The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-17
DOWN WITH BOSSES
ODELL AND MURPHY SEEM DOOM
ED FOR POLITICAL GRAVEYARD.
jerome, Hughes and Other Candidates
ON Antf-Doss Platform-situa-
tion In New York Probably
More Interesting Than
In Other States.
New York Special to Chicago chron-


New York Special to Chicago Chron-
The one encouraging feature of the
political situation In New York Is the
anxiety Of everybody seeking ofice to
shy a brick at q boss" It is a mat
ter of indifference whether the boss Is
Republican or Democrat.
Mayor Mcclellan Is running District
Attorney Jerome for Governor in de-
fiance Of Boss" Murphy of Tammany
and Murphy, as X to Indicate that he,
too, has Joined the boss hunt, Is try
ing to get aboard the band wagon of
Hearst.
The other day state Senator Bracket
OF Saratoga, announced that he was a
candidate for the Republican nominal
ito for Governor upon an "antiboss"
platform and he coupled MS announce
ment with a vigorous criticism of Gov
| ernor Higgins. who. he said. was using
the State patronage to install himself
| as a "b Iss !"
| After President Roosevelt had pune
| tured the scheme OF former Governor
Odell to resume control of the Repub-
/ lican State organization Lemuel Ell
| Quigg, OdelIs lieutenant In New York
city. issued philippe against bosses
| and asserted that the Presidents friend.
| Representative Parsons, was the only
simon-pure boss in the running.
| 1t is conceded that II Charles e.
Hughes, who Is looked upon with dis
| tinct favor by the President, consents
| to be candidate for Governor he will
| stipulate as condition Of acceptance
Of the Republican nomination that no
boss" past or present, shall have any,
thing to do with his campaign.
Mr.. Jerome went to Albany recently
to attend a meeting Of Democrats and
made a speech In which he took occa-
IT. A..
and their work that has aroused the
whole State. Bosses" are clearly in
disfavor in New York. Republicans
and Democrats alike are seemingly de-
termined to unload the men who In
the guise of organization leaders have
been bringing their parties and the
State into disrepute.
Jerome's election as District Attor-
ney last November was equally a blow
at Boss" Murphy and Boss" Odell
who have Joined hands to prevent his
name going on either the Democratic
or Republican ticket. Instead of rest
ing on their victory and conveniently
forgetting the causes that led to 1t the
voters are betraying symptoms that in
dictate possession of long memory
They are just as eager now as they
were last November to fall on the
"bosses" and destroy them. 1t re-
quired only word from President
Roosevelt to reawaken the slumbering
wrath of the Republican electorate of
the State and condemn Ode1l. Plat and
their followers to more crushing de-
feat than they had yet suffered.
On the other hand. the appearance of
Jerome as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor aroused
the Democrats and brought down upon
the heads of Murphy. McCarren, Con-
nors, Mack and kindred spirits such a
al nf hox
nearly obscured. 1t is beginning to
look as IL the final solution of the ex-
listing complications will be a cleansing
of the political atmosphere in New
York such as never before was achieved
In the history OF the State.
Murphy's power and influence are al
| ready gone. He Is not only despised
but is the laughing stock OF half OF
New York Odell is nearly as badly
of. man with less audacity would
have acknowledged defeat long ago.
New York 10 bound to have a new
deal She may consent to accept new
bosses, but they must be bosses with
out records so tainted as to disturb the
olfactory nerves whenever their names
are mentioned.
The same process is going on in Ohio.
Representative Burton OF Cleveland Is
pursuing Senators Foraker and Dick
and invoking the Republicans of the
His severest Indictment against them
is their ALLEGED disinclination to stand
| by President Roosevelt. Burton. how
ever, has been unsuccessful, as the con-
vention in Ohio today turned him down
and gave Dick and Foraker hearty in-
dorsemsnt.
New Jersey Is in a state of ferment
from the Hudson to the Delaware be-
cause a game of boss hunting has been
opened there. A young state senator
named Colby of Newark, added and
abetted by Mayor Pagan of Jersey
City. has thrown down the gauntlet
to Senators Dryden and Kean. both of
them multimillionaires. and according
to surface indications seems to be in
a fair way to succeed. Colby has
aroused the conscience OF New Jersey
in a manner that has defiled the meth
DDS ordinarily employed by bosses and
unless there should be a political cata-
clysm between now and November he
will defeat both of them.
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire, Yer
mont and Pennsylvania are all engag-
ed in the boss-hunting game. Each
of these states appear to be enjoying
II with a zest that is dismaying to the
men who heretofore nave had their
way in politics.
In Pennsylvania 1t is the people
against the old Quay machine, now in
Senator Penrose.
In Massachusetts, the revolt, as in
New York, extends to both parties
In New Hampshire, where the issue
is the railroads and their participation
in politics, republicans alone are con-
cerned. Democrats comprise only
about one-third of the electorate of
the state and therefore are in alto
gether too hopeless a minority to care
anything about Bosses
1t is extremely dificult to foreshad-
ow who will be nominated for COVER
nor of New York, but at the present
moment Charles F. Hughes Is the IA
vorite on the Republican side and Je-
rome is equally well thought of by the
Democrats Hearst desires to control
the Democratic nomination and as a
step thereto has arranged nomination
for governor by the Independent league
an organization of his own creation.
He obviously believes that the Dem
ocrats may be persuaded TO accept him
as their candidate rather than permit
him to run amuck as an Independent
and thereby endanger the success of
the party ticket
Unless all signs are misleading Mr..
Hearst clearly misJudges the temper of
the Democrats of New York His cam