The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-21
HUGHES WILL BE SACRIFICED For Electoral Vote in
 New York. POOR CHANCE FOR GOVERNOR The Republican Bosses Rather Ex-
 peet His Defeat. The Democrats Are Practically Unani- nous in the Belief That They
 Will Carry New York
 in November.
POOR CHANCE FOR GOVERNOR
BY ALFRED J. sTOFER.


 Washington, Sept 20.-(Special.)-A variety of opinions can be heard here since the New York Republicans have put up Governor Hughes again.
 Some Democrats think that he is probably the strongest man they could have named. owing to political con- dltions this year in the Empire State. Those having this belief do not take much stock in the reports that the sporting element is powerful enough to bring about his defeat, as has been threatened. They contend that the re- form classes in the State and partially through the middle and western por- tions, will rally to his support in such large numbers that they will fully off, set the loss to be sustained on account of his persistency in forcing the bills to break up race track and other gam bling. Others are Just as certain that this is such a strong element that It will put the knife not only into Hughes but into the entire Republican ticket from the candidate for President down. Be that as 1t may, 1t is generally con- ceded that Hughes had to be given another chance. or 1t meant certain disaster to the national and State tick cts for the Republicans.
 President Roosevelt forced the nom- ination of Hughes. That Is generally charged even If the head of the nation and those associated with him have tried to make 1t appear that Roosevelt only suggested as citizen of New York;" that the interests of the Repub- licans demanded the renomination of MT. Hughes. The big boss said 1t must be done and the little bosses In the State had to yield, even though they were mad and disgusted.
 Hughes's Poor Chance.
 It is common talk here that Roose yelt Taft, Hitchcock, Corte1you and the whole kit know that Hughes has a mighty poor chance of pulling through. They rather expect his de- feot but at the same time through some peculiar figuring they look for Taft's success in New York even if Hughes goes down. If Hughes had been denied the nomination their argu- ment is that the New York electoral vote might have been lost to Taft. Now that Hughes Is running again they appear to be certain that 1t will make Taft all right in New York and help his cause wonderfully all through the West. It is queer reasoning, but it seems to please the administration crowd
 Soak Hughes as much as you please at the polls, and it makes no differ ence to us," they are telling the local bosses in effect; but for gracious sake do not do anything that will pre- vent Taft from carrying the biggest State in the Union."
 Report has 1t that in order to ap- pease the machine fellows the finest sort of promises are to be made in the shape of giving them Federal po- sitions in the event Taft wins the national fight. Things are getting so squally for the Republicans that they are bound to carry New York. At any rate they fear that if they lose New York the race will be too un- comfortably close. They did not talk this way a month ago. They just took for granted they could get along with out New York, and some of the big mouthed politicians were boasting that Taft could even lose New York and have electoral votes to spare. That was when the local bosses were swear ing they did not intend to renominate Hughes, and what they said indicated that they were more bent on doing up Hughes than electing Taft. Up that way the State patronage Is more to the bosses that than what they could get at Washington. Somehow they have been hammered into obedience. and they have got to stand this dicta- tion from the administration or take their revenge as did the followers of Elaine in 1882, when they helped the Democrats to pulverize the administra- ton candidate for Governor.
 Democrats Optimistic.
 New York Democrats who have been here at the close of the week are prac- tically unanimous in the belief that they will be able to elect their candi- date for Governor. The party has not bean 80 united on State issues since the late Roswell P. Flower was elected Governor in 1891. The factions are believed to have tanned down. Murphy, McCarren, Mack and Corners, the big four, when 1t comes to fixing up the pins, have agreed to forget all differ- ences until after this election EVery- body says they mean 1t. There Is feeling all around, too, that a pull will he made all together to elect Chanler and also secure the electoral vote for Bryan. All accounts indicate that al this stage of the contest prospects Tor Democratic success were never prlght- CT.
 much during the week for the Demo- crats in Maryland. In his two previ- ous campaigns MT. Bryan has had just as large and enthusiastic audiences, hut never before have the leaders of the party in the city of Baltimore and the rest of the state turned out in such numbers and honored him by taking seats on the platform with him. Per sistently since the presidential nomina- tions were made the Republican news napers of this section of the country have stated that few of the Maryland leaders would take any interest in this contest because Bryan was again plac- ed at the head of the national ticket. They predicted that both of the United States Senators would hold aloof. Senators Rayner and Smith were at the big Baltimore rally the other night. So was nearly every other prominent Democrat of the State. More than that they are enthusiastically supporting the nominees. and Senator Rayner has taken special pains to commend the Denver platform as one of the strong est the party has ever put forth, es- pecially that part relating to the tariff.
 Maryland was carried by Mckinley both in 1896 and in 1900. The majori- ties were large against Bryan. Four years ago Judge Parker secured seven of the eigth electoral votes. Col. Bona parts having slipped through as a Re-