The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-10
POLITICAL NOTES.


York Democrats have discussed Supreme
Court Justice Keogh for Governor next year
led TO . discussion at DelmonIcois the other
night as to whether a Catholic could be
elected Governor Of the State. Several in
the group who discussed this matter said
that voters In the citles had long sance elm
mated religious feeling from political CON
siderations. but they rather believed that
there was still In the country districts Of the
state sufYicient reli gious feeling To defeat a
Catholic Tor Governor no matter how lntellsc-
tual or estimable.
The case Of Francis Herman. who in 1917
ran as the lAbs-al-OsmOcTa candidate for
Governor againGt John A. Dix. was cited az
evidence that the country voters retained
religious ~prejudi0es. But that was thirty
i've years ago. 10 was recalled. and a Demo-
crat from Utica In the gathering who knew
Senator Herman pointed out that In the
campaign between Kernan and Dix kernan
got ts.Si per cent. Of the vote and Dir SS.iS
per cent; that Kernan's vote above the
Harlem was 27O. 752. while In the i've bOroughs
which now make up Greater New York ker-
mans vote was but i21 sos; that Dix was a
war hero. and that Cen. Grant. running for
President the second time in that year. was
a popular Idol. and vet Dix only beat Herman
s.. 54I in the entire State.
The Utican. continuing. recalled Kernan's
election 10 the United States Senate four
years later. and expressed his belief that II
any religious feeling entered into the Guber-
material contest Of 1872 IL was not manifested
in the returns. especially those from the
country districts. and anyway that within
the last thirty-6ve years the religious beliefs
Of candidates for Office have not figured in
campaigns.
! Former Governor and former United States
Senator David B. Hill said the other night AZ
the Hoffman House:
Il observe that all Of our good Republican
Governors send warning e. TO The police authOri-
| ties and others in New York city twent y-four
hours before election day chat they must see
to it that the elections In this city must be
conducted fairly. Sometimes ! am inclined
TO think that some or our good Republican
Governors should hnd II Just as necessary.
perhaps more so. to send similar warnings
to the police authorities and others In cities
up the State. like Albany, COhOes. Troy.
Elmira. Rochester and Buffalo.
Il am not making animadversiOns against
the~cities I have mentioned. any more than !
am making them against the city Of New York.
I am only saying that il mi light he just as we'll
for some OF our good Republican Governors
TO extend the courtesy OF n warning TO other
cities than New York.
Several years ago Representative Theodore
F.. Burton. just defeated by Mayor Tom I.
Johnson for Mayor Of Cleveland. made . num-
Der OF speeches in a Republican campaign in
New York State. The treasurer OF The Re-
publican State committee stimated that
Representative Burton's expenses must have
been aD fortunately 500. so he sent a check
for that amount to Mr., Burton.
shortly afterward the treasurer Of the State
received an itemized bill from Mr..
Burton as to his railroad and hotel bills and
incidental expenses. and a check for si9. Mr..
Burton saying that he had expended exactly
So and he wished to be very particular in
such matters. The treasurer Of the commit
tee was so thunderstruck by the return OF
The money that he imme diately opened three
quarts with the aforesaid SIS.
President Mckinley. as all know. mad what
women would call a lovely and a lovabIe dis
position. An Of McKinIey's traits were
kindly, his temperament vas aneCtionate.
his ways and manners gentle and courteous,
and he often said that he bore no man III will.
He did not. however. particularly care for
Representative Burton.
When Mark Hanna and all OF Hanna's
friends in Cleveland we're arranging Nc
KinIey's business affairs in 1894 preparatory
TO his nomination for the Presidency in 1895
Representative Burton was called in TO give
his advice as . lawyer. aOEi6iey's afqirs
were in very much Of q tangle Although
the Moses OF tarifH schedules. he had indif-
ferent business characteristics. which eventu-
ally landed him in bankruptcy. He trusted
too many people, trusted to their words and
their promises.
On the occasion when MIR. Burton was
asked for his advice he gave IL. but he gave
L. in cold, razOrlke sentences. While with
out doubt Mr.. Burton did not mean to burt,
Mckinley was in such o sensitive state at the
time that he actually left the room a. Mr..
Burton continued TO eXpOund coldlS and I'M
sympathetically his views Of McKinley's.
affairs. Mckinley later on said that Burton's
words entered his very soul.
In due time Mckinley was elected Presi-
dent and IL became necessary for him TO
entertain at the White House the Ohio Con-
grcss delegation. Burton Of course was in
vited with the rest. On the afternoon Of the
dinner q prominent Ohio Republican informed
President Mckinley that Burton would be
unable to attend the dinner.
inquired the president
Hes rot a carbuncle, replied the Ohioan.
"A c~arbuncle?" nswered the President.
with a smile. Did you say a carb ncle?"
and again the President smiled. this time. a
little more broadly than before: and he went
on to say: You don't moan TO tell me that
burton has got a carbOncle? Is H. very
severe? And he WON'T be able 20 come to
the dinner tO-night2 Now. how long do you
suppose this caTbunoIe will lay him up''
And Mckinley actually broke into hearty
Laughter over what the OhlOan. interpreted
10 be his eager JOY that Burton. could not
attend the dinner and possibly could not
visit the white Mouse for some time.
personal abuse Of candidates by news
papers. I" said an old time politician. rs seldom
effective. The truth Of this statement has
recently been illustrated In different parts Of
the o1untry, notably IN the election Of Gov.
WOke Smith Of Georgia the reelection or Mayor
Tom johnson OF Cleveland and the 'elccti1n
Of Tom Foley as Sheriff Of New York county.
Newspaper. - I take Il. are for the pur-
pose Of instructing and amusing their read
era. n they have facts against candidates for
public office which In their Judgment should
justiSy the voters IN rejecting them H. is
oerSectIy proper TO print those facts. and even
In such cases the voters give little heed 20 the
facts II those facts bear down too hard.
I'm other words. according TO my expert
ence. there IL e sort Of sentiment among the
voters for any man whom they believe to be
the under dog In q fight. True. this senti-
ment sometimes leads to the election of bad
men 10 public Office. but. rs T say. this seDti-
msnt or what the voters beiieve II repre-
.eutstivso of the American feeling for the under
doa in a Eight is very effective In bTin ginG
about results on election day.
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