Evening star., 1905-10-28
NEW YORK POLITICS
New Workers Now Compre-
hend Hearst Campaign.
HE is WINNING VOTES
CONSERVATIVE INTERESTS d.
RECTING ENERGIES AGAINST HIM
Chances of Republican Ticket-Jerome
Has Diverted Strength From Nc
Clellan-Ivins on Outlook.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Specldi L rom Stan correspondent.
NEW YORK, October 2S-The busy New
Workers are beginning to wake up to the
fact, to which one or two of the newspa-
pers have been trying to arouse them for
the past ten days. that the Hearst cam
paign is no idle joke, but a great big Sc
rious matter. Tammany found 1t out
few days ago, and when Tammany showed
signs of taking the situation seriously the
careless ones began to sit up and take no.
tice.
For awhile the politicians were so en-
crossed with Jerome's candidacy that they
overlooked the mayoralty. They thought
Mcclellan would take care of himself so
the reform element and the press Kept
hammering away for Jerome until they
finally got him on the high road to victory.
Then 1t was discovered that in the mean
time Hearst had been making giant strides
In his campaign and that every argumen.
which had been used for Jerome and every
one used by the republican candidate had
been appropria ted by Mr.. Hearst. Tam
many is the butt of all the opposition.
The republicans, the independents repre-
sented by Jerome and the Hearst men all
hammer away at Tammany along parallel
lines.
Hearst Winning Tanlmany Men.
Hearst has been dragging Tammany's
men away IN droves. Mayor Mcclellan, ad-
dressing the big moguls of Tammany as
sembled at the Democratic Club last night.
admitted that his election was not assured
and implored them to set their men to
work in efforts superhuman. In these dis
patches for the past week and more have
tried to daily trace the growth of the
Hearst movement and to show the influ-
enceS which have operated to its amazing
expansion.
Last Mondays Star told of the first good
scare which Tammany received, the result
of over Sunday conferences of Tammany
district leaders. Since then the Tammany-
ties have been diligently Investigating con-
ditions and have not found anything to
mitigate their alarm.
The question is being seriously asked is
New York on the eve of a veritable politi-
cal revolution? The Hearst men claim that
1t is, and that old party lines are being
wiped out In the impending emeute of the
masses. Certainly the righteousness of
the Hearst campaign would lend color to
the statement that there is something going
on among the masses. 1t has been told be-
fore of instances where Tammany meetings
were turned into Hearst ratification pro-
ceedings
The Independent Vote.
A few days ago the alternative of the
opposition to Hearst lay in the support OF
Mcclellan. The situation may be exactly
reversed in day or two and the anti
publican ticket. In the efforts of the inde-
pendent press to boom Jerome Tammany
has been Smirched to such an extent as
possibly to have driven away thousands
of independent votes.
One thing is certain-there is nothing too
surprising to happen in this campaign.
The wheel turns around with amazing rap
idity, and top side becomes down side be-
fore you can say Jack Robinson. The spec
taele of the republican county convention
last night Is enough indication of the po-
htical possibilities of this lovely scrap.
When 1t is remembered that these same
delegates, reassembled by the call of the
boss, were the very men who a few weeks
ago rejected Jerome with scorn, and who
last night unanimously accepted him. 1t
can be realized how easy 1t Is to shift coats
in New York politics.
And Mr.. Jerome, who had for ten days
abused the boss system, turning him down,
accepts gratefully reinstatement at the
hands OF the system and the system alone
1t Is now getting to be the custom Of the
Hearst shouters to try to break up the
Tammany meetings by kissing and jeering
the name Of Mcclellan. Evidences or organ
lied effort in that direction have been found
It Is claimed. by the Tammany leaders.
Menace Of Hearst Boom.
The menace OF the Hearst boom. tor It