The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27

way the election goes. the bosses will lose
From present indications there will be
three candidates in the race for COVER
nor-Distriet Attorney William Travers
Jerome as the candidate of the demo-
Gratis; Charles q. Hughes, as the candi-
date Of the republicans. and William Ran
dolph Hearst, as the candidate of the In
dependence league. an organization of his
own creation. Everybody from one end of
the country to the other knows that Je-
rome is shining star in that small class
of public men known as the Embossed. If
mans record counts for anything,
Hughes comes under the same head.
As for Hearst, anti-bosslsm is one of
the cardinal principles of his platform.
Mr.. Hearst's utterances are sometimes
brushed aside by their author when they
stand In the way of his political advance
ment but 1t is reasonable to suppose that
If he should win he would be an Embossed
governor because once in that office it is
hardly possible that boss could be of
any benefit to him. This assertion is
Hearst. if he is elected governor. will win
without the endorsement of either of the
old parties. If he obtains the endorse
ment of the democrats and wins with
their help, 1t will be with the aid of the
bosses. and that may possibly influence
his future course. Yet Mr.. Hearsts record
Is that of man who drops his friends
when they can be of no further assist
ance to him and should he succeed in
gratifying his ambition by the grace Of
tho bosses, 1t is not unlikely that they
will get cold comfort from him after his
| Inauguration.
The only salvation of the bosses in the
republican party is to prevent the noml-
nation of Hughes and a like situation
confronts the democratic bosses in regard
to Jerome. A boss who will find himself
In an embarrassing position even If his
party Is successful is Leader Charles f.
Murphy of Tammany Hall. Jerome has
said that any decent candidate would be
alarmed If he found himself aided by
Murphy. except under compulsion, and
even Hearst has rejected the Tammany
leaders proffered support. Hearst says
tersely that Murphy may be for Hearst,
but Hearst is not for Murphy; he is
against all bosses. Murphy seems pretty
near his political end. Mcclellan is out
openly for Jerome, and that means that
the Mayor at last has opened his cam
paign to GUST Murphy from the leadership
of Tammany Hall The Mayor holds 1t
within his power to decapitate Murphy,
for how can a Tammany boss hope to
sustain himself when Tammany Mayor
makes up his mind to deprive him of all
patronage for three years to come?
But the bosses have several weeks yet
| In which to save themselves. The con-
ventions of the two parties will not meet
until September 25, and by that time
things may be SO arranged that neither
Jerome nor Hughes will be a candidate
There is something more behind Je-
romes candidacy than the mere desire
| to be governor. The district attorneys
face is turned toward the White House,
and it is easy to see that If he were elect
ed governor of New York he would be
formidable candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination in 1908. When he
entered he race for governor the pre-
diction of the Sun, a month or two ago,
that a democrat would be the next gov
ernor of New York and that democrat
would be the next President of the Uni
ted States was explained.
There will be &C revival of national DO
litical gossip when William ]. Bryan ar
rives home from his tour of the world
| next Wednesday. One of the most re-
markable demonstrations ever prepared
| for private citizen will greet Mr.. Bryan
on his home coming and the ensuing
week will be a busy one for him.
Biggest of all the demonstrations will
be that In Madison Square Garden. 1t is
predicted that all records for crowding
will be broken in the neighborhood of the
big amphitheatre on the night of August
80. Requests have already been received
for double the number of seats the Gar
den holds and they are still pouring in.
1t is to prevent utter disappointment to
the multitude that Mr.. Bryan will adj
dress the overflow at the close of the reg
ular meeting.
| Connecticut will see the Nebraskan on
Friday. He will go to Bridgeport early in
the afternoon and will stay there just long
enough to make short speech. He will
| then go on to New Haven, where big
demonstration is being planned. New
| Haven is the home of Colonel Alexander
Troup one of Mr.. Bryan's closest friends.
In the evening he will return to New
| York. receive visitors at his hotel, and
| the following noon he will go to Newark
| as the guest of former United States Sem
| ator James Smith, leader of the democ-
racy In Essex county and prospective
state leader. After speaking in Newark
late in the afternoon and being chief guest
at dinner and reception he will go TO
Jersey City as guest of the Hudson Coun-
| ty democracy and will make one speech.
| He will set out for Chicago on. Mon
| day, reaching there Tuesday morning and
addressing Chicago democrats in the
evening. The western reception promises
| to be almost as notable as that planned
| in New York. From Chicago he will go
| to ST. Louis. then to Louisville and on
| to Kansas City, from which place he
will go to his home city. Lincoln, Neb.
Receptions innumerable have been planned
to mark his railroad journeys between
cities, and greatest of all. in point OF
real enthusiasm, 1t is said, will be held
when he reaches Lincoln.
The republicans are disturbed over their
| Congressional campaign. Recently Repre-