The Washington times., 1908-09-08
Eyes of Both Parties Turned
Lovingly Up the
Hudson.
ALBANY is OBJECT
OF THEIR EFFORTS
National Ticket a Secondary Con
sideration in View of the
Gubernatorial Battle.
By J. c. WELLIVER.


politics down here in York State on a
strictly business basis: likewise. IN
Jersey. which is merely a suburb Of
New York.
They are all intensely practical about
il. Ask an average man what Tam
many Will do in a given situation, and
he gives you his judgment as TO the
course which VIII financially profit Tam
many and its leaders-especially the
.leaders-and never dreams Of assuming
that any other consideration will enter.
Just as frankly, the Republican ma
chine is assumed 10 be guided by sim
liar motives They talk about Ryan,
and Morgan. and Belmont. and ''The
Street" with never a thought that there
is any bigger factor. The struggle for
control of Albany is set down as
competition for the juicy profits incl
dent to spending that Sl0l 10000 on the
Erie canal. and for the other good
things which figure up a tremendous
sum in the government Of New York
But there is more to IL than this. The
governor OF New York is a peculiarly
powerful executive. He can remove
from office the mayor Of New York, or
practically anybody else in state or
local Office. AT will without even giving
his reasons. Consequently. Tammany
control OF the greater city Is only nom
/ inal control. so long as governor sits
at Albany, vested with all this power,
and suspected of a semi-purltanical turn
OF mind. Suppose Tammany decides 10
Open up the town, have some gambling
and incidentally a bigger campaign fund
/ from the pTOfts2 What's the use, 80
/ long as Hughes is on the job?
Tammany After Albany
So il is that Tammany needs 80 con-
/ trol Albany in order most effectively TO
dominate the city. All this is just as
/ true Of the Republican organization. The
lprelimnaries 10 the next mayoralty
| election are being fought out right now,
/ IN the rival organizations, with the
capitol at Albany and the Capitol ar
Washington as pawns in the game.
Fhere Is the New York political a.'Ia-
/ tiOu in sentence.
/ The managers, on both sides OF Il =
political fence have their troubles Tam
many had a fearful scare when Hearst
ran for mayor; so bad scare that IL
went into CahOOts with him when he ran
/ for governor. Murphy concluded II was
safer 10 go in with Hearst than to risk
1 the chance of a Democratic ticket run
ming third and losing rank as a first
\ class party, He considered there was
! grave danger OF just that thing hap
pening
! He took a long chance as a party
/ leader; but he was vindicated, because
Hearst, after achieving regularity and
thigh place, bOlted il all and went off 10
I start a party all his own. Murphy was
/ left better of than ever. He had dealt
with COuuOTs, got close to the upstate
/ DemOCFacy-and now IS getting ready 10
ItOss COnnOrs overheard and nave
/ Statewide Tammany power.
! To this end the city Democratic lead
Iership has been giving much thought
/ to the prOpriety OF nominating an up
state man for governor, or else city
Imam who has not been too much an
Organization man, W. Caryl Ely, Of Buff
lfaIo. seems to have the call among the
upstate possibilities; but Rldder, IS an
independent of many years good nght-
ling and power with the big German
vote, might do; so might Gaynor, whose
record is good, and who has been more
than half a McCarren man.
Would Help Murphy.
It is counted that he would help Muir
ply I'm the fight to throw McCarren out
OF the party, BY weaving away part
lof the McCarren following I'm Brooklyn,
and by convincing Brooklyn that It
vauId ret a square deal at the paws
OF the tiger Anyhow, Murphy is de
ltermined that McCarren must go, and
IEaEIElLG lEt ISIbtAAAAl primaries lill5
week will not be allowed 10 save him.
His people will probably be pitched Un-
| tremendously out Of the Rochester con-
IVentiOn.
/ How cold -blooded and commercial is
this New York game may be gathered
from the fact that, understanding all
Ithese aspects Of the situation, and
! knowing perfectly what is the stake,
people don't get particularly excited over
/ the situation Democrats are confident.
/ and a great proportion of Republicans
admit that the State Is likely TO go
/ Democratic. The politicians fear prt-
mary election reform, If Hughes should
be elected. which would put them out
of circulation: end the people, or a
large proportion of them, fear excise
/ Legislation which would restrict the
liquor traffic
How viii all this affect the national
tickets2 There it is again. Nobody takes
half so much interest In the national
/ outcome as in the State. When Mack
was made Democratic chairman, II was
/ with the understanding that he should
keep hands off the State situation, and
he Is doing IT, The Bryanites are hop
ing and praying that Tammany VIII
conclude It is good business to be
square with Bryan. If Tammany so de-
cides, Bryan VIII have chance 70
carry the State.
It is counted that he will not run so
well as viii the Democratic candidate
for governor; but the Democrats talk
about carrying the State by $1,000, and
such figure the Nebrasl1aE will come In