New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-28
TAMMANY IN LAST DITCH
LEADERS BADLY SCARED.
Euery Erpedient To Be Tried to
Turn Tide of ReUOH.

By bribery, bluffing and bullying the McClel-
Ian managers in the last ten days of the cam
pagn expect to swing enough boiling Demo-
Gratis back into line to squeeze Mcclellan
through by a reduced plurality over both WINS
and Hearst.
Seldom in its history has Tammany been in
q fix than at present After four years
of Van Wyck the revolt against the organza
ton was widespread but it was confined to the
Republicans and independent Democrats. This
time the revolt against the Murphy machine is
from within the organization Half the rank and
file have gone over to Hearst. There will be
one more week of campaigning after to-day.
In that time all the devices known to men in
despair will be employed to rally the broken
ranks Despite the refusal of one or two Of the
big corporations to be held up by the Murphy
men there is plenty of money for the Mcclellan
campaign. This money will be used night and
day in the coming week to drag Hearst converts
back into line.
Mr.. Murphy and his friends expect by the use
of money to induce certain labor leaders who
have out for Hearst to recant and come
out strongly for Mcclellan.
Meanwhile the mad dog cry of Hearst as a
menace to society will be worked in Wall Street
The Tammany admit that unless the Re
publicans help them Mcclellan will lose. and
Wen the voting figures analysed they adj
M mat WINS will win if the Republicans hang
to- ether and vote the ticket
Strong ARM methods will be used in the Po-
lice, Street Cleaning and Fire departments the
coming week Tamnany election district cap
tains experts at the trick of bullying and
brfbing weak kneed voters, and this year it is
lore important than ever that desperate meth
DDS be used. Charles F. Murphy started the
bluffing game yesterday when he stated at
Tammany Hall that by next week Hearst would
be lost in the dust and that Tammany would
elect its ticket from top to bottom.
I'VE going to win from top to bottom,
said Mr.. Murphy. and it won't make any diff
ference what the Republicans do with the NOM
ination Of Jerome. The Democratic organiza-
ton will try to see that the law is obeyed, but
1t won't make any difference in the long run
what happens in making up the Republican
ticket We going to win all along the line.
This is a Democratic year.
Mr.. Murphy asked if Mr.. Osborne had
been called off by the organization owing to
the fact that he cancelled all speaking engage
ments last night
THE organization has not called him off, Mr..
Murphy replied Mr.. Osborne is free to con-
duct his campaign as he pleases. He has re-
ceived no instructions from the organization
how to conduct it,
What is your opinion Of Hearsts canvass!
Mr.. Murphy was asked
marked:
He won't be running next week.
Reference was made to a poster which ram
many will shortly place about town on every
dead wall and conceivable place that can be
found 1t will the campaign attack on
Hearst. 1t is ten feet broad and twelve feet
high. 1t has at the top, in large letters: Lest
forget"
Beneath is a picture of Hearst. dressed in
yellow suit fleeing from the smoke of a bomb
which is about to explode. Back of the bomb
in the smoke is a figure of Mckinley, pointing
an accusing finger at Hearst. The bomb is
painted red In large letters on the bomb
oriptad tha ar1a CZn1G IA
President Mckinley. Beneath it all is quota
ton from Mr.. Hearsts morning publication,
published prior to the assassination of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Mr. Murphy. asked about the poster. said:
There's plenty of color in it-principally yell
low"
Tammany twice elected Hearst to Congress
since September, 1901.
Robert B. Roosevelt sent letter to Judge
ODwyer, chairman of the ratification committee
of the Democratic Club meeting last night say
ing, among other things, that 1t was the duty
of every well wisher to the city to support so
plain, honorable and able administration of
city affairs have had under Mayor Nc
Clellan-"