-
tropolis. AS the candidate of the In
dependence league, he might have beer
gilded into Sir Galahad. As the fol
lower and retainer Of Murphy, he be
comes disgusting object. All Of the
natural objections to a man Of his char
acter and caliber in public office arc
accumulated by his associations will
Tammany and his obligation to thu
w-browed Murphy and the unspeak
able McCarren. The democratic con
vention was fit only to nominate sucl
thing as Sulzer, and if Mr.. Hearst hat
: had ordinary political sense, he woult
have let it do that and adjourn.
Alderman Satterlee's amendment tt
a r11 1uo11ld do11htless disno,1ra q,