The sun., 1908-12-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLI1ICAL NOA Eos
While Herbert Parsons and Timothy L.
Woodruff are good social friends there is
lust as acute a rivalry between them IN
politics as there is between Charies r.
Murphy and Patrick II. McCarren' MI
Parsons, according TO specific Information D.
Is now working day and night In an ehort
to control a majority OF the delegates 10
the Republican city convention next la,
and Mr.. Woodruff is doing likewise Each
wants to be In position to name his canai-
date for Mayor and to control most OF the
other nominations.
Mr.. Parsons cannot control the city con-
vention unless he has all the delegates from
Manhattan and The Bronx, and 1t is said
that even with the unanimous support OF
Manhattan and The Bronx he VIII fall two
votes short Of the majority In the conVen-
ton. MIR. Parsons. II was added. has won
over to himself William Halpin. Edward
Healey and William II. Ten Eyck. hitherto
aligned with ex-Gov. Odell and his friends.
Mr.. Woodruff is relying upon the solid
support OF Kings. Richmond and Queens to
circumnavlgate and defeat his personal
friend Mr. Parsons.
There are Tammany men Of standing
who now declare that even II Mr.. Murphy
and Mr. McCarren do get together the
chances for victory OF the Democratic city
ticket next year are highly problematical.
This feud of five years standing between
Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. McCarren. it was
added has got into the marrow OF the whole
situation. and yet 1t is the opinion that
good deal rests with the Republicans, the
kind OF ticket they name, for Herbert Par
sons and Timothy l.. Woodruff are reckoned
to be no different from the standpoint OF
Mnrnhv and Mr.
McCarren.
Mr.. Parsons in his administration Of the
New York Republican county committee
is considered just as arbitrary, just as in
tolerant, Just as arrogant II you please, as
Mr.. Murphy, and MIR. Woodruff in his man
aRement Of the Kings county Republican
machine is just as much OF boss as Mr.
McCarren In some quarters IL is not
politically fashionable to look upon Nj.
Parsons and Mr.. Woodruff in the same
l,Sht as political bosses as Mr.. Murphy and
Mr.. McCarren. Those who understand
political machine methods. however, are
aware that there is no difference whatever,
from the standpoint OF political bosses,
between all four.
The defence, though. Of those acquainted
with machine political methods is that
political organizations must be controlled.
and that too by arbitrary methods
Those who look upon the makeup of politi-
cal ORGANIZATIONS. the Unsuitable demands
for places, the chickering's. the iealousies,
the tricks and the meannesses OF many In
these organizations, are convinced that only
an intolerant, an arrogant boss can long
maintain his supremacy. Hundreds OF men
in these organizations never heard the word
gratitude. They wouldn't know how to
spell IT,.
When political bosses. Republican or
Democratic national, State or local, are
criticised as bosses they only grin and
reply: Every business house. every bank,
every hotel, every railroad. every mine,
every farm, in fact every church Of what
ever denomination has head or heads.
who are in supreme authority. and all these
heads are bosses. bosses pure and simple.
There Is no getting away from that fact.
Is there2 Everything is organization in
business as well as in politics and in law and
In religion. There is always a supreme
authority"
The bosses OF independent political
ORGANIZATIONS, in the Judgment OF those
who keep tab on such matters. are the most
arrogant political bosses that ever lived.
They do not 10 through even the pretence
Or consulting their associates. 1t is asserted
they Simply OUTLINE a pOilSst Vho
shall be nominated for this or that ONCE,
and the programme is ca rried out without
a whimper on the part OF the rank and file
OF these independent political bodies The
old Irving Hall Democracy, the County
Democracy, the Republican organization
Of New York and Tammany never had more
tntolerant and arrogant bosses. 1t was
asserted Yesterday, than those which have
headed the Citizens Union and similar in
dependent or Mugwump organizations.
This state Of affairs in recent years has led
those OF experienced and oynically inclined
minds TO assert on nearly all occasions:
"oh. it's only case OF the Outs against
the Ins.
Little Tim Sullivan has never smoked or
drank. Just before going to bed. he said
the other night. and you know I go'to bed
at ali hours cf the morning. sometimes as
late as 4 O'Clock. have four or Ave cups
OF tea. Sleep? I'm off the minute my
head touches the pillow. Why. do you
know that not five men in a hundred In the
sullivan organization drink anything but
tea or mineral waters. and many of them
do not even drink tea or coffee. This state
ment can be easily proved and It makes me
smile when people talk OF our friends as lot
of Bowery booZers.
Several years ago, SAID Richard Croker
at the Democratic National Club the other
night, II talked with n workman who was
repairing q mosaic floor in my house near
Dublin. / had watched him for several
days and observed that he was very skilled
in his work. He was fine Irish lad.
"One day asked him what his wages
we're, and he replied two pounds a week,
which was amazing to me, 1 told him after
he had finished my work that II he. wanted
to 20 to the States would give him letter
of introduction and he could easily make
a pound day. He said It was 20.
Shortly afterward received a letter
from him from New York city saying that
he had Job at s5 a day, The other day he
called on metat the club and told me that
he had been raised to $3.50 q day, that he
had saved 81 900 and wished he had come to
this country ten years ago. Ihis story
will illustrate the difference between the
wages In this and the old country"
Richard Croker having been the FIRST
political leader in the country to recognize
the Jewish element. bringing them to the
front d. leaders OF districts and through
his influence in Tananany Hall nominating
q number Of them for the Supreme Court