The Washington times., 1908-07-27
Democratic National Chair
man an Able Man to
Handle New York.
HUGHES POSITION
HURTS REPUBLICANS
His Resolve to Run Another Guber-
Material Race Disconcerts Pol
iticians With Other Plans.

New York politics is beginning TO
interest the prognosticators. Wlthln
three days developments which are Ger
tain to have the most significant bear
ing on the campaign in the Empire
State have taken place.
In the first place, the Democratic
choice of Norman Z. Mack for national
Chairman is accepted everywhere as eX-
cellent strategy. Mack will be the loyal
true-bIue Bryan friend, who can be re-
lied upon TO keep a sharp eye on Con-
ners and Murphy, the Sullivans ana
McCarren, and see that they play talr
He will have power in his own hands
TO command their respect. Moreover
Mack is a man Of business. who STANDS
well with the potent interests or MS
state. and will bring certain elements
of strength TO the campaign manage
ment that few other men could.
on the Republican side was the real
~ startling announcement that Cover
nor Hughes will be candidate TOT
another nomination. Nobody had sus-
pected IL The governor, who has
passion for disconcerting the POLITICIANS
of his State. and who assurecly owes
them little consideration. tossed forth
his announcement in casual way ana
IL went off like bomb.
Hughes would be the strongest man
In sight for governor, If only the pom
tLc,ans-the Republican politicians
1rn,Id admit II. HIS strength is with
the people. He has the big element OF
oId-+iroe .,AfuEUumps' almost 10
nan and that element is what decides
election results, In all close years. IN
New York
Constantly Snubbed.
He is a man who can't safely be over
looked. or despised, or snubbed, and YET
, the politicians of his own party do
despise him. have constantly snuoOed
him. and have tried their best TO over
look him.
,They made the governor ridiculous in
his Presidential candidacy: they PUT
his enemies on guard, hlled his instruct
ed delegation with men who we're pray
ing. above all things. that he should
not ne nominated, and in every way
tried to prevent him from becoming d
real factor in the situation.
The governor took his medicine with
.o,,t rrurnur. He was eliminated as a
factor in the national race, and the
rnachine men in New York state were
inst comfortably convinced that he was
hnsllv out of the way. ana in few
moro months would be dead as Caesar,
when along comes the announcement
that he again will be candidate
The politicians are scurryInS in lively
fashion. They probably Will have TO
acouissce in his denomination. because
the people want him, and 10 turn nm
dow, would tremendously weaken the
party. 1t would make New York
really doubtful State. The warfare be
tween the Hughes anG the Roosevelt
organizations IS getting 70 the point
where Il might easily reproduce cOndi-
ti0ns such as those which cost Blaine
New York in 1884. 1t needs 20 be care
fully handled.
Won't Take Risks.
The Republicans are not going to risk
anything unnecessarily. They will get
together. Governor Hughes will get his
denomination. and the politicians viii
pocket their disappointments. 1t will
be disconcerting to Messrs. Woodruff.
Black, and Parsons and the rest OF the
aspirants for a Senatorial succession to
Platt.
They have had other plans, all based
on the expectation that they were done
with Hughes Now all must be revised
and new alignments effected. It is dis
concerting but the personal grievances
Will have TO be buried in the cause of
loyalty to the national party. and will
be
with the politicians hiding their
grievances 30 well as possible and the
masses of people lined up for Hughes.
including the big independent vote OF
the State, his candidacy in the end will
prove a card of strength for the Re
publican national ticket in the big
But there's no denying that the poll
ticisns are mad about IT.