New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12

process of housekeeping. Let no friend
of the party be disturbed or discour-
aged"
Senator Davis, who swung his follow
ers TO Senator Human, voiced the gen.
eral sentiment OF respect and esteem for
Senator Cobb personally when he made
this statement:
Cobb is a Senator of high standing
and splendid ability. If he had been
chosen without the interference of out
siders there could be no question about
his administration. l hope the atmos-
phere about the Senate Chamber will
clarity and we may be able to carry out
the Governors recommendations, for
there is no question about their popu-
larity.' If we can succeed along those
ator Cobb Will be detrimental TO the Re-
publican party"
Glad for Humans Sake.
One of the ardent Human supporters
declared he was very glad for Humans
sake that Senator Cobb had been elected.
Il think so far as the Republican party
is concerned a great mistake has been
made ne said Il only hope it will not
prove fatal to us. So far as the Hughes
measures are concerned / think this is
an excellent thing. If Human had been
elected the bipartisan combination in
the Senate would have put everything
up TO him. and if. in spite of boss oppo-
sition. any Hughes measures passed the
Senate. Speaker Wadsworth would take
care of them In the Assembly. AS it is, l
assume that Senator Cobb who person
ally is clean, will use his best efforts to
pass a good part of the Governors pro-
gramme.
II don't imagine that certain politi-
clans want to put themselves behind the
bars. SO l don't assume that there will
be any general investigation of legisla-
tive Doodle funds. l don't assume that
certain politicians want to cut their pO-
litical threats, so the Governors direct
primary bill probably will not be passed,
though some halfway measure may be.
But in my Judgment the men who have
placed Senator Cobb in charge of the
Senate for their own protection will have
TO adopt some of the Hughes recon-
mendations If they do not, keep your
eye on the hillsides and the valleys of
New York State this fall and watch for
a political cataclysm."
Senator John Kissel, of Brooklyn, COM
menting on the situation, said:
You can say this for me: Tell Taft,
Root and Sherman to stay in Washing
ton and clean their own stables down
there. The Senate of the State of New
York can do its own housekeeping up
here"
How the Fight Was Conducted.
Interesting details of the fashion in
which the fight to elect Cobb was con-
Quoted leaked out to-day. 1t seems that
Senator Root sent a message to State
Chairman Woodruff asking him to help
elect Senator Human. Woodruff was
SO angry at the Root telegram to Sena-
tor Davenport that he sent back a hot
message, telling Senator Root in effect
that he had no business to communicate
any orders to the Republicans in New
York State through any Senator. The
state chairman. Woodruff said, was the
proper medium of communication be-
tween a United States Senator and New
York State politicians, and this should
be remembered in the future. Wood
rufus friends say that Senator Root sent
what amounted to an apology for his
course to the state chairman. They
maintain that Senator Root never would
have sent the Davenport message if the
situation here had not been misrepre-
scented to him deliberately and malicious
! ~. They say that many Congressman,
as soon as they learned the true state
Of affairs here-that Hinman was so I'M
popular personally that no amount of
pressure could elect him-moderated their
/ efforts in his behalf and expressed sor-
row that they had not known this
sooner. Altogether the Woodruff Barnes
clement just now is as pleased as the
cat that swallowed the canary. and
/ seemingly these Republicans are con-
! templating a similar meal as the result
of future encounters with Governor
/ Hughes and other progressive Rcpubli-
cans.