Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-02
Tammany's Discontinue
Over the Flag Incident.
BANNERS DOWN TODAY
SCRAMBLE FOR THE REPUBLICAN
VOTE. CONTINUES.
Confidence of the Jerome and Hearst
Forces is Unshaken-Tammany's
Plans for Election.

Special From Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK. November 2.-Up and down
Broadway from the Battery to Central
Park workmen are today lowering the
Tammany banners. 1t is a veritable case
of hauling down the flag. Some scores of
great American flags, wide enough to
stretch half way across Broadway, had
been employed to carry legends announcing
the alleged adherence of trade organiza-
tons to Mcclellan. Interspersed with these
were the red flags described In yesterdays 8
dispatch. Mayor Mcclellan found that the
employment of the national ensign for ad-
vertising purposes is contrary to a state
law and directed removal of the flags.
The Hearst people were out in force to
cheer the hauling down of the Tammany
banners today.
Events Of yesterday and last night have
materially weakened the republican pros
poets, and probably have added to McClel-
lans chances. The refusal of the court to
allow the republicans to put Jerome's name
on their ticket will lose Mr.. WINS many he
publican votes that would have come to
him through regularity These votes will
be divided among Wins, Hearst and Nc
Clellan. in what proportion nobody can
now judge. The impression is that Nc
Clellan will profit most.
The other event was the speech of
Choate last night in which he virtually
threw the republican ticket overheard
The scathing remarks Of this great lawyer
and eminent republican occasioned d!smay
to the republican machine. He practically
advised republicans to vote for Jerome and
vote the nayoralty ticket blank
1t will be observed that everything Mr..
ratI oh,
what Hearst was the first to charge and
which Jerome has followed.
Mr.. Hearst says to his audiences: "See
there. now, what Choate says about these
awful bosses.
OF course Jerome's election has seemed
for several days past to be assured, but the
enthusiasm for him still keeps up His sue
cess in arousng the public is the wonder of
all politicians. Two weeks ago they de-
clared it impossible for a man running on
an independent ticket, his name being the
only one on it, to win without organization
and without money. The oublic has fur
clared that revolutions do not need organ
izations." 'All right that is what
Hearst says Of his case, too. 'If Jerome
can win through revolution, without an
organization, why can't I?'
Republican Managers in Gloom.
The help which the republican managers
expected from Washington failed to come
and there is gloom today in consequence
1t was hoped that failing hint from the
President some members of his cabinet
might send word of cheer. But Secretary
Roots letter to Judge Flammer did not re-
fer once to the mayoralty ticket and only
boosted Jerome. ''The republican ticket is
marooned." said a party manager TODAY.
I'VE are deserted by the state and national
organizations and are made the laughing
stock of politics."
The scramble for the republican vote will
continue with renewed energy in the pros
pect of the complete disintegration of the
organization following the lambasting
which Choate gave it and the snubbing
from additional republicans. Tammany is
getting the uptown republicans and the
business men. but Hearst is getting the
East Side vote In droves.
The Tammany managers are devoting all
their attention to getting their organiza-
ton. and machine Into working order for
eIee ton day. Their sole hope Is that they
viii be able to neutralize the Hearst senti-
ment by familiar methods. asked party
manager last night, VINO has mad experience
in handling districts. how anamany could
do anything. There will be no effort to
tamper with the ballot -ox. he said. 1T
is a pretty sure thing that you can't
monkey with the vote after the ballot i