The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-25


"a, the Republican pol.ti,s'of tins state
there naturally arises single nierro-
CATION. l. m" Hon. THE"IHRE ROosE-
VIII tn De- the Successor Of the lat"
TUoM,s e. Plat, and If Ex-Governor
T.. u OprIL. .lr. - the boss IL the
Republican par, y'of New York
The control of M" late senator
pl,TT ended ~ The ll~r term of eN-
Governor ODEII. The rule of Mr..
OpEII endured fur'lc-~ han W" years
thereafter and was practically terIni-
mated with the beginning "f the second
wear uI the administration 1T the late
Governor HIuGINS Since that time
tho Rcpuhlican affairs hav" been DON'T
mated hv a group Of smaller district
and county leaders who received their
tralnlns under senator Plat.
Iva the combination Oi Republican
bosses m" rclatIN" lmpTrtanc" Of Indi-
NIduai members has hanged frequently.
N the outset n Wa tn" Hon. GEORGE
WAsHINGTgN NURIUGt who, with the
support ~ Governor HICEINs. was most
Influential in party Councils. Possess
ING the nth" Of State chairman the Hon.
TIMOTHY WOOpRUFF has OCCASION
ally eripved tranSitorv influence "a
marty leader. vet steadily during the last
ihrc. wears the real powsr the actual
prosti-r ~ PARTY leadership, has passed
T. IN" Hon WILLIAM BARNES. Jr. Al
wavs however RARNfs. WOODErFF, Al
pErnnr GRFINtR MALBY HENDRTCKs
and WARD have been too nearly EQUAL
m political stature - Is'rnu' IN" rl-" -
AM one n party boss
During the pcrIod IN which they have
dominated m" Republican councils the
Republican bosses hHv" been chiefly
concerned m retaining p"wer rather
than m extending thor influence. OrlgI-
n1llv baked hv Federal and STATE pat
rnnare they Overt brow ODFiI. not for
anv moral or sentimental reasons, hut
because thcy 'eit. after his betrayal of
the Hon. FENNk : BiACK. thai he could
no longer hc trusted hv thorn. ~ the
V"r, outset ~ their ri!". indeed, ~ a
cIrrImsrau'" which contributed tn their
victory oy"r OpflI- ~" Republican
bosses vrr" ,all"d upon 10 face m" con
sequences Of tho exposures 81 the in
surancc investigation. Prom this up
hsaval. m certain measure, have
flowed all IN" political events ~ the
succeeding iiy" wears.
with tho nomination ~ the Hon
tH.RLFs Evans HrGHEs IA" Republican
bosses had ht'l" or nothing 20 do. A. a
nsa'ter 81 fact there was not then, or
two wears later. ans. such approximate
harmony among them "a now prevails.
Had there been. this nominal on and re-
nomination would have been impossible.
Not even durinE the first two wears
of the Hughes administration did the
allied bosses awaken "a the fact that not
their comfort hut their political exist
enc was menaced. not by the direct
primary agitation. hut by the personal
attitude of tn" Governor, who declined
u recognize them a. consulting engi-
nccrs in the shaping of party policy IN
the legislative and executive branches
OF government.
Onlv whom during tho early months 81
tho second Hughes administration the
bosses saw spring up ~ their own dis
trIr's ard counties organizations gen
e-ally headed hv professional politicians
whom they had displaced or hy Young
and ambitious beginners who had seized
upon the Hughes popularity and IA"
Hughes propaganda ~ valuabl" window
dressing for privat" designs, was unity
81 action a,hlaved. and the Donsd"rahl"
coalition which now actually controls
tho stat" committee. the executive body
81 'ho Republican party in this State,
,aro INTO "VIst"nc"
II T. true that This harmony. while sub
stqntIaI. * not complete. In Buffalo,
for example. tho Hon. FEFD GRETNER,
long a,so,Iaf"d with tho anti-Odrll
bosses and later definitely aligned with
WoOpHUFF. BARNES AMI the opponents
of Hughes direct primaries, il now at
odd. with his former associates, for
reasons explained bv the di-tributio 81
legislative committee posts. The Hon.
! SJOAT FAsSFTT, with tho assistance
Of several southern tier bosses, IL also
spcnlv hostile - WOODRUFF, although
friendly with tho Hon. JANIS y. SHER-
Mas and consistently out 81 sympathy
with tHa PROJECTS IT the Hon CHARLES
Iy,NS HrGHFS.
81" Tar ~ Nrw Iork city is concerned.
- has been IN" situation AZ all critical
seasons for many years. this city lacks
Republican loader whose pr"tcnsDnS
mont oven serious consideration Tho
Hon LLOYD &. GRISCOM was selected 20
succeed tho Hon. liIRBEET Parsons for
f'1s"rs I"r'Irlary, nj personal His
control of ~" local "IEani/stipu -
pgrn'' '.rbI''nntlraI le has IA fat