The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-16

the convention beaten they will return
home to spread revolt against the work
Of the convention all through the state.
The foregoing represents pretty accu-
rately the calm forecast OF the old guard.
To accept the old guards forecast II il
necessary TO accept the statement that It's
members are fighting with their hacks
against the wall. II one accepts IL. how
ever. Il - fairly clear that the factlonal
fight that impends Is ono that has not a
parallel since the days Of Conkling. One
thing il certain. that in a score Of the
strongest Republican counties in the
State every detail Of preconven'ion
preparation for the campaign has been
abandoned. The political mill hands
have struck. walked out, quit. and the
Republican plant upstate IL idle for the
first time in September IN many years
Again. the old guard leaders are not
talking OF Compromis" after victory.
Not in the least II they elect Vice
President sherman they are quite as de
termined 10 defeat direct primary plat
form commitment. Nor are they less
determined to prevent the nomination
Of any man who has played the Roosevelt
game or used the Hughes propaganda
for self -advcrt iscment They will not
take the temporary Craftsmanship and the
platform and ConCede the Governor.
They arr. determined to fight certain
kind az politics IN every form u appears
and until It has disappeared. All this is
a statement Of their case as tho. present
t. but az least IT hangs together.
II you accept the statement % the old
guard Of it's own case the thing il ad-
mirably coherent and logical. For ten
years. ever since the passing OF Plat,
old fashioned political ideas old notions
81 marty solidarity have weakened. To
get party prefermcnt the sur~-t way has
been 20 attack party leadershi y and party
membership. Instead Of party work, self
advert isement has been the profitable
investment for the ambitious. The party
boss did the work. Just ~ before and the
beneficiary abused him TO his own greater
glory Immediately after election. All this
IL "A coherent and well defined political
method The men who have pract.sed
II have succeeded in attaining public
prominence easIiy and promptly. Under
this system the party boss was not elm
mated; on the contrary. he was expected
to furnish the ma jority a. usual. hut hav-
IIlE IilFtl 'NtlfAl u IT, Ntir ~
Iopscd AT fairly. then there is an ama2-
ing amount Of evidence. 10 be accepted or
rejected as on. decides to show that the
whole Republican machinery IN rural
New York has abruptly stopped. Nor
do those whnss life has been sr~nt IN
operating u make m" slightest prct"nCo
that ~ ran l,- a.trd gain m timc. On
tin. contrary. with one accord they testify
that an election has bt-en lost. more may
re- and the Republican State campaign
Of 1910 can ~ interesting only a. a warn
ing 50 far M Republicans ar" concerned.
on" point more is important. No mem
bars Of the old guard are making threats.
THav do not promise to cut the ticket
under certain circumstances amt support
u under others Thor stat"men, ~ not
contingent or qualified. but absolute.
II Mr. Roosevelt wins AT Saratoga they
SEQ defeat. \ they win 'h"y 500 defeat
on" ~ for th"n no more sure than the
oth"- They would not ha sorry IN IN"
former od=. they would s"riouslv regret
IN On" httnr. but thnt Is all
Herr then j. one ~ two factions IN
Republican contest discussing tha Re
publican defeat this year " tones like
thusa they might employ In discussing
the election ~ the late Governor Flower
nearly twent" years ago. A for IN" other
faction, Il differs in tone only As u limits
it, forecasts 81 defeat 10 the situation
the vic' DRY 81 tho DID guard might create.
Now leadership. IL afhruNs. would moan
victory. exactly whore tho new leadership
in Albany. Rochester amt Syracuse. for
example. - To- h. supplied. and wher" It Is
to get is organization 10 follow. the new
leadership. ~ somewhat .. problem.
IfvoV believe the Republican politicians
chance - Republican victory In the
stat" On tho sam" terms II Mr.. Rocs.'-
welt wins AZ Sarltog,. IN" tickc' thor"
named will have IN" support ~ no r,gu-
lar o-gani1atioo. that il tho actual sup
r,o-t from tho Hudson - the Eric ~pun'v
line and from IN" ~ Lawrence ~ tho edge
~ tn, southern tor Perhaps II would h.
fair ~ @ay that thr Statement il not made
IN ~" way ~ threat ~ boss nanipul1-
ton. on tho contrary - j. a frank declara-
Z ION that no leader could control the
wrutn Il the Republicans ~ these regions
against the now political interests
Perhaps ~ would no unsafe for any one
before Saratoga. Vet II II receives cor
rnboration there IL viii then 10 apparent
why Republicans in central New York
are talk ing about tho -Folger year As
for the Democrats they at least do not
hclievc wet