The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-20
TINE NHAM RArrLR.

sonal view; The Democratic ma lorty
will be .sO.OOO in the State this fall II
a visitor who inquired what MIR Hsari
mi ght accomplish with an independent
ticket Mr.. Hendricks said: oh. h
might get 10000 votes but what ere
IOO,O0O votes this year,
The foregoing comments represen
the Syracuse notions of the result Of the
} State election as they have been indicated
in talks | have had with score % big
and little politicians of the Hendricks
machine. Here in Syracuse the Repub-
loan politicians say without hesitation
that the next Legislature will he Demo
cratic. Their reasons for such prophecy
are precisely those set forth in this CORE
spondence from Rochester and from
rural districts Here. 49, elsewhere.
moreover. these predictions have no
saving clause there IL no suggestion
among Syracuse Republicans that the
victory of MIR. Roosevelt or the triumph
of the old guard will materially alter the
ma jority conceded To the Democrats
Having thus set forth the Republican
! politicians view in Syracuse. which differs
from that in other counties have visited
only because IL is more deeply pessimistic.
u - perhaps worth while tn turn to the
independent Republican. In the last
three days have talked with half dozen
Republicans who have fought Francis
Hendricks and the local machine for
years. They are against him now. they
are against the old guard. they are ready
TO renew the fight which last year resulted
in the defeat OF one Hendricks Assembly
man and cut local Republican ma jorities
down 20 the yanishinR mint
II might be expected therefore that
these insurgent Republicans. and they
are men Of a vastly higher type than the
Grelners. the I.ittauers and tho Bettses Of
other counties. would bs on the march 20
join the Roosevelt revolt. But they are
not. Mr. Roosevelt came and went in
Syracuse and not one attempted 20 So
him. Almost without exception they eH-
press the hope that he will win at Sara
toga. hut declare that the result az Sara
toga will have no influence upon the vote
on election day.
In statements too positive 70 admit Of
any Misunderstanding these independents.
insurgents or sore heads. they may be
defined 10y one or all OF these adjectives
precisely as you take the regular or
revolutionary point 81 view. declare that
40 far as their followers are concerned
the remedy they intend tn apply IL that
Of Democratic victory. The ablest
and most dangerous insurRent in SYRIA
cuss DECEASED that Mr. Hendrickss fore
east Of 25O.O0o ma jority for the Demo-
Gratis was too conservative
Again and again in talking with these
men | endeavored 90 find one who he
lieved that a Roosevelt victory AZ Sara !
tnga would mean Republican triumph |
az the polls All of them wished for a
Roosevelt victory. hoped for anything |
that might humiliate Francis Hendricks. |
defeat th. old guard hut that this would !
mean saving the party not one even /
dreamed One and all they frankly
affirmed that the dssat i-fi"d Republicans
would not ~ brought back nv a progress
-lve chairman or "A progressive platform
AT Saratoga and proCned.d To tabulate
the Republicans Ut their camp who pur-
posed voting a straight p-mocratic ticket.
Another point OH which there was gen
prai agreement was that up the State the
-o-CaIled progressive movement had
enlisted none Of the real independents.
4 battle letween Greiner and Davies on
he one hand and Barnes and Woodruff
IN the other. a quarrel between members
Jf the old guard who had quarrelled over
larty patronage or were endeavorinG to
hold their PLACES a. old fashioned bosses
~ doing lip service to new doctrines.
n fact. a sham hattie. in which two sets
II bo-ses fought, this was what they saw.
because this was all they saw they indi:
n ted their lack 81 interest. I
In every county I have visited there {
ave b-en scores 81 independents who
ave fought the machine and the old I
rIa ri idea 10 politics for years. They
IRE against ~ now. they will Hght 70 again. 4
,ut they are not enlisted under the pro q
,ressiye' TANNER or joining IN the battle {
or political liberty. All over the State
~ the weak bosses with local difficulties
" with ambitions which run counter TO
he old guard decisions who are ma king
he present hattie Thus IN WAYNE the
cal insurgents 80 with disgust that 10 10
3etts whom they have fought as . member
4 the old guard for years. who IL now ,
he progressive lNader For themselves ,
he issue has not changed. they are still =
Rainst Betts and bo-s--n. they are not TO | =
- turned aside nv any change % front .
m his part. They know What his real :
yInpathies arr
II ~ in Syracuse. then. rs 10 IL in Roches-
sr. a. Il - all over the state. there IL no
pontaneous. honest. clean cut uprising
4 decent men against bo-sisn; the re- 4,
ruitinR offices ~ the progressive army /
~ not crowded with volunteers: there y
; no stirring among the men who have n
ought against boeSism. no eag-rness to \
DIN the fight. Their sympathies ara not U
nth the old guard. far from IL: their
ympathie- are With the Roosevelt fight.
M they are taking no part in the fight v
'self over and over again they testify 81
hat for themselves. for tho~e they repre- q
emf IN" outcome Of the Saratoga sq,Ia bible
: without decisive importance. Hating A
he Old guard they hope for it's defeat,
ut they do not regard such a defeat az
"sirabls enough 60 max. a figh; for II. y
he real way to tiEh; the enemy. the old u
uard IN their opinion ~ To fight the
epublcan party this fall.
Emiszaries from Mr.. Griscom have come a,