The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
The committee on platform and resolu-
tions which framed the platform adopted
by the Democratic national convention
at Denver In July last wa a. follows:
Alabama, H. L.. Martin; Arkansas, J. p.
Clarke: California, /. B. Dockweiler; Colo
RADIO. ex-Gov. Charles g. Thomas; Con-
ne~cticut. Thomas F. Noone: Delaware,
Willard Salisbury: Florida, Frank L..
Majors: Georgia, A. H. Cox; Idaho. -ex-
senator Fred T. Du Bots; Illinois. Samuel
Alshuler; Indiana, John Il. Lamb: Iowa.
Jerry B. Sullivan: Kansas. W. A. Harris;
Kentucky, e1-Gov. J.. C. W. Beckham:
Louisiana, M. T. Goody; Maine, Frederick
W. Knowlton: Mary land. Austin L. Crothers;
Massachusetts,, George Fred Williams:
Michigan, Francis o. Gahery; Minnese.s,
Martin. OBrien: Mississippi. e. r. Noel;
Missouri, Senator william j. Stone: Mon
tana. T. J. Walsh: Nebraska, F. W. Brown:
Nevada, Senator Francis @. Newlsnds:
Now Hampshire, Eugene E. Reed; New
Jersey. ex-senator james Smith. Jr.; New
York. Alton b. Parker; North Carolins.
Senator F. M. Simmons: North Dakota, John
Burke; Ohio. 4. NJ. Gruber; Oklahoma.
Gov. Charles N. Haskell; Oregon. r.. b.
Purnan: Pennsylvania. William Whistler:
Rhode Island. Frank E.. FitSsimmons;
South Carolina, Willie Jones. South Dakota,
ex-senator Richard F. Pettigrew; Ten
nessee, James B. Frazier: Texas. M. N.
Brooks: Utah, W. H. King; Vermont. Elisha
May: Virginia. Senator John W. Daniel:
Washington. A. r. Whitlow: West Virginia.
w. r. Thompson. Wisconsin, @. H. Weisse:
Wyoming, George T. Peck; Alaska, LOWS
A. Williams; Arizona. George H. Stoneman:
District OF Columbia. r. E. MattinRly;
Hawaii. +. NJ. Watson; New Mexico. Sum-
mers Burkhart, and Porto Rico. d. NJ.
Field.
The Taxpayers Eers is one of the first
political periodicals to be issued In the
New York city campaign Of 1909. 1t Is
anti-McC lellan, anti-Metz and anti-Demo-
cratic all along the line and yet it's g Is:
Our policy is non-political. non-partisan
and we aim to be the watchdog Of the public
pocketbook.'
1t is promised that as the campaign pro-
crosses scores OF these political periodicals
are to spring UP. Few know whence come
the funds to finance these journals. This
Is usually one Of the profound secrets Of
a city campaign. In time. when the CAM
paign becomes hottest. the various cam
paign committees Of the political orRani-
cations subscribe generously to these po-
litical journals. copies Of which are mailed
to all registered voters.
In every campaign in New Y~ork-city.
State or n~ational-the Yiddish newspapers
published in the densely populated dis
tricts Of the East Sid OF the metropolis
have to be taken into account These news
papers are daily read by hundreds Of thou
sands and WELD a vast influence. To this
day regiments OF these East Side voters
believe that Roosevelt's name Is spelled
Roosevelt and that the ex-President Is OF
Jewish extraction.
This belief dates from the Gubernatorlal
campaign OF 1898. when Roosevelt ran
against Augustus Van WICK. 1t was In
that campaign that q representative Of the
Republican State COMMITTEES placarded the
East Side with posters reading: For Gov
ernor. T. R%osenvelt. . and somehow some Of
the Yiddish editors. then and since, have
printed 1t Roosevelt"
How much will II cost to elect the New
York city ticket this fall? Not less than q
million dollars is the most conservative
estimate. This is exclusive Of the ballots.
the expense Of which is now borne by the
city. Scores Of campaign headquarters
are to be opened. expensive headquarters
In hotels are to be established. droves OF
speakers are to be sent into every nook and
corner Of the Ave boroughs Of the city.
campaign literature by the CARLOAD Is to
be printed and in addition there are a
hundred and one other expenses which.
taken collectively, warrant those expert
enced In such matters In assuming that
their estimate of a million will not be much
Whence is to come this money? Where
are the Democrats to get theirs? From what
source will the Republicans gather theirs?
How will the various committees OF 100
and a dozen minor committees garner the
subscriptions necessary for their existence
and efforts? These are a few Of the practi-
cal inquiries you hear nowadays.
Frederick 8. Gibbs. In his day one Of the
most experienced organization Republican
politicians In New York State and Repub-
lican national committeeman at the time
Of his death. not i~nfreouently averred In
the closing years OF his life: III L had my
career to b egin over again I'd join the
Citizens Union or the City Club. or the
Reform Club or some other similar knocking
organization. 1t is the knockers who get
along in municipal politics. not to speak Of
State politics.
Tin soldiers" the rapscallions who In
years gone by registered from lodging
houses in New York city and cast many
fraudulent votes for both the Democratic
and Republican Tickets. were never heard
of in New York until isss. 1t was in that
year that the late Matthew Stanley Quay
was chairman OF the Republican n~ational
committee, and practical Republican poll
ticians from Philadelphia ~inaugurated the
system Of tin soldering These leu
tenants Of Quay were eminently familiar
with the system in Republican Philadelphia.
where the tin soldiers' we're used in fac
tional disputes. go,
1t vas In that campaign that Quay told
the writer that II he lived In New York
he would surely belong to Tammany.
which was his ideal Of q compact working
political organization,
The personal Identification registration
law for New York has smashed the "tin
soldier business. and most Republicans.
even those connected with the New York
county organization, do not hesitate to
say that the elections In New York city are
as fair as any In the country. u not fairer.
This was illustrated in the Hearst recount
of the Mayorslty votes for 1908. before the
personal Identification statute was passed
Most politicians In all camps speak with
enthusiasm Of the consistent and sturdy
hypocrisy OF many Republicans when oom-
mentine on the elections In the Empire
Commonwealth. For many years.. II has
been specifically asserted. the cry OF Stop
theft" in New York city was uttered for no
other purpos thar to cover the rascality Of
the Republicans In the border counties Of