The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-12
WEEKLY LETTER FROM
THE NATIONS METROPOLIS
Result of the Democratic Primaries In New York
Will be More for Reaching Than was at First
suspected Murphy will Gain Control Of
State.
'special Correspondence J

New York, Oct. 12.-The result
Of the Democratic primaries here
will he more far reaching than APP
pears. on the surface OF things.
The defeat of Mayor Mcclellan and
the victory Of Charles f. Murphy
as leader of Tammany Hall means
that Murphy and his upstate friends
will be able TO control the vote OF
New York State in the next Demo-
cratic National Convention. That
means that Murphy and his COM
bination will be in position to
demand some recognition when the
nominations are made and that these
leaders will demand something sub
stantial il certain. They will prob
ably continue to boom Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler of New York who
was the first dem9crat to carry the
State Of New York in years, as a
candidate for President. Their real
purpose, however, is to secure the
second place for their candidate.
They believe that with Chanler as
Vice President they can carry the
State Of New York again for their
candidate for governor and perhaps
secure democratic legislature
The latter is the objective point.
for with state government in their
hands the democratic political lead
er's who have been out of Office for
many years will be able 10 rehab-
i'itate their machine. The latter is
still sadly in need of repairs es-
peeially. as the last campaign with
its schism over William Randolph
Hearst proved too much of a strain
on the ancient concern.
What Hearst expects to do and
what attitude he will assume to-
wards one or the other OF the two
national parties Is not vet quite
clear. The announced intention Of
the Independence League to go it
atone in the next campaign on the
heels of the published statement
from Mr.. Hearst that under no cir
cumstances would he be again a
candidate for President has con-
founded the politicians in both par
ties. AS General Grosvenor Of
Ohio has correctly estimated,
Hearst still holds the balance OF
power in the Empire State and
therefore as well as because Of his
influence in other localities he must
be reckoned with.
Mr.. Hearst's admirers have been
printing with some pride to the
similarity between the methods
which he has advocated for many
wears for the control of corpora
tions and the legislation enacted by
Republican Congress and by leg
islatures of both parties in various
states during the past legislative ses.
sion. But even though this be ad-
mitted to be true the result is mere
ly this THAT Mr.. Hearst has been
deprived of one of his best cam
paIgn arguments. Nor has the ad
minishration cf Governor Hughes
whom Hearst SO bitterly opposed
served to help the Hearst propa
ganda. lie must therefore look fol
scme new point of attack, some
thing that the other parties have
not yet taken up, and he has Ii
upon the Judiciary as needing Of re
form. The attack made upon th'
bench at the state convention O.
the Independence League which wa
called to nominate candidates fo
the Court of Aqqeals has never beer
equalled for violence Of expression
and denunciation. 1t is possible tina
the scheme was suggested to Mr.
Hearst indirectly by District AT
tcaney William Travers Jerome VIII
made similarly violent attack O.
the Judges of the criminal court
: in New York City. True it is tina
the expopnding of the laws b
some Of the judges has been curious
" in favor of the corporate inter
ests. In one instance the son O
n Supreme Court Judge bragge
that his father had been placed o
the bench at the instance Of til
Metropolitan Street Railway Of Ne
York by which Corporation I'll
son was employed at "a big salar
in minor capacity as one of the
legal force.
IT seems therefore likely that II
Independence Ieaguers will take U
the government by injunction iss,
again. II is doubtful however,
q tlat will bv itself prove sufficien
" strong to attract the voters.
connection with the states righ
question. however, the argume
might proye attractive, so it
thcuohf, IL IT were directed again
the federal Judiciary. Promine
Democrats here believe that Villa
Jennings Bryan has at last stru