New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-03
TROY FAVORS HEARST.
Murphy and Hogan at Wm'-Re-
pubLcans in Good Shape.
IRON a sneclal eorresnonaent OF III. rr,h,ns. ]

from Special Correspondent OF The Tribunel
Troy. n. Y, Aug 2-Ex- Mayor Daniel z.
Hogan has the better Democratic machine in
Troy and he is for Hearst but ex-senator
Murphy and his friends will not let Hogan alone.
The net result is that Hogan's machine cannot
win city county elections. Ex-Governor
Blacks generalship in keeping the Murphysan
Hogan factions az war has turned the city gov
eminent over 70 the Republicans. and Mayor
Elias p. Mann is giving the best administration
the city ever has had
While the Murphy faction is down, it is not
entirely out" Hogan says it is but the facts
are against him. The chances are that Hogan
Will win at the September primaries and ~ he
does Rensselaer's nine delegates TO the State
convention will be for Hearst The Murphy
men may send contesting delegation If there
should be a break which would take Hearst
out Of the race for the Democratic nomination
Tor Governor. and Hogan should follow Hearst.
then the Murphy might be recognized as
the regular organization. That. however, is
only one of the possibilities For the present
hogan mas the better Democratic machine in
Troy and as he is for Hearst a reasonable
view of the situation gives Hearst the DELEGATES
from Rensselaer,.
The election of Mayor Mann by the Republic
cans last fall is the elimination of struggle
dating from the election day fifteen wears ago
when Bat Shea murdered Robert Ross Speaker
Hamilton Fish in the Assembly the same week
SAID: The blood of the martyr is the seed of
tHe church. There is blood red mark on
1r"ys pontical calendar around the date that
Ross fell. and it marks the beginning ~ Tho
olsintegration of the Murphy machine in Trov
IL dldnt go down al once But Mr. Fish's
prophecy literally fulfilled Isst fall 1rben
the Republicans elected one OF SIS hest c;fizans
as chief executive.
IN all that period Of more than a decade and
haLf the Republicans of Troy never have grown
discouraged In that period Frank s. Black
came and went as Congressman and Governor
II was a waxing period for the Republicans
When there was no prospect Of beating the
democrats with a Republican candidate for
Mayor they did the next best thing Murphy's
Ihachlne began TO go to pieces ten years ago.
ana now 1t is almost dsmantled There is inst
about enough of it left 10 prevent Hogan fror,
eiecting Mayor Of Troy That is what it did
last fall.
MURPHY HAS TROJAN SPIRIT.
Ex-senator Murphy has the Trojan spirit
He keeps on fighting He has with him ax
Mayors Daniel e. CONWAY and Francis = Moi
10y and his two sons. Edward and Josenb 7
Murphy. While these men are living and op-
posed 70 him. Hogan will need to keep his ear to
the ground "The old guard dies but never
surrenders!"
AS FOR Hogan, he is the boss of his machine
He has no prominent lieutenant, and he saws no
doesn't need one. Ex-senator Mike Collins 90
with him in the Hearst movement. hut Collins
is political soldier Of fortune, without anv
considerable following besides Collins and he
may De against Hogan year from now If he
mus lacks IN the seat which he says Hearst
is TO give him on the band wagon
The feeling between Murnbx QUA IT, :.
tensihed by the fact that Murphy nominatea
hogan for Mayor two years ago last fall and
erected hlm There was an excellent prosnact os
d complete rejuvenatiOn OF the Murphy machine
Ihls bright political dream was spoiIed aIr,os. a.,
pohtical night by the refusal Of Hogan 70 ,,o,,,a
on or NIurphy selections for places In the CITY
BuIger in Oswego, SO Hogan re,,oItS SsS s
Os1,paS ne Republicans prOfted simiIarIv In
bo 9"sgo ana Troy The Citizens Union took o.
rThi III tue contest and elected three Aldermen
rms is as far the Cts cot ,hI i ii!en.
S SE1 Doomed gaily with its three sunfovlorU
me Verdure and aroma were there ana az
usual number Of admirers leaned over a. gnu slle
wall ana admired the blossoming Rnt tSo ~!
"a LoI ueep and the soil was not deem and tbe
- ~ a. -IhoThs nave sprung up The rs fT1o ,,1ar
is on his way with rake and old .tSy r Iia y.
eecnis ready to say: ut was a fine little gapae
Meanwhile the situation ;s c,,as,. W.
LOGAN LOGAN is IN full swing. Hogan once VS. an u
Lever IJ put Murphy and still is brer,a q
4
inIo politics. He has a winning nercn, i,! Went
tTS IN giving the Democratic roassaS 49,
HE Say say Ihey want On New Years dav he bant
oa@,e "a y 70 Ine frozen ground. The hreaza tbas
came uo"n from Ida Hill said Hearst '''a'
LABOR MEN WITH HOGAN
Exactly the same whisper wac has.s g.
Lansingburg way. and from Rraauor rsI -
hearst for mine it is then" said ryoy.1, a.s
iiearS' II mas been with the Hogan men ever
.iiOe' 1osap has number of labor men with
MN. Charles A. Rogers ex-president NJ the 10
cal typographical Union, and George Valdror
organizer OF the Federation of Labor. both NAV
"lnd instruments in the Hogan band. Hogan
mas few Republicans with him hut nor man,
Inc Republicans are in good shape for the
fall campaign. There is a most friendly, fae,in,
for Governor Higgins. II he is a candidate for
second term. the chances are that Renssalaer
delegates will be for him. An important no.
htlcaI conference took place at the summer
home OF Ex-Governor Black in New Hamnshirs
the latter part OF last week Twenty LEADING
Republicans OF Troy we're present, and the state
situation was thoroughly canvassed. The Trib
une correspondent learned from one of the CON
ferrees that Representative William n Draner
OF Troy, whose district includes Rensselaer, and
Washington counties, win be renOminated
The consensus of opinion among Republicans
is that if Hearst Is nominated he will not make
serious inroads on the Republican organization
The industrial depression in 1894 1895 and the
early part of 1896 is distinctly remembered nv,
the wage earners of this city. They are willing
TO go some distance with Hearst but the Re
publican union men do not like the idea OF his
being a candidate for President They believe
his election would result i'm tariff tinkering and
business stagnation. His candidacy for the
GovernoTship is regarded a step toward the
higher place.
Not only is Mayor Mann winning annIausa In
Troy, but the other Republicans are keeping their
work up 10 a high standard. Sheriff Victor M
Alien is running his office in a highly creditable
and fc nfcf rio A.