New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
GtrNoRS NOT SO COMMON.

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our neighbor THE World" remarks
of the protests against the conpieie
domination of the Rochester convention
hv Murphy that this is going TO pe
another campaign Of hypocrisy ana
false prptences similar TO that which
was made against Judge Gayn"F
wear ago when he was q candidate Tor
"Navor." And it says that there Is
Just as much proba ability Of John n
"Dix's being a Tammany Governor as
there was of William J. Gaynor
being a Tammany Mayor. The cases
of Dix and Gaynor are not parallel
Murphy nominated Justice Gaynor be-
cause an irresistible public sentiment
within the Democratic party denanded
his nomination. There was no over
whelming demand for Dix. Before the
convention his name WAS hardly men
toned for Governor. and until Murphy
l.ave the sign of his favor Mr.. Dix had
less strength in the convention than Mr..
Shepard. Mr.. HaveDs or Mir. Osborne.
Moreover. Mayor Gaynor is the excep-
ton among the many candidates whom
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rest Of them. whether they have been
the Congressman who took orders and
saved the day for CannoDiSm, or the
Gradys, Frawleys and SulliyanS with
whom he has filled the Legislature, the
minor county officers in this county or
the mayors whom he has named AMI
elected. have all been completely sub
seryient Mayer Mcclellan was Muir
phys man during his first term, and
Murphy showed what he expects of the
candidates whom he elects, for when
Mr. Mcclellan refused 10 recognize the
authority Of The Tamm8ny boss in his
second term Murphy became wrathful.
Murphy has not spent his days filling
Offices with GayDors. He nominated
one when he was forced 10. but his
hand was not forced at Rochester.
As for Mr.. Dix. the public as yet has
no sufficient reason for expecting him
10 show independence in office. He has
been before the public only few
months-since Murphy made him chair
man of the Democratic State Commit
tee TO succeed COnners. During that
time he has been harmonizing the
Democratic party of the state: that is
10 say. finding the way to bring decent
Democrats TO endure Murphy, McCabe
and the rest of the Democratic 'old
guard" Tt is rather Scant record
upon which TO predicate independence of
The Gaynor type Outside of these four
months or so devoted TO healing the
factionalism in the Democracy there is
no outstanding fact in Mr.. DiX's his
tory except his bolt of Hearst in 1905.
But tens Of thousands of other Demo
Gratis also bolted Hearst.
But important as the governorship is.
II is not the only office TO he filed. and
Murphy has his hands out for the minor
state Offices. With the serviceahle
Sohmer as State Controller and Bensel
as State Engineer and Surveyor, the
Tammanyizing Of the states finances
would he complete. Then for Attorney
General Murphy puts up Carmody, who
was his tool as chairman of the knock
down and drag out convention at Car
regie Hall which completed the work
Of the Buffalo convention and made
Murphy state boss. And with Tam
manyized state officers would probably
come q Tammanyized Legislature, with
its Frawleys. Sullivans and paradise
Jimmy divers and perhaps Grady
might be induced 10 recall his latest
farewell He declared he was lonely in
Albany when Aids was driven out Of
public life. He would have no reason
10 fear loneliness with Murphy con
trolling the Legislature. Mayer Gay
nor's administration is no parallel In
electing him the voters rejected his
T5mmany associates and Tigidly cX
cluded Tammany from the city admin
istration. That is one great reason for
bis success. The election of Mr.. Dix,
on the other hand. would bring Tam
many into the various branches Of the
state administration.