The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-10
TIE CANDIDACY or nucmns.

upeoHth llpie una more interesting This paper has already called attention to the great similarity of the present endeayors of the state republican ma clinics in New York and Connecticut to put through their choice of future gov ernors rather than the choice of the safe and sane mass Of the people, Per haps that similarity Is what makes the present New York situation seem the more Interesting to Nutmeg staters
 If Mir Lilley Is losing ground In his home city Of Waterbury, as reports letters and private advlees, published or not published, would seem to show the New York state republican machine seems to be losing ground, too, In ono Of the very places where 1t might be thought to be strongest That place Is Brooklyn, the home of a large part of the race tracks of the state and ot Tim" Woodruff The race track Inter- ests Governor Hughes has made bitter enemies by his persistent and praise- worthy endeavors to make the gamb- ling laws uniform, and "Tim' Woodruff Is one of the sef-appointed nigh mucklmucks' of the state political ma chine, one of the near bosses, as the Boston Transcript likes to call them. It IS somewhat peculiar that gentlemen of the same name, Woodruff should be enrolled with factions that do not correspond in the two states, their Tim othy being among the near-bosses and our Rollln being among those near to the people.
 It is refreshing to learn that Cover. nor Hughes has positively stated that there has been no foundation for the reports that he would be willing to go on the ticket of third party, possibly that of the gambling interests. 1T he did not get the regular republican nomination. For him to have announced such a willingness would have been quite as uncalled for and unwlse us for our Governor Woodruff or Lieuten- ant Governor Lake to admit the strength of the state machine in sim liar way, by showing any desire to take up with third party faction in this state.
 Certain Governor Hughes has shown himsef dependable enough from the peoples standpoint, if not, perhaps, from the standpoint of the political machine, to deserve reelection. and the reports the New York press is pub fishing from all over that state show a decided following for him. The race track and gambling fraternties may be against him, to be sure, but he should have one class of voters that is far larger than both of them put together to stand behind him. the insurance policy holders. There is not an insur- ance policy in the country, regardless of whether it halls from New York state or not, that is not stronger today because of the able and earnest effort of Governor Hughes. It may be be- lleved that these policy holders will ap- preciate this fact and endorse his can didaey for another term at Albany. As 1 for the governor it is neither honor nor money that he seeks with the of i flee. The former he has apenty: and 1 he could make far more money taking care of his private practice as a law yer than as governor. There are few governors that can manage even to meet expenses, if they are as square in all their dealings as he has been. It Is nothing but a patriotic desire to serve the people conscientlously that leads him to 1t.