The Irish standard., 1907-11-23

The national interest which was ok
cited in some of the municipal cleo
tions OF November S, 1907, and the
prominent mention which is being
made Of a few Of the mayors in con-
nection with the presidential nomina-
tion of 1908, is a decidedly interesting
political innovation, says Charles M.
Harvey in the st. Louis Globe-D Demo-
craft Of November 18th.
Mr.. Cleveland, as mayor Of Buffalo,
chosen in 1881. made enough reputa.-
tion in that Office to win the governor
ship Of New York in 1882. and became
president In 1884. But it is in COM
paratively recent years that the may
orally has gained sufficient prominence
outside of New York City to give its
incumbents much national vogue.
Many Of these were national figures.
When; in the election Of 1S44, James
Harper, one rof the founders OF the
elected mayor of New York on the
nativistic ticket, as a. protest against
what he believed to be the dangerous
prominence of foreign citizens in the
country's politics, Il strong impetus was
given toward the formation Of q native
American national party, and he be-
came 81 national parsonage immedj-
ately.
Fernando Wood, John Il. Hoffman,
Abram S. Hewitt, Seth Low and other
mayors of that city were prominent
figures in the country as whole, and
some Of them attained higher Office in
the state or the nation. Many mayors
of New York, including the present
executive, George B., Mcclellan, have
been mentioned in connection with tho
presidential candidacy.
Contest in Cleveland.
In the elections Of November s, 1907,
the contest in Cleveland attracted more
attention throughout the country than
did that for governor of any OF the
half u dozen states which chose a. chief
executive. This was because Of the
prominence of the candidates on each
side-Mayor Tom l.. Johnson, Demo-
crat, and Congressman Theodore F..
Burton, Republican-hecanse Johnson
had several times carried the Repub-
lican city and because Burton entered
into the contest at the expressed wish
of President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft
and Secretary Garfield. Another mu-
nicipal contest which attra cted wide
notice was that in Jersey City, in
which Mark M. Fagan, Republican,ew was
candidate for a. fourth term as mayor
over a Democratic town. In Louisville
cited nearly as much interest through
out that state as did that for governor,
and which aroused q good deal Of in
terest beyond that states boundaries.
| Next III importance, however, to the
election in Cleveland was that which
took place in San Francisco, in which
there was a. triangular fight, and in
which charges and countercfarges of
graft figured. Eugene E. Schmitz, who
/ had been elected several times as
mayor on the Union Labor ticket. was
recently sent to prison on charges of
crookedness in Office, and D'r. Edward
r. Taylor Of the University of Cali
forna was made acting mayor in
Schmitz's place. The Good Govern
ment League, composed of Republi.
cans and Democrats, nominated Tay-
lor for mayor. SO as to give him a
chance to complete the work of purif1
cation OF the municipal government
The Republican machine nominated
Daniel A. Ryan for mayor. and the
Union Labor party put up P. H. Nc
Carthy. Most of the voters who put
Schmitz in office supported Mccarthy
All over the country the San Fran
cisco canvass received attention. Nc
election for governor of California at.