The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-06
LAST DAY.
Campaigning Has Ended Wher-
ever Elections Are to Be Held.
The New York Situation Takes
the Lead in Interest.
HEARST A SURPRISE.
Madison Square Garden Packed
Last Night to Hear Him.
Called Out of Bed to Speak at
Hebrew Ball.
SOME DOUBT IN OHIO.
Both Factions Claiming Victory
in Philadelphia.
Little Interest Displayed by
Voters in Nebraska.
Called Out Of Bed to Speak a
Hebrew Ball.
DOUBT IN OHIO.
Both Factions Claiming Victory
in Philadelphia.
Little Interest Displayed by
Voters in Nebraska.

New York. Nov. 6.-Today will Wit
nesS +he closing scenes in one of the
most remarkable political campaigns IN
New York City's history. It has been
remarkable in many ways. The variety
of sudden, startling moves on the
municipal checkerboard have oVerturh-
ed all precedent, upset all calculations
and have rendered useless all systems
for forecasting the probable outcome
The two old party organizations nave
been invaded by a new and great force
which under the name of tie municlpal
ownership league and with William R.
Hearst as its candidate for mayor mas
conducted a campaign so vigorous and
so well managed that the city has been
astonished at its strength.
At first it was believed that this move
ment was one born os momentary ez-
citement and popular clamor due to the
insurance revelations and other causes
of public unrest and that when ram
many hall swung it's great organization
/ into line the Hearst movement would
+ decline and collapse before election day.
j This belief has been disappointed IN
stead of declining in force the Hearst
+ canvass wound up last night in spec
+ tacular meeting in Madison Square Car
! den crowded with every man 1t could
hold and with many thousands outside
unable to gain admission The gather-
1 ing was so great that for several hours
/ the struggling masses OF people Were
barely controlled and it was Impossible
for the police to keep the streets open
/ When Mr.. Hearst rose TO speak ne was
greeted with an outburst OF eheeflng
that lasted for nearly 20 minutes. An
other incident os the municipal owner
/ shin LEAGUE canvass was the calling out
of bed Of Mr.. Hearst at o clock Sun
| day morning to speak at a Hebrew ball
at the Grand Central palace
Mcclellan at HippOdrOme.
Mayor George B. Mcclellan, the Dem
ocratic nominee for reelection, has
based his appeals for votes on his rec
ord as mayor and the fulhllment Of prom
ises he made two years ago. He closed
the active work of his campaign at a
meeting in the Hippodrome last even
ing, that building being unable to ac-
| connmodate by many thousands the
throngs that gathered to hear him
! speak The mayor was enthusiastically
I greeted by his audience and later when
/ Corporation Counsel Delany asked II
/ George b Mcclellan has not given US
| a good administration? ?" there was an
| answering shout of yes" as the crowd
rose and waved thousands OF American
| flags.
nominee for mayor, began his campaign
| with a general feeling in the city that
he has no chance to win, but to this
he refused to subscribe himself and ne
has gone ahead in q vigorous way
making many speeches and telling his
i followers that if the Republican vote
| could be held in line he would be elect
ed owing to the division of the Demo
cratic vote between Hearst and McCleI-
\ Ian. Mr. WINS was counsel to the Fas-
sett committee, which investigated New
York city politics more than ten years
ago and has a long record as worker
for better conditions in political life.
JerOme's Canvass
Hardly second to the interest in the
nayoralty has been the picturesque
canvass Of William T. Jerome for re-
| election as district attorney of New
York county.
At the very beginning Mr.. Jerome an
nounced his independence of either of
the two great political organizations
having given some 0ffenSe to powerful
members of both, either by his conduct
of his Office or his public comments up
on the methods Of political bosses. Re
+ jecting efforts of the managers of the
for mayor he made the slogan of his
campaign independence of the rule of
the political boss, declaring that this
Drincip1e was so great as to complete
" overshadow himself as a candidate.
! His stirring appeals for the voters to
rise against graft in public offices
and his repetition of the question ire
of Tammany halD, where did he get
it?" contributed powerfully to make the
cry of honesty in politics clear cut
issue Of the campaign.
Mcclellan and Jerome were favor
ties in betting today at to in IA
vor of each Even money was offered
that Hearst will poll 175,00o votes.