Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-15
Old Time Politicians Are Worried Over
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their coats and anxious for work to
do, the eastern Democrats are effect
ing something more like organization
than they have known since 1892.
They are hard at work right now in
both Connecticut and New Jersey,
while in New York it is the testimony
of all observers that the upstate is
organized for the first time In a doz-
en- years, so far as Democracy is con
cerned
But all this gain by way of organiza-
ton is as nothing if Tammany shall
send the word down the line the Sat
urday before election that all energy
must be bent to defeating Hughes.
Chairman Mack has bound himself to
keep hands off the New York situa-
ton, III which his interference might
be most beneficial in the way of pro
tecting national interests. Contrasted
with this, Chairman Hitchcock on the
Republican side is frankly mixing in
state rows, helping smooth them out,
and exceedingly active in this very
New York situation. He has COMPOSED
the Tennessee troubles and is in the
way Of getting peace in West Vir-
ginia.
Hitchcock Worries War Horses
Inc other day big machine poll
tlclan from Pennsylvania came down
mere and INDUCED some remarkable
comment about the campaign to date.
l don't see any evidence that the
committee has really started at work, "
ne SAID. Il find nothing to indicate
that the new management has learned
now TO use the immense power of the
national Republican organization
Ihat organization is wonderful ma
chine, which extends everywhere and
Is able to make itself felt through all
kinds Of effort financial, social polit-
ical, business, ofIice-holding II ought
TO be felt by this time, if it is being
used.
What are the people going to be
Leo on IN this campaign? In some sec
lions they want to hear about tariff,
and in others they don't. Some re.
slons believe in government guarantee
OF bank deposits; others decidedly
don't. Ii Quay We're running this
machine he'd give all sections the
sort or campaign they wanted. But
WHAT'S going to be done? don't know
ana nave been enough worried about
the political situation to have a
strong notion Of getting Senator Pen
rose and some of the big politicians to
investigate and learn whether things
are really moving or not"
day or two after this talk. Sena.
tor Penrose actually did turn up at
Republican headquarters but wheth-
er or not he came to ascertain if the
new management had learned what
the levers and buttons and throttles
ana handles and gauges and so on had
TO do with running the machine, was
not vouchsafed
Think Neither Side Has Look-in.
Still another Pennsylvanian like
wise an adherent of the Penrose ma.
chine and an ardent admirer of the
lresultproducing capacities OF Quay
methods, turned up in town IN ash
what they were all doing.
They seem to act like amateurs !,
he snorted. He was especially incen.
sea because SO many newspaper men
are mixed up in the management. For
TINS particular statesman doesn't an.
prove OF newspaper men anyhow: he
has long retained high repute among
them for taciturnity. TO ses a nation.
al headquarters so full Of them that it
looked like the press gallery Of con.
gress, naturally gave this gentleman
the shivers. The idea of being compel.
led to treat them respectfully.
So 1t is that the new regime meets
criticism wherever 1t turns, among the
Old time politicians. They say Mack
doesn't know any politics and that
Hitchcock shouldn't be expected to;
he's too young.
1t is going to be woeful disap.
polntment to some Of these prophets
OF pessimism if either side wins: and
1t seems moderately sure that one
side will. On form, and taking the
dope OF the old politicians for it.
neither the Republicans nor the Dem.
ocrats ought to have look-in.