The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-03
POLITICAL y

There was a bet made yesterday that Mr..
Hearst n candidates for the Court OF Appeals.
Lyon and McDOnOuRh. would not receive
$4,000 votes In the state. At first blush
few might understand the relative merits
OF the wager for or against Mr.. Hearst.
Finally. one OF those old timers who remember
political events back TO tina food. recalled
that John Kelly as an independent Democratic
candidate for Governor in 1879 received
approximately 1000 votes. and then these
NOahs Ark people recollected that Mr..
Kelly y vote In those days was not at all COM
parable with the proposition that MIR. Hearst 3
Court OF Appeals ticket would only receive
$1,000 votes in this year OF our Lord. for this
reason. that the voting population OF the
State OF New York has vastly increased
within the last thirty years. or since that
time when Kelly In Shakespeare Hall. Syra-
cuse, precipitated the bolt which defeated
Lucnls Robinson 3 reelection for Governor.
In other words. these political sOlons went
on to say that Kellyis vote OF $4,000 In 1SI"
should be eQualled this year by 100000 votes
for Mr.. Hearstis candidates for the Court OF
Appeals bench.
The true blu Republicans Of Tioga county.
N. Y. have lust defeated Byram l.. Winters
for denomination to the Assembly The
anti-Winters people, led by william A. Smlyth
OF OwegO. simply massacred him.
IL was a bitter personal fight and one that
will be remembered In the county FOR many
a moon. For the last year or two Mr.. Winters
and his friends have played a stif game.
Old lines were Obliterated and new tangled
methods OF campaigning adopted. most
OF them directed against Mr.. Smyth.
But ne comes from old fighting Republican
stock. and now. after all the bombardment
and work. he is again the chief OF the militant
Republicans OF the county.
The campaign for political Offices below
The Bronx has been greatly broken into
by the financial disturbances. . AZ a matter
of fact few readers Of newspapers cared to
discuss the political situation in New York city
while the financial upheaval was rumbling.
tumblinR and crumbling. All OF which recalls
a short dialogue at the Union League Club
several evenings ago.
1T looks as II Teddy could break the solid
South. remarked one OF the governors OF
the club.
Il wouldn I be surprised" reiolned a
fellow governor. He's broken the solid
North"
A Republican OF national repute said a
short time ago:
Il knew something dreadful was to happen
this year, for in January / called upon a friend
in New York city and had occasion to use his
desk. | did so. not observing at the time 1
wrote there were three lighted candles in a
straight rOw-mark you, in a straight row
directly in front OF me. Then ! knew there
was to be great misery and much sorrow
this year"
The vote for Bartlett in Massachusetts
will determine Bryan's strength in the State.
in the opinion Of Bay state politicians.
There are only two Democratic United
States Senators nOt representing Southern
States, and one of these. Newlands Of Nevada. :
was Southern born. The other. Teller OF
Colorado, was a pronounced Republican and
the enemy of every thing Democratic until
he tearfully left the st. Louis convention
that nominated Mckinley in 1890 because IL
declared for the gold standard. Colorado
being the chief silver producing State.
Outside Of the South there are only Ave
Democratic Minnesota. Nevada.
North Dakota. Oregon and Rhode Island.
The Governors OF Minnesota and Rhode
Island are accidents, elected on personal
popularity and local issues. Neither State
ever gave its electoral vote for a Democratic
Presidential candidate.
The Parsons-Hears fusion In New York
county il spoken as the Amalgamated
Society Of Heaven and He'll"
A Democrat who attended a private dinner
given to William Jennings Bryan the other
night said;
Mr.. Bryan is going stale: that is. his ideas
are fiat and seedy. lie has talked so much
and written so much that his mind seems
to be fiabby. tie seems to forget that ROOse-
welt. Bryan or Hearst nOmina ted for Presi-
dent WOULDN'T make much difference anyway.
Roosevelt believes in the Eederalistic
doctrine Of all power to the Chief Executive.
and Bryan aOd Hearst seem TO lean 10 the
referendum. The policy of all power 20 the
Chief Executive would smash the COnstitu-
ton Just "a the referendum would.
But incidentally. as | said. Bryan ia going
stale, and | should not be at all surprised
to see him end up his career as a parsOn with
a thousand ~platitudes."
The United States Senate, the upper house
OF the Sixtieth Congress which convenes
early in December. will have ninety-two
MEMBERS. the largest in its history. Two
Of the new Senator'S, Charles Curtis. Re-
publican. Of Kansas. and Robert l.. Owen.
Democrat, OF Oklahoma. come from Indian
parentage Senator Curtis's ancestors were
Kaws and Senator Owens Cherokees.
Senator Thomas p. Gore. Senator Owens
Democratic colleague from Oklahoma. is
totally blind. The new Senate is twO-thirds
Republican and the prediction is that the
Sixtieth Congress will sit until nearly July /
next.
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