Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-07-05
rnmmany ana B-yan.

Col. Bryan must know that if lie is
to obtain the Democratic nomination
for President next year it will come 10
him in spite OF Tammany, and pro-
hably of the entire Democracy of New
York state. No doubt he would be
gratified if he could be nominated as
Grover Cleveland was in 1892, or earlier
in 1854, facing the opposition of Tam
many. But he must know that the
situation in this State has changed.
being entirely different from that
which prevailed in the Democracy be-
I fore William K. Hearst captured the
Democratic nomination for governor
The demonstration was convine-
ing one last fall that however much
upstate Democrats may despise Tam
many, however greatly the rural De-
mocracy would be rejoiced were Tam
many eliminated, nevertheless Demo
cratic nominations cannot be made
in The State or Democratic success as
sured without the aid of Tammany.
The candidacy and then the defeat of
Hearst while the rest of the Democratic
STATE ticket were elected, have served
to bring the Democracy of the State
together. A sense of safety has com
PEELED the modifying of old resent
ments.
Murphy and all the leaders of Tam
many, with one or two exceptions, ar
opposed for two reasons to the nomi-
nation of Col. Bryan for the Presidency
for the Tammany leadership and it
could be said much of the Democratic
leadership up the State is convinced
that third nomination of Bryan
would simply forecast third defeat
Moreover, the situation in this State,
which in some respects is unprecedent-
ed, compels Murpny and his friends to
believe that if Gov Hughes should be
the Republican candidate for President
and they are inclined to think he will
be, then with Bryan as the oppos-
ing candidate the Democracy would be
Overwhelmingly defeated, since the
electoral vote of New York State is
necessary If q Democratic candidate
is to triumph.
Another reason for the opposition t
Murphy and other Tammany leaders
is that they are more convinced than
they were in 1900 that if Bryan were
elected President there would follow
industrial and commercial depression.
They have no faith in his economic
teachings. they hope for the nominal
ton of young man, according TO the
political standard of youth, a clear
headed, tirm-tempered man, with
some knowledge of what Democracy
means, and might appeal ideally to
the younger Democracy of the coun-
! try, as Roosevelt has with the younger
generation of Republicans.
Whea George Mcclellan was first
elected mayor, Tammany had HIM in
mlnd, and very likely, had he shown
himself equal to his opportunities, he
might now be prominently the can
didate Of the Democracy OF, New York
State for the nomination. He, however
1 has had his day in politics, and there
is not citizen of New York state who
! is of the Democratic party who is con-
sdered at all in connection with the
Democratic nomination.
since me veto by GOV. Hughes of
| the 2-cent fare bill and the three
brakemen measure, reports have come
/ from other parts of the country that
the governor has suffered in The esti-
nation of the great body of wage earn
ers. However that may be elsewhere,
he has certainly gained in this State
! by reason of those messages to the leg
islature. Moreover, it can be assumed,
ANA almost demonstrated that the
greater number of voters who would
refuse to support Gov. Hughes because
of those vetoes would be sure to sup
port any Democratic candidate.
On the other hand, the governor has
gained, or cIinched, rather, the conf
dence of the great body of business
men of this State by reason of the ar
gument, the spirit of fairness, the firm
opposition to anything like retaliatory
legislation which characterized the
three veto messages.