The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
POLIruAL r


Political VOTES.
For q number Of years IL has been eaid thst
In 1893 Louis y. Payn. then Superintendent Of
Insurance for New York State, talked Frank
Piatt 70 elect him United States Senator II
he would not make a ight for reconciliation
a. Governor.
That story 10 Q yarn said ex-Gov. Blach
0 short time ago. "Payn didn't talk me out
Of the proposition. I talked myself ont OF 10
and ! alone am responsible.
Il wanted TO be r~enomlnated a. Governor.
! vented 10 carry out certain notions In my
mind. I didn't want to 80 TO the United
Btates Senate.
Il thought I had earned o denomination
and 90 when Senator Plat suggested that I
step aside and 60 to the United States Senate
! thought II over carefully myself and I de-
oidod for myself and ] sent my own No to
the Senator. Mr.. PAyn did not influence me
In my decision. On the contrary. II ] remem-
Der rightly. Mr.. Payn thought It advisable for
me 10 accept the United States senatorship
proposition At that time
The average size Of the American state b
q. SAT square miles, which 10 larger than
In Rlnnd and Wales-5s,3 7S square miles-or
Scotland and Ireland-62. 4o1 square miles.
The population Of Amer ican cities ranges
from New York city with S.437. 2o1 to Rainy
Lake City with 7.
Representative William sulzer Of New
Yorh, In q speech the other day on his bill In
the House for the relief Of the victims Of the
General Slo0um disaster. said:
Il take q deep and abiding interest In the
welfare OF these people. Nearly all the VIC
tins'of this terrible tragedy lived In my Con-
Rressional district. Many Of them knew and
have known for years. They were and ere
my friends. and from the day Of the catas-
trophe down to the present time, In season and
out Of season, my heart and my sympathy
have zone out to them, and I have done all in
my " TO render them suoh assistance as
possibly oould-
MANY Of them lost al that they had, and
they have no remedy except through the en-
aotment OF o measure similar to the bill Z have
introduced In their behalf. 1t lie a just bill and
Q fair bin. and II ought TO meet the approval
Of the members Of THE House and be enacted
into Law. .
Tho Government, by reason OF the gross
negligence Of its officials. was directly or In
directly responsible for this frightful loss Of
life. The findings Of the investigating oom-
mfttees ooncluslvely prove It. These people
these viotims-want their day In court. and
can only get II by this bill OF mine 4
d. Lanoey Nicon, whom the Hearst people
assaIl, was District Attorney for New York
county In 1887. an influential member OF the
New York State constitutional convention
In 1894. o Mckinley maj In 1898 and 1909. and
s0old Democrat always. and an active worker
at Democratic national headquarters In 1904.
Mr.. Nicon was not q delegate to the oonven-
ton which nominated Judge Parker.
Some of the Bryan men whose speeches for
harmony In the Democratic national oonven-
ton Of 1904 are now being recalled and q
few Of their ~utterances are as follows:
T. j. o'Connell of Colorado: Il come from
q State which cast 90 per cent. OF Its vote for
William j. Bryan in 1895 and gave him an
overwhelming majority In 1900. 81.
"A gentleman said yesterday he was will
ing that those who left US in 1896 and 1900
should come back. I say I am glad they have
come back [applausel and IL any Of them have
not yet come back but are still eating the
husks Of Republioanism, let US invite them to
return to their fathers house and assure them
that none Of the good sons OF Democracy
who stayed at home and toiled while they
were riotins will be Jealous or make them
afraid. [Applause.l We want. all kinds Of
Democrats In this campaign" 90.
John W. Kern Of Indiana: 1t lIndianae
Democracyl has been so trained and disoi-
plined, and It's rank and file have such an
abiding faith In the fundamental and es-
eenSn ~ ausrv ca mpai9n 10 prove their de-
49, 49, 20 ~. nemoorstic party by voting the
!. 1850 And 40 in Isas. when In
~. a.a,s. 'nsrtv disclnlfne was 40 lax that
W. nennor.tio columns wavered and rere !
sn = nia..rioSan In Indisna the earth was
pN,a,S ..sn,hi,,s beneath the march Of the
n. u 80 Rat. and in November Of that
wnte was noiled for that splen.
IA : enr.san,.tive Of American Democracy.
nv T prvsn than had ever before been
Wv. To- a Democratic candidate [applausei,
and that vote was again increased in 1900. -
hnu i may $500 800 haid n h,ahSr
ave nouns 1ation IT. ths Democranv ~
piaUe wan, 7 Rrvan Whie tbev
lnalane 'nan mi.h him IN his estimates NJ
may hos es,e raoasniza in him one ~ tho
puuno a.ou, "a 100 aoriess chamnions Of
aoIess. ..ue % .ha naon,s thst has ever led TIN
u tlshss ~ 20 hattIe TInnlause :, ::
Dolnoo Wv 49, ...
- p.u NJ, Teraa. -He rparker, I'M