The Washington herald., 1906-11-02

New York Nov. 1.-No incident in the
present campaign has created 50 big a
stir locally as the cable which Richard
Croken sent to Senator Patrick H. Nc
Carren. the leader OF the Kings County
Democracy, congratulating him on the
stand he took in repudiating Hearst.
As will be remembered, Senator McCar-
ren. whose organization is only second
in strength and power to Tammany HaiE
stood out to the last at the Buffalo con-
vention against the nomination OF Hearst
To all arguments advanced in favor OF
the candidacy of the editor, McCarren
turned a deaf ear, and his delegates
worked and voted to he last for Repre-
sentative SulZeT.
On the other hand Murphy. as the
leader OF Tammany Hall. yielded early 10
the overtures Of the Hearst managers
and it was due to Murphy and the 10
delegates he controlled through the unit
Prle of voting that Hearst was selected
as the nominee.
NcCarren Out in Open
SIcCarren was as strongly opposed 10
Hearst as ever after the nomination was
made. but said nothing about the course
he would pursue until Mr.. Hearst deied
him by putting up an independent ticket
In Brooklyn. McCarren then called a
meeting OF the county committee Of his
organization and, as became the part Of
a party Iea6er desiring 10 keep regular, 80
he had introduced a resolution indorsilg
the entire State ticket from Hearst
down to the candidate for engineer and
surveyor
But in speaking on the resolution he
took occasion to let the world know
what he thought Of Hearst He de-
sCrIbed him as a traitor to the Democrat
ic party, and declared ne could not be
elected pOundmaster in his native State
of California. where he is best known.
This was the signal 10 the organization
men of Brooklyn TO knife the head OF
the Democratic ticket, and that alone
vas enough TO bring about a big defec-
ton in the Democratic ranks from
Hearst.
Murphy Loyal to Hearst.
Murphy. however. after the matter Of
local nominations was settled to his salts
faction, was loyal 10 Hearst &nd prepar-
ations were being made to give him the
full vote of the organiza ton Those lead
ers who had hung back fearing the IN
dependence League. was set on sup
planting Tammany Hall in New York and
the. regular Democracy in the rest of the
state were induced TO get into line, and
tor several days there was not a cloud
on the political horizon as far as Tam
many was concerned.
Then came the message from Croker.
indOTsing the stand that McCarTeu had
taken ,repudiating Hearst. Il is a re-
markable situation when the opposition
Of q man who has expatriated himself
still carries weight with a political or
ganization, but the voice Of Croker, now
living 5000 miles across the water, is still
potent in Tammany Hail.
His Influence seems now TO be almost
IS strong as when he was the actual
leader Of the organization. This is not
said with any bias To candidacy Of Mr.
Hearst, OF of any other candidate but
simply TO show how strongly Croker i'm
pressed himself on probably the strongest
and best trained political organization in
the world.
nuTPhy's Friends Show Resentment.
That Croker's message to 1IcCarren has
created CONSERVATION in the present man
little doubt The close friends OF Ar
Murphy show that they resent dictation
from the other side. One Of them. who
was at the head of a great city depart
ment In McCleIlan's first administration,
said to-day:
Croker is thinking more about his
personal investment in InterborOugh
stock than he is about the Democratic
party to win There IS nothing patriotic
about the stand he is taking"
Mr.. Murphy was still inclined 10 ques-
ton the genuineness Of the message from
croker, but as 1t had been confirmed
nom the other side, there was nothing
LETT for him TO do but admit that Croker
had sent the cable.
1T IS entirely contrary 10 the teachings
and attitude of Mr.. Croker" said the
Tammany leader this evening. Mr.. Gro
ker, as leader OF Tammany Hall. taught
me regularity and always preached it
Tammany has always followed that in
stTuctiOn. ! suppose that 7 do net like
Mr.. Hearst any better than he likes me
but he IS the nominee Of the Democratic
party, and / am going to support him."
Hearst Men Not Worried.
Max +. Ihmsen and the other Hearst
managers do not seem to be disturbed
10 the slightest degree by the message Of
Mr.. Croker. Ihmseu said to-day that he
did not believe that Mr.. Croker's attitude
would cut any figure at all in the cam
paign.
Mr.. Hearst is back from his upstate
tour. greatly satisfied with the results of
his trip. Those who accompanied him saw.
officially. greetings received along the way.
especially in manufacturing towns. are
not TO be sneezed at, and the crowds he
drew were on an average twice as large
and four times as enthusiastic as those
which are listening to Hughes. II was
true especially, they say, in such large
cities as Syracuse, Rochester. and Buff
falo. where there are many factories. and
where the voting population is made up
largely OF working men.
From start TO finish Mr Hearst has had
% tight his way through dense and en-
Lhusiastic crowds Of men who wanted
even to touch his coat If they could not
shake his hand. This scene was repeated
lime and again in every big manufactur-
ing city upstate. In Rochester the DO
lice were powerless TO protect him from
he rush. They were swept aside ike
straws in q gale when the voters made
their rush TO get near the candidate.
Hearst Stin Confident.
1Ir Hearst got back from his trip this
morning. stnl confident THAI he would win
the fight. Although he is more or less
exhausted by the tremendous strain of the
campaign, and although his voice IS al
most worn TO a thread BY his constant
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