The San Francisco call., 1906-10-22
FARMERS ARE NOT
FOR v. R. HEARST.
Careful Canvas Shows the
Candidate Has Failed, and
Does Not Expect to Win
STILL GAINS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


NEW YORK, Oct 21-The Herald
prints reports collected in many coun-
ties in the State upon the progress of
the campaign for Governor. These re-
ports were undertaken for the purpose
of getting at the facts in the counties
north of the Bronx, because in these
counties the Hearst followers say a
sentiment exists which will make him
Governor. They assert that while
Hearst may lose in this city the State,
that portion known as rural New York,
will elect him. No such sentiment ex-
lists. according to the representatives
sent by the Herald
The correspondents were instructed
to use more than usual diligence to get
at the facts. In some instances coun-
ties We're covered by several different
persons, each working without the
knowledge of the other. The section
west of Albany to Syracuse was COW
cred not by two men, but by three.
They all found the same state of af-
fairs. There is no Hearst 'landslide"--
condition as plain to the ordinary
observer, and this condition has been
disclosed by Hearst's own efforts ! He
went up the State to secure the farm
ers, and he has failed.
DEMOCRATS DRIFT FROM HEARST.
There is slight Republican drift
The reports from Chenango are good
for him. But the Republican drift
toward Hearst is more than made up
by a drift of Democrats from him and
to Hughes. Everywhere Democrats are
out in the open opposing him. Organ
ization men are fighting to save their
party by defeating him decisively. A
correspondent who made a tour of
Northern New York counties reports
that the Democratic party has been
practically wiped off the map
One of the correspondents, writing
privately, said that he found the
strong Hearst sentiment was always
in the next county and never mate
rallied"
1t was a refutation of the story that
while Hearst might lose the city the
upstate counties would elect him. The
correspondent who accompanied Hearst
on his tour of the State notes hope
lessness on the part of the nominee
and is satisfied Hearst is convinced
his raid on the Republican strongholds
has met with defeat. He does not ex-
pect his own election.
CANDIDATES ASKED FOR COIN.
That the managers for Hearst in the
Gilsey House asked without equivoca-
tion how much a Democratic candidate
whom the independence League was
being asked to indorse could put up"
and that they did not think $500 or
$1,000 a sufficient amount, is declared
true by Walter H. Cragg, Democratic
nominee for Senator in the Fourth Dis
trict of Kings County. Cragg and his
father went to Hearst headquarters.
They were asked how much money
they could put up, and Cragg replied:
About $15O0." A short time afterward
it was announced from the Gilsey
House that A. Stewart Walsh had been
selected as the candidate of the league
for Senator in that district
When the Grand Jury resumes on
Tuesday the investigation begun as the
result Of the charges made by Muir
ply that money had been demanded
from the Tammany candidates for the
Senate and for Congress as the price
of the withdrawal of their Indepen-
dence League opponents from the field.
1t is likely attention will be paid to
accusations that in some cases the
Tammany candidates themselves were
the moving spirits in scheme to in
duce the league men to take no part
in the race. In the possession of the
District Attorney is damaging letter,
which was surrendered by Francis E.
Shober, who is one of Hearsts lieu
tenants, only after refusal to do so
mad brought threat of punishment
for contempt.
in this city in preparation for a weeks
campaigning that promises to be a
severe test of physical endurance If
half the programme planned for them
is carried out. Hughes will confer
with State Chairman Woodruff and
other party leaders tomorrow, working
out campaign details and then hurry
away in the afternoon for another in
yasion of upstate counties. Begin
ming tomorrow night at Kingston his
itinerary calls for more than a score
of speeches in four days.
Hearst, who, like Hughes, returned
from an upstate trip early today, will
devote his energies this week chiefly
to New York City, where series of
meetings in his interests will be held.
SCHOHARIE REJECTS HEARST.
SCHOHARIE, N. Y, Oct. 21.-scho-
harie County, a loyal Democratic
stronghold and the only county in New
York State that returned a majority
for Bryan, will refuse to accept Hearst
as a true candidate of the Democracy.
1t will cast the largest Republican
made after. three days driving tour
of the county by press representative
sent thither to investigate.
SARATOGA, n. Y, Oct. Civ r.
Hearst, In response to questions asked
regarding Murphy's appearance before
the Grand Jury. made this statement
! tonight
"The other day, when these charges
were first made, I said that they were
nothing more than a stupid campaign
falsehood. They have proved to be
exactly that, both false and stupid.
There has been much needless and
baseless criticism of the so-called Gill
sey House clique, or executive commit
tee of the Independence League, from
! AZ 81,
cally excluded. Murphy's statement is
not any more false or foolish than
other statements that have been made,
and 1 am distinctly glad that he made
the statement and that he was put un-
der oath before the Grand Jury and
compelled to say it was baseless and
reckless