Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
Shifting Scenes in New York May
orally Campaign.
SLAP-STICKS IN EVIDENCE
Political Vaudeville With All the
Actors Before Footlights-Situ-
alton May Change.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

ness by Hearst and Twins. Tim Wood
ruff came on the stage this afternoon
with the siphon bottle: with the lonely
child, Barnard, weeping in the corner;
with Judge Gaynor alleged to be the Sec
ond story man of Tammany, and all that
sort of thing to amuse and divert the
attention Of the crowd and, at the right
moment, the traction and financial inter-
ests ready to circulate among the people
and get their wallets.
Here comes Croker back from exile. to
do a turn. What it Is to be is already
q subject of deep concern down in Tam
many Hall. 1t is generally believed in
financial circles that Croker has been
summoned here by some of the traction
people to make Boss Murphy listen to
the voice of reason. Murphy has been
making trouble for some of the financial
interests and driving hard bargains.
Croker is powerful enough to go over
Murphys head, appeal to the. rank and
file of Tammany and force him to do
things which are being asked of him
and which Murphy has refused This is
just another feature of the handspring OF
the whole campaign, the clash between
the rival financial and traction interests.
greedy for control of the board of esti-
mate.
Oh, it's sweet mess, but let's cheer
club and enjoy the game as it rolls.
Woodruff Adds to Gayety.
Republican State Chairman Tim Wood
ruff adds to the gayety of politics today.
He comes out in a double column page
length screed in the Evening World at
tacking Hearst. And he does not mince
words, either, but repeats pretty nearly
every hard thing that has been said
fy,s& Qrn
vicious. The statement leaves no doubt
that Mr. Woodruff is against Hearst In
his candidacy for mayor, much to the
dismay of Mr.. Hearsts friends. who
thought there might be working under,
standing between the republicans and
Mr.. Hearst. There IL. but it seems to he
too one sided: the republicans are licking
all the molasses off of Mr.. Hearst's bread
and then calling him names.
Everybody asked today what will be
the effect of the death of McCarren, and
the universal answer was that 1t means
Tammany crossing the Brooklyn bridge
for keeps. The tiger has been Sneak1ng
in upon the dear old town for long
time, but has at last jumped the stock
ade and landed for fair. There Is no
one left, after Mclaughlin and McCar-
rem, to resist Tammany. and the small
fry are racing to Murphys headquarters
today to make terms.
Gaynor Causes Dependency.
The most conspicuous feature of the
campaign at this hour is the wave of
profound disappointment and despon-
dency at Judge Gaynor's lamentable fall
ure to make good. which is sweeping
over his friends and hackers. This cha
grin is most pronounced in it's practical
aspect, since it leads at once to the
question, What will be the effect on the
campaign and the democratic mayoralty,
city and county tickets?
That Judge Gaynor has disappointed
his friends and hackers is unQuestioned.
They say that his incorporate indulgence
in indelicate personalities. his evasion of
burning questions of the campaign. or
rather subOrdinating them to less impor-
tant propositions, has lack OF dignity
ed to feeling of ethical disappointment.
Resultant alienation of votes among the
thoughtful class Is feared.
Did l get a gold brick?' cries Boss
Murphy, who picked Judge Gaynor for just
the things he is falling down on. Every
body is snickering at Murphy's mortifi-
cation. but without sympathy. They
know that Murphy's selection Of Gaynor
respectable reputation of Judge Gaynor
over the highbinders and strong-arm men
in his organization. and enable him to
get away with his city and county ticket,
whatever might happen to Gaynor.
Murphy in q Sweat.
The entry of Mr.. Hearst into the cam
paign Immediately menaced the plan by
drawing to the support Of the fusion
candidates on the county and city tickets
all the Hearst strength. Then Boss Muir
ply finds his mayoraty candidate get
ting weaker, and hardly likely to pull
through the city and county ticket. Mr.
Murphy is in a cold sweat
1t Is from democratic leaders of un-
doubted influence in the campaign that
l get this information as to the disap-
pointment in high quarters over Judge
Gaynor and fear of it's effect. The in
formation cOrrOborates what is heard on
every side, in general discussion around
town. AS the week closes the Gaynor
meetings begin to show the effects by
diminished attendance and listless in
terest
The judge is not getting hold of the
people and that's the long and short OF
1t. He cannot divest himself of his Sc
we're judicial temperament his pro-
nounced disposition while his egoism is
amazing.
The Shifting Scenes.
Now. don't you quote me as saying that
Judge Gaynor will be defeated. Election
day is more than a week off. and his
personality is not the only determining
factor in the campaign. 1 am only de-
scribing the situation from day to day.
as il shifts, and telling you the most
pronounced feature of it today ! may
have an entirely different story to tell
by the middle of next week.
After all. undue Importance should not
be attached to the effect Of the disap-
pointment in the man and his course, for
while it might be pronounced with the
high-brow voters, the great mass who
compose the horde back of Tammany do
not waste much time on ethics, but vote
as the district captain instructs.
Menace to Tammany.
The game framed up against Tammany
by Hearst, the republicans and the fu-
sionists. so far as those offices are con-
cerned, is very menacing in its present
aspect 1t is difficult To figure out how
the combined Hearst. republican, inde-
pendent-democrat and fusion strength
which will be concentrated on the anti
Tammany candidates for these offices
can fail to outnumber Tammany's organ
kation strength.
But Boss Murphy is now struggling
with that problem. He is a fine mathe-
matician on election days and he may
bring In a solution satisfactory to his or
ganization. n. o. NJ