The sun., 1909-11-14
PoLrTICAL NOTES.

Political NOTES.
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Information has been received in this
city to the effect that the Democratic
leaders Of Missouri and the principal Demo-
cratic editors Of that state recently got
together and decided upon a programme,
Ex-Gov David r. Francis Ia TO receive their
united support for United States senator
and in return the solid delegation from
Missouri TO the next Democratic national
convention IL to support ex-(aov, Joseph
W. Folk for President.
James Smith, an antiConners leader
in Buffalo. declares that Louis p. Fuhrman,
the newly elected Democratic Mayor OF
Buffalo. only ron because OF the support
given 1t the last moment by the Democrats
who attended the Saratoga conference
In September, Smith asserts that the
advocacy by Conners OF FIhrman came
within an ace of costing the latter his cleo
tion.
Mr.. Smith goes further and states that
Alton b. Parker. Thomas NJ. Osborne.
Morgan J. O'Brien or some other Democrat
interested In the Saratoga conference move
ment should be made State chairman TO
succeed Mr.. Conners. Judge Parker was
chairman of the executive committee OF
the Democratic State committee in lssS.
when David b. Hill was elected Governor
the drst time. Hin ss Lieutenant Governor
succeeded when Cleveland was elected TO
the Presidency
Charles F. Murphy of Tammsny. while
opposed to Conners. will not. IL was said
II he has'sny power In the next Democratic
State convention lift finger TO elect
either Parker or Osborne, and Judge
O'Bren. II was made known. wouldn't
become state chairman for anything under
the sun.
James r. Sheffield. who with John q.
Johnson. John Is. Stanchfield and Henry Il.
Closson signed that document telling of
the liability OF the American Sugar Refining
Company to the Government. practically
to the amount OF 81. 900 600. has been made
treasurer of the New York Republican
county committee by Herbert Parsons in
place OF OTTO T. Barnard. who resigned 10
accept the nomination for Mayor.
Old time Democra tic politicians, spelk king
several evenings ago OF the indictment of
John T.. Parsons by the Federal Grand Jury
for alleged completely in the sugar frauds.
recalled his attitude in the New York city
Bar Association fifteen years ago against
the late Isaac H. Maynard Maynard had
many friends and many enemies because of
his alleged connection with the contested
election cases, especially In Dutchess count y.
we'll as some of the best Republican la wyers
have always declared that Maynard's falIit
~as only technical one, but for oil that
he went TO his grave brokcnhearted man.
And the Democrats, recalling this matter.
said that he had no more implacable enemy
in the New York City Bar Association al the
time than John T.. Parsons, Some Of these
Democrats, it was made known. called on
Theodore A. Havemeyer at the time and
In
Parsons to look at the Maynard ease from
every viewpoint, but Mr. Havemeyer lid
that neither he nor MIR. Parsons could be-
come interested in such a case.
|. Even now. when the din 81 the recent
New York city battle has entirely died away.
politcis of all camps are discussing and
compla ming of the formidable ballot. in the
matter OF size and complications. with which
they we're confront ed on election day. The
name OF Judg ge Gaynor appea red eight times
on that ballot, that OF Mr.. Barnard four
times. and the names OF other candidates
were spread all over the unwi ieldy ballot
II hs insisted that the simple form OF the
Massachusetts ballot. that is the Austria
liam ballot now used in Massa achusetts. must
within year or 40 become the ballot in New
York State.
John II. McCooey, the Democrats OF Klngs
s S. 80 -
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cw'He0 w pOIos p ol Iue ''~e.
very ps. p %an @ snu s1. n~s nt,''
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age, the tenacity. the boldness. even IN a
small measure, OF the late Senator McCarren
he will become but u figurehead.
Old politicians recall that you cannot
make men over. that temperaments are
practically the same from the cradle to the
grave: but they do not believe that geniallty
Is incompatible with courage. determlna-
ton and a forcefnl will, all OF which are
essential TO success in politics. McCarren
when he thought he was right cared no
more for the opposition OF candidates for
President or Governor than IL they we're so
many tiddledywinks. and IL was fun 70 see
him snap his fin gers in the face OF Corners
and Murphy anu to defy them. even when
they were temporarily masters OF the situa-
ton. McCarren was sandy man on a
hard road according to a colloquialism, and
McCooey's friends assert that II he hasn't
a CARLOAD OF sand about him he'd better
begin to shovel IL in without delay.
IN 'he NSrueke 'a'' 'ohNeu'Ioh III hpri'
lsos' "nile Mc, arren was speaNihS from
me piatIorm IN iaVor OIL me minority report
OF 'he 'oniIn''lee on 'Isueu.aN voice