The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
A wonD ron GovEnSoR Din.

Albert Ellis IIoyt has written a
story for Harper's Weekly about Five
Months of Governor DIN" which o,ieb,
TO make the people think more OF him
and his administration. Almost from
the day he was installed in tho office
OF Governor Of New York he has been
under the fire OF both political enc
mics and friends. without experience
in the administration OF public al
fairs. the first Democratic Governor
OF the State for about sixteen years.
a business man of exceilen, character
and not partisan in any sense. he
was entitled to fair play. particularly
from the newspapers and so-caileo
leaders of his own party. and he has
not had Il Especially has he been
| misrcpresented and maligned by the
Democratic press of his state as 1t
would seem to those who have been
| looking on from the outside. and whose
vision has not been ohscured by local
differences M
During the campaign preceding his
election he declared repe a teddy. and
he was much Landed for SO declaring
that he would respect the co. ordinate
| character OF the state Government
4 would ronfnf himself 10 the duties
| OF his own Office and would not become
| the partisan of any faction of ms
| party. ITO the surprise OF every ono
! the Democrats obtained control of inc
| ,cG M \
Itself responsible for the election OF
2 United states Senator Alany can
didatts appeared among them Edward
NJ shepard and William f. Shechan
+ We preferred the former for the ONCE
bui majority OF the Democrats in
/ me LEGISLATURE preferred the latter
| = Small minority Of tho Democrats In
/ the 1,Agi7iaturc anita gonized Sheehan,
! and for more than two months pre- )
! vented his election, and nnally sue
cefdcd in defeating sheehan. because
I he was supposed to represent lam
1 many Hali. ny giving their support 10
judge o'Gorman, former sacnern OF
Tammany HAIL and who was piacna
on ne B"ncf by 'rammany Hall That
wass,, 3 very good choice. but ii, is
Freely adm, .e..e 4..-yr,n. we believe. ,nsi.
In respect NJ ability and cnaraoter
and political Affiliations. senator oior.
man is in NJ narticuar better man
Mr.. sheehan.
If combined effort was MADE by inc
would be bosses NJ the party 10 com
} l'el 'oveInor Dis despite his cam
paisn piedges.tn support the anu
, Tammany movement. and upon his de-
| voted head was heap:d all the anatb.
emas thar could he invented. The dice
ton Of United States senator was fol.
lowed by the appointment 81 Daniei
. +. cohhian TO succeed Judge OIior-
man on the supreme Bench. and again
) me hoinhhrdmert OF Dix was oponed
hS the newspapers and politicians
Who had denounced him for not rol
!, lowing their counsel in The election
OF senator N" was threatened win
, almost everything short OF pereona,
violence. iIn was told that IL ne
. should appoint cohalan ne wonld
4 wreck the Democratic party in mo
z 'ta,e and lose New York 70 the party
! at INC nex' National election iie
s was reproachcd for his surrender n
ram'nany' and was held up to pubic
scofn as the man who had hetrayea
T 'hf people Of The State CohaInn ycaa
: appointed Just the same. however, ana
9 upon the recommendation Of many .,
! the best and sancst men IN The s,,,e