Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-30
N. o. M. Tells of Hot Old Time
in New York.
TAFT'S CHANCES ARE GOOD
But Betting Favorsc Chanler on
State Ticket.
C0NNERs EXpL0DEs HIS MINE
Voters in Empire State Are Not
Wildly Excited as Result OF the
Fearful Rumpus Elsewhere.

Special From stan Correspondent
NEW YORK. September 30.-keep your
eye on New York state for the most in
terestins fight of this campaign. full OF
snap. ginger and old-time politics.
This is to be a contest between demo-
Gratis and republicans, with no side issues
of Haskell. Foraker. Standard Oil. hair
splitting on trusts. questions OF veracity
between great men or anything OF the
kind. The question will be whether New
York gives its electoral vote to Taft or
to BRYAN and elects Hughes or Chanler
governor. with clear party division on
other candidates lower down.
Unbiased politicians think now that the
electoral vote will go to Taft. They say
the state ticket is in doubt, with present
prospects favorinS the democratic candi-
date Mr.. Chanler, for governor. Demo-
Gratis claim that 1t will be impossible to
separate the vote in this way, and the
state will go TO the whole ticket, one
way or the other. and. of course. they
are confident that Bryan will carry 1t.
Democrats Dread Hughes
But. all the same the democrats are
looking forward with dread and appre-
hension to the campaign which Hughes is
to make in this state. They realize that
he has been received enthusiastically by
the voters In other states. and that he
has been making just the kind of talk
they fear most; that is. he has been ar
raigning Bryan on his record of policies
favored in the past and holding him up
as a candidate with questionable policies
for the future.
OF course. when Gov. Hughes comes
into his own state he will have to take
up state questions, too but there is no
national campaign will OvershadOw all
else He is In measure indebted to the
national administration for his renomina-
ton. and while it may be said that he is
paying off the obligation by the magnifi-
cent service he is rendering the party In
other states. there is no doubt that the
republicans will carry the state and ma
tional tickets abreast, as they did four
years ago.
Hughes Will Boss Things.
The republicans are preparing for a
masterful effort in this state from now on.
National Chairman Hitchcock and State
Chairman Woodruff are working together.
When Gov. Hughes arrives probably he
will overtop them both and make his cam
paign to suit himself BY continuing his
policy of arraigning Organism he will en-
deavOr to attach the democratic state
campaign to Organism and derive what.
ever benefit there might thereby accrue
from that course. to be applied to his
own interest.
The greatest danger Gov. Hughes will
confront in his own state on election day
will consist of knitting at the hands Of
malcontent republicans, and trading him
OFF with democrats for votes for Taft. That
is a menace which he will be bound to
face. although developments OF the next
three weeks will have to show to what
fnrt fhrAn tnY hi
II the democratic state leaders receive
the impression that Bryan cannot carry
the country the belief is strong here
that they will not hesitate to trade votes
ing CHAMBERS election in the state and
letting the electoral ticket go to Taft.
How Can They Help Ite
1t is not to be considered for a moment
that such a program would meet with
the approval of the republican national
leaders. but it is difficult to see how the
minor captains of politics can be pre-
vented from entering into such deal.
The prestige which Gov. Hughes has
received from his tour Of other states is
counted upon to help him here with re-
publicans. who. while Directing to his
course In certain reform legislation, will
admit him to be big man and worthy
of their respect. If 1t becomes known
that any deals are in prospect with Tam
many 1t Is thought the suggestion will
rally the republicans to the support of
the governor
New York is taking but slight interest
in the bombs which are being exploded in
the west and in the Roosevelt Bryan
Foraker-Haskell controversy. Just return
Ing from the west, where I was in the
midst of tine smoke and dust raised by this
bOmbardment. and witness to the confu-
sion irritation and general uncertainty
into which the people were thrown, find
here considerable Indifference to the
rumpus.
Racket Doesn't Worry Them.
About the only comment one hears is
from republicans that unfortunately Mr..
Taft seems to be overshadowed in 1t all;
and from the democrats that 1t is a good
thing. since it gives Mr.. Bryan the front
pages of the papers every day or so, while
Mr. Taft's tour receives but scant no.
tice
1t is limited that Mr. Bryan proposes to
keep up this kind of campaign as long as
the President will come back at him. with
the sole purpose in view of "blanketing"
Mr.. Taft and keeping the real republican
candidate in the background. I find the
President will finally take the stump
Everybody is waiting for Mr. Hearst's
next blow. which is reported to be in
prospect for some time this week. and
SPcCU!dllOI as 10 VINO VIII be
the victim this time.
See This Scarecrowp
Chairman Corners today made his drive
at the republican management by giving
out statement of the contribution of
piutocrats' and trust magnates" and
Wall street to the Hughes campaign
Iund two years ago The names and
amounts have been published before. as
they are matter of record with the Sec
re.ary or state The issuance of the
statement is for the benefit of the class
10 whom the names of j. p Morgan
john W. Gates, Rockefeller. Vanderbilt
etc. ar" a bug a-boo. and Chairman Con
ntrs timed his statement to precede Gov.
Hughes entry into the state.
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