New-York tribune., 1905-11-07
THE PROSPECT.

ReuuhIicans await the result of to-days eiec-
+ion rvi+b averv reason for confidence. month
600 tho elertion was thought to be merely
matter of form so certain did Mayor McCiei-
Ian's success appear to be- To-day IainmahS
is in q manic and it's candidate seems likely to
be third in the race. If he manages TO slip
through after all, if will only be because ali
signs fail and the Hearst omelet is. TO adopt
Mr. Ivins:s figure all souffie and no egg. Every
sign for the last few days has pointed to
rapid growth of the WINS vote AS carry as
the middle of last week The Brooklyn Eagle
soupded q note of warning to its Tammany
friends of the serious inroads MI WINS was
making on the Mcclellan vote. On Sunday
"The New-York World" declared that as cam
paigner Mr. Wins had proved himself unique
success" and said that if the campaign could
continue two weeks more he would be elected
and it conceded that he probably can be elected
now If his party stands by him, as we have
reason to believe his party will do. The New
York Herald" on Sunday said: "Tammany, as
"Tammany is whipped. and it can only re-elect
Mayor Mcclellan with the aid of Republican
s.and other votes which not usually cast
under the star. The vote Of union labor has
.'been swept by tens of thousands away from
.'the Wfgwam" 1.-The New-York Evening Post"
believes that the contest is between Mr.. Wins
and Mr.. Hearst, and urges all voters who wish
to defeat the latter to rally to Mr.. WINS.
Practically all observers agree that Tam
many is split In two and that the Republicans
have an unprecedented opportunity to win
against its two factions. The only hope of Mr..
Mcclellan is that the Hearst vote will prove
much smaller than is generally expected and
that Republicans viii make up to him the loss
of his former supporters Unless both of
these contingencies arise he cannot be elected.
A vote putting Mr. Hearst within measurable
| distance of election would certainly leave the
Tammany faction standing by Mr.. Murphy and
| Mr.. Mcclellan weak that possible defec
ton of Republicans could save it Even if the
| Hearst vote should be only 10000, Mr.. McClel-
| Ian would be left second in the race if Mr..
| WINS retained the support of the 205.O00 Re
publicans who stood by their ticket even when
the Democrats carried the city by their largest
majority. So, whatever may be thought of the
Hearst enigma. Mr.. WINS is logically entitled
TO the votes of all Republicans and of all other
citizens who are not In positive sympathy either
with demagogy or grating" There is no
sound reason for any man reluctantly to vote
for either Mr.. Hearst or Mr.. Mcclellan. They
are both shoots of the same tree. ''Tammany
as Tammany, is whipped" and certainly no Re
publican will rush in to save the corrupt old
organization from destruction. Before Mr.
1vins'S campaign brought the aht-Tammany
movement within sight of success some Re-
publicans may have feared that they would be
obliged to make choice between the Tammany
Mayor and the Tammany Congressman; but that
time is past
The Republican candidate is man who, his
opponents testify. is ''the best equipped man
in New-York for the office Of Mayor" They
say: HE is also about the most Independent
man in the city No boss would have the
'hardihood to approach him. and should he be
elected 'grafters of all sorts would have a
very unhappy four years before them"
Associated with him are two men. Messrs
Teale and Wells, who are universally respected,
and in the hands of these three the city's
finances and franchises will be safe while no.
body can fOretell what graft would flourish
with MurphyMcCarren Board of Estimate
The borough contests against the notorious
Ridgway in Brooklyn, Cassidy in Queens and
Haffen in The Bronx all make for Mr.. McCleI-
lan's defeat and tend to soldify the Republican
and Independent vote for Mr.. Wins. Whether
he wins or loses. he, deserves to win. and if the
Hearst danger is serious as many suppose
Mr.. WINS is the only man who can reasonably
be expected TO save New York from it.