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Show I NEW YORK POLITICS. The visit of Mayor Mitchel to Oyster Bay has considerable political significance signifi-cance at the present time. The fact that other Democratic leaders in the Empire state are to make a like pilgrimage pil-grimage adds' to the probability that there, is a fusion deal on foot, aimed principally at Tammany. What part Colonel Roosevelt is to play cannot be foretold at the present time. It may be that he will run for governor if assured as-sured of independent Democratic support, sup-port, or he may throw the weight of his influence into the scales in behalf of Mayor Mitchel or some other Democrat. The one thing certain is that there is going to be a lively three-cornered fight in New York this fall. The "Sulzer Democrats" have organized organ-ized for the fray in sixteen counties, and William Randolph Hearst is as busy as usual on the eve of a political campaign. cam-paign. All the other "reformers" of high and low degree will soon be in a state of eruption, and principles will drop out of sight while the accumulated volcanic gases are belched forth. After it is all over and the dead and disabled are counted, wo shall be able to judge how far Colonel Roosevelt has been advanced on his way to the presidency, and to what extent Tammany retains its hold upon the Democratic party. As to the outcome of the election in New York this fall no sane man would attempt to prophesy. On form the Republicans Re-publicans should win in a canter, the Sulzer impeachment proceedings having exposed the rottenness of the Democratic Demo-cratic party in the stato, but with a third ticket in the field, backed by Roosevelt, Mitchel and other aggressive politicians, the result will necessarily remain in doubt until the votes are counted. It is even possible that the Tarn ma ny ti ger may erne rge from the conflict with the greater share of the spoils. JSew York should go heavily Republi can on national issues, and no matter what happens to the state ticket, the Democrats are sure to lose a number of representatives in congress in November. No-vember. That is as certain as the rising ris-ing of the sun, and, after all, the election elec-tion of congressmen and senators this fall is vastly more important to the country at large than the success of a state ticket. Disgust with the administration admin-istration at Washington may overshadow over-shadow all other considerations and insure in-sure Republican success all along the line, in which case Colonel Roosevelt will be left high and dry and his fondly cherished hopes of again occupying the White house will have gone glimmering. Th colonel is playing for high stakes, and the New York campaign this fall is but the beginning of the game. |