Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-18
Remarkable and Unusual
Campaign Conditions.
THE WINS CANDIDACY
REPUBLICAN MAYOR NOMINEE
SURPRICEs oLD-TIMERs.
Carrying on His Fight Independent of
Bosses-Tammany Candidates Thor
oughly Alive-Jerome's Chances
Special Dispat ch 20 The Star


Special Dispatch 90 The Star
NEW YORK. October 1S.--A number OF
oid-time republicans. experienced politi-
eiahs' nave looked over the Headquarters of
the city and county committee and the
WINS headquarters and today they are talk
Ing about the situation OF the party In ths
local campaign. They say that there was
never such condition in politics Mr.
WINS. the republican candidate tor mayor,
Is running his own campaign. and IL his
party organization is making the slightest
effort to aid him the fact Is not In EVIL
dence
The candidate for mayor has not asked
for help. apparently. and none has been
offered by the party leaders. Mr.. WINS
accepted with willing hands and courag-
eous heart a nomination for mayor that has
been declined by score OF other men. State
Chairman Odell approved of his selection,
but instead of aiding the campaign of Mr.
WINS he goes to the republican club. where
he resumes secret conferences with his To-
cal agents and they go to making deals
with the Hearst organization for the cleo
ton of republican assemblymen, who. if
elected. Will obey the orders OF the state
chairman. When asked II he expected TO
see Odell Mr.. WINS said:
Il don't know that l would know Gov
ernor Odell IL / were to meet him on the
street have not seen him In twelve years,
and then only once met him in a litigation.
know nothing of his movements and have
no interest In them. l have not been asked
to meet him and have not asked to meet
him. He has not communicated with me
and has not tnterfered with me nor 1 with
him. II he calls on me l shall welcome
him as 1 would any other gentleman. but
l shall not call on him. for have no more
to say to him now than l have said any
time in the last twelve years
odeu and Lieutenants Startled.
The republican candidate for mayor. by
making his own platform. conducting his
own campaign and talking freely at all
times. has startled the Odell heutenants
and upset all their plans.
Candidate WINS has arranged for mass
meeting to be held In Carnegie Hall on FRI
day night. At that meeting he VIII make
his first important speech of the campaign.
On Saturday night he will make several
speeches in Brooklyn. Beginning today or
tomorrow, he will tour the assembly dis
tricts in Manhattan and the Bronx. making
brief speeches in each district.
State Chairman odeH announced at head
quarters several weeks ago that he was
going to devote most of his time and en-
ergy during the campaign to the election of
republican assemblymen. He evidently IN
tends to keep that promise After taking
an all-important part In drafting candi-
dates to run for city and county offices he
has apparently left those candidates to
shift for themselves.
All Republicans recognize the fact that
there is no political future for Mr.. Odel IL
he loses control of the assembly and the
republican state committee: therefore IL
causes no surprise that his local agents are
making deals with the Hearst Organization
for members OF the legislature. . - r.. p
The Tammany Candidates. .e
Nearly all of the candidates on the Tam
OH hava ed
headquarters. and the campaign Ii now in
full swing.
The ratification meeting In the 14th street
wigwam tomorrow night. at which Mayor
Mcclellan and the other candidates. on the
city ticket are to speak. Will be the first
of a series of big meetings to be held in
various parts of the city during the next
ten days. Such a big crowd is expected at
the meeting tomorrow night that arrange
ments will be made today for a number OF
overflow meetings in 14th street and Irving
place.
REPRESENTATIVES Cochran, Towne and Sui
ger and Senator Thomas F. Grady, the IA
vorite orators of Tammany, are to make a
number of speeches for the city ticket.
-Tonight's Big Meeting.
Tonight's big mass meeting in Carnegie
Hall, at which William Travers Jerome is
to be the principal speaker. Is making ap-
parent the interest that the women are
taking in the district attorneys independ-
ent campaign for reelection. Many appli-
cations for seats have been received from
women, and these continued today. Many
visited the headquarters this morning and
asked for credentials of some kind which
would assure them of getting through the
crowds at the doors and of finding a place
| to sit when they had got inside. 81 OF the
box seats were bespoken long ago and these,
with the exception of the platform chairs.
are all that were reserved.
Unusual arrangements are being made by
the police to handle the crowd at the hall.
The reserves Of nearby precincts will be
pressed into service and careful lines will be
formed. while policemen will be stationed
at frequent intervals In the afsles
John G. Milburn is to preside and among
the other speakers will be Felix Adler and
Robert Fulton Cutting.
Jerome Not to Waste Time.
Mr.. Jerome has been having a little
trouble with his throat recently and was
receiving treatment by specialist today in
preparation for tonights meeting. which is
the real opening of his campaign. He wants
1t understood that he does not intend to
waste any valuable time or energy In per-
sonal attacks On the candidates. Instead,
he Is going to the heart of the real issue,
bossism. He will have some interesting
things to say about certain party leaders
who couldn't meet popular opinion by in
dorsing him for fear he would expose the
fine. oily working parts of the party ma
chinery.
The Citizens Union is bending all OF It's
energies in the campaign TO the election of
Jerome. Interest In the mayoraty cam
paign fades beside this real contest in which
the peoples independence from the political
boss is at stake. The Citizens Union is
raising fund to help Mr.. Jerome's fight,
and is already sending out wagons bearing
large placards.
1t is preparing now to send wagons to all
sections of the town with speakers every
night to talk to the people about the real
Issue and to awaken them to the importance
of rising to the opportunity to exert their
individuality and to break away from boss
rule.