Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-26
NEW YORK POLITICS
Hearst and Jerl me Now Mo-
nopolize Attention
IN POLITICAL WHIRL
EPUBLICAN CANDIDATES WITH
DRAWAL LATEST SENSATION.
Portends a Landslide for Jerome
WINS Ludicrous Position - Any
thing to Beat Hearst.
IN POLITICAL WHIRL
Special From a Staff Correspondent.


NEW YORK, October 26-Hearst and
Jerome continue to occupy the center OF
the political stage. The movement for Je-
rome is In the nature Of a whirlwind He Is
the embodiment of the opposition to every
thing that is hateful in Tammany and in
Hearstism. The withdrawal last night of
Judge Flammer. the republican candidate
for district attorney, and his appeal to all
republicans to vote for Jerome is believed
to be the beginning of a landslide in favor
of Jerome.
Intfmation was given in these dispatches
yesterday of a movement among the Hearst
men to fndorse Jerome. The republicans
have forestalled this plan and have de-
prived the Hearst men of considerable cap1-
tai in consequence.
Judge Planners withdrawal from the
race was forced by sentiment in influential
quarters within the republican party. The
New York Tribune had dropped him and
such men as Joseph H. Choate had publicly
advised against voting for him. Judge
Flammer was put on the ticket without his
knowledge beforehand, and he has felt all
along that he was being used as a puppet.
Candidate WINS Position.
His withdrawal from the canvass leaves
the republican candidate for mayor, Mr..
Ivins, in rather ludicrous position. He is
a kite without tail, for the rest of his
ticket does not amount to much. He
goes around town at night addressing the
old hard-shell republicans who would think
it equal to sacrilege to vote anything but
the republican ticket, and who go to repub-
lican meetings in the same spirit that they
attend Wednesday night prayer meetings,
but nobody speaks of him among the inde-
pendent voters.
The Hearst sentiment continues imbedded
1aJ ic-,
ing out of that circle. Straw votes taken
among individual establishments where la
Dor unions are strong indicate that Hearst
is the favorite Of these classes fer mayor.
In converse ton with one of the Hearst
leaders yesterday I ventured the assertion
that this furore for Hearst was in all re-
spects similar to the outbreak for Bryan in
1885, when the whole town seemed to be
crazy about him, but which did not produce
ell Ough votes on election day to carry New
York for Bryan. The Hearst leader declared
that the cases were not parallel. He said
that in 1896 Bryan had only the labor1ng
men and the 16 to l fellows with him, while
all the business interests were opposed to
him. Now the Hearst man went on to say,
Mr.. Hearst has following among business
men and among the savings banks de-
positors. AS this statement was made to
me in apparent good faith by a man whom
l know l set out to verify it.
Working the Panic Bugaboo.
Inquiry down town failed to substantiate
the Hearst mans assertions. 1t is true that
Hearst has been trying to work up senti-
ment among the savings banks depositors
on the plea that he for the repeal of the
tax Cn savings banks surplus which would
increase the rate of interest to depositors.
Wei!-informed men told me that this
movement had no headway, and they did
not believe savings banks would encourage
their depositors to follow Mr.. Hearst
The suggestion that the business interests
generally were in favor of Hearst met with
indignant denial down Broadway. In the
financial district it was said that the cleo
ton of Mr.. Hearst would produce a panic
that would rival Black Friday.
1t was said that business men are dubious
of Mr. Hearst and scared to death of his
followers. 1t was said that the small shop
keepers 90 not relish Mr.. Hearst's teach
ings, which, to them. smack of confisca-
ton.
While pursuing this investigation T ran
across high official of the Traction Com
pany, who told me that quiet investiga-
ton among the employees of the company
revealed that 70 per cent of the men Were
for Hearst. He had recently made this in
quiry, knowing that there was Hearst talk,
and he was amazed to find its extent.
Effect Of Hammers Retirement
If present plans of the republican man
ayers can be carried out the retirement of
Flammer may have very important eff
feet on the campaign and deprive Mcclellan
OF many votes. Late this afternoon there
will be a conference of lawyers at republi-
can headquarters to decide whether a loop
hole be found in the law which will
enable the republicans to Put Jerome's
name in the republican column on the bal
lot. The time limit for substitution has ex-
pired, but it is said that there is a prece
dent and it Is believed the name viii be
placed there. If this is done it is admitted
that a great many republicans who ther-
wise will vote for Mcclellan and Jerome
will vote the straight ticket. Judge Ivins
will be relieved from his shorn condition
and the ticket strengthened
The Hearst men are still celebrating
whether they shall put Jerome's name on
their ticket also.
If either or both of these substitutions
are made 1t will cost Mcclellan many votes.
N. 0. NJ.