The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Brings Back a Few Hints
From New York.
GETS IN WORD FOR CHANLER
Didn't Hear Governor JOhnsOn's Name
Mentioned While He Was on
His Trip i'm the East.

st. Paul, Oct. 9.-Richard #. O'Con-
nor, the astute politician, who, in add
ditiOn to having mis- thumb on demo-
cratic city politics in st. Paul, is
credited with being a controlling fac
tor in democratic state politics, re-
turned from New York yesterday.
1T was purely business trip pure
" business" said Mr.. O'Connor when
asked whether he had heard any politi-
cal talk while in the metropolis. ''Too
busy TO talk politics.; no, / did not
see any of the fellows down there;
had something else to do"
But, Mr.. O'Connor, you know they
are making candidates these days, and
didn't you hear any political talk
among the big fellows on Wall
street,"
Come to think of it, I did hear a
little talk on the street. They all seem
TO be for Governor Hughes. He's their
candidate for the republican nomina
ton, and no mistake. The republican
talk on Wall street, so far as / heard,
was all Hughes
Mr.. OiConnor did not say why in his
opinion the big financial moguls are
lining up for the New York governor,
but the supposition is they consider
him safe and sane" and the best
they can hope for under the circum-
stances. 1t goes without saying that
Governor Hughes veto of the two-cent
fare bill which passed the New York
legislature, had much to do with lining
mp the financial interests in his be-
half, indicating to them hope at
least that should the New York execu-
tive land in the presidential chair
he might work partial reversal of
the Roosevelt policy of lining up the
corporations for chastisement.
Didn't See Politicians.
How about the political talk in
democratic circles?" was asked.
Didn't see any of Them" was the
reply.
You know. Mr.. O'Connor, 1 thought
you might have met some of your
old friends in the hotel lobbies.''
'.Yes, of course; could not help
meeting few. Everything is Chanler
down there; didn't hear anything else.
Looks like the New York delegation
is going to be for Chanler and no mis-
take''
did you meet any of the demo-
cratic leaders from other eastern
states?" was asked.
Not one: was too busy"
did you hear any Johnson talk
while in New York?'
Hardly heard johnson mentioned;
the talk down there is all Chamber"
Did you hear any Bryan talk on
Wall streets"
'Well, now, look here, I'm too busy
to listen to jokes like that"
Tammany Crowd for Chanler.
If Mr.. O'Connor has sized up Alright
the New York situation, and should
the Tammany crowd succeed in secur-
ing the nomination of William A..
Chanler, it might mean that Governor
Johnson would fall heir to the second
place on the ticket, provided, of course,
that he trims his sails close to the
wind and succeeds in weathering the
pre-convention campaign without Sc
riously offending either the Bryanites
or the other crowd.
Chanler looks good to the New York
democrats because he is Tammany
man.. and then he has record which
they hope might carry him into the
White House much after the manner
of Roosevelt's going there. Tammany
elected Chanler to the New York leo.
islature in 1897, his initial perform
ance, and when the Spanish war came
along he went to the front, partici-
pated in the battle of Santiago and re-
ceived special commentator from Cen
eral Shafter