The sun., 1908-09-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

'v. POLIIICHL NOt DS'
ASt. Paul, Mimi, observer said yesterday
"Out Our way, for some reason or, otne'
the Bryan candidacy s not taken se,'
oisiy by the men one meets In. ONE de,l,
life. The campaign has aroused no interes
as yet, but tbings will doubtess change u
that particular later on.
"Business is mighty good among oui
jobbine houses and our town Is run oi
country merchants. all OF whom are buyins
eoods. Ny belief Is that the farmers are
not with Bryan this time. With wheat iI
the e0s, corn In the 7os. oats In the sos ano
potatoes worth up to dollar. WIN pretty
good crops OF each and the country store'
keepers In good shape financially. tnere
Ism Z much chance Of slump In the ne
publican country vote OF our state 10 bryan
johnson has a good lighting chance 10,
reelection. but I'm inclined to think tna'
he has gone onoe too often to the spring
with the pitcher. II he Is elected Minnie
apolis and st: Paul will do IT, He Is highly
esteemed In both towns.
."If Taft is licked in the fight 1t won y oe
by Democratic votes. He Ia going 10 get
pretty neariy the solid Democratic anti
Bryan vote. Sorehead Republican Votee
will do the business. u II is done at ALL ano
II will be done by Roosevelts enemies ano
by those folks who do not like to see the
spread Of laws In the various States relating
to the regulation OF peoples morals
Il think that the average anu-Bryan
d emocrat In my State would cast his vote
II compelled to vote for Carrie Nation In
prefere rence to Bryan: So you see the sore
head vote, both Democratic and hepuo-
lican, Is likely seriously to AFFECT both par
ties this year. Personally | have no rear
OF the result OF the November eleotions
Taft will be successful, but he won't have
any big majoriHes." 49,, ~ f..
Has any politician fathomed the cause
OF the quarrel between Charles =. Murphy
OF Tammany and Senator McCarren OF
Brooklyn? There must have been some
cause for the bitter warfare OF these two
men, 1t lie asserted. Who was the original
aggressor? Neither Mr.. Murphy nor Mr..
McCarren has ever been asked to speak
personally on such a delicate matter. a
number OF politicians say that the real
cause OF the bitterness between MurpnV
and McCarren began In 1908. Immediately
after the first election OF Col. Mcclellan
as Mayor. Col. Mcclellan was then a Con-
gressman living at the Shoreham In WASH
ington. Mr.. Murphy and Mr. McCarren,
II Is averred. consulted with the newly
elected Mayor in Washington on number
Of matters pertaining to the incoming
city administration, but there was no par
ticular jar at that time.
Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. McCarren on that
visit were invited to meet the late Senator
German OF Maryland. and the story goes
that Mr.. Murphy assured Senator German
OF Tammany's support for German In the
Presidential convention OF 1904. NC
Carren. however. 60 the story is privately
told, was greatly perplexed for a moment
when Senator German asked him. for MS
support In the 1904 convention.
Senator" MIR. McCarren Is reported
to have said. there Is no Democrat In this
country that l would sooner support than
yourself, and this is one Of the sorriest
days Of my life when I frankly tell you
that ] cannot do so. ] have pledged my
self to do everything possible for Judge
Parker Of New York. and You would be
the last man in the world to ask me to break
my pledge"
Senator German. It is added. Crasped
Mr.. MoCarren's hand and told him that
under no circumstances would he think
Of asking him to forsake his allegiance
to Judge Parker. Mr. McCarren returned
to New York and Joined hands with David
B. Hill. william +. Sheehan and others
In insisting that the Democratic State
convention should instruct for Parker
Mr.. Murphy held out against these in
structions and was beaten. From that
time Democratic politicians point out that
Mr. Murphy and Mr.. McCarren have been
drifting wider apart. ....
Another version OF the quarrel between
Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. McCarren is that
temperamentslly they are two positive
character too positive, In fact, for them
cordially to agree especially as Mr.. Murphy
has seemed to think since his ascendency
as Tammany's chieftatn that there should
be one organization in control absolutely
OF the fvs boroughs which make up the
city, Manhattan. The Bronx. Brooklyn,
Queens and Richmond. IL has been
Mr.. Murphys opinion that there should
be one great Democratic organization
with one leader for the entire city. MIR.
McCarren, II is asserted. believes that
neither he nor his followers should be the
vassals Of such an organization. They
believe, It was added. IN individual Demo-
cratic organizations in all Of the boroughs,
which Is directly contrary to the views
OF Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. McCarren also believes, II is asserted,
that the time Is not far distant when the
Democratic voting population Of Brooklyn
will outnumber that OF New York county.
Many thoughtful Democrats who have
studied this bitter warfare between Mr.
Murphy and Mr.. McCarren believe that II
IL continues a Republican organization
Mayor can be elected in New York city next
year.
Members OF the Rip Van Wrinkle Club in
the Catskills, a rollicklnR, joviai organiza-
tion Of choice spirits. do not like political
at their rink-a-tinks. They
were dispieased. II Is said, when Repre-
sentative Samue! Mcmillan at . recent
event thrust upon them his personal claims
to a denomination and reelection. In the
future guests OF the club. those In public
station especially. will not discuss politics
at the festive occasions OF this club.
The clerks In the Federal departments at
Washington are the first to take alarm In
a Presidential campaign. From all that
one hears there Is already something like
a panic in most OF the departments.
Up to the present time little or nothing
has been heard as to bets on the result
between Taft and Bryan. Privately there
has been some betting. not for very large
amounts. at odds OF ~ to I that Taft will
beat Bryan. The Republican national cam
They are not conducive to liberal campaign
Beginning with 1893 1t was
positively essential 20 liberal contribu-
tions : that these national campaieners
should throw q scare into the country
either as to the success OF the national
ticket or as to control Of the House OF Repre-