Arizona republican., 1906-09-24

cratic convention is that of the present district attorney of New York county, William Travers Jerome. MT Jerome lent immeasurably to the interest of the situation few weeks ago by the brief announcement of his candidacy. which read:
 "In the present shameful condition of our political life in this state I am willing to run for the office of governor of the state if the democratic cunven- tiOn shall nominate me without any other than that if elected shall obey my oath of office as I understand it In letter and spirit"
 MT. Jerome made an independent campaign for reelection as district at torney last fall and was successful over the regular nominees of the demo- cratic, republican and municipal own ership parties. He has always been d democrat. but has on every occasion expressed his adherence of so-c called political bosses" Mayor George Mo Clelan of New York city has expressed his preference for MT. Jerome for gov ernor and has announced his intention of voting for him at the convention. MT. Jerome is without political ma chinery. and came into the race too late
 
 the county conventions called to name delegates to Buffalo.
 If the so-calIed regular" democrats prove unwilling to accept either MT. Hearst or MT. Jerome. because of their independent attitudes in the past, there is much speculation as to Just whom they will bring before the convention. There has been talk of Mayor J. N. Adam of Buffalo, of John M Carlisle of Watertown. of John P. Stanchfield of EImira, of former Judge D. Cady Herrick. who was the democratic gu- bernatOriaI candidate two years ago. of Justice William J. Gaynor of Brooklyn, and Edward M. Shepard. Justice Gay nor has also been urged because of his independence. He and Mir. Hearst have long been regarded as political friends. and last fall it was said Mir. Hearst ran for mayor only because he had been unable to induce Justice Gaynor to take up the fight.
 The famous Tammany hall organiza- tion of the democratic party in New York city has felt the dissensions that have affected the party in general, and there are evidences of greater fac tional troubles inside the wigwam than ever before in it's history. Charles F. Murphy. the present leader of Tam many hall. and Mayor Mcclellan have generally been regarded as heading the opposing forces in the organization. Mir Murphy was said to be in favor of
 Hearst. but the latter in a public state ment declared he did not want MT. Murphy's support. That rejection was made before the fight of last Monday, which resulted in MT. Murphy's reten- tion of the leadership.
 The republican factional fight ap- pears to be as bitter as that among the democrats, but the adherents of the republican faith are not hampered by an independent" movement. although it is admitted that the Independence i league may poll some republican votes Its principal influence. if the full state ticket goes on the official ballot, will be felt. however, by the democrats. Popular opinion arrays State Chair man OdelI against Governor Frank w i Higgins in the struggle for control oi i the Saratoga convention and of the re- publican party in this state. Two years ago MT. Odell and MT. Higgins were quite intimate. It was not long after i Governor Higgins was inaugurated that there came rumors of differences ex- isting between the governor and the state chairman. There was no open | breach, however. until the fight last | winter for the assembly speakership | Chairman Odell let it be known that his candidate for the office was Assem- | blyman Merritt of St. Lawrence county