The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
POLITICAL r


Republican experts on national convention
matters are Of the opinion that from present
indications the seats Of 100 delegates to the
national convention at Chicago are to be
contested. The Importance therefore Of
the control Of the national committee before
which the preliminary hearings on these
contests are had and the fact that the national
committee practically controls the temporary
! deliberations Of The convention when the
committee on credentials Is appointed arc
not lost sight Of. The clique or group Of
national Republicans In control ofthe national
committee will. in the estimation Of many,
practically name the next Republican Prcsi-
DENTAL candidate.
The So ssions Of the committees on creden-
tlals Of national conventions are most eI-
haustlye. They are labOrious to the last
degree. The committeeman frequently cit all
day and all night, and sometimes for several
days and nights, very often not leaving the
rooms, their meals being sent in. and time and
time again chairs and tables and lounges arc
called into reputation for short maps. In
times gone by some Of the sessions OF the
committees on credentials OF the national
conventions, Republican and Democratic,
have bordered almost on the disgraceful be-
cause Of the amount Of LIQUOR that has been
consumed. In recent years. though, there
has been q general understanding that the
Whlskey and brandy bottles should not be 30
much in evidence.
Might males right In these committees
on credentials. The crowd that is on top
in the national committee goes through the
form Of hearing just and righteous complaints.
Very often there 10 . good deal OF suavity'
more OF less tact, occasionally q tub or two
OF molasSes 10 flung over the proceedings,
but always in the end the faction In the ma
jority with the certain purpose In mind and
the interests Of their candidate everlastingly
uppermost decide the contests In their W
interest and In the interest Of the candidate
favorable TO them. In this way many OF
the most legitimate contests have been flung
out Of the window and there Is no redress for
the injured ones. The brutality OF politics
Is seen In is worst forms at the sessions OF
the national committees on credentials.
Moreover, this brutality IL exercised by men
who in their private vacations are most
exemplary. But In these sessions Of the
committees on credentials all friendship,
all SsmblNnce Of friendship, ceases.
Mayor Tom l.. johnson Of Cleveland fire.
auently visits New York city, and only a few
days ago he insisted in his strenuous fashion
that he IL to be reelected Democratic national
committeeman for Ohio. Harvey @. CARRIER.
Democratic State chairman for Ohio. and his
friends also turn up In town frequently,
and IL IA their opinion that CARRIER Is to tumble
out johnson quick and sudden. CARRIER to
have Johnson's place as national committee
man.
Gov. johnson Of Minnesota has been i'm
portuned for many months to come out and
become q candidate for the Presidential
nomination at Denver. He declined TO have
anything TO do with the matter, directly or
indirectly, until Mayor Mcclellan OF New
York city and Charles f.. Murphy reestab-
lished harmonious relations. As a matter
of fact Gov. johnson desired harmony among
the Democrats OF the State OF New York,
and after this had been accomplished the
Democratic State committee Of Minnesota
saw its way clear to bring johnson to the
front.
Should Timothy L. Woodruff be set aside or
defeated as chairman Of the Republican State
committee Of New York. either at the April or
the September State convention Of the party,
former Representative Lucius n. littauer Is
to be advanced as a candidate to succeed Mr.
Woodruff.
In that event, said a facetlous Republican,
we will have gloves and gants' instead OF
'Waistooats."
with Lieut., Gov. Draper OF Massachusetts
TO be nominated for Governor next fall to sue
coed Gov. Guild there are already five candl-
dates for the nomination for Lieutenant
Governor to succeed Draper. and according
to the best information more are to be heard
from. The list Of candidates at present Is:
Louis A. rockingham. former Speaker of the
House: John n. Cole, the present Speaker;
Robert Luce, Arthur Chaplin, now State
Treasurer and former Mayor OF Holyoke.
and Gen. Edgar X. Champlin. The office Of
Lieutenant-GovernOr Of Massachusetts Is al
ways desired because invariably it is a step
ping stone to the Governorship.
OF the Ss2 delegates to the Republican ma
tIonal convention nearly 400. according to
the best Information at hand, are to be either
Federal oflceholders or relatives Of Federal
OnlcehOldtrs,
Gov. Hughes, it was stated yesterday. Is TO
appoint a Jew to the City Court bench OF
New York city to succeed the late John Henry
Mccarthy. Henry W. Mack, Republican
leader Of the Fifteenth Assembly district.
which is the Governor district. has presented
the name Of several Hebrews to the Governor
for his consideration.
The bill to increase the salary Of the Gov
ernor Of the State Of New York to $4,000 a
year from 10000 was doomed to defeat from
the start, according to Republican legislators.
who said that the salary Of the Governor
had nothing to do with the high office, proba-
bly the highest once outside Of the Presi-
dency. They argued this way: Most Of the
Governors OF New York State since the civil
war have been la wysrs and poor men, but the
very fact that they held this exalted place
led either to further political distinction or
TO great returns In the money line. For
instance. Samuel J. Tilden. q very wealthy
man. was nominated to the Presidency and
failed TO get the seat. Cornell, also very
well Cd In this worlds goods. could have had
higher distinction except for the mishaps and
~QusrTels OF politics In his own party. Cleve-
lard was poor but was nominated for the
Presidency and had the Presidential chair
eight wears. Hill Was Governor six years.
and was poor indeed. and wi ls failing to be
nominated for President the renOwn Of the
Governors chair together with his own pro-
f~esslonal ability have given him q splendid
competence. Flower was a millionaire. 80
was Morton, Black didn't have a cent after
he left the Governors office. but the distino-
ton Of the Ofice has brought him many
wealthy clients. Roosevelt went from the
Governors chair to the Vice Presidency and
then to the Presidential ofloe. Besides he
has always had a good income from his
fathers estate. Odell Ia fairly wealthy
. Higgins left a fortune Of q, 900. 900. made be-
|, fore he became Governor, Arguing on these
? lines the Republican legislators said that Il