The Washington times., 1908-08-15
VIII Bolt Party to Elect Any
Republican Except
Hughes.
PROMISES VOTES
FROM DEMOCRATS
Hurls Defiance at Monopoly, as He
Declines to Support Tam
many'S Candidates.

NEW YORK. Aug. l5-Fifty thousand
Democratic votes for any Republican
candidate for governor except Hughes
that Is the promise that State Chair
man Timothy L. woodruff has received
from his friend. Senator Patrick II. Nc
Carren of Brooklyn
When the politicians in both parties
learned of the suggested deal they said
they no longer wondered at WOodruff's
aggressive and persistent opposition 10
The governors denomination and his re-
luctance even on the orders OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt 10 bring 10 an end the
anti-Hughes war Waged by the State
machine.
President Roosevelt and others may
CoUbt AIcCarren's ability 10 make good.
but Woodruff does not He and Nc
Carren have been in deals before. and
they mutually esteem each other Wood
run would be willing TO take McCar-
ren's word for a great deal in politics,
but aside from his faith in the SEN
atoT's ability he has figured it out that
conditions this fall would make it easy
Tor McCarren to deliver the goods.
Planning To Bolt.
Marked for the political death chair
by Charles +. Murphy. who is said to
be absolutely unfOrgiving and impla-
cable in his hatred Of the Brooklyn
leader, McCarren is planning TO lead
a bolt from the Democratic ticket that
Will assure the defeat Of Murphy's
candidate for governor and Of any
other candidates on the Democratic
ticket who may owe their nominations
10 Murphy OF 10 his State chairman
William j. COnners, Of Buffalo.
It is so well assured now that Muir
ply Will control the Democratic nom
nations this fall that when Senator
McCarren predicts the defeat Of candi-
dates wearing the Murphy tag it is
equivalent to predicting the defeat Of
the Democratic State ticket, because
there viii not be any other kind of
candidates on it,
That was what McCarren did with
only the slightest qualification ands
none that counted for anything. To give
emphasis TO his utterarce the senator
waited until he was in the Victoria Ho-
Tel. attending the meeting of the Demo-
cratic State committee, TO forecast the
doom Of his party ticket.
He Hurls Defiance.
Win only few feet separating him
> from the Tammany leader, VINO was
conferring with his lieutenant. Daniel
+. Cohalan. and State Chairman Con-
ners. McCarren hurled this defiance at
his factiOnal foes:
ANY man that Murphy and Corners
nominate for governor will be beaten
before the state campaign begins A
Murphy-Conners State ticket will be
driven from the field, horse. foot, and
Dragons"
Then you believe the Republicans are
assured OF victory in the state THIS
faU2' was asked.
oh that depends" " replied AIcCarren.
The point I make is that we cannot
elect any man. I don't care what his
name is, if he is dressed in the livery
or Murphy and Corners. ANY candidate
wearing their livery will be beaten out
Cf his boots. Even Hughes could beat
such a caudidate-smash him 10 pieces
aEG Hughes Is the weakest man the
Republicans could nominate for gov
eTnOr"
What AIcCaTten said for publication
he has been saying privately for weeks
tp Woodruff and other Republican anti
Hughes leaders. his cry to these mcr
has been to turn 6Cwn Hughes aud
rame as the Republican candidate for
governor a man of the straieht-out ma
chine type With such a Republican
candidate in the field ne has assured
them there will be no difhcuIty in swing
ing FROM 5o,010 20 60,0JO votes away from
the Murphy-ConEers' ticket and TO the
Republican ticket