New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-21
THE PASSING THRONG.

Elihu Boot. Secretary of War was in the city
yesterday md spent some time at the headquarters
OF the Republican National Com
SECRETS PY mittee, clOseted with the leaders
ROOTS who managing the Eastern
VIEWS. end OF the campaign. When seen
there Mr. Root said: II really am
not in a position TO make prediction the cleo
don for an not in touch with political affairs
have been held SO closely to Washington by my
work IN the War DEPARTMENT that Il has left me
very little time to devote 70 other things I am
We very 20 op ~ however on the Republican
Mr. Root VIII before Election Day make a speech
speech at Youngstown, Ohio
Franklin Murphy. chairman of the New-Jersey
State Committee. when seen al the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday. said OF the pres
THE CAM ent outlook in New-Jersey: 7 have
PAIGN IN been predicting right along that
NhW-JEHSEY the Republicans would secure the
electoral vote OF New-Jersey by
majority ranging from 1000 to $1,000 I suppose I
Will be looked on as a fuInedged optimist and
rainbow chaser but 1t would not Surprise me now
ory than even the maximum g qa s Of v pre
dlctlon But the size Of the majority by which We
secure New-Jersey is really not of the first i'm
portance as the State is safely Republican The
essential feature OF campaign at present is the
fight over the Congressional representation Of the
STATE lhihK we VIII gain one. and possibly two,
gress District We are making a hard fight and
should say that at present the chances We're 10
district are working hard for the success Of the
there who have announced their intention of voting
Tor Mckinley. II Judge Herr. the Republican NOM
talnly be elected. In Hudson County we have not
Deen gong any especial work. as we were not
noTsyF Peen en- vsog fortunate in the character and
that could be expected of them. Their work has
It is not at ali impossible that we may also WiG
out there. It so looks now as if the Republican
case We would certainly carry Hudson
ton snd outside IN of e5 wo Is III s4s int ss
Is certain TO go soldly Republican"
| Horace Snow, Of Boston, is interested in Mon
tana copper companies and has just returned from
trip to the copper State. When
! POLITICS at the Waldorf-Astoria yes
/ AND COPPER terday Mr.. Snow said: There
/ IN MONTANA. have been many rumors coming TO
Boston of late TO the bearing Of
! the coming elections in Montana on the copper
! situation As am interested in a number OF the
/ copper mines there, went TO Montana TO look
! Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls II is a pretty
! servations I should sum it Up as follows: The
! Amalgamated Copper Company was principally
and it owns about all the principal mines in Mon
/ gustUs Heinze. Heinze AMI the Amalgamated as
! blows. and a legal battle OF tremendous size be-
| tween the two interests has since been going on.
/ When this campaign came on Senator Thomas H.
carter formed coalition with the Amalgamated
| people, and Henze, who was Republican. was
! frozen out HeinZe then formed offensive and
defensive alliance with Senator Clark and threw in
/ his lot with the Democratic party Clark and
| Hetnze together were strong enough TO control
the regular Democratic State Convention and die
tate the nominations for State Offices. IN the mean
| time the Senator Carter-Amal gamated combina-
! ton had nominated Republican State ticket
! friendly TO their allied interests. As the
! Clark-HeinZe combination secured control of the
/ Democratic Convention. the Amalgamated Demo-
Gratis, locally known as the DAILY Democrats, boted
| the Convention and organized revolt. They held
| convention OF their own, nominated a second
! Democratic ticket, placing laboring named
/ Hogan at its head. That was the situation when
] left Montana the 18th After talking politics
! with many belonging 20 all three parties.
/ made up my mind that the Daily Democratic ticket
| with Hogan at its head, would uuquesuiona bly,
take enough votes away from the regular CLARK
HenZe) ticket to elect the entire Republican State
ticket Having come to this satisfactory conclusion
! came contentedly home. Why satisfactory? Well
HeiuZe has been a stone in the way OF the Anal
gamated Copper Company. He has made ocean:
| OF trouble and up TO date has prevented the sue
| cesSful contamination of the ANA garnated plans
The election Of the Republican ticket win mean the
| elimination of HeinZe and his removal from the
| field This will leave only Clark opposed to tbs
! Amalgamated. and his Montana interests no
! large enough for him 70 keep UP the fight alone
! position in carving out its plans As am inter
/ ested in the Aualgamatsd. naturally this solution
| OF the complication is satisfactory 70 me-.