The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-05
BATTLE ON
IN NEW YORK
SuIzer and Hedges Both Good
CampaignerS
NOMINATION OF FORMER
Will Help the Republicans-Natlonai
Candidates Show Much Interest
Thousands Are Wearing Little
American Flags.
NOMINATION OF FORMER

Syracuse, n. v, Oct. 5.--Now tina
the triangular state campaign in New
York is in full swing, it win be easiel
to follow the probable course of tht
presidential contest not only in the En-
pire state but throughout the country
In spite OF the fact that Governor Viii
son recently expressed the wish that he
might reach the White House without
the electoral vote of New York, many
people believe that "as goes New York
will 90 to the union" Lincoln lost New
York in both elections and Tilden car
ried it in 1876 but was defeated by
Hayes for president, Since that time
the electoral vote Of New York has been
cast for the Republican nominees in
every campaign except the two in which
Grover Cleveland was elected, first in
1884 and for second term in 1892. This
is why New York is looked upon as es-
sential to the successful candidate.
Although this is the first presidential
election to be held since the passage of
the new law which provides for the plac-
ing of the national electors on sepa
rate ballot fro those on which the nom
inees for state officers appear, the in
terest shown by all three presidential
candidates in the personnel OF the New
York state ticket of their respective
parties evidences the belief held in many
quarters that the fortunes of the state
and national tickets in this great COM
monwealth are still closely allied in
the separate ballot law. Mr.. Roosevelt
is credited with the responsibility for
the failure of William r. Prendergast
to receive the nomination of the bull
moose party for governor, the New York
comptroller having offended the Roman
Catholics in the administration of his
office; President Taft followed the sur-
atoga convention with the keenest inter
est, although he kept his hands off in
the selection of its nominee: while Gov
ernor Wilson took hand in the New
York situation by snubbing Governor
Dix at the state fair and letting it be
known he was not enthusiastic about
Mr.. Murphy naming the ticket. 1t is
the opinion of a large number of the
delegates to the Syracuse convention
that the interest of Governor Wilson in
the New York Democracy has been de-
cidedly meddlesome and they went home
in humor that did not indicate much |
for their presidential candi- |
date.
Oscar S. Strauss is the most widely !
known of the three candidates for gov |
arnor, and in the placing him at she |
head of the New York state ticket the /
third party has strengthened its cause, |
Tor the opinion of the state is that /
Straus will run ahead of Roosevelt in 1
New York. The most formidable phase
If his candidacy is the fact that he is
prominent jew, who has ben honored
~ President Cleveland, Roosevelt and
Taft as worthy representative of his
ace. His second best asset in this fight
) that he was nominated in eonven-
ion with which neither Murphy nor
Barnes had anything to do.
BY nominating Congressman Suker
he Democrats have played better poll
les than would have been true had they
nominated Governor Dix. But they
must make their campaign upon new
ssues and upon the personality of their
andidate rather than upon the record
I the last two years of Democratic
tate administration. The action of the
yracuse convention in repudiating the
andidacy of Governor Dix for renomi-
alton speaks deal louder than the
latform's words of praise of his adj
Suffers nomination is a
acit admission by Mr.. Murphy and his 5
rganization that they expect Mr.. c
traus to pull from the Democrats as
oil from fho PapttbIaapa