The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-28

and Q shaven upper lip. beat Horatio Seymour
In 1884. Then, too. Lucius Robinson. elected
Governor in 1879. had a nne crop OF chin whisk-
ers.
Senator Thomas +. Grady. chairman Of the
committee on contested seats AZ Buffalo. was
asked there by william J. Corners TO tumoie
/ out the six delegates from Rensselaer, county.
headed by ex-Mayo Francis J. Melloy Of Troy.
and to seat the Hearst contestants.
You must not ask me to DO that, replied
Senator Grady, Il must draw the line some
where. This is the dirtieet days work In my
life"
But I promised insisted Mr.. Corners,
that the Hearst contesting dele gates from
Rensselaer, should be seated In this conven-
ton"
Il can't help that" replied Senator Grady.
odd Ed Murphy of Troy has always been my
friend, and you must not ask me to turn out
his delegates, for l certainly shall not do u"
The homely old saying that chickens come
home to roost 10 by no means foreign to the
field OF politics. Senator Grady after his
work at Buffalo way forced 10 appear before
the Bureau OF Elactions OF New York city
to protest against the Hearst Endorsement
of an opposing candidate for Senator against
Mr.. Grady. Mr.. Grady charged before the
Bureau Of Elections that gross frauds and
great political dishonesty had been used
against him by the Hearst people In Mr..
Grady's Senate district. Mr.. Grady was much
exercised and made an impassIoned speech
before the commissioners. and he won out.
the Hearst Endorsement being rejected by
the Bureau Of Elections.
The Democratic State organization headed
by ex-Mayor Thomas NJ. Osborne OF Auburn
is to do. IL was said yesterday, effective work
in the State between now and the time Tor
holding the Presidential convention In lOOS;
also. this State movement Is to be followed up
by a similar movement in New York county
and the war ia to 20 on until the Democratic
State organization OF which William j. Con-
ners is chairman and the Tsmmany organiza-
ton Of which Charles F. Murphy is leader.
are both sent to the political boneyard.
Mr.. Osborne first knew MIR. Hearst at
Harvard, Mr.. Osborne graduating In the class
OF 80 and Mr.. Hearst having been retired
az a member OF that class. MIR. Osbornes
opposition to Mr.. Hearst. IL is said. began
while they were college lads together.
The task Of defeating the ten candidates
for Supreme Court Justices OF the Hearst
Murphy combination in New York county is
looked upon by politicians as rather Herculean.
and yet they say that all things are possible. for
the reason that william J Bryan lost the county
IN 1890 by 2.O73. On the other hand, in 1898.
when Isaac II. Maynard was the chief target
for Democratic and Republican attack,
Maynard carried New York county by 81 900.
This was a vast discrepancy between the vote
for the head OF the State ticket that year.
when Cord Meyer. candidate for Secretary
OF State, beat John Palmer. his Republican
opponent In New York county by $3.50.
Experience has taught the politicians that
newspaper polls count for very little. II is
insisted that next to his love affairs a man
Is possibly most secretive over his financial
Affairs, and next is his secrecy over his ballot.
He doesn't like 10 telf-to all the world how
he is to vote any more than he cares to tell
OF his real financial condition or OF how many
charming women he has admired.
For the last ten years several of the New
York city newspapers have for a week or two
before election day printed forecasts OF the
result az allie ed to have been obtained by a
personal canvass Of the voters. OF all the
newspaper polls taken In that time only one
was approximately correct.
some wise old chap said that betting is q
fools argument. New York eports. 1t was
urged yesterday. do not bet on elections
because they are fools, but because they wish
TO increase their store OF the rhino. Many
OF these New York sports go to great expense
III ktlNllk u AtESA AatA my
make their bets.
Sometimes a dozen OF them will pool tbs
expense Of q canvass which may cost from
al5, 900 to s2S, O0O. II they are convinced that
the canvass is thoroughly disinterested those
in the pool will bet any where from $4,000 to
$500. 600.
They 70 at IL from a regular business stand
point. They don't care a rap about the candi-
dates, or who IL to win from the standpoint
Of party principle. They simply bet their
money on the chap who is to win and they
don't care a fapJack whether hers q Repub-
lIcan or q Democrat.
From 1883 to 1904 the New York sports were
only on their reckoning once, and that was
when in 1904 they bet ? and sometimes 3 to I
on Herrice TO beat Higgins. In laying those
odd against Higgins the sports did not give
due heed TO the gnlloping vote getting abilities
Of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt's great
strength In the State swung Higgins in.
whats the row m this State Of yours7.
inquired a Washin gton Republican If q New
York Republican last night: and he proceeded
With further inquiries: What's all this fuss
! hear about Hearst? That he's to get the
labor votep That he has supporters from
other walks In life2
who's responsible for such q state Of
affairs. II II really exESta7 The merest tyrO In
politics knows that the country has never
been 90 prosperous a. it has been for the last
dozen year,. that the corporations. mer-
chants and all other business men. farmers.
professional men and all classes OF working
men have never had such prosperous times
as in the years mentioned.
What's all this row about anyhow Who
kicked It upp Men like Hearst, representing
the views that Hearst does, are never success
full in political campaigns except when the
people are poor and when they have had
successive years Of hard times. II this re-
ported strength OF Hearst In New York State
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