El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-02

national interest am Importance chief
Of those n interest is probably the
election in New York City, where the
people viii ballot for mayor, and
minor officials and where William
Sulzer. impeached governor of New
York state. Is running for assembIyman
in order TO return 70 the state capt.
tai where but recently a Tammany-
lied legislature perpetrated upon aim
the vengeance Of a Tammany boss
The issue Is Tammany hall, an issue
OF national importance and interest
State Elections Of Interest.
In New jersey ana Massachusetts,
. where gubernationaI elections are to
be held, national interest has become
aroused because Of the belief, which
president Wilson evidently shares, that
the new tariff and currency bill are TO
be endorsed or dlSapproFed Or FreSl-
dent Wilson feels special interest in
New Jersey. for in that state the Demo-
cratic candidate with the stamp Of ap-
proval OF president Wilson, is running
for the job recently vacated by VIII
son The president is said TO feel that
il governor James r Fielder, who sue
ceeded TO the gOWernOrshlp when LII.
wilson resigned. is not elected it viii
amount 70 q slap IN the presidential
face from Bfr- Wilson's own neighbors
stokes Is Republican Candidate.
Ex-Governor Z. Q. Stokes is the Re-
publican candidate for governor in New
Jersey Former United States sena-
tor Everett Colby has made a strong
fight on Progressive" party prin-
ciples- He is q young man, and a per
sOnal friend Of Col. Roosevelt In
Massachusetts the aid Of the national
committees was declined by the Demo
cratic and Progressive candidates In
New Jersey men Of national prominence
have stumped for al three parties
Foss Running independently.
Governor Eugene y. FOsss who has
always been Independent in his poll
tics and who has At one time or an
other been allied with both the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, IS running IN
depeldenflv for the gOVernOrShip or
Massa chuscfts There are three other
cqrdidateS ir the field They are David
Walsh. Democrat Augustus p card
uer. Republican and Charles summer
Bird, Progressive" Walsh and Bird
have fought their tight so Tar as IS
possible on state issues Gardner ac-
cepted the services Of the national Z
committee, however. and Haley OF {
Missouri Senators BOrah and Cummins !
! and other prominent, progressive tAe-
pubhcans stumped the state 10Y him |
ResembIed New York Situation
When Foss decided at the last minute
to run independently, a situation rose
similar to that which for a, time con-
fronted the citizens Of rev York when
the late mayor GaynOr made Up his
mind 10 become an independent can
didate for MAJOR O. that city. Foss
has all Of his oppcrents puzzled Lead
ers OF FOSs's opposition Ieel mat ne
is strong throughout the state. but
they don't seem able TO exactly judge
his strength
Walsh. whom the Democratic ma
tionaI leaders tried to impress with
the belief that his defeat would
amount TO a Reputation Of the VIII
son policies. hasn't been able to see
the situation in that light He is said
10 Rave informed the national commit
tee that national issues don't figure
IN The campaign IN any way. There IS
scme reason to doubt this, despite the
fact that with the exception OF Gard
ner. all the candidates have cam
cd in
Is undoubtedly a fact that the new
tariff and the currency bill have been
regarded with CONSIDERED bic disfayor IN
many parts Of Massachusetts and
knowing this, Walsh has preferred TO
avoid them as campaign subjects
Rely on Catholic Vote.
State managers, while not openly
admitting it. rely TO q considerable ex-
tent upon the Catholic and irish vote
10 elect Walsh, who IS very sIrons
IN Boston and the metropolitan us
trict, where the Irish population Is
large. Democratic leaders lock to
Walsh to carry Boston and all Of the
large cities by 2 considerable majority
They argue that Birds vote viii cut
into the regular Republican ballot to
q iderable extent, thereby further
assuring the election Of Walsh Re
publicans and PrOgressives, however,
assert that FOss, until recently a Demo-
crat viii detract from the Democratic
vote
Tammany Han the Issue.
Tammany hall, as usual IS the issue
in New York City. although the Tam
many candidate has calmly ignored
that fact making extravaganza in
city government a subject for his
campaign OratOry- John PurrOT
Mitchell, collector Of the port of New
York, is the candidate OF the Fusion
lists, consisting Of the progressive Dem
ocratS. Republicans. Progressive and
Independent Leaguers. Mr.. Mitchell Is
a very young man. He has had a
rather sudden and brilliant career in I
politics At the mayoraIity election
four years ago he was elected to the
presidency or the BOARD OF aldermen
from which he recently resigned TO &C
cept the appointment Of president VIII
son to the cOllectOrship of the port, one
Of the best federal pIums in New York
City, which president Wilson, much to
the dismay of Tammany, gave to a
man who during his whole political
life, had opposed Tammany.
Mccall Is Tammnny Candidate.
Edward +. Mccall, chairman Of the
public service commission and until
recently a supreme court justice, IS the
Tammany candidate Mccall is a man
Of good record and reputation, Of
pleasing personality and forceful
character. The only thing anyone can
find against him is his association with /
Hammans hall Mccall doesn't deny /
that ne IS a Tammany candidate. nor /
does he deny his friendship with
Charles T. Murphy, leader of Iammany-
Mccall has. however, denied most EG-
hemently that he has ever been init
mately associated with Murphy. or that
he acted as ATurnhvfs agent in the ef-
forts made by the boss TO hound eX-
governor Sulzer to do the will OF the
organization
Suffers Entry Startling.
The entry Of Sulzer into the New l
York City campaign has had a start
ling effect. His attacks upon Mccall !
Murphy and Tammany have stirred
things up and made the campaign an
extremely otter one, at the same time /
affording the people Of New York the /
astounding spectacle Of an impeached /
governor battling for election to the |
very legislature that 4 short time ago
had impeached him and removed him /
from office. Ever since Sulzer injected /
himself into the situation Tammany |
leaders have been going about with /
sad faces. The smiles they bore when
SulZar Vas innneachad and the frfnrnnh- !