The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-23
What Political
Straws Show
OVERWHELMING VICTORY FOR
HUGHES Indie TED-VoTEs 4
TAKEN ON TRAINS.

Il al ElgGE1Eo lNSt6ftl Eb--NOIE0
TAKEN ON TRAINS.
NEW YORK, Oct 2S.-New York
State is now in the throes ofa most
unusual campaign, Men with gray
hairs declare they have never seen a
State campaign like unto this one.
There has been such a complete shake
up Of party ties since the Democratic
state convention that the present CON
test for the governorship Of, New York
can scarcely be described accurately
as partisan political fight. The bat
tie here, now drawing to a close, is
simply contest between the Hearst
and the anti.Hearst elements of the
States population. It Is not true that
ali Of the Republicans are lined up
with Hughes. but a larger proportion.
perhaps, than could have been kept in
line against Hearst's insiduous cam.
paign by any other Republican in the
State, or, for that matter, in the ma
ton, barring President Roosevelt, Not
only has Mr.. Hughes the advantage
Of practically solid party, but he has
tremendous support among Democrats,
and even among Tammany Hall DEM
ocrats. 1t is a remarkable fact that
one may go through a large apart.
ment house in the uptown district OF
New York and find that among its oc.
cupants every voter intends to vote
for Hughes.
Some Political straws.
If a poll be taken of the residents
of Fifth avenue, from Fourteenth
street to One hundred and Tenth
street, It is safe assertion that SO
per cent. of the number are support
ers Of Hughes. In railroad trains car
rying commuters to suburban homes
straw votes have been taken, and they
show that Hearst voters among these
commuters are SO scarce as to be a
curiosity. If one goes through the fl.
nancial district, known under the gen-
eraI name of Wall street, and will take
n test vote in any Of the large build.
ings in that quarter, it will be shown
that the proportion of Hughes voters
to Hearst voters is about 20 to /. In
addition to these apparent indications
of the popular feeling, Mr.. Hughes
chances are further increased by an
open threat Of Boss McCarren, Of
Brooklyn, to knife the head of the
Democratic ticket because Hearst
sanctioned the Independence League
nominations in opposition to the reg
uIar Democratic ticket. Equally sig
nificant is the feeling Of soreness ex-
listing in Tammany Hall over the COM
pulsory acceptance of Hearst as a
Democratic candidate for office. There
is scarcely an old-llne Democrat of any
prominence in the State who has not
already either expressed an intention
of voting for Hughes or an intention
not to vote for Hearst. Even in the
city Of Buffalo, where, for some rea-
son, the early propaganda of Hearst
and his agents took deep root, the DEM
ocratic leaders are astounded at the
assurance of Hearst running on a
Democratic ticket, while putting into
the field in opposition to other candi'
dates on that ticket regular indie
pendence League list Of candidates.
On Long Island the Democrats, who
elected by large pluralities delegates
to the State convention who were arbt'
trarily unseated and Hearst delegates
seated in their places, are openly de-
nouncing Hearst and supporting
Hughes. Quite as remarkable and sig
niticant is the fact that the Tammany
Times. which has been the one news
paper which always supported the reg
ular Tammany candidate, has gone
over to Hughes and is conducting
red.hot campaign against Hearst.