The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
/. CAMP AIGN ENDS.
Candidates for Mayor Of New
York Close Up.
The Speeches BristIe All Over
With Personalities.
BRAND OF SOCIALISM
Is Placed Upon Hearst by Mayor
Mcclellan.
The Editor DenOunces the,
Charge as False.
Each Headquarters Claims EIec-
tiOn of Its Candidate.
BRAND OF SOCIALISM
The Editor Denounces t
Charge as False.

New York, Nov. 4.A-The political
campaign in the city of New York
ended tonight so far as the leaders Of
the parties were concerned. although
both the Democratic and Municipal
Ownership parties viii hold rallies on
Sunday; the first in the Hippodrome,
where the principal speaker viii be
Edward n. Grout. and the latter at the
Madison Square garden. with a spe-
cial and musical programme, follow
ing which certain speeches are to be
made.
The big meeting tonight, so Tar as
Tammany was concerned, was the
meeting in Durland's Riding academy.
where Mayor ATcC1ellan's speech con-
sisted OF denial OF the several
charges made against him by the
speakers opposed to him: that he was
planning to be the candidate Of his
party for governor at the election to
be held next fail.
Among other things Mr.. Mcclellan
said:
whether 7 stand or fail next Tues
day, I shall carry with me the assur-
ance that / have so kept my pledges
that among the most critical observers
/ of my administration, who were my
foes two years ago, count some Of
my staunchest admirers today.
| NO form Of government has as yet
absolved any man from the business
iof earning his own livelihood and
lne1ther legislation nor administration
can change his moral fibre. And no
man asks for more than a fair and
free opportunity under flag that
Stands for free speech and popular
government There is no issue Of par
election. Recklessness and revolution
are arrayed against progress and pros
perity. Two spirits are in conflict; the
spirit of New York and the spirit OF
selfish of spirits in that it is that of
a man who is IN no way sincere in
anything that he advocates.
7 have no fear as to what your
answer viii be next Tuesday. and I
am sure that you Will decide to con
tinue the present administration rath-
Ter than to vote the control of the
city's affairs INTO the hands of the
Lowest persons of humanity
Hearst's Reply.
William Randolph Hearst, the candi-
date of the municipal ownership party
for mayor, closed his campaign in the
Eleventh congressional district where
he has been twice elected 70 the lower
branch of the national legislative body
/ first by q plurality of 5000 and last
time by one-third again as large. He
took care of the arguments of his
Democratic opponent in mastery
manner, declaring that so far as the
assertion made that he was a ''socia1-
ist," the man who made it knew that
he lied when he said so. why, my
friends" declared Mr.. Hearst, s'I have
never advocated the seizure of private
property. All I ask is that the peo-
pie have a show and think that next
Tuesday you will take care of that"
William N. WINS, the Republican
candidate for mayor IN a statement
made at his last public meeting to-
night declared that he would be elect
/ ed mayor next Tuesday by more than
10000 plurality. He based his figures
| on the report that he would lose one
would lose one vote in two to the muni-
cipaI ownership candidate.
Iyens Confident.
The following estimates are the latest
| obtainable at the headquarters OF the
several candidates for mayor;
Mcclellan, 81 900 majority,
Hearst, 10000 majority.
WINS, $4,000 majority.
Outside of the mayoralty campaign
interest centered in the election Of
district attorney for Manhattan and
New York. The candidates are Will
lam Travers Jerome, the present dis
trict attorney, who is making a Ions
fight; James W. Osborne, the Tam
many candidate, and Clarence NJ
Shearm, Mr.. Hearst's personal attor-
ney, who is running on the municipal
ownership ticket.
contest is between Osborne and Jer-
ONE with the chances favoring the lat
ter because he is supported by all OF
the leading members Of the bench and
/ bar without regard to party afhlia-
tons.