The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
BOOM
GROWslN FAVOR
New York Interested in Pros
pect Of a Business Man
for Governor.
FNANCIERS ARE PLEASED
Fact that Congressman Is from Up
State and Not Mixed in Wall
Street Helps Candidacy.
FNANCIERS ARE PLEASED
BY FIR ANcIs p. GEssNER.

Special 10 The washipstco Herald
New York. May A.-There was a
reaching out among New York Repub-
licans early this week for The Washing
ton Heraid's issue containing the exclu-
sive announcement that George Win
throp Fairchild business man and
member of Congress from Oneonta. was
being quietly considered for governor.
Commercial and financial New York was
especially interested in the prospect. and
admitted the political wisdom of naming
an actual and representative business
man rather than a lawyer and profess
sional politician for the honor. Lawyers
and politicians have been a trifie fire.
quent in both parties. SO far as the
nomination for governor has been con-
cerned. and the promised diversion Of a
real business man found favor not only
among the commercial and financial mag
appreciate the wisdom Of such action,
especially In such a campaign as is
promised this year.
The fact that Fairchild lives up State
away from Wall Street and corporation
influences is also counted argument in
his behalf. one other argument especially
among politicians being that he has
modestly refrained from any announce
ment of ambition or consulted the domi-
nant Republican leaders as to their at
titude or possible approval.
Former Busiaess Governors.
Mention was made in the first Herald
dispatch Of the former big business men
who have not only been noted governors
of New York. but have done much to
uphold the Republican party In State
and nation. Now that the proposition to
again try a business man Is being urged
by political chieftains 1t is well to go
back and cite the splendid service of the
first high up business man and financier
who served as chief executive at Al
bany-Edwin d. Morgan.
He was In part founder of the Re-
publican party. and the first chairman of
the first National Committee in 1856 when
Fremont and Dayton were the nominees.
In the great Lincoln campaign of 1850
and 1854 Morgan continued chairman
and carried the new party to victory. In
1858 he was chosen governor of New
York. serving three years. and eighteen
years later was again the nominee for
governor. but beaten on the general
break Of things in 1876. Back Of all this
political prominence Morgan had been a
wholesale grocer in Connecticut and New
York. later going into high financial
cororations and operations in New York
City.
In addition to all his business and Do
litical activity. Morgan served for over
year as major general In the civfl
war He missed the Senatorship IN 1876,
and was big enough in 1881 to decline
Garfield's nomination to be Secretary
OF the Treasury. Advancing age had
something to do with this declination,
and Morgan died two years later, seventy
two years old Morgan and Mark Han
ma have been counted the most promi-
nent business men who have figured in
Republican affairs, and as campaign
managers, and are> credited with the elec-
tion of Republican, Presidents in years
when Republican Presidents were needed
Reuben z. Fenton.
Reuben E Fenton was another eminent
business man long prominent and power
full in New York political affairs and
whose career is cited by those who are
urging Fairchild this year. Fenton lived
at jamestown, in Western New York. and
gave up an intended career in the law to
be merchant. He was a very successful
one and equally successful once he
turned his hand to politics, serving two
terms as governor after the war and one
term as Senator.
Roswell p. Flower. a Democrat. gov
ernor and member of Congress, began as
/ manufacturer up Watertown way, and |
ater came to New York as a banker of |
high degree. He had taken up with poll |
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