New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-22

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put themseiTes down 5h ss pnTa5es while 1O only
Il is, therefore, fair to assume that the Demo
!eeway., which is a fair concession II is Inquired
Tse large majority Of the independents are OPP
Roseo 70 change in the City Hall, particularly at
ohls SaLne The indications are that It will be a
Should Timanus be elected, he will be the third
.3HSPuDllcan 70 be chosen Mayor in forty years
Democratic axiom. and guided by this superstition
S o,d Democratic state machine leaders are aid
my the city organization TO pull Mahool through
although they are suspicious OF his manager, who
- ms candldate wins, will become powerful factor
1.-Two Two years ago Ex-Governor Brown said pub
for the nomination for Governor Since taking
nSa OF the organizaton in the city and the Mayor
the background. but the ''old state guard the
Ne Ny STATE nachlne Tor SO many years, are wary or
him. They know that II he wins Mahools battle
ne can do as Free Raisn did for so many Years
dictate to the state organization.
THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE.
Since the death OF Senator German his veteran
chief ueutenants. Chairman Murray Vandiver OF
the state committee and Congressman Joshua
Frederick Cockey Talbot now Maryland member
OF the Democratic National Committee are the
recognized leaders of their party. the machine
Colonel Spencer c. Jones for Governor He was
ago and they have often regretted that he was not
then nominated and elected. Governor Warfeld
forced his nomination on the machine leaders, and
then turned his back on them after they elected
him. He did not recognize them I'm the patronage,
ana when German died he appointed the Sena-
torial vacancy Germans old political enemy. Will
lam Plnkney Whyte. from whom German had
field IS friendly to Ex-Governor Brown BY pulling
together they can give the machine a lot of
trouble.
Other Democratic candidates for Governor are
Joseph d Baker and Ex-Governor Elihu Z. Jack
son, the veteran Eastern Shore leader. The game
now being played involves big stakes in the future
The state leaders may form combination with
Brown II terms can be agreed upon.
Those who do not like TO Ex-Governor Brown
looming up candidate say that. notwithstand-
ing the support of the city, he could be beaten
through the adoption by the opposition Of the
''favoTite SON. plan. Those who think Brown
likely TO be in the field however point out that
he could easily break up the game by making n
combination with Ex-Governor Jackson tho
Eastern Shore and Congressman Talbot in Bal
tmore County, by which Brown would become the
successful, Jackson would go to the United States
Senate for the uneXpred term and Talbot for the
full term Should Brown become Governor. he
would be Just in the middle Of his term when the
successor to Senator Rayner is chosen and might
use hts Office 10 step out of the Covernorship into
the Senate.
II is the firm belief Of Governor WarheId's
friends that he will not be a candidate for re-
election. He certainly would not receive the sup
port of the Organization.
In any case II is believed that the nomination
for Governor in both parties this summer will be
complicated by the two choices of United States
Senators which TO be made by the Legislature
On the Democratic side Senator Whyte would not
be averSe TO filing out the uneXpired term Of Sen
ator German. while Congressman Talbot is looked
on as almost an open candidate for the full term