The National tribune., 1908-10-08

Hughes may be defeated for reelection
in New York this Autumn, and that
alone would snuff out any Presidential
ambitions he might entertain. Many
believe, however, that if there Is Re-
publican Administration for four years
more-and after all is said and all the
elements of doubt considered that is en-
tirely probable-that Governor Hughes
will be called to some important Cabi-
met place. Should he be reelected in
New York 1t would be for but two years
and he hardly would be reelected
again.
How Is New York Going.
There are many eager inquiries here
in the West, as the campaign pro-
crosses, as to what New York is going
to do. No one is found to assert very
positively that Bryan can carry the En-
pire State. But ii is realized that if by
any chance ne should succeed in that
he would probably be elected. On the
other hand, If he does not carry New
York it is next to certain that he will
not be elected. AS the signs are read
now in the West he cannot get enough
electoral votes here to make, with the
votes of the solid South, a majority
Were 1t not for the opposition of organ
lied labor to Taft. the possibility of
Bryan winning in New York would not
be entertained by careful judges for q
moment But the united Democratic
Party in New York has always been a
power. If. with that united strength, it
has large accessions from organized la
Dor there is no telling what the result
may be. The State is so large and the
elements of uncertainty as between the
parties are so many that 1t is impossible
to tell anything at all accurately about
the vote till after it is counted. Two
years ago, as an illustration, the idea
At.n IAo,1 ts.I-1
State was generally thot of as absurd.
One of the interesting political devel-
opments of the Western campaign is a
likelihood that ex-Yice-President Adlai
E. Stevenson will be elected Governor
of Illinois. The Illinois Republicans
are conceding such a probability, un-
less the situation changes materially
and the Republican factions patch up
their differences. which they seem de-
termineG now not TO do. Mr.. Stevenson
is making an aggressive campaign of
the State, in spite of the fact that he is
now 73 years old. Ancient as he is in
years and political services. he is well
preserved and has the physical
strength to meet the needed exertions
in canvassing numerous Counties and
appearing almost daily at some public
function. He is one of the three sur
viving ex-Yice-Presidents. the others
being President Roosevelt and ex-Gov. !
Lew z. morton, DOtn OF New Ork,
Speaker Cannon.
Still another feature of the Western |
campaign is the fight for reelection
that Speaker Cannon is making in the
Danville district. which is only few
hours by rail from Chicago. The va
rious elements of opposition to him /
have been making things so hot that
he has practically Cancelled the numer- !
Gus speaking engagements he had for |
other States and has decided to spend !
most of his time looking out for his |
fences in the six Counties that comprise i
his Congressional District $500 1
His majority two years ago was TO-
600 and that is great deal to over
come However, there is the labor op-
position to him, the opposition of the |
churches because of allegations, which |
he stoutly denies. OF his having stran-
gled the Littlefeld Temperance Bill in |
the judiciary Committee and also the |
opposition of men who claim that one |
man. power should be abolished in the /
House of Representatives. These va
rious hostile forces seem to have been I
growing in stregnth and are sufficiently /
to cause the Speaker and |
his friends some concern. Then there /
is some danger that there will be a big |
slump this year in the Republican vote |
in Illinois, -altho it is not expected that |